Beginning with 2008’s Twilight, fans were introduced to the Cullen coven, and five films later, Twihards are still reeling over the vampires’ pale skin, supernatural abilities and the fact that Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) sparkles in the sunlight.
Based on the successful novels by Stephenie Meyer, the 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 movie, but by Breaking Dawn – Part 1, human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) had married into the family — led by Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) and wife Esme (Elizabeth Reaser) and their adopted “children,” Alice (Ashley Greene), Emmett (Kellan Lutz), Rosalie (Nikki Reed) and Jasper (Jackson Rathbone). Bella and Edward later welcomed daughter Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy).
In October 2018, Rathbone exclusively told Us Weekly that hopes to see Twilight prequels down the line. “I think that would be fun. I’m sure, like anything else, they could reboot it,” he revealed, noting he’d “love to see” an origin story for Jasper and Alice.
Rathbone added: “But I think there’s a whole universe there they could really expand and we got to finally start seeing a bit of it in Breaking Dawn. And I know [author] Stephenie has it all written out and mapped out in her head.”
Scroll down to see what the actors who portrayed the Cullens have been up to in real life since they wrapped the franchise:
