Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi would be a “perfect” Bella and Edward, director Catherine Hardwicke says.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Catherine Hardwickesays thatJenna OrtegaandJacob Elordiwould make a “perfect” Bella Swan and Edward Cullen!
TheTwilightdirector, 68, celebrated the 15th anniversary of the supernatural teen romance with a “watchalong” of the 2008 flick on Josh Horowitz’sHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, during which she approved of the host’s suggestions for an updated Bella and Edward.
“Oh yeah, that would be perfect,” the director responded, before asking the host if he had watched Elordi’s latest film,Saltburn.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in ‘Twilight.'.IMPRINT ENTERTAINMENT/MAVERICK FILMS/SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT/ Alamy
IMPRINT ENTERTAINMENT/MAVERICK FILMS/SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT/ Alamy
“I mean, he’s amazing,” she said of the Australian actor, 26. “He probably would be Edward today. Exactly.”
Hardwicke also approved of Horowitz’s suggestion for Bella.
When asked who she would select to step into Stewart’s shoes, she said, “I mean, of course, you just mentioned Jenna Ortega,” adding that the 21-year-oldWednesdaystar is “amazing.”
Hardwicke, who directed the first of the saga’s five installments, said she has not “actually found out exactly” what the new adaptation will look like.
“I don’t know yet. Maybe they don’t even know,” she told Horowitz, noting that thewriters’ strikelikely delayed the series’ development.
TheThirteendirector said that she would love to take the beloved saga in a completely different direction.
“For me, it would be fun to doTwilightin outer space,” she revealed. “I would be ecstatic to do that, something totally different.”
‘Twilight’ director Catherine Hardwicke (right) with Kristen Stewart (left) and Robert Pattinson (middle) in 2008.Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage
Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage
Elsewhere in the podcast episode, Hardwickerevealed that she recently had a surpriseTwilightreunionat Pattinson’s 37th birthday party earlier this year. The director told host Horowitz that she and Stewart, 33, all “crashed” the original Edward’s bash.
“Strangely enough, I ended up … I went to Rob’s birthday party recently,” she said. “I kinda crashed with my friendToni Collette, who had just done a movie with him.”
She continued, “We had a fun thing, and then Kristen crashed it too. That was just a few months ago, and it was just like, ‘Oh my God!’ We all hugged each other — like, this is so crazy and cool."
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Hardwicke also revealed that Stewart was shocked to see her there.
“When Kristen walked into Rob’s birthday, she’s like, ‘Catherine? Rob’s birthday? What’s going on?’ I go, ‘I kinda crashed it with Toni.' And she goes, ‘Well I crashed it, too.’ ”
According to the director, Stewart — whomdated Pattinson during their four-year stint as Bella and Edward— “rang the bell at the gate” and checked if it was “cool” for her to come, and “of course” Pattinson welcomed her.
“He’s such a lovely person,” she added ofThe Batmanstar.
source: people.com
