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Twilight's Wolf Pack

Twilight's Wolf Pack

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Wolf Pack stop in to explain what it's like being part of such a giant film. Alex Meraz and Chaske Spencer explain how they welcomed Twilight newbie Julia Jones into their Pack with open paws. Hosted by Tatiana Diana.

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Young Hollywood

What's up? I'm Tatiana Day hanging out at the Young Hollywood Studios with the badasses of Twilight, The Wolf Pack.

Young Hollywood

I'm gonna have you guys introduce yourselves and tell something interesting.

Alex Meraz

Okay.

Alex Meraz

Yeah, sure.

Young Hollywood

Anybody?

Alex Meraz

I'll go first then.

Alex Meraz

I'm Alex Meraz. I played Paul. And something interesting, I remember in the late 80s, if you could do the splits like Jean-Claude Van Damme, you were the man.

Young Hollywood

Were you the man?

Alex Meraz

I was the man. I still am the man. I can do the splits.

Young Hollywood

I'm not gonna ask you to do that.

Alex Meraz

No, no. These pants will rip. These pants will rip if I do it.

Julia Jones

Okay. I'm Julia Jones. I play Leah. And this is slightly interesting in a very different way. But I have panther dreams sometimes. They might look like wolves but they're panther. Yeah, they're like I figured I'm in the girl wolves, so they're in the cat family. So it's kind of a

Chaske Spencer

I am Chaske Spencer. I play Sam Uley and I like to play drums.

Young Hollywood

Oh, that's pretty interesting. I was I was always in band camp. I was in band camp, yeah. I was in the marching band and I played the bass. No, I was I was in the marching band.

Young Hollywood

How many drums did you break? Be honest.

Chaske Spencer

Oh, I broke a lot. I I when I play drums, I'm like animal. You know, I just like to go. No, I play drums. My favorite drummer is Lars Ulrich and it comes pretty close to Tommy Lee.

Young Hollywood

That's pretty awesome. I did not know that. Well, we all learned something new today.

Young Hollywood

Are you guys anything like your characters in real life?

Alex Meraz

Yes.

Julia Jones

I thought that said yes.

Young Hollywood

Yes. I'm sorry. We didn't mean to pick on you.

Alex Meraz

Well, you know, you got you got to understand, they casted for a reason, right?

Young Hollywood

That's a very diplomatic way of putting it.

Alex Meraz

Yeah, yeah. So, with that said, yeah, I guess kind of similar.

Young Hollywood

You guys seem really close. Are you guys close off the set as well as on the set?

Alex Meraz

Yeah, we're pretty tight. We're a pretty tight crew. It's something I think that happened once we all met each other, it's just instantaneous. And it feels really familiar, you know? Like just as soon as I met Julia and we had like a dinner together. It just felt comfortable. And I think that's been the greatest thing about the casting is that it's just it works. And I think it translates on screen.

Chaske Spencer

I had dinner with uh Julia in New York when you first got the part. And uh that clicked right off the bat.

Julia Jones

Yeah, we had dinner and then I got called.

Chaske Spencer

Is she cool?

Alex Meraz

She cool?

Chaske Spencer

Yeah, she's cool.

Alex Meraz

She's so sweet.

Young Hollywood

So you guys are kind of a brand now. It's not just a movie. I was drinking my drink this morning and I noticed that Eclipse was on the bottle. I was like, are you serious? They're coming in today. Eclipse water. I love it.

Alex Meraz

Does it come in other flavors?

Julia Jones

This is the perfect color for Eclipse.

Alex Meraz

This was This was bottled from the source, the bush. It was the bush, baby.

Chaske Spencer

The the problem was, we we were drinking too much of it that it showed up on the posters. If you notice, we all have purple purple lips. This is what we were drinking.

Young Hollywood

That's amazing. And now you're on the bottle. So it. So it.

Alex Meraz

I'm Alex Meraz. I'm Alex Meraz. Do as I do. It's kind of gory. It's exhilarating. My heart started beating faster. People were covering their faces at some point.

Young Hollywood

I was like, Yeah, a lot of a lot of fans I mean, especially I think in the US, it's it's our favorite book, Eclipse. It has so much in it. You guys all read the books, right?

Alex Meraz

Yeah, obviously. We're actually TryHards.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Oh, speaking of TryHards, there is um, Vitaminwater's doing a contest. So one of the winners is gonna be on the set of your new movie.

Alex Meraz

Oh, cool.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So maybe it'll be me.

Alex Meraz

Oh, all right. They make you a CG wolf. That'd be cool.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, I would love to be a wolf.

Alex Meraz

They You gotta get tan. You gotta get really dark.

Young Hollywood

I'll just I'll go get shellacked. And then And toss on some shorts. You'll fit in perfectly.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Alex Meraz

    Plays Paul in Twilight, guest in the interview

  • Julia Jones

    Plays Leah in Twilight, guest in the interview

  • Chaske Spencer

    Plays Sam Uley in Twilight, guest in the interview

  • Tatiana Diana

    Host of the interview

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Mentioned by Alex Meraz for doing splits

  • Lars Ulrich

    Mentioned by Chaske Spencer as a favorite drummer

  • Tommy Lee

    Mentioned by Chaske Spencer as a favorite drummer

FAQ

Who are the members of the Wolf Pack interviewed?+
The Wolf Pack members interviewed are Alex Meraz, who plays Paul; Julia Jones, who plays Leah; and Chaske Spencer, who plays Sam Uley.
What character does Julia Jones play in Twilight?+
Julia Jones plays the character Leah in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Are the Twilight Wolf Pack actors close off-screen?+
Yes, Alex Meraz and Chaske Spencer confirm that they are very close off-screen and felt an instant connection, especially with Julia Jones.
Which Twilight book is considered a favorite by the actors?+
The actors mention that Eclipse is a lot of fans' favorite book, especially in the US.
What is Alex Meraz's interesting fact?+
Alex Meraz shared that he can still do the splits, reminiscent of Jean-Claude Van Damme in the late 80s.
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