Blood brothers and sisters! Starting with that of 2008 Twilight, fans were introduced to the Cullen coven. Five films later, Twihards is still unsure about the vampires’ pale skin, supernatural abilities and the fact that Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) sparkles in the sunlight.
Based on the successful novels of Stephanie Meijerthe films spanned five years and consisted of Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012).
Moviegoers met the Cullen clan in the first film, on and on Breaking Dawn – Part 1human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) had married into the family after tying the knot with Edward in that film. They later welcomed daughter Renesmee Cullen (Mackenzie Foy).
The members of the OG family were Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and his wife Esme (Elizabeth Reaser). Their coven – better known as their children in the human world – were Alice (Ashley Greene), Emmet (Kellan Lutz) and Edward.
Their crew was completed by Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), who married Emmett after being turned by Carlisle, and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), who married Alice. Rosalie and Jasper used the same last name to pass as twins or siblings, while posing as high school students alongside the Cullen “kids.”
Ten years after Twilight shot the costars to superstardom, Reaser said We weekly only that years later she was ‘glad that people are enthusiastic about it’.
“I can’t believe it’s already been 10 years,” the Michigan native said Us in September 2018. “It seems like yesterday to me, but I’m excited.”
Reaser noted that “just hanging out” on set are some of her fondest memories of filming the franchise.
“They would be very grueling experiences, those shoots, so I think it was just being with our cast and sitting in little tents with people and joking around and keeping each other excited,” she added. “Those are the little moments you remember the most.”
Over the years, many on-screen family members have reunited and stayed in touch.
“I saw Peter the other night at dinner and it’s funny. It’s like seeing a cousin, a real family member,” Reaser said Us. “People are busy and travel for work, but I love them all.”
The following month Rathbone related Us that he is being recognized for his role in the films, more than a decade after the first installment hit theaters. As for the future of vampire-driven films, the actor hopes to see Twilight prequels down the line.
“I think that would be fun. I’m sure like everything else they could reboot it,” he revealed Us in October 2018, noting that he would “love” to see an origin story for Jasper and Alice.
Rathbone added: “But I think there’s a whole universe where they can really expand and we should finally see a little bit of it in Dawn. And I know Johnni Macke Stephenie has it all written out and mapped out in her head.”
Scroll down to see what the Cullen coven have been up to in real life since wrapping up the finale Dawn video from 2012.