Guri Weinberg (aka Stefan) Blogs About Working on the ‘Breaking Dawn Movie’

Guri Weinberg (who plays Stefan) took to his own personal blog to answer some of the questions he gets asked most about working on the Breaking Dawn Movie:

What’s it like working with Stephenie Meyer?

Stephenie’s success is just staggering and I am pretty sure many would and probably did feel intimidated around her. Here’s the secret about Stephenie that I accidentally discovered, though…she is normal. REALLY normal. And funny. But mostly normal…like the kind of person you’d hang out with. Just to shoot the shit.

At first, I was pretty shy…for me. And nervous – I met Stephenie AFTER I’d been cast when some of us were called down to Baton Rouge for a make-up/wardrobe test before shooting began. So, I didn’t know how she felt about me or my choices for Stefan. I mean, I know if she would have HATED my audition tape, I wouldn’t be there but you know, maybe she was just like “Eh…Guri…whatever…thank GOD we also got better actors…”

When I finally met her in Baton Rouge, I was already in costume and make-up. I shook her hand and she said, “You are EXACTLY how I pictured Stefan” and smiled. And I relaxed. Like a baby, actually. In fact, I wet my pants…not really. Okay, a little.

So, from that point on, we just clicked. We chatted a lot and some folks that hadn’t quite figured out the ‘normal’ part about her were speculating as to what she had to say and if there was any ‘Twilight’ secrets she shared. I actually had some folks come up to me asking, “What do you talk about?” So, as a public service, I would like to disclose one of our ‘top secret’ conversations now. I think the one that sums it up best is this story :

On set, there were different ‘video villages’ which are areas with monitors displaying different camera angles and chairs huddled around. It was a bit tense on set as we were behind schedule. However, I’m just an actor in a VERY silly mood and so I go find Stephenie…’cause her village was down like that.

“Guuuuurrrrriiiiii….how are ya?”

“Bothered, Stephenie.”

“What’s wrong?”, she asks, all sincerely.

“Where are the Jewish vampires, Stephenie? Not ONE Jewish vampire?!?”

She laughs. “Because it goes against everything Judaism is about, GURI.”

“I don’t think you’re seeing it. See, if there were some Jews in the vamp camp, we could sidestep all battles in favor of negotiation…plus, I think the vamp world needs a good kosher deli…”

Now, I notice Lily Collins there. She’s laughing at my stupid Jewish vampire joke, so I immediately like her. And to the fans that are trying to stir up competition between the two Snow White movies, IMHO, they are VERY different films, they BOTH look great and I am a fan of BOTH actresses.

Back to the day. So, Stephenie is telling me about ‘The Hunger Games’ and what a great book that is and then we discuss the sacrifices we will all be making that night, as shooting is going to go LATE. I mention that I am VERY distressed that I will be missing my new favorite show, ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’. My wife’s agitated and colorful commentary after each episode is just nothing short of priceless. But, that night, alas…no RHOBH. Stephenie doesn’t even know the show and I’m aghast. Lily is also aghast. I look at Lily, who I now see is an incredibly astute young woman with FINE taste in reality television and we high five. We then describe the show to Stephenie by acting it out. She seems unimpressed by the show yet oddly adamant that we keep discussing our viewpoints about it with her. Oh! Right – and then Stephenie makes fun of me AD NAUSEUM for watching it. Not Lily, she got off scott-free for her allegiance to RHOBH. Just me. Whatever.

So, now everyone knows. Jewish vampires and the The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are excellent examples of the scintillating, exclusive topics Stephenie and I discussed.

What was it like being involved in Breaking Dawn – the LAST film of the Twilight franchise?

Obviously, we all realized that we were a part of something epic and had the appropriate level of reverence while shooting.

Wait. That’s not what happened. Here’s a typical on set day :

We’re all on set against a green screen and massive amounts of fake snow. Shoot dates were getting long and we were all extremely silly. Plus, there were cardboard cut outs of the ‘wolves’. If THAT’S not fodder for juvenile behavior, I don’t know what is. So, par for the course, one of the P.A.s starts taping various notes to unsuspecting people’s backs (tagging – BD style). Wyck Godfrey is JUST NOT HAVING IT. He’s the producer, we were behind schedule and he certainly does not want the shoot to devolve further with antics such as this.

Keep reading the rest of Guri’s blog about working on the Breaking Dawn Movie set here!

Via Twilightish

Breaking Dawn Filming in Capilano Park

Breaking Dawn filming in Capilano Park.

From NewsFlic:

Stunt people who resemble Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, Carlisle, Edward and Jacob were spotted working in Capilano Park on April 7 & 8th. The Breaking Dawn 2nd Unit had the wolf cut-out seen in New Moon and Eclipse. I also saw the stunt potatoe.

Christian Serratos Arrives in Vancouver!

Breaking Dawn movie actress Christian Serratos (aka Angela Weber) arrives in Vancouver to shoot some scenes (March 30th)!

Source: Twilight Xchange

Gil Birmingham Out in Vancouver

Gil Birmingham (aka Billy Black) was spotted out in Vancouver April 1st.

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Anna Kendrick & Justin Chon Go Grocery Shopping in Vancouver

Breaking Dawn movie‘s Anna Kendrick and Justin Chon were spotted out and about in Vancouver getting some shopping done.

Zimbio| via DiarioTwilight

New Fan Pic With Mackenzie Foy & Booboo Stewart

Here are two new fan pics of Breaking Dawn cast members Mackenzie Foy (Renesmee Cullen) and Booboo Stewart (Seth Clearwater). These were taken in Squamish, British Columbia.

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New Pic of Edward & Bella’s ‘Breaking Dawn’ Cabin!

Here is a new pic that some fans got of Edward and Bella’s cabin from Breaking Dawn! Head over to Lexicon here to see more of the fan pics and read the great story of their journey to the Breaking Dawn sets!

Pics of Breaking Dawn Set & Some Cast in Squamish!

Here are some pics of the Breaking Dawn set in Squamish as well as Booboo Stewart (aka Seth Clearwater) & Myanna Buring, who plays Tanya.

Head over to Newsflic here to see more pics from the set!

Robert Pattinson With Fans in Squamish March 25th

Here is a brand new fan pic of Robert Pattinson in Squamish on March 25th. LOL, love his Wu -Tang sweater! I remember him saying he listened to them in an interview a while ago.

Source: Twipic | via Gossip Dance

New Fan Pic of Robert Pattinson in Vancouver!

Here is another new fan pic of Robert Pattinson in Vancouver where he is currently finishing up filming for  Breaking Dawn part 1 and Breaking Dawn part 2.

Thanks ambernkay via DiarioTwilight