To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Twilight, director Catherine Hardwicke recently attended a special screening held at Los Angeles' Los Feliz 3. Following the success of Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, Hardwicke signed on to take the vampire romance from the page to the big screen, essentially making an indie film that turned into a massive blockbuster and spawned a cultural phenomenon. It’s been panned and parodied, but there’s no denying it speaks to fans. And new fans are coming to it every year.
During the post-screening Q&A, Hardwicke shared that initially, the story appealed to her because she was excited about the idea of making a movie with vampires running around in trees and walking around in daylight. Moving the night walkers from darkened London alleyways to the forests of the Pacific Northwest was the biggest selling point. That combined with what she described as the excitement and ecstasy of coming of age and the rush of experiencing first love. The earliest versions of the script featured jet skis and high-speed FBI chase sequences that were notably... nowhere to be found in the book. Hardwicke was adamant that a movie adaptation should remain faithful to why fans fell in love with the novel, and is no doubt why the franchise continued into a five-movie series with a rabid fanbase.
Timed to the 15th anniversary of the first film in the franchise, The Twilight Saga: The Complete Collection - 15th Anniversary is now available as a SteelBook® 4K Ultra HD™ (4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital) at Best Buy from Lionsgate. The five-film collection comes with four art cards and seven pieces of interchangeable cover art. Includes Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2, and over twelve hours of special features. And when they say "special features" they don't mean a singular featurette. Twilight: New Moon appeared on the cover of FANGORIA #288 in 2009 (we haven't gotten that far in our archives just yet).
Check out the detailed list of special features below, featuring cast interviews, commentary, and more.
Based on Stephanie Meyer’s best-selling novels with screenplays by Melissa Rosenberg (all five films), the film series was directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), Chris Weitz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon), David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), and Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 & 2), and a cast that included Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Billy Burke, Michael Sheen, and Dakota Fanning,
SPECIAL FEATURES
Twilight
4K UHD and BD:
Twilight Tour…10 Years Later featurette (10 mins)
A Conversation With Stephenie Meyer (23:34)
Music: The Heartbeat of Twilight (5:35)
Becoming Edward (7:28)
Becoming Bella (5:23)
Catherine Hardwicke's Vampire Kiss Montage (2:43)
Catherine Hardwicke's "Bella's Lullaby Remix" Music Video (3:59)
Edward's Piano Concert (2:34)
Twilight Cast Interview: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (6:45)
Twilight Cast Interview: Cam Gigandet (5:41)
Twilight Cast Interview: Edi Gathegi and Rachelle Lefevre (6:05)
Twilight Premiere On The Red Carpet (7:36)
Cast Interviews On The Red Carpet (4:56)
Stephenie Meyer Talks About The Twilight Saga (34:45)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4K UHD:
Filmmaker Commentary with director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert (RT Feature Length)
BD:
Filmmaker Commentary with director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert (RT Feature Length)
The Journey Continues: 6-Part Documentary on The Making of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (RT 95 min)
1. Life After Twilight (RT 4 min)
2. Chris Weitz Take the Helm (RT 4 min)
3. The Subtile Details (RT 8 min)4. A Look at Production (RT 30 min)
5. It's Not Magic (RT 10 min)
6. Ready for the World (RT 8 min)
Team Edward vs. Team Jacob: The Ultimate Love Triangle (RT 7 min)
Introducing The Wolf Pack (RT 9 min)
Becoming Jacob (RT 5 min)
Edward Goes to Italy (RT 7 min)
Extended Scenes (TRT 30 min)
1. School Corridor (RT 1 min)
2. English Class (RT 1 min)
3. Carlisla Stitches Bella (RT 3 min)
4. Scrap Metal (RT 4 min)
5. Start of Cinema Lobby (RT 2 min)
6. Meeting Laurent (RT 5 min)
7. Jake in Bella's Room (RT 5 min)
8. Outside Emily's (RT 2 min)
9. Jake Drives Bella Home (RT 5 min)
10. Leaving for Italy (RT 1 min)
11. Edward Meets Volturi (RT 2 min)
12. I See You're Still Alive (RT 1 min)
Exclusive The Twilight Saga: New Moon Cast Interviews (TRT 22 min)
1. Robert Pattinson (RT 3 min)
2. Kristen Stewart (RT 3 min)
3. Taylor Lautner (RT 3 min)
4. Chris Weitz (RT 4 min)
5. The Cullen Family (RT 2 min)
6. The Wolf Pack (RT 3 min)
7. The Volturi (RT 3 min)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Live! Exclusive Webcast Event (RT 42 min)
Exclusive The Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere Red Carpet Interviews (RT 6 min)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
4K UHD:
Audio commentary with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (RT Feature Length)
Audio commentary with Stephenie Meyer and Wyck Godfrey (RT Feature Length)
BD:
Audio commentary with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (RT Feature Length)
Audio commentary with Stephenie Meyer and Wyck Godfrey (RT Feature Length)
The Making of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 6-Part Documentary (TRT 98 min)
Part 1: Introducing David Slade (RT 5 min)
Part 2: Pre-Production Setting the Stage (RT 12 min)
Part 3: The Heart of Eclipse (RT 14 min)
Part 4: The Dark Side of Eclipse (RT 14 min)
Part 5: Lights, Camera, Action (RT 25 min)
Part 6: Post-Production Leaps in Technology (RT 23 min)
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Deleted Scenes (TRT 3 min)
1. It's Not Life or Death (RT 2 min)
2. I Can't Wait to See What You're Going To Do Next (RT 1 min)
Extended Scenes (TRT 8 min)
1. Just Keep The Window Closed (RT 1 min)
2. From Now On Switzerland (RT 1 min)
3. Someone's Creating an Army (RT 2 min)
4. Bella, I Envy You (RT 2 min)
5. What Did I Say About a Low Profile? (RT 1 min)
6. Jacob's Thoughts Are Pretty Loud (RT 1 min)
Photo Gallery (RT 7 min)
"Neutron Star Collision" Music Video by Muse (RT 4 min)
"Eclipse (All Yours)" Music Video by Metric (RT 4 min)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
4K UHD:
Audio Commentary with Director Bill Condon (RT Feature Length)
BD:
Audio Commentary with Director Bill Condon (RT Feature Length)
Love, Death, Birth: Filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 6-Part Documentary (TRT 87 min)
1. A New Beginning (RT 11 min)
2. The Wedding (RT 13 min)
3. The Honeymoon (RT 20 min)
4. The Wolf Pack (RT 16 min)
5. The Pregnancy (RT 13 min)
6. The Birth (RT 15 min)
Jacob's Destiny (RT 7 min)
Bella and Edward's Personal Wedding Video (RT 9 min)
Bruno Mars - "It Will Rain" Music Video (RT 4 min)
Christina Perri - "A Thousand Years" Music Video (RT 5 min)
Iron & Wine - "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" Music Video (RT 5 min)
The Belle Brigade - "I Didn't Mean It" Lyrics Video (RT 4 min)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
4K UHD:
Audio Commentary with Director Bill Condon (RT Feature Length)
BD:
Audio Commentary with Director Bill Condon (RT Feature Length)
Forever: Filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (TRT 93 min)
1. Rebirth (RT 14 min)
2. Renesmee (RT 11 min)
3. The Cottage (RT 10 min)
4. The Gathering (RT 16 min)
5. The Field (RT 15 min)
6. The Battle (RT 18 min)
7. Forever (RT 10 min)
Two Movies at Once (RT 6 min)
"The Forgotten" Green Day Music Video (RT 5 min)
Tingles & Chills: Special Vampire Powers (RT 9 min)
Carlisle's Contacts: The New Vampires (RT 12 min)
