Here’s an interview with Justin Chon, Christian Serratos and Michael Welch from In Utah This Week about the Salt Lake City release event they were at.

“I think the high school kids are a necessary part of the story. We are there so that girls can look at Bella in a normal high school situation and empathize and connect with her. We’re also there to add some levity, some humor and lightness to what is otherwise a pretty dark and intense story,” he says.

I adore these characters, even though they aren’t in the story very much. We can’t forget about the mere mortals

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