In the Twilight franchise, Anna Kendrick plays a human classmate and friend of Bella who never gets immersed in the inner turmoil of the protagonist’s life as she meets the vamp

Kendrick portrayed Jessica Stanley in the Twilight saga, appearing in three out of four films: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn: Part One. In the movie adaptation, Stanley is a friend of Bella Swan’s ( Kristen Stewart) at Forks High School, where Bella meets Edward Cullen ( Robert Pattinson) and his vampire siblings.

Following the release of 2008’s Twilight, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan became household names. The success ensured multiple sequels based on the remaining three novels. Surprisingly, the widespread stardom also harmed Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as they almost lost their careers after The Twilight Saga.

Anna Kendrick has made a name for herself with her signature sense of humour, from the Pitch Perfect and Twilight franchises to an earnest young graduate in Up in the Air, which earned her an Oscar nomination. She has now taken on the creative challenge of stepping behind the camera, marking her feature directorial debut with Woman of the Hour.

The actor talks about channeling her own trauma in directorial debut about 1970s serial killer Rodney Alcala, once a contestant on 'The Dating Game.'

The actress also tells TheWrap how she avoided making "a very Hollywood-ready story" The post Anna Kendrick Breaks Down How the ‘Most Ambivalent Pitch in Hollywood History’ Led to Her Directorial Debut appeared first on TheWrap.

Anna Kendrick talks her directorial debut, "Woman of the Hour," recalls her "Twilight" days, and teases the sequel to "A Simple Favor."