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• Kristen Stewart has naturally green eyes. She wears brown contacts for filming because Bella is supposed to have brown eyes.
  
  
• Kellan Lutz intended on keeping his natural curly hair for the role of Emmett Cullen. However, his previous role in _"Generation Kill" (2008) (mini)_ required a buzz cut and his hair didn't grow fast enough for the filming of Twilight.
  
  
• Henry Cavill was Stephenie Meyer's first choice to play Edward, but by the time the film came to be, he was 25 years old, and no longer looked the part of a 17-year old. He was then offered the part of Carlisle Cullen but turned it down due to his commitment with 'The Tudors'
  
  

• For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, rehearsed the "Love Scene"/"Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.
  
  
• All of the actors playing the Cullens wear topaz-colored contacts.
  
  
• Taylor Lautner had to wear a wig for his role as Jacob Black.
  
  
• Over 5,000 actors auditioned for the role of Edward.
  
  
• According to a July interview with Network.NationalPost.com and director Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart was recommended for the role of Bella Swan by 'Emile Hirsh' her co-star from Into the Wild (2007).
  
  
• The script was finished in 6 weeks.
  
  
• Robert Pattinson stated in an interview that this is his first American role and he had no formal training to perfect his American accent.
  
  
• The Cullen family had to learn how to bat left handed in the baseball scene.
  
  

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