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Twilight Director Discusses Iconic Baseball Scene as Vampire Film Marks 15th Anniversary

  • Director Catherine Hardwicke reflects on the iconic baseball scene from the original Twilight movie.
  • Only Jackson Rathbone and Cam Gigandet knew how to play baseball, while the rest of the cast had to learn for the scene.
  • Hardwicke praises work ethic of Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed during the baseball scene.

As the 2008 film Twilight approaches its 15th anniversary, director Catherine Hardwicke takes fans behind the scenes of the iconic baseball scene involving the Cullen family and three rogue vampires. In a Twilight watch-a-long with Happy Sad Confused podcast host Josh Horowitz, Hardwicke reveals how they tried to make the scene exciting and fun.

Hardwicke explains that she and the Twilight team had to teach most of the actors how to play baseball as only Jackson Rathbone and Cam Gigandet were familiar with the game. She was impressed with how the entire cast made it look effortless and specifically praised the hard work of Ashley Greene, who played Alice Cullen, and Nikki Reed, who portrayed Rosalie Hale.

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