In this press conference for the second Twilight movie, four members of the Wolfpack discuss being a part of this huge film franchise.
Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier and Kiowa Gordon – The Wolfpack Interview
Was there a wolf boot camp for this or was it just how to make your abs look great?Chaske Spencer: "No, they made us work out. It was an hour of training, they got us a trainer. It was a guy who helped out on 300. They threw us into the training for maybe an hour and ten minutes, and it was a lot of circuit training and muscle confusion. We also ate a lot. We ate six meals a day, three protein shakes a day."
Alex Meraz: "And thanks to Chaske, we also ate a lot of apple pie."
Chaske Spencer: "Yes. Dessert, too. Yeah, I was a bad influence."
Bronson Pelletier: "We did strength training, conditioning, weight training, lots of cardio. It was pretty intense."
Alex Meraz: "It was definitely crucial to the bonding, too. That's really what helped out with building the chemistry on set. And even during filming, I think it really helped out a lot. We had a blast. We supported each other, we even made fun of each other. You know, like who could do the most push-ups or whatever. It really helped out with our characterizations."
Chaske Spencer: "I think the chemistry, you'll see it on the screen. We all get along, and that's really cool and surprising, because in some films you just don't get along with the other people. But this time around, they picked the right people."
You guys have no trouble looking great with your shirts off in the rain and around the breakfast table. Will you talk about both of those scenes?
Chaske Spencer: "The rain was pretty hard. At one point, we all huddled up together to use our bodies to keep warm. It was definitely pretty cold. We all got through it, you know?"
Alex Meraz: "I think Bronson had the best explanation of it. He said we had a cutting-glass business."
Chaske Spencer: "Our nipples were rock hard."
Bronson Pelletier: "Yeah, definitely. And on top of it, there was the fake rain, too. It wasn't warmed-up rain either, mind you. It was cold rain coming on top of us, blankets of rain, too. It was pretty wild."
The breakfast table scene is really interesting because that's the aftermath of the big explosion, so how about that?
Chaske Spencer: "For me, you get to see all their characters. Their characters come alive. You see Paul's character, Bronson's, all of them come alive and they get dialog. Plus, you know, I've got a kissing scene with Tinsel Korey, which was pretty good to do."
Alex Meraz: "To speak more on that, it's the first time you actually see them more as humans. You see the relationship, that we're brothers. Before then, it's a little more ominous. There's more foreshadowing - you see the scene before where I try to kill Bella. So that's the first time you see the friskiness, the playfulness, which I think really helps out."
Bronson Pelletier: "It shows definitely the camaraderie of us all, you know?"
Chaske Spencer: "The sense of humor. That's where you really see the chemistry."
Did you have to keep up all that training going into Eclipse? Were you not allowed any downtime between the movies? How hard was that to maintain?
Alex Meraz: "We had about four months...and it's hard."
Chaske Spencer: "It's hard to keep that up, because it's a lot of diet. It's tough."
Bronson Pelletier: "Mainly dieting. It's really important."
Talk about the bonding. Did you hang out as a pack?
Chaske Spencer: "Yeah."
Bronson Pelletier: "Oh, of course! I love hanging out with these guys."
Chaske Spencer: "The film schedule, it's so big. There's a ton of cast members, so we don't get to hang out with all the cast members so we just ended up hanging out with each other. It was good company."
What did you do in Vancouver?
Chaske Spencer: "We went bowling. That was cool."
Bronson Pelletier: "Watching movies all the time. Go out dancing, you know, whatever."
Chaske Spencer: "Clubs, work out together, movies."
Did you live at the same complex?
Alex Meraz: "Yeah, we stayed at the same hotel. Even outside of filming, we would text each other, call each other, just to make sure we're still alive. We were like brothers. We really care for each other, and it's important. We got really lucky in doing a film where you actually care about your cast mates, which is important. We're committed to doing Eclipse and stuff, and it really helped out. I think people are going to see it on screen."
Chaske Spencer: "You gotta understand, we're all going through this. We're not just individuals in this whole Twilight phenomenon, so we check in with each other and make sure everyone's okay. The attention, it can mess with people's heads. No one gives you a book on how to go through this, so we make sure we're all right."
Alex Meraz: "Don't cry for us. [Laughs] Don't weep for us!"
