MTV MOVIES BLOG: TWILIGHT DVD BONUS BRINGS BACK COMIC-CON MEMORIES

Larry Carroll of MTV has been kind enough to release an exclusive DVD bonus video from Comic-Con of last year, where a few of the cast members, crew, and Stephenie Meyer herself happened to attend:

Yep, I was there at Comic-Con 2008 to witness “Twilight” taking over pop culture. At the time, MTV News had been reporting on it for about six months, and “Twilight Tuesdays” were in full swing, but whenever I’d mention the upcoming movie to other journalists, I’d usually get blank stares. They were there to cover “Watchmen” or “The Spirit” or “Star Trek” - but once the line of Twilighters wrapped around the San Diego Convention center, Stephenie Meyer’s vampire phenomenon suddenly became a whole lot harder to ignore.

From a personal point of view, the coolest thing about this bonus footage is that I was lucky enough to stand backstage with the cast, right near that camera. I spoke with the stars and watched them all run out onstage to see 7000 fans screaming their names. Just before the part where you see Taylor Lautner going out there, he confided in me that he was very nervous. But they were all so genuinely happy to be there.

Ultimately, all the “Twilight” stars had to do was go out there and give the fans what they wanted. And, of course, they did.

In the years to come, I’m sure that far more than 7000 people will claim to have been in Hall H on that day. But for those of us who were there, we’ll never forget the ear-piercing shrieks, blushing answers and all-around awesomeness of the moment.

Read the full article here. And stay tuned: MTV will be releasing another exclusive featurette from the ‘Twilight’ DVD tomorrow!

MTV also has another cute new article about the footage, including quotes from Edi Gathegi and Kellan Lutz and their plans for a pajama party for the DVD release. Read that here.

I thought this video was very cool, and I like that they are going to include it on the DVD. Comic-Con was such a defining moment for the movie and the cast so I think it’s very appropriate for them to include a nod to it on the DVD extras. On a side note: I hope some of the cast attends Comic-Con again this year - I think it would be a nice touch.

What did you think of this video? Were you fortunate enough to attend Comic-Con? Are you hoping the cast attends Comic-Con again?