It seems like the "Eclipse" episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is the gift that keeps on giving, because USA Today apparently met up with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in Chicago the day of the taping and had time to chat for a while so the national newspaper could pump out this nice lengthy article yesterday.
Oprah's interview was pretty extensive given the length of the show, so the USA Today article didn't have much extra news to cover (they didn't even bother asking if Rob and Kristen were an item), but there are plenty of fun tidbits to enjoy.
Rob and Kristen addressed how they have managed to remain out of the tabloids: the two of them have become very good hiders.
"I don't know if this is the actual reason why, but we have gotten better at hiding over the last year," Rob told USA Today.
"That's totally the reason," Kristen added. "They just make up a story to go along with the pictures. If they never get the picture, there's no story. We are just good hiders now."
It explains why they all told Oprah that they could be found inside on the couch on a Saturday night. Kristen and Taylor talked about a scene they were filming for "Eclipse" where Bella is scratching the head of the wolf-version of Jacob, and Kristen was unable to film the scene without Taylor there. So he volunteered to come on set and stand in, though it meant he was stuck wearing a gray spandex suit.
"Basically, it looked like a Teletubby," Taylor said. "I had this circle on the face but everything else was covered. It was weird. But, yeah, I stood there and would literally bend over ..."
"I would actually pet his head," Kristen added.
Rob said the scene he was most dreading was the formal proposal scene because Edward's old-fashion nature did not look so great on paper. However, when he did see it in the film, he said it looked much better.
Though the Oprah interview avoided any mention of "Breaking Dawn," USA Today did ask the young actors if they had a chance to meet their new director yet. Taylor and Rob had both briefly met Bill Condon, so Kristen was upset to find out she was the odd girl out.
"Well, he obviously doesn't want to meet me," she joked.
But Kristen does have the edge on Rob because she has met Jack Nicholson, the one celebrity he has been dying to hang out with. Rob apparently did not know about this until she shared the fact, and sounded peeved when he stated, "You never told me that." He wasn't much happier when Taylor told them that he had sat next to Jack at a Laker's game.
Rob also talked about his upcoming flick, "Bel Ami." "Twilight" fans will be happy to know that Rob is making up for the lack of sex scenes in the first three "Saga" films by having sex with Kristen Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci in "Bel Ami."
"But they're not like typical love scenes at all," he cautioned. Kristen clarified, "They're all a little weird. A little edgy. And a little nude."
We're placing our bets on "Bel Ami's" opening weekend shattering all box office records.
Does this interview make you any more excited for "Eclipse"? Do you like the fact that Kristen, Rob and Taylor seem to be opening up to the press?
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