This morning, the epic first trailer for
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was revealed, and it showed the world quite a few important elements of the film.
For instance, it offered a first glimpse of Bryce Dallas Howard in the role of "Victoria."
Also, it showed a teeny snippet of what the proposal scene between Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) will look like.
A little over a minute and a half's worth of material thusly revealed a great wealth of information to fans about what the film has in store.
However, there are still quite a few things yet to be seen with
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and here's a run-down of what some of those things are.
Forks High School's graduation ceremony is an important part of the
Eclipse story. Not only is it a moniker of movement for Bella (meaning, it is
the date of significance, at least at first, for her coming "transformation"), but it is also a rather quirky and fun scene. If done well, it should show an exuberant Alice (Ashley Greene in the film) - whose head is swimming with song to disguise her real thoughts - and a very perplexed Edward crossing the stage together. It'll also be a pretty touching scene for Bella and Charlie (Billy Burke).
One scene that a lot of Team La Push fans or Team Billy Black fans look forward to is the story-telling scene with
Gil Birmingham. In the book, Bella is allowed to sit in on a tribal meeting where Black reveals the legends and stories of his tribe. One portion of the story that really sticks out to and affects Bella is the "third wife" scene. Chances are, if
Eclipse is anything like the prior two movies, a bit of vision will accompany the story. Perhaps, then, we'll get to see some of that story (and the third wife of legend) unfold on-screen as well.
As two of the only roles cast for
Eclipse, Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones) and Seth Clearwater (Boo Boo Stewart) are two people that we'll finally get to see in
Eclipse. The two are siblings in human form, and they both become important members of the wolfpack in
Eclipse. So, not only will we get to see these two characters in their human form, but we'll also get to see them in wolf form (hope Seth's fur is sandy!).
Oh, the things we'll get to see with Jasper Hale. Jasper (Jackson Rathbone)'s southern roots are an irreplacable part of the story in
Eclipse. We get to learn not only about how he became a vampire, but also about how he became a great newborn vampire hunter. Jasper, in his former "family," was a leader, a warrior, and a winner. His backstory is one of the most brutal and intense, but it's also one of the most honest and exciting. Jasper Hale on horseback? Yes ma'am!
I don't know about you guys, but I thought that the scene where Edward shows Bella the motorcycle he has bought to ride alongside her was pretty important. It is the moment where Edward accepts, and states, that there are some parts of Bella's life that belong to Jacob. It wistfully sad, in a lot of ways, because you feel for his effort . . . but at the same time, it is a reminder of the fact that Jacob was there for Bella during
New Moon.
In almost the same instance as you see that bit of rejection for Edward, you get to see a really cute exchange between Bella and Edward about her motorcycle safety attire. Edward has provided Bella with a helmet and a jacket, and, though she feels a little silly wearing the garb, he thinks she looks "sexy." Should be interesting to see that moment unfold on-screen . . .
Jasper's backstory and the tribal legend scenes aren't the only blasts from the past. Rosalie (Nikki Reed), too, gets her moment in the sun. Her backstory serves to humanize her a bit, at least in the eyes of Bella, and to explain her viciousness and her vote. Rosalie was a human who was paraded around like chattel by her fiance, Royce King II (Jack Huston). She was the fairest of them all in Rochester, and it'll be interesting to see how Nikki Reed looks as the lovely human form Rosalie. Not to mention, how they portray her very "theatrical" vengeance upon her attackers.
- Riley, Bree, and the Newborns
Leah and Seth are the two new wolfpack characters of importance, and Riley and Bree are the newest vampires we love to hate. Riley (Xavier Samuel) is Victoria's love-struck sidekick whose prevalence throughout the entire story serves to confuse everyone on the homefront. That is, until he and Edward have their epic showdown by the mountain. Similarly, Bree (Jodelle Ferland) is a character that comes about in
Eclipse. While she wasn't a critical character in the story (except, perhaps, to show the mercilessness of the Volturi), Ferland tweeted about filming for several days - perhaps even weeks. My guess is that she'll be in more than one scene in the film, especially since they've brought in such an experienced and well-known actress for the role. The newborns, too, are new characters. Though most have no name or personalities to speak of, they are still rampant throughout the storyline, both far away in Seattle and right at home in Forks. It should be very interesting to see how the newborns (those in Victoria's army and those which Jasper battles in his backstory) appear.
As
Twilight Lexicon points out in their
Eclipse trailer analysis, the meadow scene in the trailer shows a brief flash of Bella's engagement ring. The ring, which becomes almost a character of its own in the story, has a story and a history that is indicative of Edward's past. It belonged to his mother, and it is described as follows: "Nestled into the black satin, Elizabeth Masen’s ring sparkled in the dim light. The face was a long oval, set with slanting rows of glittering round stones. The band was gold — delicate and narrow. The gold made a fragile web around the diamonds.” Now, many have tried to replicate the design of the ring by this description. For instance,
here is a vendor that has offered one version of the ring, and
here is another. They are quite different. Needless to say, Stephenie Meyer is protective of her baby (the baby being her beautiful stories of course), so chances are she had a say in this important matter. Should be interesting to see the jewelry they've chosen for this moment.
"On June 30" comes on screen (please, like we didn't already clear our calendars four months ago!), and the foreboding music alerts us that a threat is upon us. Bella announces in a frightened tone, "Edward, she found us." And with a magnificent leap and swoosh of fiery red hair, we get a glimpse of the "new" Victoria -- now played by Bryce Dallas Howard, who replaced Rachelle Lefevere. I went gaga over Rachelle's beautiful chase scene in "New Moon," so I'm not completely sold on Bryce just yet. 
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