"Twilight" at Comic-Con 2012 has been the talk of the world, especially amongst die-hard fans. Those who attended the 45th annual event in San Diego got a special sneak peek of "Breaking Dawn Part 2," the epic finale based on the "Twilight series" written by Stephanie Meyer.
The "Breaking Dawn Part 2" panel was held on Thursday, the first full day of Comic-Con, which goes on until July 15. In Hall H, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., fans couldn't hold in their excitement to see their favorite characters once more.
About 6,000 screaming fans attended the panel, according to New York Daily News. Summit Entertainment screened the first seven minutes of the hotly anticipated film and an additional clip. The fans finally got to see Bella as a newborn vampire. The entire "Twilight" case was there in attendance to introduce the footage and answer questions after it was screened. The cast that took the stage included Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and fellow cast members Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz and Meyer.
Director Bill Condon appeared via video from London, where he is recording the score for the film.
Total Film did a take-by-take of the sneak footage for fans that couldn't be there to see it with their own eyes, but can visualize.
The footage began at the point "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1" finished, with Bella opening her eyes to reveal the ruby red irises of a vampire.
There were shots around the room, the walls, and the carpet in extreme close-up; Bella's senses are greatly heightened.
Edward appears at the door, Bella goes to him. There is a close-up of her massive wedding ring. They touch hands, arms, softly, tenderly; his hand reaches up to her face and cups her chin.
"You're so beautiful," he whispers.
She sees herself in a full-length mirror, she's wearing a blue dress, colors are saturated, and then she smiles. She is indeed beautiful.
She holds Edward close and - bang! She gives him a super-strength squeeze.
"It's your turn not to break me!" he says.
There are scenes of Bella running through forests, and lush close-ups of flowers blooming. She is actually smiling as she races with Edward through the trees.
They jump from waterfalls, and she flies. She exercises her now super-acute sense of hearing to listen to the creatures of the forest.
Bella now wants to eat the creatures of the forest.
She stalks a deer foraging in the undergrowth until she smells the blood of a climber.
She runs off barefoot, climbs up a sheer mountainside while Edward calls after her, and manages to overcome her murderous urges to kill a human hiker.
"I'm amazed. You ran away from human blood mid-hunt," Edward says to Bella.
Off the precipice, she senses a mountain lion stalking the aforementioned deer. The lion pounces. So does Bella. Then she eats the lion.
Finally Bella sees Jacob for the first time since the transformation. It's an affectionate and accepting reunion. She smells him.
"You really do stink!" She says. But now she wants to see her daughter Renesmee. Then the footage ends.
A second scene from later on in the film was also shown. There was a moment where the Cullens are helping Bella appear more human before her first meeting with Charlie. She is putting in dark contacts, re-learning how to blink, and to move her shoulders as if she's breathing, and slamming a chair against a wall while trying to sit down normally.
"It felt so good to break her in, to see how fast the car goes," Stewart said from the stage after the footage was shown. "'Twilight' vampires are very unique. They're not like all vampires... Everyone's powers are informed by how they were when they were human."
On February 10, Target showed a sneak peek (shown below) of the upcoming movie in stores, which was also the release day of the "Breaking Dawn Part 1" DVD.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" will be released in theaters November 16, 2012. Check back here for recent info on the upcoming movie.