130 Fun Facts About Twilight

In the 2015 gender-swapped retelling of the first book, Bella and Edward became which pair?

Life and Death, Meyer's 2015 gender-swapped retelling, renames the leads Beau Swan and Edythe Cullen; Little, Brown bundled it with the original novel in a dual edition that October.

In which book does Bella first learn that Edward is a vampire?

Meyer says she wrote what became Chapter 13 of the first book straight from her dream, then finished the whole novel in three months.

In Twilight, which coven, treated as vampire royalty for over 3,000 years, enforces the rule that vampires stay secret from humans?

The Volturi have ruled from Volterra, Italy, for over 3,000 years; led by Aro, Marcus and Caius, they execute any coven that exposes vampires to humans.

In what U.S. state is the town of Forks, where much of the series takes place?

Forks is a real town located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, known for its significant rainfall, which provides a suitable climate for vampires.

Who is Bella's close childhood friend who later becomes a werewolf?

Jacob Black, son of Charlie's friend Billy, phases into a wolf in New Moon and in Breaking Dawn imprints on Bella and Edward's newborn daughter Renesmee.

What gift does Jane of the Volturi have?

Her twin brother Alec has the mirror-image gift of blocking others' senses entirely.

Which actress portrays Bella Swan in the film adaptations?

Kristen Stewart gained international fame for her role as Bella Swan throughout all five films of The Twilight Saga.

What is the name of the tracker vampire who hunts Bella in the first book?

James is a sadistic tracker vampire who becomes fixated on hunting Bella in the first novel, leading to a dangerous confrontation.

Who is the author of the Twilight book series?

Stephenie Meyer is the American author who conceived and wrote the popular Twilight Saga novels, starting with 'Twilight' in 2005.

What is the full first name of the main protagonist, Bella Swan?

Bella's full name is Isabella Marie Swan. She is often called 'Bella' by friends and family, and 'Bells' by her father Charlie and Jacob Black.

As of 2020, roughly how many copies had the Twilight series sold worldwide?

About 160 million copies worldwide by 2020; the four novels have been translated into more than 35 languages.

Bella moves to Forks because her mother has hit the road with a new husband who has what job?

Phil Dwyer, Renée's new husband, is a minor-league baseball player who travels for the season; Bella moves in with Charlie so her mother can go with him.

What is Edward Cullen's unique supernatural ability?

Mind reading is Edward's gift, and Bella's head is the one he cannot enter; after she is turned she can extend that mental shield to protect others too.

Who directed the first 'Twilight' film, released in 2008?

Catherine Hardwicke directed the first 'Twilight' film, which premiered in 2008. She was praised for her direction and style, but did not return for the sequels due to creative differences and scheduling.

Which of Bella Swan's human classmates becomes her closest female friend in Forks?

Angela Weber, tall, shy and kind, is the classmate Bella genuinely likes; in Twilight she attends the spring dance with Eric Yorkie after Bella turns him down.

How many main novels make up Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight Saga'?

Four: Twilight (2005), New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008), which took the top four spots on USA Today's 2008 year-end bestseller list.

Stephenie Meyer states that the idea for 'Twilight' came to her in what way?

The dream was of a human girl and a vampire who loved her but still wanted her blood; she wrote it up as what became Chapter 13.

What is Jasper Hale's unique supernatural ability?

He was turned at 19 in 1863 to help the vampire Maria claim territory in Monterrey, and being able to feel his prey's terror is what drove him away from feeding on humans.

Before moving to Forks, Washington, Bella Swan primarily lived in which U.S. state?

Bella Swan spent her early childhood and most of her teenage years before Forks living with her mother, Renée, in Phoenix, Arizona.

In Twilight, Bella and Edward's daughter Renesmee is a hybrid of which two kinds of being?

Renesmee is a human-vampire hybrid: Carlisle finds she has 24 pairs of chromosomes, one more than a human and one fewer than a vampire, and she grows at an astonishing rate.

In Twilight, the Cullen family call themselves 'vegetarians' because they feed on what instead of humans?

Animals only: Carlisle began the practice of drinking animal blood, and the Cullens are not alone, since Laurent flees to a like-minded coven in Denali, Alaska.

Which novel in the 'Twilight Saga' was eventually released from Edward Cullen's perspective?

'Midnight Sun' is a companion novel that retells the events of the first book, 'Twilight', entirely from Edward Cullen's point of view.

Which classic did Stephenie Meyer cite as the loose model for the first 'Twilight' novel?

Pride and Prejudice was Meyer's loose model for Twilight; the sequels follow suit, with New Moon drawing on Romeo and Juliet, Eclipse on Wuthering Heights and Breaking Dawn on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Who played the character of Jacob Black in 'The Twilight Saga' film series?

Taylor Lautner portrayed Jacob Black, Bella's Quileute werewolf best friend and love interest, in all five films of 'The Twilight Saga'.

Edward Cullen was dying of which disease when Carlisle turned him in 1918?

Spanish influenza: during the 1918 Chicago epidemic Edward's dying mother Elizabeth begged Carlisle to save him, and he was frozen at 17.

Which Twilight character topped Forbes's Fictional 15 list of the wealthiest fictional characters?

Carlisle Cullen: Forbes's Fictional 15 reasoned that more than three centuries of compound interest on a doctor's earnings had grown his fortune to roughly $34 billion.

Emmett Cullen was nearly killed by which animal in 1935 before Rosalie carried him to Carlisle?

A bear mauled Emmett while he was hunting near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 1935; Rosalie carried him more than a hundred miles to Carlisle rather than risk biting him herself.

Before he was a vampire, Jasper Hale fought on which side in the American Civil War?

He was turned in 1863 by Maria to help her fight for territory in Monterrey, and rose fast through her newborn ranks.

In Twilight lore, where did Alice find Jasper, having foreseen that the two of them would fall in love?

A diner in Philadelphia is where Alice walked up to Jasper; together they then sought out Carlisle's family and joined the Cullens on their own initiative.

Renesmee Cullen's middle name, Carlie, is a portmanteau of which two names?

Carlie blends Carlisle and Charlie, the two grandfathers, just as Renesmee fuses Renée and Esme, the two grandmothers.

Which Denali coven member wrongly reports Renesmee to the Volturi as an 'immortal child'?

Her own mother Sasha had been executed by the same rulers for creating an immortal child, so she knew the law well.

Which of the Volturi has no known special ability?

Caius has no gift; Aro and Marcus are the gifted leaders, Aro a reader of every thought a person has ever had and Marcus a reader of relationships, while Demetri is the guard's tracker.

What must Aro do to read someone's mind?

Aro must make physical contact: with a touch he sees every thought a person has ever had, where Edward only hears surface thoughts.

The wolf Quil Ateara imprints on Claire, who is how old at the time?

Claire is just two years old; Jacob explains there is nothing romantic about it, and Quil will be whatever she needs at each stage of her life.

Leah's transformation is unusual in Quileute history for what reason?

Leah Clearwater is the only female wolf in Quileute history; she is also the fastest runner in the pack, with light gray fur.

Which vampire did Rachelle Lefevre play before Bryce Dallas Howard replaced her for Eclipse?

Victoria: Summit blamed a scheduling conflict with Lefevre's film Barney's Version, and Lefevre said she was 'stunned' by the recasting.

Jacob's great-grandfather Ephraim Black led a pack of how many wolves?

Three: Ephraim Black's packmates were Levi Uley and Quil Ateara, great-grandfathers of Sam and Quil, and those three wolves made the treaty with Carlisle.

Where do Edward and Bella honeymoon in Breaking Dawn?

The private island is a gift from Carlisle to Esme, and Bella becomes pregnant there two weeks in.

Alice writes her final instructions to Bella on a page torn from which Shakespeare play in Breaking Dawn?

The Merchant of Venice: Alice tears a page from Bella's copy to leave her note, and Meyer cites that play alongside A Midsummer Night's Dream as Breaking Dawn's models.

In New Moon, which Volturi guard lures groups of human tourists into Volterra as food?

Heidi, the Volturi's 'fisher', uses her allure to lead tour groups into the castle; Bella passes one such group on her way out of the audience chamber.

Which Italian town stood in for Volterra when the second film shot there in May 2009?

Montepulciano, another Tuscan hill town, stood in for Volterra; a fountain was built in its Piazza Grande for the Saint Marcus Day scene where Bella stops Edward.

How much muscle did Taylor Lautner reportedly add to keep playing Jacob in New Moon?

About 30 pounds: Jacob's growth spurt between books nearly cost Lautner the part, so he weight-trained his way into keeping it for New Moon.

The 2008 Twilight film was shot mainly in and around which US city?

Portland, Oregon: the first film used locations around Portland such as St. Helens and Kalama before the sequels moved production to Vancouver, where the Swan house was rebuilt.

Which British band recorded "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" for the Eclipse soundtrack?

Muse: Meyer has named the band a particular inspiration, and their songs appear on the soundtracks of all three of the first films.

Which singer's 'A Thousand Years' was released as a single from the Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtrack?

Christina Perri's 'A Thousand Years' reached number 31 on the Hot 100, while Bruno Mars's 'It Will Rain' from the same album climbed to number three.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 was filmed largely in which US state to take advantage of tax credits?

Louisiana: both Breaking Dawn films were shot back-to-back at Raleigh Studios in Baton Rouge, with further filming in Vancouver.

How many Golden Raspberry (Razzie) awards did Breaking Dawn – Part 2 win?

Seven, from eleven nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actress, Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Screen Ensemble, Worst Screen Couple and Worst Sequel.

The five Twilight films earned roughly how much at the worldwide box office combined?

About $3.3 billion: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 was the biggest earner at roughly $830 million, and every film after the first passed $690 million.

On which date does the author say the idea for Twilight came to her?

June 2, 2003: Meyer woke from the dream, wrote it up as what became Chapter 13, carried on to the end, then backfilled the first twelve chapters in secret.

Meyer's three-book deal with Little, Brown for Twilight, signed in 2003, was worth how much?

Eight publishers competed at auction after nine of her fifteen query letters had been rejected outright.

What made Meyer shelve her Edward-narrated retelling of Twilight in 2008?

Twelve chapters of the draft leaked online in 2008; Meyer said that in her frame of mind 'James would probably win and all the Cullens would die', and the finished book arrived in 2020.

The annual fan festival in Forks, Washington is timed to coincide with what?

Bella Swan's birthday, September 13: the festival, originally called Stephenie Meyer Day and later Forever Twilight in Forks, has run around that date since 2007.

In which Port Angeles restaurant does Edward take Bella to dinner in Twilight?

La Bella Italia, where Bella eats mushroom ravioli after Edward rescues her from the men in the alley and first admits he can read minds.

Which Volvo model did Edward drive on screen in the 2008 Twilight film?

A Volvo C30 hatchback replaced the novel's Volvo S60R for the 2008 film under a product-placement deal; the sequels moved Edward into a Volvo XC60.

What does Edward give Bella for her eighteenth birthday in New Moon?

A CD of his piano compositions, including her lullaby; the car stereo came from Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper, and the plane tickets from Carlisle and Esme.

What was the initial print run for 'Breaking Dawn' in 2008?

3.7 million copies, of which 1.3 million sold on the first day of release, 2 August 2008.

In which city do Renée and Phil settle, which Bella visits in Eclipse?

Jacksonville, Florida: Renée moved there when Phil signed with a team, and Bella uses Carlisle and Esme's birthday plane tickets to visit her in Eclipse.

The 2010 novella 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner' expands on a newborn vampire from which book?

The third book, Eclipse: Bree is one of the newborns in Victoria's Seattle army, and the novella was also released free online for a month in 2010.

Into how many languages had the Twilight novels been translated by 2020?

49 languages by 2020; Breaking Dawn also won the British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year in 2009.

Meyer described the first novel's genre with what four-word phrase?

'Suspense romance horror comedy' is Meyer's own label for Twilight; the novel opens with a Genesis epigraph about the forbidden fruit, echoed by the apple on its cover.

Which Denali coven vampire once made advances to Edward that he turned down?

Tanya, the Denali coven's leader, made advances that Edward politely refused; she still attends Bella and Edward's wedding in Breaking Dawn.

In what year was Edward Cullen born as a human?

Carlisle turned him in 1918 as he lay dying of Spanish influenza in Chicago, at his mother's request.

What was Edward's surname before he was adopted into the Cullen coven?

He was Edward Anthony Masen Jr.; his human eyes were green, not topaz.

Which two cars does Edward own in the books, one everyday and one 'special occasion'?

A Volvo and an Aston Martin Vanquish: the silver Volvo is Edward's everyday car and the Vanquish his 'special occasion' car, which he drives to the prom in Twilight.

Which actor did Meyer publicly name as the only one who could play Edward, before calling him too old?

Henry Cavill was Meyer's 'perfect Edward', but by 2007 she called him too old; Pattinson won the role after auditioning at Hardwicke's house with Kristen Stewart.

Carlisle Cullen was born in the 1640s in which city, the son of an Anglican priest?

London: Carlisle, born in the 1640s to an Anglican pastor who hunted vampires, was bitten during one of those hunts and later spent decades with the Volturi in Volterra.

Alice Cullen, born around 1901 in Biloxi, Mississippi, was turned into a vampire while confined where?

An asylum: Alice's family committed her for her visions, and an old vampire working there turned her to save her from James, the tracker who later hunts Bella.

Which half-vampire does Alice bring to the Volturi confrontation in Breaking Dawn?

Nahuel, a 150-year-old hybrid raised by his aunt Huilen, proves Renesmee will stop growing and pose no danger; Alice and Jasper tracked him down in South America.

Sam Uley imprints on which woman, a cousin of Leah Clearwater?

Emily Young, Leah's cousin; the scars down one side of her face came from Sam losing control and phasing too close to her.

Rosalie Hale was born in 1915 in which New York city, where Carlisle found her left for dead?

Rochester, New York: Rosalie Hale, born 1915, was left for dead there by her fiancé Royce King and his friends in 1933, and Carlisle turned her hoping she would be Edward's mate.

Why was 16-year-old Esme in Carlisle's care when they first met?

She was recovering from a fall from a tree that broke her leg in 1911; years later Carlisle found her near death after a cliff jump and turned her.

Which cast member sings two songs on the first Twilight film's soundtrack?

Robert Pattinson sings 'Never Think' and 'Let Me Sign' on the Twilight soundtrack; 'Let Me Sign' plays while Bella lies dying from James's bite.

Which Egyptian coven vampire can manipulate earth, air, fire and water?

Benjamin, whose elemental gift his coven leader Amun tried to hide from the Volturi; he demonstrates it by splitting the ground in Breaking Dawn.

Which band's 'Decode' was the first single from the Twilight soundtrack?

Paramore's 'Decode', written for the film by Hayley Williams, plays over the end credits; the band's 'I Caught Myself' is also on the album.

Which director, an Academy Award winner for 'Gods and Monsters', made both parts of 'Breaking Dawn'?

Bill Condon, who won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Gods and Monsters, directed both Breaking Dawn films, the only director to make more than one entry; Meyer co-produced.

Which studio first held Twilight's film rights, with a script far from the book?

Paramount's MTV Films optioned Twilight in 2004 and drafted a script Meyer said had nothing to do with her book; Summit Entertainment bought the rights in 2007.

Who wrote the screenplays for all five Twilight Saga films?

She wrote the first adaptation just before the 2007-08 writers' strike, aiming to stay faithful to the novel.

How many days did principal photography on the first Twilight film take?

44 days: after a week of rehearsals, filming ran from March to 2 May 2008, mainly around Portland, Oregon.

Which Narnia star was among the final four actors considered for Edward Cullen?

Ben Barnes, Prince Caspian himself, was a finalist alongside Jackson Rathbone and Shiloh Fernandez before Pattinson won the role; Rathbone was cast as Jasper instead.

What happened at Pattinson's screen test that clinched the role of Edward?

Pattinson kissed Stewart and fell off Catherine Hardwicke's bed, then got the part.

Which director took over from Catherine Hardwicke for New Moon?

Weitz was announced in December 2008; he had made The Golden Compass and co-directed About a Boy.

Who composed the score for The Twilight Saga: New Moon?

Alexandre Desplat, the French composer who later won an Oscar for The Grand Budapest Hotel, scored New Moon, the only entry in the series he worked on.

New Moon's record opening-day gross was later beaten by which film?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 took $91 million on its first day in July 2011, topping New Moon's $72.7 million; New Moon's $26.3 million midnight record fell to Eclipse.

Roughly how much did New Moon gross worldwide?

It was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2009 despite generally negative reviews.

Why do the Cullens only play baseball during thunderstorms?

The thunder masks the crack of the bat: vampires hit so hard the sound carries for miles, and the game in Twilight is interrupted when James's coven arrives.

Who directed The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?

David Slade, known for Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night, directed Eclipse, released on 30 June 2010; it was his only Twilight film.

Eclipse's record Wednesday opening beat which film's mark?

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $62 million Wednesday from 2009 fell to Eclipse's $68.5 million on 30 June 2010; Eclipse also set a $30.1 million midnight record.

Eclipse was the first Twilight film released in which large-screen format?

IMAX: Eclipse opened on 30 June 2010 in regular and IMAX theatres, the first of the series to do so, and grossed about $699 million, sixth-highest of 2010.

What car does Edward give Alice for keeping Bella 'hostage' in Eclipse?

A canary-yellow Porsche 911 Turbo, the car Alice had stolen in Italy in New Moon; Edward buys her one to keep Bella at the Cullen house while he hunts.

What vehicle does Charlie buy for Bella when she arrives in Forks?

A faded red Chevrolet pickup, decades old, that Charlie bought cheaply from Billy Black; Jacob had rebuilt its engine, and it tops out around 55 miles an hour.

In what state was Stephenie Meyer born?

Connecticut: Meyer was born in Hartford on 24 December 1973 and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.

Where did Stephenie Meyer earn her English literature degree in 1997?

Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, which she attended on a National Merit Scholarship, graduating in 1997.

Meyer's only professional job before becoming an author was what?

A receptionist at a property company was her only paid job before Twilight; after her son Gabe was born in 1997 she focused on motherhood.

What does Jacob give Bella as a graduation present in Eclipse?

A hand-carved wooden wolf charm that Jacob made himself for her bracelet; Edward later adds a crystal heart to the same bracelet.

Which Harry Potter character did Robert Pattinson play before Twilight?

Cedric Diggory, the Hufflepuff champion who dies in Goblet of Fire (2005); Pattinson later played Batman in 2022.

In 2013 Robert Pattinson became the face of which fragrance brand?

Dior Homme signed Pattinson in 2013 for its fragrance campaign; he had modelled as a child before taking up acting at a London theatre club.

Kristen Stewart's breakthrough as a child came in which David Fincher thriller?

Panic Room (2002), in which she played Jodie Foster's diabetic daughter Sarah, trapped in the house by burglars played by Jared Leto and Forest Whitaker.

Kristen Stewart earned an Oscar nomination for playing whom in Spencer (2021)?

Princess Diana in Spencer brought Stewart her Best Actress nomination; she has also won a BAFTA and a César Award.

Taylor Lautner's big break, before he played Twilight's Jacob Black, was which character in a 2005 Robert Rodriguez kids' film?

Sharkboy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D was the 2005 break; Lautner, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, had trained in martial arts from age six.

Which Twilight cast member earned an Oscar nomination for Up in the Air (2009)?

Kendrick, who plays Bella's friend Jessica, was Tony-nominated at 12 for High Society.

Which Fox series starred Carlisle actor Peter Facinelli as Donovan 'Van' Ray?

Fastlane, the 2002-03 Fox cop show; Facinelli also played Mike Dexter in Can't Hardly Wait and Dr. Cooper on Nurse Jackie.

Rosalie actress Nikki Reed co-wrote which 2003 film with director Catherine Hardwicke?

Thirteen, which Reed co-wrote with Hardwicke at 13 and starred in; it won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance.

Emmett actor Kellan Lutz played which Greek god in the 2011 film Immortals?

Poseidon, in Tarsem Singh's Immortals (2011); Lutz later starred as Hercules in The Legend of Hercules and voiced Tarzan in a 2013 animated film.

Jasper actor Jackson Rathbone was born in which country?

Singapore, where his oil-executive father was posted in 1984; Rathbone also played Sokka in The Last Airbender and fronted the band 100 Monkeys.

Which Christopher Nolan film starred Renesmee actress Mackenzie Foy as young Murph?

Interstellar (2014), in which Foy played young Murph to Matthew McConaughey's Cooper, winning a Saturn Award; she also appears in The Conjuring.

Dakota Fanning, who plays Jane, was born in which state?

Georgia: Fanning was born in Conyers, near Atlanta, in 1994; at seven she became the youngest Screen Actors Guild nominee for I Am Sam.

Which British prime minister did Aro actor Michael Sheen play in three Peter Morgan films?

Tony Blair, in The Deal (2003), The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010); Sheen also played Lucian in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans in 2009.

James actor Cam Gigandet had a recurring role on which teen drama?

The O.C., where he played surfer Kevin Volchok in season three; born in Tacoma, Washington, Gigandet later appeared in Easy A and Burlesque.

Twilight composer Carter Burwell is best known for scoring films by which directors?

The Coen brothers, nearly all of whose films Burwell has scored since Blood Simple (1984); his Oscar nominations include Carol and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Where did the Twilight soundtrack debut on the Billboard 200?

Number 1: the soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 in November 2008 on about 165,000 first-week copies, 29 percent of them digital downloads.

Which music supervisor's label, Chop Shop, released the Twilight soundtrack?

Patsavas chose the songs while Carter Burwell wrote the score.

Life and Death, the gender-swapped retelling, was published in 2015 to mark what?

The first novel's tenth anniversary: Twilight came out in October 2005, and Life and Death arrived ten years later as an oversized flip-book paired with the original.

Who illustrated Twilight: The Graphic Novel?

Young Kim, a Korean artist, drew the two-volume adaptation published by Yen Press in 2010 and 2011, with Meyer approving every page.

Which company bought Summit Entertainment, distributor of the Twilight films, in 2012?

Lionsgate bought Summit for about $412 million in January 2012; founded in 1991, Summit is also known for the Step Up series.

How old was Carlisle when he was bitten in 1660s London?

Carlisle was 23 when a vampire bit him during one of his father's hunts; he hid, tried to starve himself, and discovered he could live on animal blood.

Which book outsold Twilight in 2009, the only title to do so?

New Moon, boosted by its November 2009 film, topped USA Today's year-end list with Twilight second; Twilight itself had been the biggest-selling book of 2008.

What was the initial print run of New Moon in September 2006?

100,000 copies, modest by the series' later standards; Meyer named New Moon for the darkest phase of the moon to match Bella's darkest period.

How many copies of Eclipse sold in its first 24 hours in August 2007?

More than 150,000 copies in the first 24 hours from an initial print run of one million, released on 7 August 2007.

Which newborn vampire leads Victoria's army to Forks in Eclipse?

Riley Biers, a Forks teenager Victoria turned and manipulated into leading her newborns; Seth Clearwater and Edward kill him in the final fight.

Bella and Edward marry in Breaking Dawn how long before her 19th birthday?

One month: the wedding is on 13 August 2006 and Bella's birthday is 13 September; she gets engaged at the end of Eclipse and pregnant on the honeymoon.

What causes the incident at Bella's 18th birthday party in New Moon?

A paper cut from unwrapping a present: a drop of blood makes Jasper lunge at Bella, and the near-disaster convinces Edward to move the Cullens out of Forks.

Which two wolves join Jacob's breakaway pack to protect the Cullens?

Seth and Leah Clearwater: Seth follows Jacob at once and Leah soon after, when Sam Uley's pack plans to attack the Cullens over Bella's pregnancy.

Before Twilight, Forks, Washington, called itself the world capital of what?

Logging: Forks billed itself the 'Logging Capital of the World' during a timber boom that faded in the 1980s and 1990s; Twilight tourism later boosted the town of about 3,300.

The real Quileute reservation, home to Jacob's tribe, was established at which village?

La Push, at the mouth of the Quillayute River, is the Quileute reservation; the tribe's language belongs to the Chimakuan family, whose only other member, Chemakum, is extinct.

Kellan Lutz missed the original Emmett Cullen auditions because he was in Africa shooting which HBO miniseries?

Generation Kill, the Iraq War miniseries shot in southern Africa; the first choice for Emmett fell through and Lutz was flown to Oregon, where Hardwicke picked him herself.

Which actress was cast as the newly turned vampire Bree in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?

Xavier Samuel joined as Riley and Jack Huston as Royce King II in the same round of casting.

How much did the first Twilight film gross on its opening day in November 2008?

$35.7 million on Friday 21 November 2008, on the way to a $69.6 million opening weekend, then the biggest ever for a film directed by a woman.

How many copies of Midnight Sun sold in its first week in 2020?

One million copies in its first week after release on 4 August 2020; at a Books-A-Million event that month Meyer said she had two more Twilight books planned.

Which streaming service announced an animated adaptation of Midnight Sun in 2024?

Netflix announced the animated Midnight Sun series in April 2024, after Lionsgate Television had said in 2023 that a Twilight TV series was in early development.

Which settler burned down the Quileute village near Forks in 1889?

Daniel Pullen, a trader who claimed the La Push land and torched the Quileute village in 1889 while the tribe was away picking hops; the reservation had been created that February.