Kristen Stewart on Twilight: 'We took it too seriously,' open to reboot

Kristen Stewart has reflected on her early work in the Twilight saga, admitting she and co-star Robert Pattinson took the first film "way too seriously" in their youthful attempt to elevate the material. Speaking in an interview released on August 14, the actress, who was 17 when she filmed the 2008 movie, looked back at the experience with humor and a changed perspective.

Stewart described how she and Pattinson, who played the central couple Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, approached the vampire romance with intense earnestness. She recalled their mindset while filming, noting they were determined to make the story feel significant. Now, she can see the comedy in that approach. Her younger self was trying so hard to make everything feel real that she sometimes forgot the simplest direction, she explained, adding that the dramatic tone ultimately worked because the characters were teenagers experiencing heightened emotions.

Despite the self-deprecating reflection, Stewart expressed no fatigue with discussing the franchise. She said she and the cast were asked to comment on the films from an outside perspective almost immediately, even while still making them, which was difficult...