Let the countdown begin. Cameras are pretty close to rolling on Breaking Dawn.

“We start sometime in October and go all the way through to late April,” Kellan Lutz says. “I just did a [wardrobe fitting] and a contact lenses test.”

As for that much anticipated, hard-to-imagine birthing scene…

Lutz cracked, “I think they should show it and have Emmett in the background laughing.”

Joking aside, Lutz says he knows what director Bill Condon has planned for the potentially gory sequence. “I love the way that they’re showing it,” he said. “I really thought that was going to be really a tough thing to show.”

Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg recently told us the birth of baby Renesmee won’t necessarily be gruesome. “I don’t think it’s about the amount of blood you show,” she said. “It’s about the intensity of it. It’s on their faces. It’s all from Bella’s point of view when you’re seeing what’s going. It should feel visceral. I think it’s going to be pretty intense.”

Robert Pattinson:
“I keep everything from the set. I’ve stolen all of Edward’s clothes.”

Elizabeth Reaser:
“My original Esme bracelet. I’ve seen reproductions of it in stores, but I want to keep the one that I wear once we finish [filming]. It’s mine!”

Taylor Lautner:
“All my character wears is jean shorts, so I’ll have to go with those. That’s my only option!”

Julia Jones:
“Leah’s cut-offs!”

Kellan Lutz:
“Emmett’s Jeep! I’ve wanted it since we shot the first movie. I keep saying that, but nothing’s happened. I’m still waiting!”

Tinsel Korey:
“My relationship with everybody from set. We get along like a real family. Our relationship is special.”

Xavier Samuel:
“Vampires dress really well, so it would have to be Riley’s jacket. When you run it’s a bit flamboyant, but it looks good. I recommend running in those jackets.”

Sarah Clarke:
“In Eclipse, my character wears a cowboy hat and they let me keep it. Now that the movie is out, I won’t be able to wear it as much.”

Peter Facinelli:
“Carlisle’s ring! It has the Cullen crest, the symbol of the whole family, on it. I’d like to take it home and keep it in a drawer somewhere. Once, I couldn’t get it off my finger, so it did go home with me.”

Alex Meraz:
“The shorts are all I’ve got! We keep using the same shorts but I keep getting bigger for each film, so the shorts keep getting tighter. By the end of the series, they’re going to be torn. Hey, sex sells and I’m glad to sell it!”

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Kellan Lutz is a busy guy. The 25-year-old has been working nonstop since finding fame in the Twilight series. He’s the new face (and body) of Calvin Klein underwear, he just wrapped a romantic comedy with Mandy Moore, he’s currently shooting The Immortals with Mickey Rourke in Montreal, and he’s got two more action films on tap (Warrior and Death Games), not to mention the concluding Twilight two-parter, Breaking Dawn. In fact, he’s so busy he doesn’t even have time to take a break from doing interviews for Twilight: Eclipse to grab a little breakfast in private.

“Sorry about this,” he says before tucking into a healthy-looking omelet with a side of mixed berries at a downtown Toronto hotel suite. He’s just about to launch into a story about the MMVAs when he wrinkles his nose and smells the food. “Wait, is this yogurt or sour cream? I can’t even tell the difference any more,” he says before handing the bowl to his publicist. “Taste this for me.” An official food taster; he has arrived.

Not that Lutz comes off as a diva who’s high on the perks of fame. Despite his breakout star status, the actor is a lot like the character he plays in the Twilight franchise: easy-going, loveable and just a little bit mischievous.

How do you prepare for that intense fan reaction that seems to follow you wherever you go?

For me, I never really experienced it until Twilight. I think the biggest extreme from zero to 100, as far as realizing what I’ve gotten myself into, happened at the premiere of Twilight. I was just like, “There’s a line of people. Who are they waiting for? Wait, is that my face on a poster?!?” It was so surreal. After that, you kind of get an understanding of what it’s like to feel like a Beatle. To have fans screaming your name and crying and running after you; you kind of embrace it.

So it doesn’t freak you out?

I just go into it open-armed now. I’m such a people person. I love hanging out with the fans and doing the conventions and Q&As. I did a Calvin Klein meet-and-greet at The Bay yesterday and the fans were so great. To hear their stories and hang out; it’s really humbling to know that they enjoy and they appreciate your work.

Did you have any crazy fan encounters at The Bay?

There was a guy Max who is such a big teddy bear, kind of like Emmett. He was like “What about all the men who came for you, Kellan?” He was awesome! I actually ripped my jeans onstage because I was giving a little girl a hug…

Oh, I’m sure the crowd didn’t hate that.

[Laughs] It was funny – I was like “Oh, now you get to see my Calvins!” So I changed my jeans and I gave my old ones to Max, ’cause he just cracked me up. But everyone is just so loving. I’m really glad that the loving fans sit on the streets and wait to see us at events for three days versus the haters.

So have you seen Eclipse yet?

No! Have you?

Yeah. It’s good; definitely my favourite of the three.

Awesome! That’s what I’ve been hearing. It was my favourite book. It was my favourite to shoot, mostly because it’s such an action-packed movie. And my character actually does stuff. He has more than four lines! I understand about the first ones; I knew that getting into it, you can’t really change the books. So it was funny when fans go, “Oh, I wish there is more of you in the movies.” There’s nothing you can do about it.

There’s so much action. I think this is the one that girls are going to be able to bring their boyfriends to and the guys won’t complain.

I know! I annoyed the producers since Day 1 on Twilight, trying to do all my own stunts. And for insurance reasons, they said no. But for Eclipse we did six weeks of mixed martial arts training – jujitsu, kung-fu, boxing. It’s such an epic battle. The stunt guys were brilliant. They really depicted each of our characteristics, with me being the bulldozer who just runs through people. While Jasper and Alice are quicker; they’re stealthy. Rosalie’s kind of dirty, so she’ll throw stuff. With each of us having a different fighting style, it really gave it a unique vibe when they put it all together.

It sounds like you loved the physical aspect of this film.

I loved doing stunts; I don’t have tattoos and I always say that my scars and bruises are my tattoos. I just did this movie called The Killing Game and we had real machetes and my chest got cut up by accident. My agent was like “That’s your money maker! You can’t ruin that!” [Laughs]

So you’re hoping for action movies in your future?

I love action movies; I want to work with Sylvester Stallone one day. I was supposed to work on his movie The Expendables. I auditioned for it and I got the role, but the scheduling didn’t work out with New Moon. And I was just like, “What a bummer.” It has seven of my favourite action stars. Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture…it’s such an all-star cast. If the name “Kellan” would have been up there with them, I would have died happy.

You have a pretty intense fight scene early on in Eclipse where you face off against a werewolf. What’s it like acting against CGI?

That was tough because when I’m doing stunts, I need someone to push me to act against. But with the wolf, I just had to fake it. It’s just really funny when you have a cardboard cutout that you’re acting against. And that river was freezing! It was so cold and I was like “But vampires can’t breathe.” And David was like “Just use it as if you’re mad at the wolf.” So I’m like [mimes shivering and shaking]. All the actors playing the wolves have the easiest job ever because they get to hang out shirtless and then they don’t fight! [Laughs]

What was it like working with David Slade?

He’s really cool. I’m really a big fan. 30 Days of Night is such a great, epic vampire movie, and Hard Candy is such an intense mental movie, so he’s a great director for this kind of dark, edgy movie. He was never stressed and he always had this dry sense of humour that I loved. Some people didn’t get it, like Rob [Pattinson] would just not understand his jokes, which made me laugh even more.

This movie is much darker than the other ones, but Emmett is still the film’s most happy-go-lucky vampire.

My character is such an extremist; he is certain that nothing can hurt him. But he’s also a kid at heart and loves life to the fullest. And when he’s messing with Bella, I love that he can crack jokes in a jovial way instead of a mean way. He just likes to pick on her and then he shows his dimples. Like me growing up. I come from a big family. And I got away with stuff ’cause I’d just smile and be like, “I didn’t do it!”

In Eclipse, we see Jasper and Rosalie’s backstories. Where’s Emmett’s?

I know! There’s an excerpt that Stephenie [Meyer] wrote called “Emmett and the Bear” that she posted on her website. It really shows what the story is with Emmett and his relationship with Edward and how they became really close. I wish that we could show that. I’d love for Stephenie to write the Emmett chronicles.

Would you consider doing an Emmett spin-off?

Oh yeah. Even if it’s just one movie. To see Emmett and Rosalie’s relationship more would be nice. I love my character; I’ve made such a backstory in my head, and I just don’t get to show a lot of him. I can’t help it and I can’t complain, but there’s a lot that I want to do with him.

Let’s talk about Breaking Dawn. Are you excited that it’s being split into two movies?

I really am. I haven’t really sensed an ending coming up for the Twilight saga. I don’t want it to end because I love my character. I don’t mind going through two hours of makeup and putting in those annoying contacts just to be my character, because I have this happiness when I transform into him. And to get to do two more premieres, two more press junkets and have twice as long to travel around the world to meet fans is awesome. It’s just so easy. The movies don’t take too long to shoot and it’s a nice reunion with the rest of the cast.

So you’re not getting antsy to move on from Twilight?

It’s opened up so many doors that it doesn’t seem like it’s our whole life. We shoot it, then we work on three other different movies, and then you come back and get another taste of Twilight. I’m not super-saturated with Emmett or this saga yet; it hasn’t gotten old and it’s not going to.

What are you looking forward to about Breaking Dawn?

I really can’t wait to see how they’re going to do the whole baby thing. I’m just really excited to see how Melissa [Rosenberg] is going to write it. And also when they’re going to make part A stop and part B start. Is it before Bella transforms into a vampire? I can’t wait to read the script!

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The undead Cullens have finally come to terms with Edward’s human love Bella, as the pair moves closer to marriage. In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the Cullens are ready to fight for her against an army of newborn vampires.

That meant lots of action for Peter Facinelli (Carlisle), Kellan Lutz (Emmett), Ashley Greene (Alice) and Nikki Reed (Rosalie). They told Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf why they believe in the power of eternal love and the power of Stephenie Meyer’s novels on the big screen.

No guessing about who’s coming to dinner.
Peter Facinelli: “Doesn’t everyone have someone like Edward in their family that seems to be in a problematical relationship? You’re like, ‘I really wish they weren’t dating that person,’ but because you love them you just smile and say, ‘Welcome to the family.’ I think love makes you do some pretty crazy things like even giving your life up for all eternity.”

Nikki Reed: “I mean, ask my brother how many girls he’s tried to date and how many have lasted after the family met them. I grew up very fast and I moved out very young, so when I’ve been in serious relationships, it was somehow much easier to bring a guy home to meet my family.”

Keeping love off the menu.
Peter Facinelli: “Edward shouldn’t really play with his food though. Romancing Bella is like falling in love with your mashed potatoes. Our family is living on a really strict bloodless diet, and when you’re on a diet you get cranky sometimes. I’ve always said, ‘Why don’t the Cullens have a petting farm, like a little zoo in the backyard, so if we want like a snack, we just go and grab a squirrel. It would be like having a candy bar or something.”

Fighting for Bella and Edward.
Peter Facinelli: “We trained for six weeks to take on the ‘newborns’ who are the bad vampires. We all loved the action stuff. My daughter came down and was watching one of the scenes. After we filmed it, I let her try. It was awesome. This 12-year-old girl was throwing this stunt guy across the room. That’s how good those guys make us look.”

The biggest fan magnet.
Kellan Lutz: “We’ve all stayed so down to earth, and it’s just funny to see life change for the people around us, especially Rob. It’s like when a fan lunges at him and you only see one bodyguard around, and then ten more jump out of the crowd where they’ve been hiding. God, it’s crazy to think about needing a bodyguard. But Rob can’t take any chances. He’s a heartthrob, but he’s also a great guy and we all love him because he hasn’t changed as a person.”

A strange Twi-hard encounter.
Kellan Lutz: “When we were filming in Oregon I was in my hotel room and there was a knock on the door. I thought it was my castmates because we were all going out to get some dinner. I had just gotten out of the shower and I grabbed a towel. Thank God I didn’t just throw open the door because I was practically naked. I heard voices going, ‘Emmett, we’re your fans’ and I could tell they were near tears. So I put some clothes on as fast as I could, opened the door and it was two lovely ladies holding a giant basket full of goodies for all of us.”

It’s all between the covers.
Ashley Greene: “I remember I read the first book in a day and a half and fell in love with it, and went right on to read the second and third. That’s when I understood why people are so totally into the story. I remember when I finally got cast, I was so ecstatic that I just burst into tears. I didn’t realize it was going to be such a huge deal until we started filming in Portland and my mom was like ‘Do you have a fan site yet?’ I was like, ‘People don’t know who I am.’ Now, everywhere there are screaming fans.”

Who’s your daddy?
Peter Facinelli: “I am in charge. We spent a lot of time together in rehearsals, a lot of time helping each other out. I think there’s a bond there because we all respected each other as actors. When I see them, they put a smile on my face. I have a profound love, like a family love, for all of the Cullens and for Bella and for Jacob. I just want to go over and give them a hug. I enjoy them. We did things together like they’d come over and play poker at the end of a day of filming.”

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