{
  "id": 3178185,
  "title": "Dakota Fanning Says Her ‘No Pressure’ ‘Twilight’ Role Let Her Enjoy the ‘Super Intense’ Fandom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dakota-fanning-says-her-no-pressure-twilight-role-let-her-enjoy-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T03:23:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/dakota-fanning-recalls-twilight-fandom-no-pressure-role/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dakota Fanning, who played Volturi vampire Jane in the \"Twilight\" film series, has spoken about how her role was a huge deal and allowed her to enjoy the intense fandom surrounding the franchise. Fanning, reflecting on her \"Twilight\" experience on the \"Happy Sad Confused\" podcast, recalled being a high school student when she was cast in the 2009, 2010, and 2012 \"Twilight\" movies. She emphasized that she was \"just a bit young\" for Kristen Stewart's role of Bella Swan and that getting to play Jane was \"amazing.\" Fanning also shared that meeting Kristen Stewart, who became one of her closest friends, was a highlight. When describing the fandom, Fanning noted that the stars of the films, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, had \"no idea\" that their movie would become such a cultural phenomenon. She described attending Comic-Con as \"super intense\" and expressed that she \"got like, kind of just all the good parts of it\" because she played a \"little character that was popped in, popped out, popped in, popped out.\" The \"Twilight\" saga was a major success, grossing over $3.3 billion worldwide across its five films. A new animated series based on the first installment, retold from Edward Cullen's perspective, is currently in development for Netflix, based on Stephenie Meyer's 2020 companion novel, \"Midnight Sun.\"",
  "summary": "“They thought they did some little vampire movie,” the actress recalls of her co-stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner The post Dakota Fanning Says Her ‘No Pressure’ ‘Twilight’ Role Let Her Enjoy the ‘Super Intense’ Fandom appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Dakota Fanning played Volturi vampire Jane in Twilight films.",
    "She enjoyed intense fandom as a young actress.",
    "Comic-Con was described as \"super intense\" for her."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Playing a relatively minor character allowed Dakota Fanning to enjoy the intense Twilight fandom without the pressures faced by the main cast, while also fostering a lasting friendship with Kristen Stewart.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}