Bill Condon says Rob, Taylor and Kristen surprised him in ‘Breaking Dawn’

In a great interview with Hit Fix, Bill Condon takes some time to talk Breaking Dawn, visual effects and being surprised by Rob and Kristen.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview :

Congratulations on finishing ‘Breaking Dawn, pt. 1′ Do you consider this the halfway mark?

Oh, easily, more than that because we shot both movies back to back. I’ve got a pretty good cut of the second movie so we’re in the good 3/4 plus mark.  I started this with just outlines, so yeah, almost there.

You actually haven’t had that many movies with a good deal of visual effects in them previously.  Was that exciting to work on?

It was.  Because, let’s face it, there is so much you can do now and I think our most spectacular effects I don’t think it’s even worth talking about before the movie opens, but it’s what happens to Bella in the last half of ‘Breaking Dawn, pt. 1′ and it’s just real.  If you were making a real movie about a vampire pregnancy and there were no other vampires involved — if you were making ‘Rosemary’ Baby’ today — just the subtle things you can do to really communicate the sense of a body under attack and getting weaker and weaker?  It’s extraordinary.  So, learning this stuff has been one of the great joys of doing this movie.

Was there any actor who surprised you?

I think people will be surprised by everybody.  In general, Kristen has such a huge journey to take and to watch her become this fierce, protective, powerful mother figure? I think that will surprise people.  Taylor surprised me with his commitment and the dark places he goes to in this movie.  And Rob, I think there is some sense that he has relaxed into this part and finally willing to show more of himself. His own charm, wit and grace are in evidence in this movie.  It surprised me in how relaxed he seemed in something he’s fought a little against before.

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