Kristen Stewart sizzles in Breaking Dawn and it was no easy feat, she told Movie Fanatic. Because director Bill Condon was filming two films at once, many days found Stewart getting inside Bella’s head as a newlywed, a newly-turned vampire and as a pregnant woman.

Stewart flew in to Los Angeles to talk about Breaking Dawn after taking a break from the London set of her latest film (don’t miss our first look at The Snow White and the Huntsman trailer). She has been playing Bella for years now and as the conclusion is near, the normally stoic actress -- we find -- is quite moved by the end of an era.

Movie Fanatic: Is there a piece of Bella that will stay with you forever?

Kristen Stewart: I’ve always felt like you really project yourself onto that character. I’m pretty wrapped up in her. If you’re the type of girl to identify with Bella then you’re just kind of on her. So it’s really hard for me. I genuinely had to justify every decision she made the whole way through. Sometimes your characters in films do things that you wouldn’t do. But for her, somehow I could not disagree with her ever and I didn’t. I think we’re pretty similar at times but then it’s hard to say.

Movie Fanatic: Since you shot Breaking Dawn non-linearly, was it difficult to play Bella at some very challenging moments in her life completely out of sequence?

Kristen Stewart: It really was everywhere within each day. Shooting two movies at the same time completely out of sequence, it wasn’t something that we initially were concerned about -- keeping sequences intact scheduling-wise. I think what that gave me is that she’s always looking into the future and thinking about what she’s going to achieve. In this movie she does get everything that she wants. She’s very much in her own head. Basically, what I’m saying is being able to play a vampire, a human, a woman who’s pregnant, a woman who’s about to get married, literally, sometimes within the same day -- or sometime in the same week, everything felt more important and more relevant to me. Everything felt very close. So I think if we did it more systematically it just wouldn’t have been the same. Everything was happening all at once and it was so overwhelming that it was good. It gives you that energy every day.

Movie Fanatic: Walking down the aisle in the wedding scene, what was on your mind? Was it firmly in the scene, or did you begin to realize this is the beginning of the end?

Kristen Stewart: I had a million different things going through my head and what I kept telling myself was, “Stop, stop, stop. Like just do it. Actually have this experience because you’re just about to ruin it.” I think I was so in the right place to do it that I needed to just put the dress on and go and stand there and walk and see everyone. I know the story so well. The most common question for actors is “How do you remember all your lines?” It’s literally the last thing I think about. If you know the story so well, they just come out. If someone asks you, provokes you in the right way, that’s like what it is. So I just kept telling myself, “Just find yourself in this moment and appreciate it or else you’re going to look back and go, gosh, why didn’t I just take that ride? Like just do it.”

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Full Trailer

Movie Fanatic: How does playing the literary based Bella compare to the fairy tale of Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman?

Kristen Stewart: I guess a million comparisons could be drawn but the one thing that sticks out in my mind is they really both are, in different ways, matriarchs, very strong, strong matriarchs, that need to find that position. And you see the whole process. But it’s so different. And them both being icons, it’s funny. I didn’t grow up on fairy tales. I know everyone says, “Have you seen this thing? It’s so cool. We’ve all grown up with this story. It’s a retelling.” And I’m like, “Not really, I didn’t.” I also didn’t grow up with Twilight. So for me, these things are sort of being put on these characters. Right as I think, “Wow, this is important,” everyone goes, “That’s important.” It’s like, “Okay, cool.” I’ve gotten really lucky on that one. I didn’t know that going in to either of these. I mean I know Snow White, obviously more so than Twilight, was expected to be more important to people because they know it.

Movie Fanatic: Outside of Twilight, what types of films are you attracted to?

Kristen Stewart: Movies that I’ve done between the Twilight films, I’ve just been really lucky. They’ve been very different, not because I’ve meant them to be, literally because the things that I was drawn to happen to be different from the Twilight thing. It’s really hard for me to answer questions like that because right now is the first time in a long time that I haven’t worked or haven’t known what I was going to be doing. And I don’t want to rush it because I want some time off to figure out what I’m interested in, like what my interests are. Not to say that I’m just going, going, going all the time, not at all, it’s just that I do want a little time to really figure out what I really, really, really want to do.

Movie Fanatic: What is your take on the fact that the teenage Bella gets pregnant in Breaking Dawn?

Kristen Stewart: It’s funny, it’s such a far-fetched story and all, but it’s really not if you just compare it to somebody who’s my age and not in agreement with people that think they’re making the wrong decision. That’s such a common position to be in. Of course, this movie does have every milestone, well not every, but it crams a lot of milestones into one movie. It was almost like within this series it doesn’t last for a very long period of time but it was a much more full experience than you really would ever get to have with something about a girl that age, because of her unique situation. I really did get to live like 10 to 15 years in those four to five, because everything is so important obviously and speeded everything up which makes everything, especially questions like these, very unreal. Basically, yes, I had all of those experiences. I definitely looked down [at the baby bump] and figured “Geez.” And also, my favorite image, every single time I think about this installment, I just think about a cat in the corner, claws out, belly swollen, like, “Stay away from me.” It’s so cool and I could really identify with that.

Movie Fanatic: You inspire a lot of your fans. Can you process how you have inspired a lot of women through your portrayal of an icon of theirs in Bella?

Kristen Stewart: It’s hard, I hate when people say, “What advice do you want to give your fans?” I don’t even know how to explain this. People that I look up to, you find people in life that are common to you. It’s like, “Yeah, I’m like you.” Everyone chooses differently. It’s just weird to think, “So, why are you better?” I’m literally being sane, which is why it’s so cool. I thank them too. The same reason they like me, I’m sure I like them. It’s common, common ground. Because I’m placed on this pedestal, it looks like, “Oh, it’s so incredible for you that way.” It’s not really because it’s so weird. Trust me. I’m like, “Come on up, you’ll see.” There’s really no difference.

Movie Fanatic: How has your friendship with Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner helped you guys get through the mayhem that is being part of the Twilight franchise?

Kristen Stewart: I can’t imagine what this movie would have been if I didn’t have really, really solid and growing relationships with them. Also, a common question is “So, are you guys a big family? Do you always talk to each other?” Yeah, but it’s more like the idea that when I don’t see Taylor for a while, suddenly I go, “Agh.” And I take my phone out. It’s not like I see him all the time or every day. It’s just that when you work with people like that, you can give so much, you’re so comfortable and you can do no wrong, and so they’ve got you. I think we all just got along, and it shows.

Movie Fanatic: So, we’ve already established that the wedding scene was pivotal. What do you make of Rob’s assertion that it was a real priest and you and he are in fact married?

Kristen Stewart: [Laughs] Honestly, that’s the first I’d heard of that. He (the priest) couldn’t even remember the vows. I think he was nervous. He was great. It’s just that he kept saying our names as well. And I think he also called me Bella Elizabeth, or something, but he definitely messed up my middle name. Basically that’s a funny story to come out of all of this because that wasn’t my memory of it. And was he even necessarily a real ordained minister? I’d like to find out [laughs].

Happy Feet 2 arrives in theaters this Friday, November 18, and one of the film’s stars, Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores Jr. introduces the clip.

Happy Feet 2 Trailer

The sequel to the 2006 hit features Elijah Wood returning to the role of Mumble, the penguin who is dance crazy and Robin Williams, who is also back as Ramon and Lovelace. Don’t miss our interview with Williams running tomorrow here on Movie Fanatic.

Happy Feet 2 will be in 3D and IMAX 3D, but also available in 2D. The film is directed by the first film’s helmer, George Miller, and also features the vocal talents of Pink, Hank Azaria, Sofia Vergara, Common and in a casting coup, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt!

The Immortals took the top spot at the box office and has given Movie Fanatic an awesome Immortals prize pack (enter here). To celebrate the film’s success, we have compiled a series of quotes from the film that takes Greek mythology and brings the story visually into the 21st century.

Henry Cavill stars as Theseus, a mere mortal with the fighting skills that the gods recognize as their only hope against the warring desire of Hyperion (Mickey Rourke). Check out the movie if you haven’t already in 3D and be sure to read on for more The Immortals quotes.

Zeus (to Theseus): I have faith in you. Prove me right. | permalink

Theseus: Today we are offered something we would never have. Today, we fight for honor! | permalink

Hyperion: The gods may be on your side, but your pain has just begun. | permalink

Theseus: Let's write history... with blood! | permalink

Athena: During times of peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in war it is the fathers who send their sons to the grave. | permalink

Zeus: If any of you interfere in the affairs of mankind, the punishment will be severe. | permalink

Phaedra: To those whom much is given, much is lost. | permalink

Theseus: Fight for honor, fight for your children, fight for your future, fight for immortality! | permalink

Hyperion: I will end the reign of the gods. | permalink

Zeus: If there is one human who could lead them against Hyperion, it would be Theseus. He does not fear danger. He fears only the failure to defend his freedom. | permalink

Phaedra: I cannot change the future. You can. | permalink

This week in home video is headlined by two films: Larry Crowne and Beginners. One features an all-star cast and the other is one of the best films of the year.

Larry Crowne: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in a romantic comedy that misses the mark more than it makes it. We adore Hanks and Roberts, but their magic never fully gels. Hanks wrote the script with Nia Vardalos and their intentions are pure -- an adult rom-com that leaves you thinking. Larry Crowne is also a film of our time as its lead (Hanks) is laid off from his job and must reinvent himself in this sluggish economy. He returns to community college and with the help of his speech teacher (Roberts) he forges a new path in life. The extras on the DVD and Blu-Ray oftentimes produce more laughs than the actual film.

Beginners: One of the best films of 2011 so far, Beginners stars Christopher Plummer in what may be his most unlikely and simultaneously riveting performance of his career. Plummer stars as the father to Ewan McGregor, who plays a character reeling from the death of his mother and the late in life coming out of the closet of his father. The film crackles with energy and features a star-making turn by French actress Melanie Laurent, who plays the love interest of McGregor’s character. Writer-director Mike Mills took a page from his own life to craft Beginners and therefore, his commentary on the DVD and Blu-Ray is something to behold.

Sure, the world is abuzz with Breaking Dawn hysteria. But many of us in Hollywood are equally, if not more thrilled as the Twilight nation is with their franchise's arrival in theaters this November, about another upcoming film: The Muppets. The Jason Segel’s co-written and stars in the rebirth of Jim Henson’s Muppets. The Muppets have captured the spirit of that other pop culture icon in its latest series of movie posters. First up is Kermit channeling Robert Pattinson as Edward from The Twilight Saga.

What would an Edward take-off be without Bella (Kristen Stewart) nearby? Miss Piggy scores that honor with her Bella Swine poster. How clever is that? Bella Swan, meet Bella Swine!

Finally, who better to embody Jacob in our The Muppets Twilight character poster trilogythan our favorite canine piano player?

The Muppets in all their glory land in theaters November 23... and don't miss the latest The Muppets parody trailer. Stay with Movie Fanatic for our exclusive behind the scenes interview and chats with Segel and even Miss Piggy and Kermit!

Fresh off the success of The Immortals, director Tarsem Singh is giving us a first look at his latest vision in the first trailer for Mirror Mirror.

Mirror Mirror Trailer

Julia Roberts is clearly up to the task of playing the Evil Queen to Abduction star Lily Collins’ Snow White. There’s a level of humor in Singh’s Snow White story -- as opposed to what we saw in the Snow White and the Huntsman trailer. But, clearly, these are completely different movies who only share a lead character’s name.

What is interesting in contrasting the trailers for Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror is their focus on the Evil Queen. Charlize Theron got the spotlight in the former’s trailer and Roberts gets the highlight in the latter’s first look.

Mirror Mirror is set to be released March 16, 2012.

The Happy Feet gang is back and the leader of the acting bunch is Robin Williams. Williams plays Ramon in the sequel (check out the Happy Feet 2 final trailer) and sat down with Movie Fanatic to discuss finding his inner penguin again, working with Sofia Vergara as well as how he feels about turning sixty.

Williams returned to the Happy Feet world helmed by George Miller. The director provided the rarest of opportunities for an animated film -- the actors recorded their lines together. Normally it is an actor solo in the booth. Williams appreciated the camaraderie, particularly with a certain Modern Family star.

Movie Fanatic: You have immense voice-acting experience with animation. How does working on Happy Feet 2 compare with your other films?

Robin Williams: We got to work together in the same room! I forgot that when I did other animated films, I was alone most of the time. With Aladdin, it didn’t matter because I was creating forty different voices. But with this, it was so great to have everybody in the room together. You build a rhythm. The wonderful thing about all of it was that George Miller was watching it.

Movie Fanatic: Sounds like a more physical experience?

Robin Williams: You’d sweat through stuff [laughs]. At the end of the day, I’d go, “I’m just doing a voice, but I’ve sweated through a shirt.” But, because of the activity and moving off each other, you just build a rhythm. You do end up moving around because you do get excited, working together. It’s like an old radio play. We would always break away and start to work together. That was because of George Miller.

Movie Fanatic: Ramon finally gets the girl! Tell us about the Ramon and Carmen love story in Happy Feet 2? Is love is the most important thing in the world?

Robin Williams: It’s pretty close to it. It’s cheaper than Prozac [laughs]. Ramon is a hopeless romantic, in that way. He’s this little guy who wants love in the worst way, which is usually in person. He even takes rejection as acceptance. He’s like, “Fat chance? I’ve got a chance! And it’s fat!” He’s more than smitten with Carmen, he’s bitten, and it’s off and running. With this, at least he does get the girl. He takes a leap of faith, literally. His love story is quite lovely because, most of the time, he doesn’t get the girl.

Movie Fanatic: How did you find the voice for Roman and Lovelace in Happy Feet? Was that more of a challenge than in the past for you?

Robin Williams: For Ramon, George said, “Make him an Argentinean football player.” Recently, I had a Hispanic woman come up to me and say, “You know, your accent is very Cuban.” I wanted to make him small, but fierce, much like myself. And then, with Lovelace, I combined a little bit of Foghorn Leghorn and Barry White. Plus, when I grew up in Detroit, there were all these Baptist ministers that you would hear on the radio, or sometimes on TV. I gave him that kind of power. It was easy to separate the two characters.

Movie Fanatic: Happy belated birthday. What does it feel like to be 60?

Robin Williams: I had a mid-life crisis at forty, so this is pretty sweet. Sixty is wonderful. Sixty is pretty amazing. I’m like, “I’m alive!” [Laughs] It’s great. Once I had the heart surgery, it’s me 2.0. And, I have a cow valve, which means I can shit standing up now. It’s pretty sweet. And, I’m just off my honeymoon, which at sixty was wonderful. I actually remember it. And, a honeymoon in Paris doesn’t suck either.

Movie Fanatic: Was it a thrill to work with Sofia Vergara, as Carmen -- your character’s love interest?

Robin Williams: Yeah, that doesn’t suck. I was like, “Yeah!” It was actually 3D, in the room.

[We both laugh]

Movie Fanatic: When your kids were little, was it too easy for you to become all these different characters, simply for their enjoyment?

Robin Williams: You know, I once was reading a story to my daughter, Zelda, when she was three. I was reading the story in different voices and, all of a sudden, she went, “Don’t do the voices. Just read the story.” I was like, “Oh, okay, great. Thank you, Missy.”

Ricky Gervais, despite having ruffled a few feathers as Golden Globes host with two previous hostings, will be back to resume his duties for the 2012 Golden Globes.

Fresh of the news that Billy Crystal will host the Oscars, The Hollywood Foreign Press announced their host in Gervais.

There was talk earlier this week that the choice was to go with Gervais again, or perhaps try the show with no host. Looks like those HFP folks decided that Gervais was worth the risk. Even though he may have extolled his humorous wrath on some of Hollywood’s most beloved celebrities, it appears the Golden Globes decided it was worth it after all. In fact, in our opinion, nothing creates buzz for your awards program like a host who can stoke a fire. Cue: Gervais!

James Cameron has brought his 3D wizardry to one of his most acclaimed films, Titanic. The studio behind Titanic has just released a trailer for the 3D version of the film and it has us singing that Celine Dion hit all over again.

Titanic 3D Trailer

Cameron has promised that not a single second of the film will be different (hear that George Lucas!), the only change is the film in three dimensions when it arrives back in theaters April 2012.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet tragic love story in 3D? Count us in as the dialogue in the original lacked much, it is hard to ignore the emotional and technical marvel that is Titanic. Until Avatar knocked it off the top spot on the all-time box office list, Titanic was the world’s most beloved film. Some could argue… it still is. And don't miss the new Titanic 3D poster.

With the premiere of Breaking Dawn, Robert Pattinson is beginning the beginning of the end. As a veteran of movie franchises (thank you Harry Potter), Pattinson knows about the fleetingness that is fame attached to those films. Pattinson took a moment from the whirlwind Breaking Dawn press tour to talk to Movie Fanatic about the final moments of The Twilight Saga, whether he’ll return to music and his initial reaction to that Bella (Kristen Stewart) birth scene that has caused fans to flutter.

Movie Fanatic: How do you think your life has changed since you first filmed Twilight through the release of Breaking Dawn?

Robert Pattinson: I guess it just presented a whole variety of obstacles in terms of trying to grow and figure out who you want to be. You know, it’s like having a very complicated maze to go through and you’re also being propelled by some kind of jet as well and trying to figure out how to go through a maze at the same time. [Laughs] And I still kind of feel like it hasn’t really slowed down. I’m still trying to figure out where I’m at. But it’s been fun and it’s totally bizarre to me. I mean, I’ve said it for years now, I didn’t even know if I was gonna continue acting before this happened. And I have much more of a drive and passion for it than I ever did before.

Movie Fanatic: What types of films would you like to make post-Twilight?

Robert Pattinson: I don’t know. I mean, I really approach things almost the exact same way until you’re really on the set. Smaller movies are great because you don’t have to argue with so many people all the time. But really I kind of like arguing so there’s a balance either way. [Laughs] With independent movies, it’s nice to see when a director... who’s kind of so pleased with it. I mean, it’s so rare when someone’s given someone the money to do something and let them do it. I just worked with David Cronenberg (on Cosmopolis) and just to see him, he’s left alone by everyone ‘cause I mean obviously he’s proved himself time and time again. But I mean, it’s really strange, I’ve never really worked with someone with absolutely no pressure from anywhere else apart from themselves and from the environment which they’ve chosen to work in. And it’s kind of nice to know that the pressure is not caused by compromises or anything like that, it’s just they’ve taken a responsibility on themselves and it’s really up to them to make it what they want. And people get a lot more pleasure out of it than, you know, having to sometimes like give up a lot just because there’s so much money involved or something like that or you’re working on a franchise or something like that when you have to think about the audience and you have to think about the previous movies and blah, blah, blah. It’s a different thing in some ways.

Movie Fanatic: What did it mean to you personally to have your hand prints permanently at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre?

Robert Pattinson: I stayed at the Magic Castle the first few times I came to L.A. when I was like 17. And I used to walk down there all the time. I kind of had no idea that Hollywood Boulevard would look the way that it does. [Laughs] But I was totally unemployable and everything. That wasn’t even in the realm of anything, any kind of understanding -- and it still isn’t. I mean, at all. I don’t even feel like I’ve really done it. [Laughs] I mean, I feel like, I don’t know, there’s just this wave that happened and I’m just on it. And I don’t know, it’s difficult, I feel like I’m gonna feel the personal connection in like 20 years from now. I feel like now it’s just all part of the same thing. I mean, I was kind of embarrassed when I did it because I messed it up and I like stood on my own handprints. [Laughs] I was like, the one handprint, which is like messed up. But I mean, it’s incredible, it represents something amazing. I think it’s totally ridiculous. I don’t even know how to feel about it. It’s just kind of mind-blowing.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Full Trailer

Movie Fanatic: Breaking Dawn is the closing chapter in your character Edward’s life? How have you seen his journey evolve for you personally?

Robert Pattinson: In the broadest terms about Edward’s journey, I mean right from the beginning, I took out and just ignored the fact that he’s a vampire, basically ignored the fact that he’s 108 except for kind of metaphorical purposes, and you were just left with kind of a troubled teenager. And it’s a really simple story of him getting content with himself, and he gets content by finding a woman and then having a child. [Laughs] Which is like I guess how a lot of kind of troubled guys kind of balance themselves out. At least that’s the hope anyway.

Movie Fanatic: Bill Condon told us that you came to him with this idea about Edward’s self-loathing that you have carried through the first three films. Where did that come from in your mind?

Robert Pattinson: I always thought that would be the key ingredient to Edward’s character. I mean, he’s a 108-year-old guy who’s never achieved anything he’s wanted to achieve. He’s been stuck in adolescence. I mean, when you’re an adolescent you think nothing is given to you, you think everything’s unfair, blah, blah, blah. And he’s been living like that for 100 years. [Laughs] So, I mean, you’d eventually get to the point of desperation. It’s very difficult to portray that and portray a love story at the same time unless you want to make a very different movie, and so I was trying to push for that angle at the same time. And it’s funny but Bill is the first person to say like, "I want to put this at the forefront." Because Breaking Dawn is probably the happiest that Edward’s been in the whole series. [Laughs] So it’s like choosing the wrong moment to use that. But we did a couple of flashback scenes and stuff like that which kind of reflect his anger, I guess, when he first turned into a vampire.

Movie Fanatic: When we first spoke for Twilight, you were really excited about your music. Do you get to do that much anymore?

Robert Pattinson: Yeah. I record stuff a lot but I don’t know, there’s something about doing movies, I can handle the criticism ‘cause you can always blame it on someone else. [Laughs] I mean, there’s hundreds of people to blame it on. But with music, I mean, as soon as you put something out there -- and really as well if you’re an actor and you’ve kind of made some money and stuff -- you’re basically only putting an album out there for people to judge it. And I don’t necessarily want people to judge it nor care what they say. But also I know if I put an album out, the day it comes out, I’m going to be on the Internet looking at stuff and I’ll probably shoot myself. [Laughs] So I don’t know if it’s worth shooting myself over.

Movie Fanatic: Is it possible you’ll be putting it out under an alias or another name?

Robert Pattinson: I mean, I kind of like the idea of that, but I don’t know. It’s also very embarrassing if you get caught [laughs].

Movie Fanatic: What did you make of the Bella birth scene? Did you first read it in the script or in the book?

Robert Pattinson: Oh yeah, the birth scene [laughs]. I read the script before I read the book on this one; it was the first time I’d done that. And so I read that scene being kind of astonished. I mean, I knew it was kind of crazy, the story, but I couldn’t really believe that it was actually written down and we were gonna do it. And it was terrifying going into it. But it ended up being this kind of, I don’t know, it was one of the most incredible scenes to do in this movie. I mean, there’s definitely a kind of R-rated -- or maybe NC-17 rated -- version of a few scenes in this movie. But it was just incredible to do that. Because of the violence and stuff in it, it gave you a lot of freedom in the scene, and having every character so desperate, it suddenly it became something very, very different. I mean, especially for Edward, who’s always held back and he’s a pacifist and he’s very objective and logical about everything, to do this thing when you’re suddenly playing Edward stuck between a kind of emaciated dummy’s legs chewing through a placenta and getting cream cheese all over your face [laughs] and strawberry jam and then pulling a three-week-old baby out, too, with a wig on. It’s like something out of a horror movie or something.

Movie Fanatic: Tell us, what were your final moments as Edward like?

Robert Pattinson: The very last moments I was in St. Thomas in the Caribbean just on the beach and it was kind of incredible. It was the only time I’d ever experienced anything like that in a Twilight movie. I think the last scene with everyone it was kind of horrible ‘cause it was freezing cold, it was after two weeks of night shoots, and we just, I think everyone just sort of scarpered. [Laughs] It was like, “OK, that’s the end of ‘Twilight.’” And it was five in the morning. It was freezing cold and pouring with rain. It’s like at least it was kind of symbolic of how a lot of the movies were shot, it was just freezing cold and pouring with rain all the time. [Laughs] But yeah, it still doesn’t really feel like the end of it yet. Because the press tours have become so huge and you’re always being asked about it all the time, it really feels like this is part of the process to me of making the movies. So until the last one’s released, I don’t really feel like I’ve finalized anything.

The arrival of the first part of Breaking Dawn signals to Twilight fans that it is an end of an era. The two-part conclusion to the saga has been causing frantic buzz since director Bill Condon began filming in Brazil.

But does Breaking Dawn deliver for its legions of Twi-hards?

For starters Condon was a great choice by producers to close out the Stephenie Meyer penned series. He crafts a film that is even handed and should more than satisfy the rabid fan base. As a film on its own, Breaking Dawn may not be everyone's cup of tea.

But in the end, the Twilight series has always been all about pleasing the franchise's fans. In that manner, Breaking Dawn does deliver.

The crux of the story follows Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) as they marry and head off on their honeymoon. The wedding scene is a beauty to behold. Fans will be all sorts of a twitter as Bella finally marries her vampire.

As for Jacob, Taylor Lautner excels in capturing a man. Yes he appears more than mature physically and emotionally, living at a crossroads. His love of Bella is unrequited, yet he still proves he's prepared to die for her. It is a selfless act that provides the groundwork for a bulk of the action in Breaking Dawn.

The film has far less action than previous Twilight movies. For non Twi-hards, that could be a big drawback. Breaking Dawn is at its heart a romance and the complications that can accompany it.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Full Trailer

In order to honestly review Breaking Dawn, our rating needs to be split in two. One grade evaluates how the film plays for fanatics and the other is how the film would be seen by moviegoers who may not call themselves anything near the Twi-hard moniker.

Twilight fans... time to celebrate. Breaking Dawn is a four our of five star cinema experience. You see, there are three questions when it comes to a Twilight movie for fans. Was it faithful to the book? Does the movie fall in line with the series as a whole? Will (insert film here) further enhance my passion for Meyer’s vision? In the case of Breaking Dawn, so far… Part 1 gives us a yes, yes and yes.

Everyone else will find the flick over dramatic and perhaps a little disjointed. Yet, in the scope of The Twilight Saga, impassioned drama and a short attention span interweave to cast a spell over its audience that is impenetrateable.

The latest banner for one of the most anticipated films of 2012 has been released and The Avengers have never looked so good. The four panel banner features Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth).

The Avengers is directed and written by Joss Whedon and continues the storylines began in the heroes’ respective films. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) heads up the world peacekeeping entity entitled SHIELD. The team of Avengers haven’t been called together in some time when the movie begins, yet a threat to mankind emerges that forces Fury to bring together a greatest hits of movie heroes to fight back against the world’s greatest threat.

The Avengers arrives in theaters May 4. Excited? Well, then check out that awesome The Avengers trailer once again!

The new trailer for Brave, the latest in the fine line of Pixar films, has arrived. The movie takes audiences to The Highlands of Scotland and introduces the studios’ first female heroine, Merida. She is a clan princess who is unlike any other woman in her village. Equally adept at a bow as she is riding her massive horse, when faced with the prospect of marriage, she bucks tradition.

Brave Trailer

Merida is voiced by Boardwalk Empire star Kelly Macdonald, whose character’s rejection of an arranged marriage could send her region of Scotland into disorder. Miranda wants her freedom, but it may come at a high cost. The new trailer arrives on the heels of two new Brave stills!

As Breaking Dawn is set to arrive on screens at midnight tonight (check out our Breaking Dawn review), Summit Entertainment has released a new clip to tease the Twilight nation before the big premiere weekend.

Breaking Dawn Clip: Hurt My Family

The latest clip shows Edward (Robert Pattinson) ready to defend his Cullen clan as the Wolf Pack is ready to pounce because of what they believe is an unholy union of Edward and Bella. It’s one of the more action heavy scenes in the film that is truly about the romance of our two leads.

For voice actor veteran Hank Azaria, his part in Happy Feet 2 provided a career-spanning challenge. Elijah Wood is back as Mumble, but now he’s a father and newbie to the franchise is Common, who relished his opportunity to enter the world of moviemaking. The three actors spoke with Movie Fanatic about making Happy Feet 2 and the finer points of animated acting.

Wood, Azaria and Common are joined by Robin Williams and songstress Alicia “Pink” Moore in Happy Feet 2 -- a film that is equally as toe-tapping as the original and possesses a story that surpasses it.

Movie Fanatic: Was it a difficult task coming up with your voices in this film?
 
Hank Azaria: I worked with a vocal coach. I like to do that, when it’s an accent. Scandinavian was a new one, on me. We worked to make it really meticulous and get an authentic Scandinavian accent -- and that, we realized that it was funnier, in many places, to have a bad Scandinavian accent, so we went in and out.

Elijah Wood: I just had my own voice, really. This time around, the register was a little bit lower because he’s older. That was the only major difference.

Common: I wanted to bring a new voice, but most of the time George wanted me to stay in my voice. For some reason, when I hear it now, it doesn’t totally sound like me, so I’m happy about that. I love just being a character.

Movie Fanatic: Can you guys compare the Happy Feet 2 experience with your other experiences, in doing animated films?
 
Elijah Wood: Going to Australia, this time around, made the experience more immersive. We weren’t in Los Angeles, going home at night to our own homes. We were all staying in the same hotel and it was more of a collective, immersive experience. I loved that about it.

Hank Azaria: This was the most soulful animation experience I’ve ever had. We all recorded together, and we all went to Australia to record together. Not only did that free us up to improvise and bounce off each other a lot, but it became a very intense character exploration. It was one of the most gratifying creative experiences I’ve ever had, in any medium. I really, really enjoyed it.

Happy Feet 2 Trailer

Common: For me, this was my first film where I got to do voice-over work for an animated character. It was an incredible experience. I was so looking forward to working with George Miller because I just love his creativity. Being able to improvise and be creative, in that creative space, definitely provided me with one of the best creative experiences that I have ever been it. It was a great way for me to start my voice-over, animated acting career. I had a great time. Plus, I got to bring the musical element to it. George wanted my character, Seymour, to be soulful and have a certain essence. I was like, “Man, this really has heart to it. This has meaning to it.” It was really great for me to get into it and use my imagination, in a way that you’re able to when you’re doing this type of work. It was very new for me, and refreshing.

Movie Fanatic: In Happy Feet 2, Mumble’s kid is drawn to an enigmatic figure? As a dad Common, have you had to compete with anyone with your child?
 
Common: I have a daughter who’s 14-years-old. Being that I’m a musical artist too, she definitely loves what I do, but she always brings up other artists and says they’re getting a little better than me now. That definitely lessens the presents that she gets now. But overall, she’s just trying to keep me sharp and keep me on point, so I’m cool with it.

Movie Fanatic: Common, where did that electric personality for Seymour come from?
 
Common: From what I got from George, Seymour is somebody who has compassion and is a leader, in his own right. He is a fatherly penguin, but he’s cool too. He has something cool about him, and is about the community. I felt, to the core, that that’s some of the elements of who I am, in many ways, and I felt that I could bring that essence to Seymour. Along with that, just being able to bring hip-hop to it was really cool for me because George allowed us to do improvisation for different things that would come about from the other actors that I was working with. Everybody was bringing something, and it just allowed us to go forward with it. And then, if George heard something that he liked, he would say, “Yeah, that’s it. That’s it, right there. Stay with that.” It was really like being in a freestyle session, to a certain extent. You could improv and come up with great songs and riffs, and different things like that. When I got to know what a lot of the music was going to be, I was really overwhelmed. I loved how the music had a universal tone to it. No matter what walk of life you’re from, you can appreciate the music. Even if you don’t know a particular song, these songs resonate in your soul and your heart, and they really express the universal appeal of the film and what the story is about. It relates to so many walks of life. I love being able to be a part of that type of music. As an artist, that’s the type of music I want to create. It was great to be a part of this.

Movie Fanatic: Hank, since you have considerable experience doing animation work, in a booth by yourself versus with an entire cast together, which do you prefer?

Hank Azaria: In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on The Simpsons, for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what I’m doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, I’ll stay after class for another hour or two and go, “Let me try a bunch of things I was thinking of, as you were doing that.” I wasn’t reluctant to do it. I’ve also done a lot of recording together, and that can be more fun. But, I had no idea how much the community of us being together would make a tremendous difference. Not only was it fun, and a very warm, fantastic experience, but we were exploring the characters together, as we were doing it. I was really just trying to find my character. I’ve done theater experiences, where you’re obviously with each other, that have been less united and less of a gratifying experience. That’s George (Miller). The environment that he set was extraordinary. A lot of the work was very emotional. It wasn’t just funny. And, both for the improvising and the emotional stuff, it was a tremendously supportive, creative environment. I’ve never experienced that before, in any other situation, honestly. Also, we did so many takes and explored so much. There were two people there, just in charge of keeping track of what was going on in each take, so they could somehow find it again later. Especially with Robin [Williams], you need to keep track of what’s going on. It was fantastic. It really was extraordinary.

Movie Fanatic: Have any of you worked in that manner before with other voice actors in the same room?

Hank Azaria: I had never done that before. A few times, we’d be recording across the room from each other, and then decide to get on the same mic and be close, at George’s suggestion. I was exciting when I got to work with Pink. I’m actually not joking. That was a first for me. You have to always physicalize, when you do animation recording. Otherwise, you won’t get the performance right. But, that was unique.

Elijah Wood: Sometimes, George would grab a hold of me. I had to react to something physically, and he was down there, grabbing onto my leg for a reaction. Sometimes we would get on the floor to record things. It was incredibly physical. For some of the emotional bits, I remember sharing a mic. I think E.G. Daily and I shared a mic for a scene with an emotional moment, and that was beautiful. It really went far and above the standard recording process. It was very immersive.

Fresh of the release of the first Snow White and the Huntsman trailer, three new character posters have debuted. As seen in the film’s first teaser, this is not a Snow White tale you have ever seen before. The first of our character posters features the film’s titular star, Kristen Stewart, as the woman who is the fairest (and the fiercest) of them all.

The other half of the film’s title, the Huntsman, is Thor himself -- Chris Hemsworth. He is looking quite the part in his character poster, complete with axe firmly in hand!

Finally, the evilest of Evil Queens, Charlize Theron terrifies in the film’s trailer and reminds audiences how she is such a fantastic actress. Sure, Julia Roberts looks the part of the Evil Queen in Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror trailer, but Theron puts the evil in Evil Queen in Snow White and the Huntsman.

Channing Tatum is making a habit of appearing in Nicolas Sparks’ films. First he appeared opposite Amanda Seyfried in Dear John and now he’s back on screen with the romance writer’s The Vow. The film also stars Rachel McAdams, herself a veteran of Sparks’ The Notebook, and the trailer has premiered.

The Vow Trailer 2

The Vow follows a couple (McAdams and Tatum) in the midst of a love affair of a lifetime. When they are in a horrible car wreck, McAdams lands in the hospital and cannot remember anything about the man lovingly awaiting her awakening.

The Muppets are back, thanks to Jason Segel. The How I Met Your Mother star and his partner Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) put pen to paper and brought The Muppets back in a big way as the film arrives November 23. The true stars of the film, new Muppet Walter, Miss Piggy and her paramour Kermit the Frog, sat down with Movie Fanatic for one of our most fascinating interviews to date.

Movie Fanatic: So Kermit, where have you been hiding all these years?

Kermit: Well, frogs are good at hiding. We hang out in the swamp. I spend a lot of time under rocks. We’ve been pretty busy over the years. We just haven’t done a big film in a while. We did lots of stuff for the smaller screen, for the Internet and television. But it’s true that we’ve been hiding from the big screen. I’m very happy to be back on the big screen.

Miss Piggy: Yes, moi is too -- but not nearly as happy as all of moi’s fans, of course.

Movie Fanatic: Miss Piggy, in the film you’re the Paris editor for Vogue. Do you plan on going back to Paris?

Miss Piggy: Yes, I miss it terribly, because I haven’t been there in years. We didn’t shoot this movie in Paris at all. I know there are scenes where it looks very much like moi is in Paris. It’s very convincing but it’s all illusion.

Movie Fanatic: So who decides your clothes for The Muppets, being that you are the Vogue fashion editor?

Miss Piggy: I have many designers who made my clothes for the movie. But I think my most favorite outfit was made by Zac Posen -- it’s the little number that I wear at the end of the movie, the lavender dress.

Kermit: I love that lavender dress, that’s beautiful.

Miss Piggy: Also, Louis Vuitton made shoes for moi. I’m not really a shoe person [laughs], but these are a lovely pair of shoes.

Kermit: A lot of people think that the reason I never wear clothes is because I’m a frog, but it’s mostly because we needed the extra budget for Piggy’s wardrobe. So, I’m laying off the clothes.

Movie Fanatic: Kermit and Miss Piggy, is it difficult maintaining a high-profile celebrity relationship over the years?

Kermit: You bet! Sure, sure.

Miss Piggy: Oh! What do you mean? It’s not difficult at all.

Kermit: I mean, we get followed around. It just depends on whether you want to maintain a high profile relationship. I mean the relationship is fine. It’s the high profile part I have a problem with.

Movie Fanatic: Does the paparazzi bother you two?

Kermit: Yes.

Miss Piggy: No, they don’t. Why can’t we answer the same on these questions, Kermit?

Kermit: I think we feel differently about the same thing.

Miss Piggy: Why are you sitting all the way over there?

Kermit: I think that’s why I’m sitting all the way over here. I thought Walter should be in the center.

Miss Piggy: [To Walter] What are you doing here?

Walter: Kermit said I could be here right now. Thank you.

Movie Fanatic: Miss Piggy, does it bother you that pigs and frogs are not allowed to legally marry?

Miss Piggy: More than bothers me. I’m thinking of starting a petition online. And I’m actually thinking of going into politics. I’m thinking that this movie might just be a launching pad for a career in politics. I’m going to go straight to the top and change this, this outlandish notion that a frog and a pig cannot get married.

Kermit: I think our wedding video would probably end up on National Geographic. I’m concerned about that. I don’t want to take any chances.

Miss Piggy: It would probably wind up everywhere. I would send it to all the media outlets.

Movie Fanatic: Are you on Facebook and Twitter?

Kermit: I’m not so good at it. I’m not a very good thumb typer. My hands are kind of slippery and moist.

Miss Piggy: He’s really bad at giving massages too, I have to say.

The Muppets Trailer: Guest Stars Abound

Walter: I do have a Facebook page now but I haven’t been updating it so much…

Miss Piggy: Who are you again?

Walter: Miss Piggy, I’m Walter. We worked on the film together.

Miss Piggy: Oh right. You’re the one who always got me my coffee.

Walter: No, no, that was…

Miss Piggy: Could I get a latte? Hold the milk.

Walter: Um, every time she doesn’t remember me. Ahem, what was the question? Oh, Facebook. I don’t know who’s been updating the account but it’s pretty accurate.

Movie Fanatic: What are your hobbies? What do you do in your spare time?

Kermit: Being a frog I have quite a lot of spare time. When I’m not working I always go back to the swamp which is where I want to be. I like to read. I do a lot of yoga and meditation as a frog. You find a nice warm spot in the sun.

Miss Piggy: [Yawns loudly]

Kermit: It’s not really Miss Piggy’s kind of thing.

Miss Piggy: Boring.

Movie Fanatic: Miss Piggy, in what way does the Miss Piggy we see on screen differ from the real Miss Piggy?

Miss Piggy: In The Muppets, Kermie and I, we’re not always seeing eye to eye. I play an editor of a magazine who’s very bossy. That’s nothing like moi. Moi is very easy to get along with. Moi is never in any kind of a spat with her frog.

Kermit: I’m sorry. I’m not going to comment on that. I’m going to leave it right there. I think you’re absolutely right. And that’s the secret to a long relationship, fellas [laughs].

Movie Fanatic: What celebrities would you most like to have dinner with?

Kermit: I’m thinking a celebrity chef. Why would you want to have dinner with someone who can’t cook? Right? I’m thinking Wolfgang Puck, because I’d like to say his name all night [laughs]. It’s fun to say, we could talk about hockey.

Movie Fanatic: [Laughs] Do you think The Muppet Show will come back to TV? And what other plans do you have for the future?

Miss Piggy: I would love to star again in The Muppet Show for a whole new generation. That would be wonderful.

Kermit: That would be great. I think that we could use the same little theater, with the same red curtains. I think that’d be nice. But we’d have to get modern-day celebrities.

Miss Piggy: A new host maybe.

Kermit: What? What?

Miss Piggy: Yes. No offense, Kermit. Moi was not really as big a celebrity back then as you were but since then, moi has somewhat superseded you.

Kermit: Are you saying that you would host the show?

Miss Piggy: That is a wonderful idea. Yes, yes! Thank you.

Kermit: I think I’ve been tricked.

Miss Piggy: Thank you, I accept.

Walter: I would love to see The Muppet Show again. It just shaped my whole life growing up. Who wouldn’t love to see that, right?

Movie Fanatic: Walter, Jason Segel plays your brother in the movie, do you have any brothers or sisters in real life?

Walter: No, I’m an only child in real life. I’m glad you made that distinction because some people think we are brothers in real life and often get us confused. So if any of you guys had questions for Jason, I’m not him.

Movie Fanatic: Miss Piggy, how do you deal with aging in the limelight? Is that difficult for you?

Miss Piggy: I just don’t deal with it. I just don’t age. I don’t know why some people choose to age.

Movie Fanatic: It’s a choice, right?

Miss Piggy: Yes, absolutely. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. You can stay young forever if you have love in your heart as I do, with my Kermie.

Kermit: I’ll go along with that. And I’ll just say there are occasions, certainly not with Piggy and I, where that same love can really age you -- but not with us, not with us.

Happy Feet 2 brings audiences back to the Arctic for another song and dance day in the life of our favorite animated penguins.

Elijah Wood returns as Mumble, the can’t stop tap dancing flightless bird. As the film begins we learn that Mumble has found a mate, played by Alicia (Pink) Moore. Having Pink in the film is such a blessing. Her vocal prowess gives the soundtrack some powerful mettle.

The environmental message still resonates as it did in the first film, yet it doesn’t hit the viewer over the head. The plot is pushed by the fact that the glaciers are breaking apart and creatures that were once separated by miles of ice are now forced together when the land mass breaks apart. In fact, in one massive earth shaking move, Mumble’s clan of penguins becomes isolated and stuck in a deep crevice while Mumble’s out finding his runaway son. Once he finds his child, Mumble must find a way to rescue his kin.

The vocal talents of the cast are impressive. Excelling as usual is Hank Azaria as a “penguin” who is not what he seems. He channels a Nordic accent for the first time in his career to hilarious results. Robin Williams is his usual awesome self in double roles of Ramon and Lovelace. Specifically, his take on Ramon is the stuff of genius. And as we motioned, Pink is a stand out, both as a singer and an actress. Her singing on the soundtrack is angelic on such songs as Rhythm Nation and the original song Bridge of Light. Even Sofia Vergara brings the va-va-voom to Happy Feet 2, solely for laughs, as Carmen, the love interest for Ramon.
 
Director George Miller is having a ball directing animation. After turns hemling live action films such as the Mad Max series, The Twilight Zone movie and The Witches of Eastwick, the Australian director brings a power mix of song and dance with an earthly message and all-out joy to Happy Feet 2 that is pure bliss.

But the ones, both on screen and off, who steal the show are Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as Will the Krill and Bill the Krill. These two deserve a spin off! These two have chemistry together in spades. Whether they are animated or live action, Pitt and Damon are a dynamic duo. Their Happy Feet 2 sub-story preaches individuality and perseverance, and most importantly, the importance of friendship and loyalty. Every scene they’re in is of the best of the film, and that is saying something. Both appear to be having the time of their acting lives portraying one of the smallest creatures on the planet with personalities that are twice the earth’s size.

Happy Feet 2 Trailer

Happy Feet 2 is fantastic fun for the whole family and everyone else in between. The singing, the choreography (yes animated creatures have to be choreographed -- in this case by legendary hoofer Samian Glover) and the voice acting is all top notch. Happy Feet 2 is simply, terrific.

The days are getting shorter and that means one thing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo release date of December 21 is getting closer! Lionsgate has given us an early Thanksgiving treat by releasing a single new photo of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth and its one you will just want to stare at to take in the dark and riveting characterization by an amazing actress, even seen through one frame.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is directed by David Fincher and scored by Trent Reznor, a combo that resulted in an Oscar for Reznor for The Social Network. Judging from early The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trailers, this is another golden combo.

Mara was somewhat of an unusual choice to play Lisbeth, but as seen in trailers and photos such as the one above, the actress has nailed the characterization and then some.