Daniel Cudmore: Beating up Rob is fun!

In case you haven't seen it, one of the newest clips for The Twilight Saga: New Moon involves a very brutal, face-cracking fight scene between Felix (Daniel Cudmore) and Edward (Robert Pattinson).
Recently, Cudmore was interviewed by FoForks, a Brazilian Twilight series fansite, and he got the chance to discuss that very fight scene.

[I]t was a fun fight scene to work on and Robert really liked doing as much of the fight as he could, I slept like a baby afterwards. We’ll see how everyone feels after the movie comes out, and if they don’t like my character, then I did a good job.

Indeed.
As you know,  Felix's character is a bit flirtatious with Bella in New Moon, but he certainly does not begin a physical confrontation in the book (but instead leaves the tormenting to Jane (Dakota Fanning in the film)).
According to The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion, though, the idea of Felix fighting Edward was a bit inspired by Stephenie Meyer herself. This comes from Melissa Rosenberg, The Twilight Saga: New Moon's screenwriter.

I had Edward fighting ever Volturi guard . . .  Stephenie did rein me in, and we settled for what was appropriate. Stephenie pointed out that Felix is a Volturi Guard, and his gift is fighting, so that would be enough of a challenge for Edward.

You can read the full interview with Daniel Cudmore here

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