By Nicole Lyn Pesce
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, July 24th 2009, 11:44 AM
Taylor Lautner, left, Kristen Stewart, center, and Robert Pattinson, right,
pose at a news conference held to promote their new
film 'Twilight: New Moon' at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday.
Comic Con kicked off with a fang yesterday as "Twilight"
easily stole the show.
Screaming fans spent days camped outside of the San Diego
Convention Center for a chance at seeing the toothsome cast from
the 2008 vampire romance that's bagged more than $380 million at
worldwide box offices.
While the annual fan fest packs four days promoting a plethora
of camp films to come -- from Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in
Wonderland" to "Iron Man 2," the cast of vampire series adapted
from Stephenie Meyers' novels was the convention's biggest draw.
Thousands of adoring fanatics packed the Hall and shrieked
every time the young cast's names were mentioned as director
Chris Weitz warmed up the room.
"I've been stalking Rob Pattinson for about 10 years now," he
cracked, "so when I got a chance to get within touching distance
of him, I leapt for it."
Weitz debuted exclusive clips from "New Moon" opening on
November 20, which has Kirsten Stewart's teenage character
Bella Swan maturing and striking out on her own without
Edward, the undead hunk played by Pattinson.
In the sequel, Bella is torn between old flame Edward and
new man Jacob Black, a charismatic werewolf played by Taylor
Lautner. Six-pack abs and adolescent angst abound.
The slight Lautner admits he packed on some serious muscle to
play the part. "I hit the gym, got a personal trainer, ate good
foods, cut out the sugars," he tells Reuters.
It did the trick. One clip showing Jacob teaching Bella how
to ride a motorcycle received enthusiastic cheers when viewers
got a peek of his toned stomach.
Clearly Weitz, who replaces original "Twilight" director Catherine
Hardwicke, won't be straying from the sexual undertones of the
first film. But some stylistic differences are unavoidable, say
cast members.
"With Catherine, everything was very impulsive and natural," Stewart
tells EW.com. "We didn't have to think about anything, we just
went for it. This time was a little more cerebral."
For his part, Weitz is relishing the new gig. "The last film I
made ["The Golden Compass"]was recut by the studio, and it was quite a terrible
experience. This has been completely different. It's been a tremendously
rejuvenating experience for me. I can remember how much fun it is to
make a film."
Comic Con continues through Sunday. Tickets have been sold out for weeks.
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