PORTLAND, Oregon — With all the hype surrounding November's "Twilight" movie, and all the press about Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer, "Breaking Dawn" and so much else, it's easy to forget that the flick is being overseen by a great Hollywood auteur. With this week's "Twilight" Tuesday, we aim to shift the focus back to former film-festival darling Catherine Hardwicke.
Following on the heels of her acclaimed indie hit "Thirteen," her underrated follow-up "Lords of Dogtown" and the under-siege-before-it-was-even-released "Nativity Story," Hardwicke raised eyebrows in Hollywood by taking on a vampire novel that was little-known in the boardrooms and back lots at the time. Now, with "Twilight" poised to become her first commercial smash, the 52-year-old filmmaker is getting the last laugh. (Read all about Catherine Hardwicke's dangerous devotion to her craft in the MTV Movies blog.)
A down-to-earth woman who truly immerses herself in the filmmaking process, Hardwicke has made intense human interaction, a love of her soundtracks and movies that seem drunk with their own possibilities her trademarks. When we caught up with the infectiously fun filmmaker on set, she was eager to discuss her vampire sketches, the character she had to cut and why every "Twilight" fan deserves a little tongue action.
MTV: Forget about "Twilight" for a moment — what were your thoughts the first time you heard the story of Stephenie Meyer?
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