Robert Pattinson is Edward Cullen in Twilight. He was an unknown actor before he starred in Twilight. Acting as Edward Cullen has made gazillions of women, young and old fall in love with him. Seriously, there are at least 7 books on sale on Amazon on Robert Pattinson and literally about a hundred "robsessed" fansites!
Apparently, he auditioned for the role of Edward just to meet Kristen Stewart who plays Bella in Twilight. Needless to say, these two have driven fans crazy wondering when they will finally hook up in real life (which they already have, BTW...)
For those of you who have not read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, here is a summary of the storyline:
In Twilight, Edward meets Bella, a human girl whose thoughts he is unable to read, and whose blood smells really good and he describes it to her as "his own personal heroin". He fights a growing attraction to her, but after saving her life on several occasions, he succumbs and eventually falls in love with her. Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire and that although he retains the physical body of a seventeen-year-old, he was actually born on June 20, 1901. His adoptive father, transformed him into a vampire to prevent him from dying of spanish influenza. Carlisle, Edward's adoptive father also instilled in him a sense of morality uncommon in most vampires, and central to his way of life is the refusal to consider humans as food.
However, Edward constantly warns Bella against being with him, perceiving her life to be at risk if she continues to associate with him. Bella's love and confidence in Edward's restraint cause her to ignore his warnings, even after she becomes the target of a tracker vampire called James. Unlike the Cullen family, who are "vegetarian" vampires (committed to only feeding on animals), James regularly feeds on humans and drains them dry and will not stop until he drinks Bella's blood. With his family's help, Edward is able to save Bella from James.
I resisted reading the Twilight Saga as it was supposed to be for young teens (and we all know that I am no longer a teenager...). I actually watched the Twilight DVD first, got hooked then went to MPH and bought all 4 books. For those of you who haven't read the Twilight Saga, I urge you to go buy Twilight today :) Stephanie Meyer is a brilliant author who weaves her spell in all 4 books, giving us a beautiful love story between Edward the vampire (who instead of being a monster, she made him beautiful and good, with skin like diamonds when exposed to sunlight) and Bella (a teenager who is far from perfect).
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