Actor Peter Facinelli, who appeared as vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen within the Twilightmovie saga, has some ideas in regards to the Midnight Solar tv collection.
Selection reported in September 2024 that the 2020 novel Midnight Solar, penned by Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer, can be changed into an animated present for Netflix. Midnight Solar provides readers Edward Cullen’s viewpoint concerning the occasions of Twilight, which is narrated by his human love curiosity, Bella Swan.
Display screen Rant reported that Facinelli, alongside his Twilight castmates Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, and Jackson Rathbone, said he would not be offering his voice for an animated model of Carlisle within the upcoming Netflix present whereas at a November 2025 Motor Metropolis Comedian Con panel. Facinelli, who was featured in all 5 of the Twilight movies, mentioned he would have loved reprising the character.
“Effectively, this is the reality, I am bummed, as a result of I like that character a lot, so I hate the thought of getting another person play it,” mentioned Facinelli throughout the Twilight panel. “But additionally, that film, to me, like so many individuals, in case you watch that film, it takes you again to a time. There is a nostalgia to it. It takes you again to a time whenever you had been watching it together with your mother, or watching it with your mates, whenever you had been watching it within the film theaters. I really feel like there’s part of rising up that folks expertise over the past 25 years, 20 years, , with these motion pictures.”
Rathbone, who performed vampire Jasper Hale, additionally revealed that a number of of the unique Twilight stars pitched for themselves to voice their respective characters for Midnight Solar.
“We had been like, ‘Hey, it might be type of cool, we’re nonetheless fairly recent out of it. It is not that far. Our voices have not modified that a lot. Let’s go forward and allow them to know, as a bunch, collectively, we might love to come back again and do it the appropriate method,'” mentioned Rathbone, as reported by Display screen Rant. “Nobody requested for some huge cash, belief me. [Laughs] We’re at all times coming again as a result of we love y’all, man, we needed to do it for the followers. We love our characters. They usually very properly mentioned, ‘No.’ We could not even get an audition for it, which is humorous.”
Peter Facinelli Spoke Positively About ‘Twilight’ in February 2025
Whereas chatting with Yahoo! Leisure in February 2025, Facinelli responded to the idea that the Twilight movie franchise was at fault for destroying the “vampire style.” The actor prompt he did not essentially take into account the films to be vampire movies.
“I’d say there’s numerous Twi-hards that might disagree [it ruined the genre]. I do know the fan base continues to be fairly sturdy. To me, it was at all times a love story set within the vampire backdrop. … It is like Romeo and Juliet on this vampire world and this household that is simply tremendous supportive,” mentioned Facinelli to the publication. “That type of love and help from household and pals is what everybody desires. I feel that is why folks love the Cullens. So I do not assume it ruined something. I feel it is apples and oranges.”
The ultimate Twilight movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Daybreak – Half 2, premiered in 2012.
