Exclusive Interviews: ‘Twilight’ stars say their fan base reaches all demographics
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga was first marketed to young readers, but judging from the crowd at the first Twilight convention in Los Angeles, Calif., the popular vampire series has reached all demographics.
Yes, even men are catching on to the antics of Edward and Bella. But Creation convention organizers say by far women in their 30s and 40s are the franchise's strongest fan base. And the Twilight Sisterhood would agree -- women of all ages are at its core.
So what do the celebs of the film think about the age demographic of the movie? For some of the stars it was a bit of a surprise, while others saw it coming. Peter Facinelli (Dr. Carlisle Cullen) says that his sister, who is in her 40s, loves the books and reads them with her daughter.
"When we started shooting Twilight we knew that there was a big fan base, but we didn't know it was this big. We were very conscious of making a good movie for those fans so we wouldn't let them down. It spread like wildfire and by the time the movie came out the fan base exploded. My sister even loves the Twilight series and she reads them with my niece. I think that is cool that women of all ages can enjoy the story," said Peter.
Michael Welch (Mike Newton) also noticed that there were a lot of Twi-moms who were hip to the series.
"Twlight moms is a big demographic for us. They were always on the Twilight set. The Twi-moms are fantastic. If it works for you go right ahead," said Mike.
Edi Gathegi (Laurent) says Twi-fans are loyal and he gets why women love the story. He noted in the interview that women want their men to look at them the way Edward looks at Bella.
"We have some of the best fans in the world. I love it. The story is universal. It is engaging. Mostly right now I am finding women in their 40s and girls 18 and under make up the majority of our fan base," said Edi.
Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen) compared Twilight to Titanic and Romeo and Juliet, except with vampires, and he too gets why the movie is a worldwide phenomenon.
"Right when we started shooting we all started seeing the fans come to the sets. More and more came as we shot. We weren't expecting it to be as big as it was. We are happy that it is. The fans are amazing. Stephanie is brilliant and she has captivated a story of forbidden love that touches every female demographic which then touches the male demographic. In a way it touches everyone," said Kellan.
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Why is Jackson not giving his fans autographs? I hate to see disappointed fans wanting a quick scribble and A star THAT does not take the time when the fans are the reason he is where he is. I hope he was just having a bad day, lil girls very upset and diappointed :(
Posted by: tj | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 01:56 PM