The Twilight Saga novels were adapted into five feature-length films between 2008 and 2012 and chronicled the love story between the human Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. The series was an absolute sensation, and the two stars of the films -- Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart -- have gone on to have significant careers. Pattinson is currently Bruce Wayne in The Batman and Stewart is nominated for an Academy Award for playing Princess Diana in Spencer. However, they aren't the only big names to be featured in the series. Below are five stars some may have forgotten were also in The Twilight Saga.
Bryce Dallas Howard Replaced a Major Twilight Antagonist
Bryce Dallas Howard played Victoria in Eclipse. She was brought in to replace Rachelle Lefevre, who played the character in both Twilight and New Moon. Victoria is the vampire mate of the vampire James. They are nomad vampires who maintain a traditional diet of human blood and cross paths with the Cullen coven in Twilight. After James was killed in his pursuit of Bella, Victoria vowed revenge on his killers. This ultimately led to her downfall when Edward killed her to protect Bella. Howard is the current star of the Jurassic World films, as well as a prominent director for the various Star Wars television shows on Disney+.
Lee Pace Was an Ally to the Cullen Coven in Twilight
Lee Pace is an actor known for various television and film roles, including Guardians of the Galaxy where he plays Ronan the Accuser, and The Hobbit films, where he plays Legolas' father, Thranduil the elf king. Pace played an American vampire named Garrett in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Garrett is a vampire who was transformed during the Revolutionary War and was an old friend of Carlisle. He joins the Cullen's as a witness against the Volturi, and while there he falls in love with the vegetarian vampire Kate and joins her coven in Alaska.
Dakota Fanning Was the Volturi's Painful Weapon in Twilight
The Volturi are the closest thing the vampire world has to a royal family. They maintain order and secrecy, and to do so, they rely on special skills to invoke obedience and fear. Jane is one of the high-ranking members of the guard used for such things. She has the ability to make her victim feel all-consuming and crippling pain with nothing but a look. This makes her far more dangerous than she looks, and she's absolutely ruthless. In the films, she is played by Dakota Fanning, who can be seen as one of the Manson girls on the ranch in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. However, she's more than that, she had a very prolific child acting career that she maintains to this day.
Anna Kendrick Was Bella Swan's Earliest Friend in Forks
Stewart is not the only Oscar nominee amongst the Twilight alums. Anna Kendrick actually beat her to that honor for her Supporting Actress performance in Up In The Air. Kendrick was also one of the stars of the Pitch Perfect trilogy, and she voices Poppy in the Trolls movies. In the Twilight movies, she played one of Bella's human friends, Jessica Stanley. Jessica was the valedictorian when she graduated, and she was the one who first explained who the Cullens were when Bella asked.
Rami Malek Was Twilight's Avatar
When the Volturi believed that the Cullens had created an immortal child, they leaped at the opportunity to break up the family and keep the more talented members for themselves, collecting them like trophies. In order to keep this from happening, the Cullen's brought together their friends as witnesses to their innocence. Amongst them was an Egyptian coven, including the very talented Benjamin, who has the ability to control the elements. Benjamin is played by Rami Malek who is probably best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. He also starred in the most recent James Bond film, No Time to Die, as the villain Safin.