The Twilight Saga (film series) on the set of "Adventureland" when Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test, which "captivated" the director. Hardwicke did not initially choose Robert Pattinson for the role of Edward Cullen; but, after an audition at her home with Stewart, he was selected. Meyer allowed Pattinson to view a manuscript of the unfinished "Midnight Sun", which chronicles the events in "Twilight" from Edward's point of view. Meyer was "excited" and "ecstatic" in response to the casting of the two main characters. She had expressed interest in having Emily Browning and Henry Cavill cast as Bella and Edward, respectively, prior to
Mark and Robb Cullen Mark and Robb Cullen Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen (b. in Philadelphia) are brothers and American film and television writers and producers, who usually work together. The brothers have created multiple primetime TV series – "Hitz" for UPN, "Lucky" for FX, "Gary The Rat" for SpikeTV, and "Heist" for NBC. The Cullen brothers co-created and executive produced "Back in the Game" on ABC, as well as "Mr. Robinson" for NBC. They have also written and produced multiple pilots for Fox, NBC, ABC, HBO and Showtime. The Cullen brothers wrote the screenplay for the 2010 Kevin Smith film "Cop Out" starring