How Many Twilight Movies Anna Kendrick’s Jessica Appeared In

Here’s how many times Anna Kendrick appeared in The Twilight Saga as Jessica Stanley. The first Twilight novel by author Stephenie Meyer was published in 2005 and followed the burgeoning romance between teen Bella and vampire Edward. The YA bestseller soon made the leap to the big screen in 2008, with the movie not only being a major smash but spawning a further four entries. The film franchise was commonly greeted with bad reviews, but it continues to hold a nostalgic spot for fans.

Twilight cast several future stars too and certainly did a great job picking out its ensemble. There’s Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who have since impressed audiences and critics with an array of different projects and performances, in addition to supporting players like Rami Malek, who played Benjamin in the series. There was also Anna Kendrick, who made one of her earliest film appearances in the original Twilight as Jessica.

Jessica Stanley is a teenager Bella befriends while attending Forks High School, with Kendrick’s version being softened from the book’s portrayal. Her personality was also melded with a dropped character from the book named Lauren. The first Twilight was one of Anna Kendrick’s first major roles, but she soon appeared in the likes of Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and Up In The Air, and her star started to rise. The actress stayed with the Twilight Saga, however, though her role gradually decreased.

In total, Anna Kendrick appeared in four Twilight movies; the original, New Moon, Eclipse and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. Her role in the latter, in particular, was basically a cameo as Jessica returns for the wedding of Edward and Bella. In keeping with her petty jealousy of Bella, she makes a few marked comments during her wedding speech too. While Kendrick is credited with appearing in Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Jessica doesn’t return for the final entry.

Since The Twilight Saga ended, Anna Kendrick’s gone on to even bigger fame due to the success of the Pitch Perfect franchise, The Day Shall Come or Love Life. Given the success of the Twilight series, it seems inevitable it will be rebooted for either a new movie or TV show at some point. It’s very unlikely producers would be able to lure back the starry likes of Stewart, Pattison or Kendrick though, as not only have they aged out of teenage roles, but they would be unlikely to want to revisit the saga either.

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It’s pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Now that’s out of the way, a brief introduction. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he’d like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site.

A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games – he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU – where Hawkeye is clearly the best character – to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle.

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