We know you Twilighters aren’t going to be pleased but The Twilight Saga (yes, all five movies has been declared the worst movie/film series of all-time according to RiffTrax, the hugely popular movie review/commentary site that specialises in humorous commentaries to play along to favourite blockbusters.
The site, spearheaded by former stars of US cult comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000, named the Twilight franchise as the worst in history claiming: «There’s a lot to cover in this vast, sprawling film series so let us try to boil it down for you: ‘Mumble mumble mumble moon eyes. Mumble mumble mumble mumble lay in a field. Mumble mumble mumble perv on a baby. Mumble.»
Other films in RiffTrax's Top 10 Worst Movies of All-Time list were Batman Robin (which came in at No. 2, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (No. 10, Spider-Man 3 (No. 4 and Jack Jill (No. 8.
Twilight was also a "double winner" with Breaking Dawn — Part 2 topping the site's Worst Movies of 2012 list.
Here's RiffTrax's Top 10 Worst Movies of 2012:
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 22. Battleship3. Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance4. That's My Boy5. Paranormal Activity 46. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter7. Total Recall8. Snow White And The Huntsman9. John Carter10. Prometheus
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries (, stop reading now. Tyler's scheme to take out Klaus didn't exactly go according to plan. Who paid the price?
Tyler's mother, Mayor Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters, who viewers have known since season 1. After Hayley told Klaus about the unsired hybrids' betrayal as part of her deal with Professor Shane, Klaus massacred the 12 of them to the tune of "O Holy Night." Then, with blood still covering him, Klaus found tipsy Carol at the fountain in the town square. He wanted to hurt Tyler, and drowning his mother, while the soundtrack played "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," would do that. Walters spoke to EW after the East Coast airing.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out Carol would die at the end of this holiday episode?SUSAN WALTERS: Pascal [Verschooris], our line producer who actually ended up directing the episode, called me before the script came out and told me.
Did he tell you how it would play out? No, it was definitely something I read for the first time in the script. In the original script, there was a lot more of them showing her being drunk. I guess because they're gonna play it off that she was drinking and drown. There was a lot going on in that episode, so I can see why they weren't able to show me kissing some man under the mistletoe and what not. [Laughs]
The drunk scenes must have been fun to film though. It was definitely fun. The other two scenes I was in, the scene with Tyler and the scene with Klaus, they weren't necessarily fun to film because they were both really sad scenes for me, but actually, the scene where they show me drowning underwater was a hoot because it was done in a tank on the stage.
Image Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW
Tell me about filming the scene with Joseph Morgan (pictured above with Walters in happier times.
We were in Covington, Georgia, and because there's a lot of people in the town who always come out and watch and really participate in our show, we kinda had to wait till a lot of those people were gone, so it was pretty late at night. We just did our little scene several times, and there it was. And then the stunt girl jumped in and had her head stuck in the fountain, so I was really happy that I didn't have to do that. [Laughs]
I was gonna ask at what point you were like, "And… double! Thank you!" No, no, I am not the kind of actress who says, "Please, let me do my own stunts." I'm like there are really highly qualified stunt people and it is their expertise to do it well, a lot better than I could. And actually, to me, they ended up showing a lot more of me struggling, where you saw my face. But when I watched the woman portraying me being drown by him — because they only did, like, one take of it because then she got soaken wet, of course — she held her breath for ever. She was amazing. It was creepy, actually. I got uncomfortable standing behind the camera watching that being filmed — that's how long she held her breath. She was fantastic. And Joseph was great because he's so committed. All of the actors on that show are just so great. I kinda joked around saying, "Well, I'm glad I wasn't strung up in a tree in the town square in front of everybody to die like somebody was last year [in "Ghost World"]." I was like, "Ohmygod, that would be so brutal to be dying in front of everybody." So I was happy that it was kind of a private little intimate death.
How does this compare to other death scenes in your career? With Carol drunk, Klaus all bloody, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" playing, it was pretty fun and twisted. Well, on Melrose Place, I died rather dramatically. That was pretty funny, actually, though. I hit my head on the car and died. But then [Lisa Rinna's Taylor and Scott Plank's Nick] also set me on train tracks, and I was decapitated or something like that. [Laughs] So that one was pretty crazy. I haven't had too many deaths on-screen.
If you're gonna have just a few, make them good ones. Make them count. Yeah. This was good. It was absolutely beautifully shot. The whole episode was just gorgeous to look at.
Is there any chance of Carol coming back? We know Jeremy sees ghosts. No, I don't think so. No, no, no. Somebody asked me that, and I said, "I doubt the over 40 crowd becomes ghosts." [Laughs]
Did the cast and crew do anything special when you wrapped? So many members of the crew couldn't even look at me that day, and then after I finished, they were really, really sweet. They all came up and hugged me, they were crying. It was a really nice sendoff, I have to say. It was lovely.
What was it like shooting your last scene with Michael Trevino? What was hard about that scene was that I did not want Susan's knowledge to get in the way of Carol's knowledge. But, if you think about what Carol Lockwood's going through, her son is basically saying he's going away. For me, that just broke my heart because No. 1, I'm a mom, and I know how much I miss my daughters even when they're gone at school for a week, or two weeks, a month. And then knowing that her son's gonna be in harm's way. And let's be honest, I'm talking about the supernatural, so I had all that going on. And then the fact that she's already lost her husband, which I'm referencing in the scene. They didn't show it, which made perfect sense not to show it, but I would have to stop during that scene. Michael Trevino is such a great actor. He makes me cry so easily. I'm always like, "Can I just take you with me on my jobs?" So I just had to keep stopping and pulling it together to get through the scene. I was also feeling like, Ohmygod, Carol Lockwood has to go home to that giant house on that giant piece of property all alone. It really strikes a chord with me, but of course, it's not something that everybody watching the Vampire Diaries is really thinking about. You know what I mean?
They're not watching from a parent's perspective. Yeah. So really what was on my mind was this poor woman, and the fact that she's saying goodbye to this kid, and I'm a nervous wreck when my kids leave to drive to downtown Atlanta. So it was a really sweet scene. And I just love Michael. We haven't worked together that much, which is interesting because I play his mother, but a lot of times, I'm working with other people in the town. But the times we've gotten to work together, it's very easy to relate to him. I don't have sons, so it was so much fun for me to have a son.
What's next for you? I'm just enjoying the holidays. Last year and the year before, I had a small part on Teen Wolf. I play one of the girls' mom. They filmed in Atlanta, which is why I got the part. And now they're filming in Los Angeles, and my husband [Linden Ashby] has become a regular on the show [playing Sheriff Stilinski]. So, I'm able to go out there now with him and spend a week in L.A., and I'll probably go back for an extended length of time. So it's a drag because I would obviously have loved to have stayed on Vampire Diaries forever, but it's kinda fun now that I can travel with my husband when he goes to work in L.A. and see old friends because I spent 20 years there.
The funny thing about Vampire Diaries is, I remember when I first got on the show, probably the first or second season, I'd read scripts where I got pitched off the stairway or something, and I'd be like, Ohmygod, I hope I don't die, and I'd quickly read to the end and then it's like, Whew, I'm not dead. Because at that point, I'm like, I love the show, I don't want to stop watching the show because they kill me. Now, at this point, I'm enough of a fan that I'll continue to watch this show [Laughs] because when I watch it, I buy it hook, like, and sinker. That's just so funny to me: I sit there and I see the people at work, and then when I'm watching the show, I absolutely believe all of it. I'm definitely a fan of the show. There's not a lot of adults left on the show, and they seem to be doing fine without us. [Laughs]
Where has Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre been?! Why wasn't she patrolling this Winter Wonderland party tonight? I think she's in the next episode, because we just missed each other. Marguerite and I had such a nice time working together. We would hang out on the set, and then we always made plans to hang out when she was in town. We just missed each other because I was done with the show when she was coming in, so I was a little bit bummed about that. But I'm sure I'll run into her again.
I just loved being part of something that's kind of pop culture. It's fun that I get recognized as the mayor on Vampire Diaries. I really enjoyed it. And on a show like that, you're pretty lucky if you can last three or four seasons. So I feel good about that at least.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries (, stop reading now. Tyler's scheme to take out Klaus didn't exactly go according to plan. Who paid the price?
Tyler's mother, Mayor Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters, who viewers have known since season 1. After Hayley told Klaus about the unsired hybrids' betrayal as part of her deal with Professor Shane, Klaus massacred the 12 of them to the tune of "O Holy Night." Then, with blood still covering him, Klaus found tipsy Carol at the fountain in the town square. He wanted to hurt Tyler, and drowning his mother, while the soundtrack played "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," would do that. Walters spoke to EW after the East Coast airing.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out Carol would die at the end of this holiday episode?SUSAN WALTERS: Pascal [Verschooris], our line producer who actually ended up directing the episode, called me before the script came out and told me.
Did he tell you how it would play out? No, it was definitely something I read for the first time in the script. In the original script, there was a lot more of them showing her being drunk. I guess because they're gonna play it off that she was drinking and drown. There was a lot going on in that episode, so I can see why they weren't able to show me kissing some man under the mistletoe and what not. [Laughs]
The drunk scenes must have been fun to film though. It was definitely fun. The other two scenes I was in, the scene with Tyler and the scene with Klaus, they weren't necessarily fun to film because they were both really sad scenes for me, but actually, the scene where they show me drowning underwater was a hoot because it was done in a tank on the stage.
Image Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW
Tell me about filming the scene with Joseph Morgan (pictured above with Walters in happier times.
We were in Covington, Georgia, and because there's a lot of people in the town who always come out and watch and really participate in our show, we kinda had to wait till a lot of those people were gone, so it was pretty late at night. We just did our little scene several times, and there it was. And then the stunt girl jumped in and had her head stuck in the fountain, so I was really happy that I didn't have to do that. [Laughs]
I was gonna ask at what point you were like, "And… double! Thank you!" No, no, I am not the kind of actress who says, "Please, let me do my own stunts." I'm like there are really highly qualified stunt people and it is their expertise to do it well, a lot better than I could. And actually, to me, they ended up showing a lot more of me struggling, where you saw my face. But when I watched the woman portraying me being drown by him — because they only did, like, one take of it because then she got soaken wet, of course — she held her breath for ever. She was amazing. It was creepy, actually. I got uncomfortable standing behind the camera watching that being filmed — that's how long she held her breath. She was fantastic. And Joseph was great because he's so committed. All of the actors on that show are just so great. I kinda joked around saying, "Well, I'm glad I wasn't strung up in a tree in the town square in front of everybody to die like somebody was last year [in "Ghost World"]." I was like, "Ohmygod, that would be so brutal to be dying in front of everybody." So I was happy that it was kind of a private little intimate death.
How does this compare to other death scenes in your career? With Carol drunk, Klaus all bloody, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" playing, it was pretty fun and twisted. Well, on Melrose Place, I died rather dramatically. That was pretty funny, actually, though. I hit my head on the car and died. But then [Lisa Rinna's Taylor and Scott Plank's Nick] also set me on train tracks, and I was decapitated or something like that. [Laughs] So that one was pretty crazy. I haven't had too many deaths on-screen.
If you're gonna have just a few, make them good ones. Make them count. Yeah. This was good. It was absolutely beautifully shot. The whole episode was just gorgeous to look at.
Is there any chance of Carol coming back? We know Jeremy sees ghosts. No, I don't think so. No, no, no. Somebody asked me that, and I said, "I doubt the over 40 crowd becomes ghosts." [Laughs]
Did the cast and crew do anything special when you wrapped? So many members of the crew couldn't even look at me that day, and then after I finished, they were really, really sweet. They all came up and hugged me, they were crying. It was a really nice sendoff, I have to say. It was lovely.
What was it like shooting your last scene with Michael Trevino? What was hard about that scene was that I did not want Susan's knowledge to get in the way of Carol's knowledge. But, if you think about what Carol Lockwood's going through, her son is basically saying he's going away. For me, that just broke my heart because No. 1, I'm a mom, and I know how much I miss my daughters even when they're gone at school for a week, or two weeks, a month. And then knowing that her son's gonna be in harm's way. And let's be honest, I'm talking about the supernatural, so I had all that going on. And then the fact that she's already lost her husband, which I'm referencing in the scene. They didn't show it, which made perfect sense not to show it, but I would have to stop during that scene. Michael Trevino is such a great actor. He makes me cry so easily. I'm always like, "Can I just take you with me on my jobs?" So I just had to keep stopping and pulling it together to get through the scene. I was also feeling like, Ohmygod, Carol Lockwood has to go home to that giant house on that giant piece of property all alone. It really strikes a chord with me, but of course, it's not something that everybody watching the Vampire Diaries is really thinking about. You know what I mean?
They're not watching from a parent's perspective. Yeah. So really what was on my mind was this poor woman, and the fact that she's saying goodbye to this kid, and I'm a nervous wreck when my kids leave to drive to downtown Atlanta. So it was a really sweet scene. And I just love Michael. We haven't worked together that much, which is interesting because I play his mother, but a lot of times, I'm working with other people in the town. But the times we've gotten to work together, it's very easy to relate to him. I don't have sons, so it was so much fun for me to have a son.
What's next for you? I'm just enjoying the holidays. Last year and the year before, I had a small part on Teen Wolf. I play one of the girls' mom. They filmed in Atlanta, which is why I got the part. And now they're filming in Los Angeles, and my husband [Linden Ashby] has become a regular on the show [playing Sheriff Stilinski]. So, I'm able to go out there now with him and spend a week in L.A., and I'll probably go back for an extended length of time. So it's a drag because I would obviously have loved to have stayed on Vampire Diaries forever, but it's kinda fun now that I can travel with my husband when he goes to work in L.A. and see old friends because I spent 20 years there.
The funny thing about Vampire Diaries is, I remember when I first got on the show, probably the first or second season, I'd read scripts where I got pitched off the stairway or something, and I'd be like, Ohmygod, I hope I don't die, and I'd quickly read to the end and then it's like, Whew, I'm not dead. Because at that point, I'm like, I love the show, I don't want to stop watching the show because they kill me. Now, at this point, I'm enough of a fan that I'll continue to watch this show [Laughs] because when I watch it, I buy it hook, like, and sinker. That's just so funny to me: I sit there and I see the people at work, and then when I'm watching the show, I absolutely believe all of it. I'm definitely a fan of the show. There's not a lot of adults left on the show, and they seem to be doing fine without us. [Laughs]
Where has Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre been?! Why wasn't she patrolling this Winter Wonderland party tonight? I think she's in the next episode, because we just missed each other. Marguerite and I had such a nice time working together. We would hang out on the set, and then we always made plans to hang out when she was in town. We just missed each other because I was done with the show when she was coming in, so I was a little bit bummed about that. But I'm sure I'll run into her again.
I just loved being part of something that's kind of pop culture. It's fun that I get recognized as the mayor on Vampire Diaries. I really enjoyed it. And on a show like that, you're pretty lucky if you can last three or four seasons. So I feel good about that at least.
SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries (, stop reading now. Tyler's scheme to take out Klaus didn't exactly go according to plan. Who paid the price?
Tyler's mother, Mayor Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters, who viewers have known since season 1. After Hayley told Klaus about the unsired hybrids' betrayal as part of her deal with Professor Shane, Klaus massacred the 12 of them to the tune of "O Holy Night." Then, with blood still covering him, Klaus found tipsy Carol at the fountain in the town square. He wanted to hurt Tyler, and drowning his mother, while the soundtrack played "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," would do that. Walters spoke to EW after the East Coast airing.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out Carol would die at the end of this holiday episode?SUSAN WALTERS: Pascal [Verschooris], our line producer who actually ended up directing the episode, called me before the script came out and told me.
Did he tell you how it would play out? No, it was definitely something I read for the first time in the script. In the original script, there was a lot more of them showing her being drunk. I guess because they're gonna play it off that she was drinking and drown. There was a lot going on in that episode, so I can see why they weren't able to show me kissing some man under the mistletoe and what not. [Laughs]
The drunk scenes must have been fun to film though. It was definitely fun. The other two scenes I was in, the scene with Tyler and the scene with Klaus, they weren't necessarily fun to film because they were both really sad scenes for me, but actually, the scene where they show me drowning underwater was a hoot because it was done in a tank on the stage.
Image Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW
Tell me about filming the scene with Joseph Morgan (pictured above with Walters in happier times.
We were in Covington, Georgia, and because there's a lot of people in the town who always come out and watch and really participate in our show, we kinda had to wait till a lot of those people were gone, so it was pretty late at night. We just did our little scene several times, and there it was. And then the stunt girl jumped in and had her head stuck in the fountain, so I was really happy that I didn't have to do that. [Laughs]
I was gonna ask at what point you were like, "And… double! Thank you!" No, no, I am not the kind of actress who says, "Please, let me do my own stunts." I'm like there are really highly qualified stunt people and it is their expertise to do it well, a lot better than I could. And actually, to me, they ended up showing a lot more of me struggling, where you saw my face. But when I watched the woman portraying me being drown by him — because they only did, like, one take of it because then she got soaken wet, of course — she held her breath for ever. She was amazing. It was creepy, actually. I got uncomfortable standing behind the camera watching that being filmed — that's how long she held her breath. She was fantastic. And Joseph was great because he's so committed. All of the actors on that show are just so great. I kinda joked around saying, "Well, I'm glad I wasn't strung up in a tree in the town square in front of everybody to die like somebody was last year [in "Ghost World"]." I was like, "Ohmygod, that would be so brutal to be dying in front of everybody." So I was happy that it was kind of a private little intimate death.
How does this compare to other death scenes in your career? With Carol drunk, Klaus all bloody, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" playing, it was pretty fun and twisted. Well, on Melrose Place, I died rather dramatically. That was pretty funny, actually, though. I hit my head on the car and died. But then [Lisa Rinna's Taylor and Scott Plank's Nick] also set me on train tracks, and I was decapitated or something like that. [Laughs] So that one was pretty crazy. I haven't had too many deaths on-screen.
If you're gonna have just a few, make them good ones. Make them count. Yeah. This was good. It was absolutely beautifully shot. The whole episode was just gorgeous to look at.
Is there any chance of Carol coming back? We know Jeremy sees ghosts. No, I don't think so. No, no, no. Somebody asked me that, and I said, "I doubt the over 40 crowd becomes ghosts." [Laughs]
Did the cast and crew do anything special when you wrapped? So many members of the crew couldn't even look at me that day, and then after I finished, they were really, really sweet. They all came up and hugged me, they were crying. It was a really nice sendoff, I have to say. It was lovely.
What was it like shooting your last scene with Michael Trevino? What was hard about that scene was that I did not want Susan's knowledge to get in the way of Carol's knowledge. But, if you think about what Carol Lockwood's going through, her son is basically saying he's going away. For me, that just broke my heart because No. 1, I'm a mom, and I know how much I miss my daughters even when they're gone at school for a week, or two weeks, a month. And then knowing that her son's gonna be in harm's way. And let's be honest, I'm talking about the supernatural, so I had all that going on. And then the fact that she's already lost her husband, which I'm referencing in the scene. They didn't show it, which made perfect sense not to show it, but I would have to stop during that scene. Michael Trevino is such a great actor. He makes me cry so easily. I'm always like, "Can I just take you with me on my jobs?" So I just had to keep stopping and pulling it together to get through the scene. I was also feeling like, Ohmygod, Carol Lockwood has to go home to that giant house on that giant piece of property all alone. It really strikes a chord with me, but of course, it's not something that everybody watching the Vampire Diaries is really thinking about. You know what I mean?
They're not watching from a parent's perspective. Yeah. So really what was on my mind was this poor woman, and the fact that she's saying goodbye to this kid, and I'm a nervous wreck when my kids leave to drive to downtown Atlanta. So it was a really sweet scene. And I just love Michael. We haven't worked together that much, which is interesting because I play his mother, but a lot of times, I'm working with other people in the town. But the times we've gotten to work together, it's very easy to relate to him. I don't have sons, so it was so much fun for me to have a son.
What's next for you? I'm just enjoying the holidays. Last year and the year before, I had a small part on Teen Wolf. I play one of the girls' mom. They filmed in Atlanta, which is why I got the part. And now they're filming in Los Angeles, and my husband [Linden Ashby] has become a regular on the show [playing Sheriff Stilinski]. So, I'm able to go out there now with him and spend a week in L.A., and I'll probably go back for an extended length of time. So it's a drag because I would obviously have loved to have stayed on Vampire Diaries forever, but it's kinda fun now that I can travel with my husband when he goes to work in L.A. and see old friends because I spent 20 years there.
The funny thing about Vampire Diaries is, I remember when I first got on the show, probably the first or second season, I'd read scripts where I got pitched off the stairway or something, and I'd be like, Ohmygod, I hope I don't die, and I'd quickly read to the end and then it's like, Whew, I'm not dead. Because at that point, I'm like, I love the show, I don't want to stop watching the show because they kill me. Now, at this point, I'm enough of a fan that I'll continue to watch this show [Laughs] because when I watch it, I buy it hook, like, and sinker. That's just so funny to me: I sit there and I see the people at work, and then when I'm watching the show, I absolutely believe all of it. I'm definitely a fan of the show. There's not a lot of adults left on the show, and they seem to be doing fine without us. [Laughs]
Where has Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre been?! Why wasn't she patrolling this Winter Wonderland party tonight? I think she's in the next episode, because we just missed each other. Marguerite and I had such a nice time working together. We would hang out on the set, and then we always made plans to hang out when she was in town. We just missed each other because I was done with the show when she was coming in, so I was a little bit bummed about that. But I'm sure I'll run into her again.
I just loved being part of something that's kind of pop culture. It's fun that I get recognized as the mayor on Vampire Diaries. I really enjoyed it. And on a show like that, you're pretty lucky if you can last three or four seasons. So I feel good about that at least.
2012 was a roller coaster for fans of «The .» This year saw not only the end of the film franchise, but a cheating scandal that rocked Twi-hards and Hollywood alike.
As our Access Top 12 Headlines of 2012 continues, we take a look back at the near-demise of and ‘s romance, and the box office curtain closing on «The Twilight Saga.»
After first stepping out (albeit, shyly as on off-screen couple in the fall of 2009, all appeared to be well in the real life world of «Twilight’s» Edward and Bella.
Watch a then -19-year-old Kristen chat with Access about rumors of a romance with Rob,
All of that changed in late July this year when , claiming Kristen had cheated on her British beau.
Even more shocking was the news (and photographic evidence that followed.
On July 25, the usually publicity-shy actress with her married «Snow White and the Huntsman» director, Rupert Sanders (with whom she was snapped kissing on July 17 in Los Angeles.
«I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,» Kristen said in the statement at the time. «This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob.
«I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry,» her statement concluded.
Rupert (whose wife, Liberty Ross, played Kristen’s mother in «… Huntsman» also issued a statement saying, «I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family. My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.»
In this now-super-awkward (pre-cheating revelation clip,
In the days following the infidelity bombshell, various reports surfaced claiming and that of the home he shared with the «Twilight» beauty and
Watch Reese and Rob dish on their steamy «Water for Elephants» love scenes,
Rob reemerged post-scandal in August, where he dodged questions regarding the status of his and Kristen’s relationship while promoting his latest film, «Cosmopolis.»
Watch the actor thank fans for their support at the film’s premiere,
Meanwhile, in September, Kristen shipped off to Toronto to promote her latest film,
Watch Kristen chat with Access at the «On The Road» premiere,
Despite their relationship woes, «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ hit theaters in November, and the show had to go on.
With promotion for the fifth and final film nearly at hand (and frenzied fans worried they wouldn’t’ see their beloved vampire couple on the carpet together, Summit Pictures announced for «Breaking Dawn – Part 2.»
Late in September, things were looking up for the once-estranged pair, with multiple outlets reporting t
Kristen and Rob (and of course, Taylor Lautner, carried out their «Twilight» duties alongside one another with ease, and while on the carpet for the «Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ premiere in Los Angeles.
The couple opens up on their post-»Twilight» plans,
Following a whirlwind international publicity tour, Rob and Kristen burnt off steam in Berlin (, «Breaking Dawn» is still burning up the box office, and all appears to be (cautiously well, once again, in the world of Kristen and Rob.
More from our Top 12 Headlines of 2012: #5 — Celebrity Wedding Mania.
(On Sunday, our countdown continues with #3, the never-ending trials and tribulations of Lindsay Lohan.
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SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries (, stop reading now. Tyler's scheme to take out Klaus didn't exactly go according to plan. Who paid the price?
Tyler's mother, Mayor Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters, who viewers have known since season 1. After Hayley told Klaus about the unsired hybrids' betrayal as part of her deal with Professor Shane, Klaus massacred the 12 of them to the tune of "O Holy Night." Then, with blood still covering him, Klaus found tipsy Carol at the fountain in the town square. He wanted to hurt Tyler, and drowning his mother, while the soundtrack played "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," would do that. Walters spoke to EW after the East Coast airing.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out Carol would die at the end of this holiday episode?SUSAN WALTERS: Pascal [Verschooris], our line producer who actually ended up directing the episode, called me before the script came out and told me.
Did he tell you how it would play out? No, it was definitely something I read for the first time in the script. In the original script, there was a lot more of them showing her being drunk. I guess because they're gonna play it off that she was drinking and drown. There was a lot going on in that episode, so I can see why they weren't able to show me kissing some man under the mistletoe and what not. [Laughs]
The drunk scenes must have been fun to film though. It was definitely fun. The other two scenes I was in, the scene with Tyler and the scene with Klaus, they weren't necessarily fun to film because they were both really sad scenes for me, but actually, the scene where they show me drowning underwater was a hoot because it was done in a tank on the stage.
Image Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW
Tell me about filming the scene with Joseph Morgan (pictured above with Walters in happier times.
We were in Covington, Georgia, and because there's a lot of people in the town who always come out and watch and really participate in our show, we kinda had to wait till a lot of those people were gone, so it was pretty late at night. We just did our little scene several times, and there it was. And then the stunt girl jumped in and had her head stuck in the fountain, so I was really happy that I didn't have to do that. [Laughs]
I was gonna ask at what point you were like, "And… double! Thank you!" No, no, I am not the kind of actress who says, "Please, let me do my own stunts." I'm like there are really highly qualified stunt people and it is their expertise to do it well, a lot better than I could. And actually, to me, they ended up showing a lot more of me struggling, where you saw my face. But when I watched the woman portraying me being drown by him — because they only did, like, one take of it because then she got soaken wet, of course — she held her breath for ever. She was amazing. It was creepy, actually. I got uncomfortable standing behind the camera watching that being filmed — that's how long she held her breath. She was fantastic. And Joseph was great because he's so committed. All of the actors on that show are just so great. I kinda joked around saying, "Well, I'm glad I wasn't strung up in a tree in the town square in front of everybody to die like somebody was last year [in "Ghost World"]." I was like, "Ohmygod, that would be so brutal to be dying in front of everybody." So I was happy that it was kind of a private little intimate death.
How does this compare to other death scenes in your career? With Carol drunk, Klaus all bloody, and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" playing, it was pretty fun and twisted. Well, on Melrose Place, I died rather dramatically. That was pretty funny, actually, though. I hit my head on the car and died. But then [Lisa Rinna's Taylor and Scott Plank's Nick] also set me on train tracks, and I was decapitated or something like that. [Laughs] So that one was pretty crazy. I haven't had too many deaths on-screen.
If you're gonna have just a few, make them good ones. Make them count. Yeah. This was good. It was absolutely beautifully shot. The whole episode was just gorgeous to look at.
Is there any chance of Carol coming back? We know Jeremy sees ghosts. No, I don't think so. No, no, no. Somebody asked me that, and I said, "I doubt the over 40 crowd becomes ghosts." [Laughs]
Did the cast and crew do anything special when you wrapped? So many members of the crew couldn't even look at me that day, and then after I finished, they were really, really sweet. They all came up and hugged me, they were crying. It was a really nice sendoff, I have to say. It was lovely.
What was it like shooting your last scene with Michael Trevino? What was hard about that scene was that I did not want Susan's knowledge to get in the way of Carol's knowledge. But, if you think about what Carol Lockwood's going through, her son is basically saying he's going away. For me, that just broke my heart because No. 1, I'm a mom, and I know how much I miss my daughters even when they're gone at school for a week, or two weeks, a month. And then knowing that her son's gonna be in harm's way. And let's be honest, I'm talking about the supernatural, so I had all that going on. And then the fact that she's already lost her husband, which I'm referencing in the scene. They didn't show it, which made perfect sense not to show it, but I would have to stop during that scene. Michael Trevino is such a great actor. He makes me cry so easily. I'm always like, "Can I just take you with me on my jobs?" So I just had to keep stopping and pulling it together to get through the scene. I was also feeling like, Ohmygod, Carol Lockwood has to go home to that giant house on that giant piece of property all alone. It really strikes a chord with me, but of course, it's not something that everybody watching the Vampire Diaries is really thinking about. You know what I mean?
They're not watching from a parent's perspective. Yeah. So really what was on my mind was this poor woman, and the fact that she's saying goodbye to this kid, and I'm a nervous wreck when my kids leave to drive to downtown Atlanta. So it was a really sweet scene. And I just love Michael. We haven't worked together that much, which is interesting because I play his mother, but a lot of times, I'm working with other people in the town. But the times we've gotten to work together, it's very easy to relate to him. I don't have sons, so it was so much fun for me to have a son.
What's next for you? I'm just enjoying the holidays. Last year and the year before, I had a small part on Teen Wolf. I play one of the girls' mom. They filmed in Atlanta, which is why I got the part. And now they're filming in Los Angeles, and my husband [Linden Ashby] has become a regular on the show [playing Sheriff Stilinski]. So, I'm able to go out there now with him and spend a week in L.A., and I'll probably go back for an extended length of time. So it's a drag because I would obviously have loved to have stayed on Vampire Diaries forever, but it's kinda fun now that I can travel with my husband when he goes to work in L.A. and see old friends because I spent 20 years there.
The funny thing about Vampire Diaries is, I remember when I first got on the show, probably the first or second season, I'd read scripts where I got pitched off the stairway or something, and I'd be like, Ohmygod, I hope I don't die, and I'd quickly read to the end and then it's like, Whew, I'm not dead. Because at that point, I'm like, I love the show, I don't want to stop watching the show because they kill me. Now, at this point, I'm enough of a fan that I'll continue to watch this show [Laughs] because when I watch it, I buy it hook, like, and sinker. That's just so funny to me: I sit there and I see the people at work, and then when I'm watching the show, I absolutely believe all of it. I'm definitely a fan of the show. There's not a lot of adults left on the show, and they seem to be doing fine without us. [Laughs]
Where has Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre been?! Why wasn't she patrolling this Winter Wonderland party tonight? I think she's in the next episode, because we just missed each other. Marguerite and I had such a nice time working together. We would hang out on the set, and then we always made plans to hang out when she was in town. We just missed each other because I was done with the show when she was coming in, so I was a little bit bummed about that. But I'm sure I'll run into her again.
I just loved being part of something that's kind of pop culture. It's fun that I get recognized as the mayor on Vampire Diaries. I really enjoyed it. And on a show like that, you're pretty lucky if you can last three or four seasons. So I feel good about that at least.
2012 was a roller coaster for fans of «The .» This year saw not only the end of the film franchise, but a cheating scandal that rocked Twi-hards and Hollywood alike.
As our Access Top 12 Headlines of 2012 continues, we take a look back at the near-demise of and ‘s romance, and the box office curtain closing on «The Twilight Saga.»
After first stepping out (albeit, shyly as on off-screen couple in the fall of 2009, all appeared to be well in the real life world of «Twilight’s» Edward and Bella.
Watch a then -19-year-old Kristen chat with Access about rumors of a romance with Rob,
All of that changed in late July this year when , claiming Kristen had cheated on her British beau.
Even more shocking was the news (and photographic evidence that followed.
On July 25, the usually publicity-shy actress with her married «Snow White and the Huntsman» director, Rupert Sanders (with whom she was snapped kissing on July 17 in Los Angeles.
«I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,» Kristen said in the statement at the time. «This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob.
«I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry,» her statement concluded.
Rupert (whose wife, Liberty Ross, played Kristen’s mother in «… Huntsman» also issued a statement saying, «I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family. My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.»
In this now-super-awkward (pre-cheating revelation clip,
In the days following the infidelity bombshell, various reports surfaced claiming and that of the home he shared with the «Twilight» beauty and
Watch Reese and Rob dish on their steamy «Water for Elephants» love scenes,
Rob reemerged post-scandal in August, where he dodged questions regarding the status of his and Kristen’s relationship while promoting his latest film, «Cosmopolis.»
Watch the actor thank fans for their support at the film’s premiere,
Meanwhile, in September, Kristen shipped off to Toronto to promote her latest film,
Watch Kristen chat with Access at the «On The Road» premiere,
Despite their relationship woes, «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ hit theaters in November, and the show had to go on.
With promotion for the fifth and final film nearly at hand (and frenzied fans worried they wouldn’t’ see their beloved vampire couple on the carpet together, Summit Pictures announced for «Breaking Dawn – Part 2.»
Late in September, things were looking up for the once-estranged pair, with multiple outlets reporting t
Kristen and Rob (and of course, Taylor Lautner, carried out their «Twilight» duties alongside one another with ease, and while on the carpet for the «Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ premiere in Los Angeles.
The couple opens up on their post-»Twilight» plans,
Following a whirlwind international publicity tour, Rob and Kristen burnt off steam in Berlin (, «Breaking Dawn» is still burning up the box office, and all appears to be (cautiously well, once again, in the world of Kristen and Rob.
More from our Top 12 Headlines of 2012: #5 — Celebrity Wedding Mania.
(On Sunday, our countdown continues with #3, the never-ending trials and tribulations of Lindsay Lohan.
Copyright 2012 by . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
‘ Klaus essentially put a target on his back by killing Mayor Lockwood. Nevertheless, says the baddie Original doesn’t have a care in the world when the show returns from its holiday hiatus.
«In the episodes to come after break, there’s a certain amount of him sitting with his feet up, looking at the carnage as it unfolds before him,» Morgan tells . «He’s pulling the puppet strings and then letting them go to see what happens.»
For someone with so many enemies, why the cavalier attitude?
Throughout this season, our main characters have turned against each other, helping Klaus’ cause. First, Stefan ( and Elena ( broke up. Then, Stefan realized that Damon ( and Elena have had a little something-something between them. While the Salvatore brothers should remain focused, instead they’re worried about a girl, finding a cure for said girl. (Not to mention the whole sire bond thing. Bonnie ( is off trying to get her magic back from Mr. Shady Pants Shane (, while Tyler ( just lost his mom and his hybrid army. Then there’s Jeremy (. His new fate in life as a vampire hunter has caused an innate hatred for his friends, and more importantly, his sister. So yes, for Klaus, he’s more than happy to keep the attention away from his recent actions.
»Our heroes are at odds with each other. If they could unite themselves like they did at the end of Season 3, maybe they would have a chance [at killing Klaus], but as long as he can keep manipulating and planting doubt in their minds, they won’t be able to come together and defeat him,» Morgan says. «Everyone has forgotten that they put Klaus down, but Klaus hasn’t forgotten. It’s like lining up chess pieces on a board — everyone is playing against each other and everyone’s arguing!»
But life won’t be that easy for Klaus in future episodes, especially when his bitter sister Rebekah ( becomes un-daggered and his angry brother Kol ( returns. The two may have major bones to pick with the others (, but Klaus is certainly not excused.
«In the beginning, Klaus and Kol start off more on the same page, but Kol definitely comes in with his own objectives and motives,» Morgan says. «They do end up at odds and issuing threats at each other and it does become quite serious.» Klaus’ relationship with Rebekah, though, is a little more complicated. «Klaus is the one who daggered her and he’s really used her in a way that’s unforgivable. They have both attempted to exploit each other, but are also bound by this love and his feeling of wanting to protect her from her own weaknesses. So it’s all mixed up in there like a big old wasp’s nest of emotions.»
Comparing their relationship to real-life sibling dynamics, Morgan adds that he might always protect Rebekah from others, but not necessarily from his own wrath toward her.
«This is the thing I think that has won people over with the Originals, this bond that goes deeper than any other relationship,» Morgan says. «It’s like when someone can bully their younger brother, but no one else can. I like this idea of Klaus’ that nobody daggers my sister but me. There is that element that if someone kills Rebekah or Elijah — not so much Finn, he wasn’t so keen on Finn — there will be hell to pay. But if he were to do it, that would be OK. «
Are you excited for Rebekah and Kol’s return to Mystic Falls?
The Vampire Diaries returns on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8/7c.
2012 was a roller coaster for fans of «The .» This year saw not only the end of the film franchise, but a cheating scandal that rocked Twi-hards and Hollywood alike.
As our Access Top 12 Headlines of 2012 continues, we take a look back at the near-demise of and ‘s romance, and the box office curtain closing on «The Twilight Saga.»
After first stepping out (albeit, shyly as on off-screen couple in the fall of 2009, all appeared to be well in the real life world of «Twilight’s» Edward and Bella.
Watch a then -19-year-old Kristen chat with Access about rumors of a romance with Rob,
All of that changed in late July this year when , claiming Kristen had cheated on her British beau.
Even more shocking was the news (and photographic evidence that followed.
On July 25, the usually publicity-shy actress with her married «Snow White and the Huntsman» director, Rupert Sanders (with whom she was snapped kissing on July 17 in Los Angeles.
«I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,» Kristen said in the statement at the time. «This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob.
«I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry,» her statement concluded.
Rupert (whose wife, Liberty Ross, played Kristen’s mother in «… Huntsman» also issued a statement saying, «I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family. My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.»
In this now-super-awkward (pre-cheating revelation clip,
In the days following the infidelity bombshell, various reports surfaced claiming and that of the home he shared with the «Twilight» beauty and
Watch Reese and Rob dish on their steamy «Water for Elephants» love scenes,
Rob reemerged post-scandal in August, where he dodged questions regarding the status of his and Kristen’s relationship while promoting his latest film, «Cosmopolis.»
Watch the actor thank fans for their support at the film’s premiere,
Meanwhile, in September, Kristen shipped off to Toronto to promote her latest film,
Watch Kristen chat with Access at the «On The Road» premiere,
Despite their relationship woes, «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ hit theaters in November, and the show had to go on.
With promotion for the fifth and final film nearly at hand (and frenzied fans worried they wouldn’t’ see their beloved vampire couple on the carpet together, Summit Pictures announced for «Breaking Dawn – Part 2.»
Late in September, things were looking up for the once-estranged pair, with multiple outlets reporting t
Kristen and Rob (and of course, Taylor Lautner, carried out their «Twilight» duties alongside one another with ease, and while on the carpet for the «Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ premiere in Los Angeles.
The couple opens up on their post-»Twilight» plans,
Following a whirlwind international publicity tour, Rob and Kristen burnt off steam in Berlin (, «Breaking Dawn» is still burning up the box office, and all appears to be (cautiously well, once again, in the world of Kristen and Rob.
More from our Top 12 Headlines of 2012: #5 — Celebrity Wedding Mania.
(On Sunday, our countdown continues with #3, the never-ending trials and tribulations of Lindsay Lohan.
Copyright 2012 by . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
‘ Klaus essentially put a target on his back by killing Mayor Lockwood. Nevertheless, says the baddie Original doesn’t have a care in the world when the show returns from its holiday hiatus.
«In the episodes to come after break, there’s a certain amount of him sitting with his feet up, looking at the carnage as it unfolds before him,» Morgan tells . «He’s pulling the puppet strings and then letting them go to see what happens.»
For someone with so many enemies, why the cavalier attitude?
Throughout this season, our main characters have turned against each other, helping Klaus’ cause. First, Stefan ( and Elena ( broke up. Then, Stefan realized that Damon ( and Elena have had a little something-something between them. While the Salvatore brothers should remain focused, instead they’re worried about a girl, finding a cure for said girl. (Not to mention the whole sire bond thing. Bonnie ( is off trying to get her magic back from Mr. Shady Pants Shane (, while Tyler ( just lost his mom and his hybrid army. Then there’s Jeremy (. His new fate in life as a vampire hunter has caused an innate hatred for his friends, and more importantly, his sister. So yes, for Klaus, he’s more than happy to keep the attention away from his recent actions.
»Our heroes are at odds with each other. If they could unite themselves like they did at the end of Season 3, maybe they would have a chance [at killing Klaus], but as long as he can keep manipulating and planting doubt in their minds, they won’t be able to come together and defeat him,» Morgan says. «Everyone has forgotten that they put Klaus down, but Klaus hasn’t forgotten. It’s like lining up chess pieces on a board — everyone is playing against each other and everyone’s arguing!»
But life won’t be that easy for Klaus in future episodes, especially when his bitter sister Rebekah ( becomes un-daggered and his angry brother Kol ( returns. The two may have major bones to pick with the others (, but Klaus is certainly not excused.
«In the beginning, Klaus and Kol start off more on the same page, but Kol definitely comes in with his own objectives and motives,» Morgan says. «They do end up at odds and issuing threats at each other and it does become quite serious.» Klaus’ relationship with Rebekah, though, is a little more complicated. «Klaus is the one who daggered her and he’s really used her in a way that’s unforgivable. They have both attempted to exploit each other, but are also bound by this love and his feeling of wanting to protect her from her own weaknesses. So it’s all mixed up in there like a big old wasp’s nest of emotions.»
Comparing their relationship to real-life sibling dynamics, Morgan adds that he might always protect Rebekah from others, but not necessarily from his own wrath toward her.
«This is the thing I think that has won people over with the Originals, this bond that goes deeper than any other relationship,» Morgan says. «It’s like when someone can bully their younger brother, but no one else can. I like this idea of Klaus’ that nobody daggers my sister but me. There is that element that if someone kills Rebekah or Elijah — not so much Finn, he wasn’t so keen on Finn — there will be hell to pay. But if he were to do it, that would be OK. «
Are you excited for Rebekah and Kol’s return to Mystic Falls?
The Vampire Diaries returns on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8/7c.
Bronson Pelletier, who’s well known for playing Jacob Black’s wolf buddy Jared in « Saga», got arrested by police at LAX Monday, September 17. It happened just a week after the star was cuffed in West Hollywood for possession of controlled substance.
The actor, who appeared in four «Twilight» movies, was taken to jail by the cops due to public intoxication. He was about to board a plane, but police took him back to the terminal because of his unruly behavior. He was told to catch another flight after sobering up.
Two hours later, 25-year-old Bronson got another visit from the cops after urinating by the gate inside the building. Instead of letting him off the hook like the previous time, the officers arrested and charged him with a misdemeanor before letting him go.
Earlier on December 8, he was placed under arrest at Gym Bar for another drunken behavior and had coke and meth when police searched him. He was charged for possessing the controlled substance, but pleaded not guilty. His court date is set for January 17.
A recent addition from The Vampire Diaries has landed a role on ABC Family comedy Baby Daddy.
Grace Phipps, who also co-starred in the short-lived ABC Family drama The Nine Lives of Chloe King, will appear in at least two episodes with the potential for more on season two of the half-hour sitcom, has learned exclusively.
Baby Daddy centers on Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau, a guy in his 20s whose ex-girlfriend leaves her baby on his doorstep. Phipps will play Megan, a daycare manager who catches Ben’s eye when he drops off Emma. Initially, she isn’t interested in Ben, believing he and his buddy Tucker (Tahj Mowry to be a couple, but soon changes her mind.
have not been set.
Currently recurring on The CW’s Vampire Diaries as April, Phipps — repped by The Corsa Agency and MPE — had a part in 2011′s Fright Night. She has Disney’s Teen Beach Musical premiering in the spring.
She isn’t the only ABC Family vet to be appearing in the new season of Baby Daddy: Former Kyle XY star Matt Dallas .
