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Anna Kendrick is popularly known among fans for her roles in thePitch PerfectandThe Twilight Sagafilm series. Her performance as Jessica Stanley in the latter elevated her career significantly. Although the supernatural film series, based on Stephenie Meyer’s books, catapulted the success of the entire cast, Kendrick feels that she got the best deal of all.
Following the release of 2008’sTwilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan became household names. The success ensured multiple sequels based on the remaining three novels. Surprisingly, the widespread stardom also harmed Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as they almost lost their careers afterThe Twilight Saga.
However, Anna Kendrick claimed that her side role as Jessica Stanley allowed her to have a unique experience and not face any negative impact of stardom.
Anna Kendrick had a better time withThe Twilight Sagathan her co-stars
Anna Kendrickwas cast in 2008’sTwilightto play Jessica Stanley. She is an amalgamation of the novel’s Jessica Stanley and her friend Lauren Mallory who is never mentioned in the films. While Stanley is popular in the film series for her snarky comments, Kendrick’s character was not a major highlight of the series.
FollowingTwilight, theTrollsactress appeared inNew Moon,Eclipse, andBreaking Dawn Part One.According to Anna Kendrick, the underutilization of her character actually helped her to form a healthy relationship withThe Twilight Saga.
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In a recent interview withBusiness Insider, Anna Kendrick revealed that unlike her co-actors who were more integral to the story, she did not have much to do in the story as Bella Swan’s best friend. As a result, she neither felt burdened with responsibility nor pressured by the fans to be a perfect version of the character from the novels.
Almost everyone else in the cast had to treat every moment like life and death, good versus evil, our eternal souls are on the line – and all I had to do was show up and make a snarky comment as I kind of pass through the frame.So I really felt like such a bystander to it in a way that I was very grateful to be privy to this kind of cultural phenomenon without it really impacting me in the ways that I think would’ve felt really challenging and overwhelming.
She claimed that some fans were so obsessed withThe Twilight Sagathat they even noticed even the smallest of the details. As a result, the film series worked well to help Anna Kendrick’s career. But the same could not be said for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart who were not only subjected to intense media scrutiny but almost lost their careers.
How didThe Twilight Sagaalmost ruin Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s careers?
Across manyinterviews, Robert Pattinson openly expressed his distaste for the vampire film series.The Batmanactor even stated that he would have mindlessly hated the movies, had he been not the lead star. The film series was such a bad experience for him that he almost lost the role when he tried to portray Edward Cullen a bit differently.
ButRobert Pattinsonwitnessed a more complex situation when he was typecast because ofThe Twilight Saga. He had a tough time searching for serious roles. According toBusiness Standard, theTenetactor “went through a big time of depression between 23 and 25” for not getting his desired roles before landingCosmopolisin 2012.
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AfterThe Twilight Saga, Pattinson did many indie films to establish himself as a serious actor. But sadly, the lack of an indie film fanbase almost led him to bankruptcy (seeGQ). Fortunately, his career saw another turn when he got to be a part of big-budget flicks likeTenetandThe Batman.
On the other hand,Kristen Stewartfaced a different crisis as the fame intensely affected her personal life. She was not only brutally trolled for her performance, but also for her looks. As perNews.com.au, the Bella Swan actress almost considered doing a face transplant to be happier in life.
The Twilight Sagafilm series can be bought or rented on Apple TV+.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
