Robert's Dedication on the "New Moon" set was impressive

Rotten Tomatoes was on the set of "New Moon" during the Volturi underground lair scenes. She had this to say about the cast, Stephenie Meyer, & Melissa Rosenburg's commitment to getting the scenes just right for the fans. Reading about this scene and what Robert's body had to go through makes me anxious to see this scene even more...

In the scene, Edward rushes forward to stop Aro from "testing" vampire powers on Bella, only to suffer the crippling pain of Jane's power. It was a tough scene; the set was eerily quiet, save for the sound of Pattinson's body hitting the ground with every take.

While the first Twilight film used plenty of wire work to achieve the look of vampires running/climbing with effortless ease (an effect criticized for a lack of weightiness and realism), wires here were being used in quite a different way. Stunt coordinator JJ Makaro, who paused for a moment to chat, said that the crew was making deliberate pains to make New Moon's action look more realistic.

"We have wire work, but we're really trying to not do a lot of it," he explained. "We don't want to get into the Hong Kong - floaty stuff that you see all the time, vampires hanging in the air and all of that. It's a tough call, because wires are wires, and the inherent problem with them is exactly that. They get floaty on you. So we're having a heck of a time trying to find the balance that gives us enough to make it supernatural without it being over the top."

Pattinson wore a dark burgundy hooded robe, his chest exposed. And yes, it was impeccably hairless and like alabaster, just as Meyer wrote it. Girls will swoon. Greene stood next to him, wearing a white and gray striped robe and red gloves. Stewart stood between them in black jeans, a short sleeved shirt, and sneakers.

As Pattinson rushed forward, wires attached to his clothing were rigged to jerk him back the moment that Jane's attack -- an invisible psychosomatic blast of pain -- hit him. He grimaced in pain as the camera closed in, neck muscles straining with effort. Finally, he fell to his knees before collapsing on the ground with a loud thud.

Behind the stage, Meyer and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg sat together, nodding in agreement. It looked good on the monitors.

One problem: the wires were tugging Pattinson's robe too much, and would be visible in the film. The crew reset and shot it again. Thud. We began to appreciate Pattinson's commitment.

Okay did everyone read the part I got excited about....no shirt on and open burgendy robe, squee!!! Are you excited to see this as much as me?

Comment by Jess' Cullen Martins {Dracula} on July 21, 2009 at 1:23pm: YES! OMG... I cant wait.. LOOL ahaha they look exactly like the book.. and DAMN.. Rob is commited!

Comment by Ari on July 21, 2009 at 1:51pm: wth? they says Robert was in great pain and the only thing u care about is his chest?... seriously

Comment by Carolina on July 21, 2009 at 2:30pm: Poor Rob, hitting th florr all those tiems he' is commited!! I'm really excited to see New Moon=D

Comment by Kerry on July 21, 2009 at 3:15pm: Oh this has me restless for Nov!

Comment by STUPID LAMB :) ! on July 21, 2009 at 3:18pm: I know poor rob hitting the floor all those times. .

Comment by Catherine the Vampire on July 21, 2009 at 3:25pm: Four freaking more months to wait. My poor Rob - he may have been acting but falling to the floor so many times must have hurt.

Comment by bettin_on_alice on July 21, 2009 at 4:08pm: i can't wait!

Comment by kristenlovesrob on July 21, 2009 at 4:47pm: CANT WAIT
poor rob-but well done

Comment by tet_d on July 21, 2009 at 5:09pm: Hmm, that bare-chested scene will probably distract many fans from Rob's acting... well, I hope not. Good thing some critics of Rotten Tomatoes noticed his acting and how the production go about the scene to make it, uhm, not superficial enough. I also can't wait this scene how Rob as Edward pull it off with the invisible curse Jane put on him. Gaaah, November... so far.

Comment by isabella m. cullen on July 21, 2009 at 6:28pm: YES! YES! YES! YES!....IM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW MUCH WORK THEY PUT IN TO THIS AND HOW IT TURND OUT!!!NOVEMBER NEEDS TO C** FASTER!!!!!