Kristen Stewart at both aspects of the performance, giving Georgia a strength that defies any sort of pity one might feel for her, without letting us forget her vulnerability". On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play main character Isabella "Bella" Swan in the film "Twilight", based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance novel of the same name. Stewart was on the set of "Adventureland" when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test, which "captivated" the director. She starred alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, her vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008
The Twilight Saga (film series) production of "Twilight", but her novel was substantially more absorbing than the unintentionally funny and quickly forgettable film." Robert Ignizio of the "Cleveland Scene" described "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" as an "entertaining fantasy", and noted that it "has a stronger visual look [than "Twilight"] and does a better job with its action scenes while still keeping the focus on the central love triangle." Michael O'Sullivan of "The Washington Post" gave the film two and half stars out of four, praised Kristen Stewart's performance in the film and wrote: "Despite melodrama that, at times, is enough to induce diabetes, there's