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Jodelle Ferland explains in the recently released clip "Introducing Bree Tanner" that "Bree is a newborn vampire, which means a newly turned vampire."
In Stephenie Meyer’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bree is the young vampire who has a tough time resisting the human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart). Bella’s beating heart and the scent of her blood drives Bree crazy, but she must behave if she’s to be pardoned and taken in by Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli).
Bree had taken part in the fight pitting Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), his family, and the local werewolves (led by Taylor Lautner’s Jacob) against the newborn vampire army. In the movie, they’re led by Riley (Xavier Samuel), who himself was a creation of the vindictive Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard).
Ferland (pronounced Fer-LAND) goes on to explain that Bree "wants to be good, but nobody gives her a chance. She doesn’t know the rules, so how can you follow rules that you don’t know?" That means Bree will play a larger role in the movie version than in Meyer’s novel, as Bree is only very briefly seen near the end of Eclipse.
Not abiding by the rules of the vampire world, of course, ends up being a major problem for Bree. "So, it’s not her fault," Ferland adds, "but she gets punished anyway."
Not too long ago, Stephenie Meyer, who’s seen in the clip near the end, announced that she was going to publish a short piece on Bree, entitled "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner." Pure speculation: Perhaps some of what’s seen in the movie version of Eclipse will be found in Meyer’s new book as well?
The novella comes out on June 5. It’ll also be available a couple of days later at Meyer’s website.
Directed by David Slade, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens in the United States and about a dozen other countries on June 30. Melissa Rosenberg adapted Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel.
Also in the Eclipse cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Kellan Lutz, Xavier Samuel, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Billy Burke, Daniel Cudmore, Anna Kendrick, and Jodelle Ferland.
Plus, Charlie Bewley, Gil Birmingham, Kirsten Prout, Sarah Clarke, Christian Serratos, Chaske Spencer, Booboo Stewart, Julia Jones, Michael Welch, Kiowa Gordon, Cameron Bright, and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
Via: Twilightsource.com.