What can I say, to be on the red carpet of the New Moon premiere was pretty amazing.  Some fans had camped out for five days, just to get a glimpse or autograph of one of the stars! Rather than re-hash the entire four-and-a-half hour red carpet extravaganza, I’ll give you a few highlights:

“You are all completely insane,” Robert Pattinson joked when asked what he thought about these hard-core fans who slept in tents on the sidewalks of Westwood, CA.

The stars’ arrivals were staggered, with Rob, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart arriving last, but each walking the red carpet separately. They posed for photographers, did radio and TV interviews, talked to print journalists and then signed dozens of autographs and took tons of photos with the screaming, hysterical fans.

Kristen Arrives

Robert looked H.O.T. in a navy suit and typical disheveled hair.  Kristen said she decided to mix it up and wear a gown for the first time (she chose Oscar de la Renta). Unfortunately the dress didn’t photograph as well as it looked in person. And I wasn’t a huge fan of her mullet. But hey, she’s still cute.

Peter Facinelli, who arrived with wife Jennie Garth (in David Meister), was very excited to share the vampire app on his iPhone: “You can actually transform your friends into vampires — I’m so addicted to it,” he said.

Many of the cast’s friends came out to support them, including Pattinson’s Remember Me co-star Emilie de Ravin and Stewart’s The Runaways co-star Stella Maeve. Other star fans included Emma Roberts, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Julianne Hough.

Fiddy

50 Cent dropped by. As did Joan Jett. And Richie Sambora. (Uh, music to my ears?)

Nikki

Nikki Reed is gorgeous and said she now sees familiar faces in the crowd of fans.  “There’s only a select group of people who make Nikki posters — everyone makes Edward posters,” the actress, who plays Rosalie Cullen, said. She wore a beautiful blue Burberry dress and Christian Louboutin shoes. She said, “It’s depressing that I always wear black and I feel much happier and lighter in my life, and I know it’s a cliche that my wardrobe reflects that, but why not!?” She said she went hiking earlier in the day too.

Jasper, a.k.a. Jackson Rathbone, equally loves acting and music. His band 100 Monkeys is about to release an album called grape and plan a 100-city tour. How does he fit it all in? “I don’t sleep,” he said, spoken as a true Vampire.

Dakota Signing Autographs

Dakota's Shoes

Dakota Fanning wore some crazy-high heels and a very cool cut-out dress.

Kellan Lutz chose a couple of fans from the crowd to come inside the Mann theater to watch the movie. He also complimented my jacket.

Ashley

Ravishing in red, Ashley Greene explained why she names Audrey Hepburn as her idol: “She was very influential and very iconic. She was very involved in humanitarian issues. She used her power for the better and didn’t just sit in the limelight and do nothing. And she happens to be one of the most beautiful and fabulous women ever.”

Girls were brought to tears when Robert Pattinson signed autographs and took photos. If there’s anything to take away from this evening, it’s that the actors in this film are remarkably appreciative of the people who support them and do it with admirable humility.

Michael Sheen explained how he chooses the movies he does: “I want to do things that I want to go see as well and I would definitely be coming to see this.” He brought his daughter along with him. “Tonight is mainly about coming with my daughter. For one night I’m a great dad, then I’ll go back to being a crap dad.”

Best dress goes to Anna Kendrick in her sparkly number.

“I’m picky about absolutely everything,” Robert said. He tried to answer as many questions as he could and sign as many autographs as possible. Part of his charm is how incredibly awkward he is on the red carpet – he’s not cocky…and that just ups his allure.

My favorite moment: Rob arrived earlier than Kristen, so he was doing interviews at one end of the carpet when she arrived. The MC (yes, there was an MC, which is NOT normal at a premiere) announced Kristen’s arrival and Rob stopped mid-sentence and looked down at the end toward her. It was a sweet little moment where a guy heard his gal’s name. And then it was back to business.

Tags: Movies, Robert Pattinson, Twilight

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