Julia Jones Calls The Wolf Pack a Boys' Club

You might think you understand the plight of a woman in traditionally male-dominated fields -- but none of them have anything on Julia Jones.
The actress and model joined "The Twilight Saga" in "Eclipse" as Leah Clearwater, the first (and only) female werewolf in the history of the Quileute tribe. Jones tells NextMovie exclusively in a pre-"Breaking Dawn" chat what it's like to infiltrate the boys' club.
"I felt so privy to their conversations, they literally stopped censoring themselves around me," Jones says of Taylor Lautner, Boo Boo Stewart and the rest. "At a certain point...  they said, 'We're just not going to try to clean this up at all for you.'
"It's mostly fun and it's a little bit sometimes like… you want to puke. [Laughs] But for the most part, it's really wonderful."

Jones admits her boyfriend at the time was concerned by her in-depth view of the unfiltered male mind. "On this movie, I kind of got to a place where I felt like I... know how to think like a guy," she explains. "I may have blocked most of it, but it is intricate and complicated and it's a whole thing that goes on with boys, especially at bars. I don't know if I want to know.
"There's a lot of them and they'd all be talking about all this stuff and... they were like, 'You know what, she's just going to have to take it or leave it. She doesn't like it, she can go home.'"
No harm done, says Jones -- in fact, the situation worked to her advantage while she developed the Leah character.
"I actually thought to myself, 'Wow, it's really strange how much I really want them to not censor themselves around me.' Like I really want them to be cool with me in every situation. It's such a unique, concentrated environment when you're with a group of people all the time. That kind of heightens your need to be accepted all the time, but that's exactly what Leah's going through."
And, of course,  the guy talk wasn't that foreign to Jones. "I was actually a huge tomboy growing up," she says. "Huge."

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Taylor Lautner, Leonardo DiCaprio And Mark Wahlberg: Hollywood's New Wolf Pack?

At the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual luncheon on Thursday in Beverly Hills, "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner got some props from Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg. At the A-list soiree, Wahlberg joked around to his fellow Hollywood heavyweight about how having a youngster like Lautner around is going to make it a little harder for them to book gigs.

"I am sitting at a table with a gentleman who is better looking than you and is in better shape than me," Mark joked to the room and to lovely Leo. "So, we're both out of a job, dude. Taylor Lautner! We're screwed. It's over, dude. 'Titanic' and 'Boogie Nights' were a long time ago. I accept it. I had a good run and on to the next."

The event was held at the Beverly Hills Hilton and served as a charity benefit where the HFPA handed out $1.6 million in grants to 46 film schools and nonprofit organizations. While everyone was there to do a good thing, Lautner was more floored by the fact that Wahlberg felt the need to shout him out in front of the room filled with bold-faces names like Lea Michele, Gerard Butler, Elizabeth Olsen, Elisabeth Moss, Kevin Bacon, Hugh Dancy, Jim Sturgess and self-proclaimed Hump Day Nottie Gabriel Macht.

"I don't even know the word to describe being here," Lautner told E!. "It's so odd. It's such an honor. I'm up on the stage and talking in front of people like that? The people that I looked up to my entire life? Hearing words like that from Mark and everybody it's just really surreal."

To be honest, we'd be all about a buddy comedy starring Leo, Mark and Taylor. It could be like the "Hangover," but with, like, actual werewolves instead of a tiger. Get it? We're thinking complete crossover appeal here, people!

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‘Twilight’s Tinsel Korey Dishes on the Testosterone-Charged Wolf Pack!

Tinsel Korey has a job most women would die for: She spent hours every day working alongside the shirtless hunks of the Twilight wolf pack, keeping Taylor Lautner and the boys in check. Tinsel, who plays the role of Emily Young in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Eclipse and the upcoming Breaking Dawn films, portrays the strong and beautiful yet scarred fiancée of Sam Uley (Chaske Spencer) and motherly caretaker of the unruly wolf pack.

The multi-talented actress took time to chat with Celebuzz about how Twilight changed her life, how she dealt with “a lot of testosterone on set” and what we can expect from her in the years to come. With a new song, “Letter,” and several films in the works, Tinsel’s got a lot more in store!

Since filming has wrapped for the Breaking Dawn films, how does it feel to see the end of the TwilightSaga? What will you miss the most?

I will definitely miss the closeness between me and the boys, and obviously Julia [Jones]. We are very much a family and I always think of filming sort of like summer school – you develop all these great friendships and connections and you hope that you’ll be able to keep in touch and hang out. But, you know, life normally moves in different directions. I hope that we’ll stay really close. It’s kind of  a bittersweet ending.

What was it like auditioning for the role of Emily?

I mean it was like a regular audition. I actually thought I’d messed it up, so I was mortified, like “Oh my god, I suck as an actor” (laughs), and then the next day I was short-listed. You can never really grasp how you do in an audition, at all.

What has it been like being a part of such a wildly successful franchise?

It’s awesome! It’s done great things for me, and I’ve developed such great relationships with the cast members. And also, just meeting the fans – to me that was one of the most beautiful things about this journey, getting to interact with the fans. I’ve met some really, really, great amazing people through this process.

Twi-hards are famous for being incredibly dedicated fans. Do you have any stories about your encounters with them?

I don’t have any crazy stories, like the boys do. With the boys, people have grabbed them and stuff like that, but I’m a female so they don’t get like that with me, they’re really respectful. So I don’t have any personal crazy fan encounters with any of the Twi-hards.

What is it like working with the predominantly male wolf pack? Did you have to keep the boys in check at all?

I normally have to keep the boys in check, I am very much Emily in real life when we are on set and stuff. There is just a lot of testosterone – you have that many guys, and they have to work out and stuff like that so they already have that charging in them. So,  there definitely is a lot of testosterone on set!

Do you have any funny stories from filming with them?

We definitely play pranks on each other! There was this one time that Kiowa [Gordon] ordered hot chocolate and he left it unattended with Bronson [Pelletier] and I. He came back and he was about to drink it and we were like, “Are you sure you want to drink that?” So he said, “Why?! What’d you guy do to it?” And we’re like, “Oh, no, no,  nothing.” And he goes to drink it again and we were like, “Are you sure?” And he is like, “What the heck! What’d you guys do?” And we’re like, “No, go ahead, drink it.” So he drinks it and we said “Do you feel anything?” (laughs) and he started freaking out. So to this day he still doesn’t know if we did anything to his hot chocolate, but it was pretty fun!

Before the Twilight series, you acted in a lot of independent films. What was it like transitioning from smaller films to such a huge production like Twilight?

The main difference that I find is that the publicity is a lot more than you get with an independent movie. Independent movies just don’t have the publicity team that you get on something with a big budget like that. The quality of people is just the same, I think that with independent movies people would assume the quality would be less, but it’s the same amount as talent working with both! For me, the biggest difference was how much publicity was going into a movie like that.

Moving in a different direction – you recently released a single, “Letter,” which was produced by a Stevie Salas, who is a big name in the music industry. Can you tell us a little about the song?

The song is a reflection on when a relationship just isn’t working anymore and you’ve tried everything to make it happen, but it’s just not. I tried to write it with this upbeat feeling of empowerment – she loves him but she just can’t go any further with it, so she’s moving in a positive light with her life! I’ve done music side-by-side with acting forever, but I’ve just never focused my full attention on it because every time I’ve tried to do something with music I book a job, which is great, but I never got a chance to do it.

I finally was like, I just need the time to get some music done. It’s just an amazing feeling – going from writing the song to putting the music to it, to watching your baby come to life! It’s a completely different process than I think acting is for me.

Is a full album in the works?

I’d like to! I think that once I’m finished with my movie coming up in September that I’d definitely want to full force get an album done.

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New Wolfpack Portrait from LA Convention TWi_Tour

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Behing The Scenes of The Hillywood Show's eclipse parody

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Behind-the-scenes of The Hillywood Show “Eclipse Parody” Wolf Pack scenes

According to affiliate Quileute Wolfpack who got an exclusive BTS looks at the making of the video:  go to their site for continued updates

It’s been over 2 weeks since The Hillywood Show released the third installment of their brilliantly produced Twilight parody series, Eclipse Parody. If you have not seen it yet, you’re missing out on a very entertaining 13-minute musical video!
And for those who have watched it, was one of your favorite parts the scene with Bella dancing with the Wolf Pack? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that QWP will be bringing you behind-the-scenes footage from the Parody Wolf Pack shoot. QWP Alpha, Wolfie, aided The Hillywood Show in scouring for potential Wolf Pack boys and successfully scouted three of the four “Backstreet Wolves”, so to speak. Hence, The Hillywood Show invited QuileuteWolfPack.com on set duringthe filming of the Wolf Pack scenes, which we accepted with immense gusto! Thank you Hannah and Hilly! We had a tremendously great time, and now we really understand just how much work goes into making one parody video! Seriously, folks, these girls are amazing with what they do!
We have a lot of footage to sort through – a lot of dancing wolves, interviews with Hannah and Hilly as well as the Wolf Pack boys, and quite a bit of goofing around ala wolf style. Seriously, some of the moves these boys can do can only be made by wolf boys!
So here is a Sneak Peek of what is to come. We will start releasing photos and videos slowly at the end of the month and go into January, so check back often! We will announce them in Twitter and Facebook as well so make sure to follow or friend us!

We hope this vid whets your appetite for the Parody Wolf Pack and the interview with Hannah & Hilly!

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The Summer's Most Memorable Shirtless Movie Men

Whether or not you're ready to admit it, the Summer is quickly slipping away from us. PopSugar's heading into the finals for her annual shirtless men bracket, which inspired me to put together a slideshow of my own. The past few months have brought with it a bucket of sexy shirtless moments, so take a look back at the guys who helped make Summer 2010 memorable.

The Wolf Pack, Eclipse

Taylor Lautner's abs may have been the star of New Moon, but his fellow werewolves got some ample screen time in Eclipse. No wonder they make all the ladies howl (sorry, I couldn't help myself).

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'Twilight' wolfpack wants the number for Joe Manganiello's trainer

We saw this one coming a mile away -- turns out the insanely hot new "True Blood" werewolf Joe Manganiello has stirred up some body envy in a different wolfpack: the lupine boys of "The Twilight Saga."
We caught up with Manganiello at Comic-Con this weekend, hitting up EW and SyFy's celebration Saturday night, where he told us he's seeing his furry brethren from the Summit films all over Hollywood and beyond.
"I keep running into the other werewolves," he said, "and they're like, 'Dude, who is your trainer?'"
If you're listening, Taylor Lautner, Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier and Kiowa Gordon, Manganiello works with Ron Mathews, the man responsible for Hugh Jackman's ripped bod in the "X-Men" and "X-Men Origins" films.
And work he does, as evidenced by the shirtless Muscle & Fitness shoot Manganiello just completed. (And, oh, there's video after the jump. You're welcome.)
Which wolf does it for you, Manganiello's Alcide from "True Blood" or the guys of "Twilight"? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Photo: Joe Manganiello at the Nintendo Dragon Quest IX Experience at Comic-Con's Wired Cafe. Credit: Getty Images

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Wolf Pack Feels A Responsibility To The Native American Community

The problem of "white washing" or "facepainting" — having a white actor play a role meant for someone of a different ethnicity — is not new to Hollywood, but that doesn't mean that it's come any less under fire in recent years (read this for a really good essay on the subject). Just this year, M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" has received a lot of flack for starring white actors in the film's three lead roles intended for Asians, and "Prince of Persia" came under fire for having its Persian prince be played by the very white Jake Gyllenhaal.

"Twilight" even received some criticism for casting Taylor Lautner, an actor from Dutch, French and German descent, as the film's main Native American character, Jacob Black. While Taylor does claim to have some Native American blood, Summit Entertainment went out of their way to cast Native American actors as the rest of the Quilete wolf pack when "New Moon" came out, and Chaske Spencer acknowledges what a blessing it is that he was cast.
"I'm very fortunate to be here, and statistically I'm not supposed to be here," he told MTV News. "I grew up on three different reservations, so I really like to give back."
He is doing so with his charity, Shift The Power To The People, which is supported by his fellow "Twilight" cast members. It intends to educate the public about the crises facing the Native American population, and ask for their support instead of their money to try to get the government to do something about it.
Still, Chaske said he wasn't expecting just how big of a responsibility came with being a role model for his people.
"Since I'm here, I try to give back as much as I can. But as being a role model, I don't think there's really much of a choice in that matter, but then again, I mean, we're all human. We're not saints, either. You just try to maintain... I just try to give back. That's what I do, and I try to do that as much as I can," he said.

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Twilight Eclipse premiere: Alex Meraz says wolfcamp with Taylor Lautner was AWESOME

Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Alex Meraz says training to be a wolf was hard work but fun

TWILIGHT Saga: Eclipse star Alex Meraz has revealed training to be a wolf in the Twilight Saga was fun!

Alex Meraz - who plays Paul in Twilight Saga: Eclipse - says wolfcamp was hard work but a real laugh too.

He told Ok.co.uk: "We did wolfcamp. We did the circuit thing.

"We had so much fun, it helped to really bond us.

"There are scenes when we are all goofing off and we couldn't tell when the camera started rolling until they yelled cut!"

He added: "We were just always having such a good time. It made the work outs forgettable."

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Native American actors see new image in "Twilight"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –
It took “Twilight” to do what Hollywood‘s major studios have struggled with for over a century — treat Native American teenagers like normal kids.

No leather loincloths, no hair feathers, no dancing around campfires, no tales of woe on reservations.

Sure, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which opens in theaters on Wednesday, is pure fantasy with its tale of romance among vampires and the werewolveswho sometimes stalk them, but for the actors of the “Wolf Pack” their roles seem very real.

When they aren’t battling vampires with their razor-like claws and sharp teeth, the werewolves take the human form of Native Americans from the Quileute tribe.

Chaske Spencer, who plays the leader of the pack, told Reuters that working in the “Twilight” movies has been exciting because it portrays Native Americans in a new and positive light and is aimed at a young audience.

Members of the Wolf Pack dress like modern kids at the mall in denim jeans and shirts — when they are wearing shirts because the pack is famously bare-chested in much of the movies — and they posses a quick wits and generous spirits.

“There’s a lot of stereotypes that have been squashed,” Spencer said. “We’re part of this pop culture phenomenon, and we’re put in a different light. And the kids see that, and they’re digging on it. They love that vibe.”

The Native American said many times actors like himself are forced into “leathered and feathered” roles, meaning parts that require them to portray historical Indians of the Old West.

COWBOYS AND MODERN INDIANS

Going back to Hollywood’s roots in the early 20th century, Native American roles seem mostly confined to cowboy and Indian movies. Even in modern times, many of the characters were dealing with life on a reservation.

“The leathers and feathers thing is something that is a staple of film and TV, but it’s not one that is driven by Indian country,” said Chris Eyre, who directed the 1998 independent film “Smoke Signals” which took a contemporary look at the lives of young Native Americans on a reservation.

About 2.5 million people in the United States identify as Native American, according to U.S. government census figures.

Two of them, Julia Jones and Alex Meraz are members of the Wolf Pack, and they said “Twilight” films have allowed them to showcase their wide-ranging talents.

Meraz also said “Twilight” borrows from Quileute creation stories, and that has been good for the tribe because fans are learning more about the tribe’s culture.

“They want to learn where this germinated from,” he said.

But Tracy Rector, executive director and co-founder of Washington State-based Longhouse Media, which encourages Native Americans to create their own media, said that because the actors in the Wolf Pack are often shirtless, it reminds her of stereotypical portrayals of hyper-sexualized Indians.

“Honestly, is it really for the storyline or is it eye candy for the audience?” she said.

Eyre, however, said any negative effect has been eclipsed by Native American actors working in a big-budget Hollywood fantasy that will be seen by millions of moviegoers.

The original “Twilight” and it’s sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” raked in a combined $1.1 billion at global box offices, and “Eclipse,” the third film, is widely expected to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer.

“As long as the werewolves don’t have loincloths on them, it’s fine,” he joked.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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The Sexy Wolves of Eclipse

Whether you are team Edward or Team Jacob, you have to admit that there is something mystical and wonderful about the werewolves in the Twilight Saga. Hot-blooded, mind-reading and powerful, they are just as intriguing in their own right as Edward and his Cullen brood.

We're in Beverly Hills meeting with the very first female member of the wolf pack Julia Jones who plays the feisty Leah Clearwater, hot Alex Meraz who plays Paul and pack Alpha male Sam, Chaske Spencer and they have a lot to say about on set teasing and bloopers, Kristen and Taylor setting great examples for them, their much loved Indian creation legends and how they feel a great responsibility as role models to Native American teens and kids.

Julia looks way rocker hot in a sleek, form-fitting black leather slacks and a tailored for girls motorcycle jacket by Leoffler Randall and the guys look friendly/casual in cute shirts and jeans.  First we're hitting up Julia on being the new guy (uh, only girl)  in the pack.....

 

 

TeenHollywood: Julia how was joining the wolf pack as the only female member?

Julia: It happened really fast. All of a sudden you're thrown into this group of boys and, for me, personally, I was a tomboy growing up so it felt really familiar.  I have a younger brother the same age as some of them. So, there was something that resonated initially but over the course of filming and the press that we've been doing, it's like home. It just feels like family now and it's great.

TeenHollywood: Were you a fan of the original Twilight film or the books?

Julia: I have a lot of friends who are big fans. I had never read them before but I had a very good friend of mine telling me about this role, Leah Clearwater and said they're going to make a movie out of these (books) and it's you! 'This is going to be your role'. It just went in one ear and other the other. 'She's sweet. She wants the best for me'.
Then when I got the call for the audition, I've never had this happen but I was watching the Celtics/Lakers game and got this call.' You have an audition for Leah Clearwater in Twilight'. I had this visceral reaction. My heart started beating really fast. It was strange.

TeenHollywood: Ah, maybe your friend was psychic.  Are you a believer in the supernatural?

Julia: Yeah, I am. Yes for sure.

TeenHollywood: What was the hardest scene for each of you?

Julia: The hardest scene for me to film was also the most fun for me. There's a scene in the midst of the big battle. It was raining and it was cold and there were so many characters in it and it was so chaotic on set and it had to happen really fast.  I think it was originally scheduled to be finished in two days and it took twice that time. It was demanding physically because it was freezing and you are wearing very little and demanding emotionally. That was the challenge. After a certain point you just enjoyed yourself because it doesn't get better than that. You're with a bunch of great people in a gorgeous place doing what you love.

Alex: I think the hardest scene is the one she's talking about. We're running and it's raining and there's about a foot of water. So I figured, my background is in dancing and I'm really good on my feet but I told the rest of the cast 'all right, guys, it's slippery out there. Don't put the weight on your heel. Go on the balls of your feet. You get more traction'.  Of course, everyone else does it great but me and I slip and fall around. I've got mud all over and the shot they used, where Jacob gets his back crushed, in the background I have a smirk on because they used that shot the moment after I slipped.

Julia: (laughing) I get there to our marks and say 'Where's Alex?' Then he gets there and he's covered with mud and (director) David says 'That's it. That's perfect!'

Chaske: We were running out and I heard you slip and say 'Ugh' and fall. I heard you drop the F-bomb.

Alex: Yeah.

TeenHollywood: Has the Twilight franchise created more work for Native American actors outside the Twilight films?

Chaske: Yes it has. What I like about it, it's brought us to pop culture in a way that's never been done before in film. We've been around for a while. I've been around for ten years acting and it's brought us to a place where we're not always playing with 'leather and feather'. That's how we paid our dues. It's up to the media as well to accept us as being other than mystical figures and putting on the leather and feather and speaking in a res (reservation) accent.  I've done that so many times. The kids are more accepting of us than anyone else. That's what's so cool.

Julia: That's also what excites me is we are being put in front of teens and children and people who are in the process of defining their ideas of what Native Americans are and I think that's probably the most valuable aspect of the way Native Americans are portrayed in this film. I still feel that a lot of adults are trying to figure it out.  I'm not an actress yet. I'm a Native American actress and it's not quite normalized to most people who grew up watching things like Dances with Wolves and Geronimo all these things.

Alex: And it's in a contemporary setting. It's not a period piece. We don't have bows and arrows. We don't even have clothes (laughter).

Julia: It's a step in the right direction.

Chaske: A little give and take.

TeenHollywood: In addition to the kids that you are hearing from, have you heard from the Quileute tribe depicted in the films?  

Alex: The fascinating thing about portraying a tribe that actually does exist, the things Stephenie had taken from the tribe she mixed it in the realm of fantasy. But, now a lot of people are going to Washington state, to La Push where the Quileute tribe does reside and they're learning more. They're forced to ask questions to learn more about the culture and I think that's great that they are getting a spotlight to tell the real creation story and that's important. Fans are so into it that they want to know the root of the wolf pack.

Chaske: All over native country, we're getting great feedback and it's about time. We've gotten massive support from our people on reservations. It's opened up a whole different door to us and it's a little pressure too because now it's almost like we have to be role models now and that's something that kind of scares me as well. That's a big load to take on.

Julia: But it is so gratifying to hear from people who look up to you and see you in these places that they never thought they could dream to be. (She tears up a bit). It's emotional. You feel like you are opening up people's minds who otherwise thought they couldn't dream big. That's such a huge opportunity. It's such a gift.

Chaske: Statistically, we're not supposed to be here. We grew up on reservations. I don't know if any of you visit them but it's a third world country there. There's a lot of poverty, a lot of alcoholism, a lot of drug addiction so we're very fortunate to be here and we know that.

TeenHollywood: How much truth is in the Quileute wolf story portrayed in the movies?

Chaske: It's taken from an actual creation story but it's turned around. The mythology is that the descendants of the Quileute came from wolves but they weren't able to transform back and that's the part that Stephenie took and used it in the book that we can transform back and forth.  She did a lot of research. I think there is creation mythology in La Push that the first white man that had ever been on the reservation, his last name was Swan.  So she used little things like that and did her homework.




TeenHollywood: Chaske, can you elaborate on the love triangle between you and Leah and Emily?

Chaske: The story of my character (Sam) is....

Alex: He's a two-timer (laughter).

Chaske: Hey, what happened is when the vampires come back, Sam becomes a werewolf and doesn't know why it was happening and went through it all by himself. He had no one there to guide him and he was dating Leah but there is this imprinting thing. When you imprint on someone, that is your soul mate and it happened to be Leah's cousin Emily.

As Sam was going through the changes, other members of the tribe were too and he helps guide them through it, pretty much like a coach or sponsor. That's what he does with Jacob. Unfortunately when he was going through these changes, he mauls Emily and that's why she has the scars on her face. So you'll see in the movie that she (Julia as Leah) gives me some dirty looks from time to time but it's a wonderful story.

TeenHollywood: That makes Sam a kind of tragic character.

Chaske: I was attracted to Sam because there is this tragedy there. He didn't want this in the beginning. No one would ever want that, and he had no choice and that separates us from the vampires as well. At that last minute, some of them have a choice.

TeenHollywood: So you think Sam really feels for Jacob and understands him?

Chaske: Oh yeah, he does. He has to and actually Jacob is the rightful Alpha male but he doesn't want it so he gave it to me so I'm the unfortunate one who has to lead the pack. So, that's the story.

Julia: It's also interesting that one of the major aspects of the wolves is that we hear each other's thoughts when we're wolves so it's almost like there is this whole other world going on in subtext in the film. I don't know how you can portray people reading each other's thoughts but there are so many layers operating for all of us. I can hear Sam's thoughts about my best friend and his thoughts of pity toward me and that's just intense.

Chaske: Wouldn't that suck? In real life, that would suck (laughter)

Julia: That would be terrible.





TeenHollywood: Can some of you talk about jumping into the franchise more in the second and third films?

 

Alex: It's definitely jumping into a hot pan, you're gonna get cooked but it's definitely exciting. I felt a lot of responsibility being role models for natives. I used to go around to reservations and teach health and wellness conferences and teach art and dance so I knew I was going to be looked at as a role model and that was scary but I just made sure first that I can represent myself in a good way and I try to prepare for it as best I could; make sure I'd read the books, did my homework and, luckily enough, made some really great friends along the way which really helped to make me comfortable with all the fame or whatever.

Julia: I was terrified. I still sometimes am but, in the beginning, it was like you're a certain size in your life then, all of a sudden, you get much smaller. Every aspect about (the Twilight films) is much bigger than you are and you have to just accept that and enjoy it because you're a part of something that means so much to so many people. I think the thing that made it easier, the fastest was that the cast are so committed to our characters and to telling these stories.

I was so surprised instantly at Taylor and Kristen's groundedness. They were the first two people I met and I feel like overall, we're all really grounded. We all show up for work and we really care and want to do the best we can and that bonds us. That took away the fear.

Chaske: It's easy to work with this cast. Some have been working for a while and, for some, it's their big break. What I really like is everyone is humble. Everyone knows that this is a gift we got. It's something that doesn't come around too often. When I joined this franchise I knew it was going to be big but no one gives you a book on how to operate on this level. Before I went in I put up boundaries about what I do and don't want to talk about. There are ways to keep your life private and to do good work. It's a fun ride to be on and I get to share it with these two.

Alex: I got the book 'How to Make It in Hollywood 101' (laughter).

Sam: Written by me (laughter).

 

TeenHollywood: Does the wolf pack have any hazing rituals for new members?

Julia: I would say every five minutes. Alex, this is your department.

Alex: No, no. When you know someone gets cast in these select few roles, you know they've gone through a lot. There's so many people who want to be in this franchise so you're excited for them; for Booboo or when she (Julia) got cast or Xavier (as Riley) you know that it was like 'American Idol'. Thousands of people were going out for it so the first reaction is to take your hat off and say 'congratulations' but then I just tease people a lot. It's the Paul thing.

Chaske: In New Moon it was just us boys and we teased each other a lot to keep us humble as well. If the ego gets too big, we cut each other down.

Julia: I kind of always have this feeling that there is something in my hair (cuz the guys have put it there) (laughter).

TeenHollywood: What Native American legend did you hear as a kid or read about that you would love to see made in to a movie some day?

Chaske: For me personally, I've always had a fascination with Crazy Horse. He's from my tribe too (Lakotah Sioux) and I've read so many books about him. That's something I'd really like to bring to screen. I think I'd like to direct it. It's one of stories people don't know about. He's such a mythical figure and a leader and warrior that his character fascinates me.

Julia: Has there been a movie made on Sacajawea? The character has been in a couple of movies but...

Alex: "Night at the Museum". (laughter)

Julia: That doesn't count! As a female there aren't that many notable Native American figures. Pocahontas and Sacajawea. I know stories of family members of mine but it's not the same for the girls.

Alex: I've never thought about it but I'll start.

TeenHollywood: Julia, you are also in Jonah Hex. Who are you in that?

Julia: That was also an incredible experience. I play Cassie, Josh Brolin's wife and she and our young son are killed early on in the film and that's what motivates Jonah Hex. He gets very bitter and goes around as a bounty hunter. That experience was so great because I was on set with Josh and with John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender who is an incredible actor. source
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