Robert Pattinson Fix: Volturi

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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Taylor Lautner best watch his back. Though all the publicity for "Twilight" follow-up "New Moon" would have us believe Taylor is the star of this vampire romance, judging from another new TV spot on Yahoo Movies!, Welsh actor Michael Sheen, who plays fiendish vampire Aro, may just steal the show.

While yesterday's "Event" spot focused on the rising tension between Edward and Jacob, "Volturi Fight" features a showdown between Edward (Robert Pattinson) and the ruling coven's henchman Felix (Daniel Cudmore). The clip opens on Aro contemplating Bella's (Kristen Stewart) fate.

"What do we do with you now?" he wonders aloud, betraying not a hint of emotion. Caius (Jamie Campbell Bower) and Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl) sitting atop matching thrones, convince Aro that Bella knows too much. With a slight tilt of his head, Aro summons Felix to take care of matters, but Edward quickly steps in front of Bella, flipping her behind him, to shield her from the guard. So instead, Felix throws Edward in the air, smashing him into the marble floor and cracking his beautiful face.
As impressed as I was with Michael's subtly nuanced performance (even in the short, short bit highlighted here), I was also pleased to see more authentic-looking special effects at work. We've gotten hints of it in previous trailers, but here once again we get a glimpse of the "vampire speed" effect, which in "Twilight" looked cartoonish but here looks smooth and sleek like something off of "True Blood."

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