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Anna Kendrick played the role of Jessica Stanley inThe Twilight Saga, the best friend of Kristen Stewart’s character. Although it was a minor character, Kendrick managed to bring her weird girl energy into the role. However, Kendrick felt that she dropped the ball on one scene, where the makers expected her to go off script. She shared that it was Stewart who saved the scene.
Kendrick received wider attention for her role inUp in the Air. She rose to leading lady status in thePitch Perfectfilm series. However, she still fondly remembers her days on theTwilightset, even sharing that it was the world’s most ridiculous day job for her.
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ForAnna Kendrick, the small role of Jessica in four films of theTwilightseries kept her floating, while she did other roles for“no money”(via Vulture). The directors too expected her to bring some human energy into the film that otherwise had some cold vampires and a confused Bella.
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During a segment on Vanity Fair, Kendrick rewatched some ofher previous works including theTwilightfilms. Kendrick remembered one scene inEclipsewhere she just did an“OK”job. Kendrick wasn’t convinced that the graduation scene in the film would make it into the final cut. When she saw it in theater, she came to realize how much of a role editing plays in the final film.
She recalled that the camera kept cutting toKristen Stewartduring her speech. Kendrick shared that Stewart’s acting was so good in the scene. Kendrick shared that the audience was moved by the scene because Stewart’s Bella was moved by Kendrick’s speech. She shared that Stewart made audiences believe in what Jessica was saying. She shared withVanity Fair:
I mostly remember being like, ‘Oh, OK, the scene went okay. Like, I don’t know, maybe they’ll cut it. And, then seeing it in the movie theater, it really was one of those things where you have a better understanding of the role that editing plays, because everytime they cut to Kristen, she is so good and she is being so moved by what I’m saying.But, yeah, you do a little push in on Kristen and suddenly you’re like ‘Wow, this speech is amazing’ because she thinks this speech is amazing. I am doing the bare minimum. I don’t even know what I’m doing. It’s very mid, honestly. Cut to her and you’re like, ‘I don’t know, maybe Jessica’s onto something here’. So, thanks Kristen.
The scene was crucial for Kristen Stewart’s Bella as she had to make the decision of whether to remain a normal human or live with her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen.
Anna Kendrick Recalled Why Producers Thought She Would Improvise Her Graduation Speech
While Anna Kendrick pretty much stayed to the script in the graduation speech scene, her producers did not expect her to. Kendrick recalled that the producers came to her after the scene and told her,“Oh, I thought you were going to do that thing you do.”
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Kendrick explained that they were talking about her unscripted scene inNew Moonwhere she was seen rambling outside a movie theater. In the scene, she went on about zombie movies and other stuff. The makers decided to keep it all in and expected her to deliver something similar during the speech. She shared:
They gave me this speech and they were like, I thought you were just going to do whatever with it, but I thought that because it was like a speech speech that I should just stick to the script.
Anna Kendrick recently made her debut as a director. Her debut film is based on thereal-life story of the serial killer Rodney Alcalaand is titled,Woman of the Hour. The film stars Kendrick as Cheryl Bradshaw and Daniel Zovatto as Alcala. It was released on Netflix on October 18.
TheTwilightfilms are now available for rent on AppleTV.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
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