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“Millions of obsessed fans across the planet have embraced the Twilight phenomenon, but for teens Elizabeth, Morgan and Katie, collecting memorabilia from the series is not enough; their dream is to look like the characters from the movie! So Rachael enlists the help of costume designer Tish Monaghan from The Twilight Saga: New Moon to help turn these girls into Bella, Rosalie and Alice. The girls can’t say enough about their new stylish looks, but they are at a loss for words when they are surprised by New Moon star Alex Meraz!

Alex, who plays the werewolf Paul in the new movie, explains that it was almost serendipitous that he got the role. “Everything was just aligned,” he says. “It was on my birthday when I went to audition. It was on January 10th and that was the biggest full moon of the year. And then I had these hawks that were always circling around me within the two weeks that I was waiting to get word!”

FEARnet’s Jen Yamato has this exclusive interview with Alex Meraz where he dished on Bella’s epic slap. =]

You and Kristen have a very adversarial encounter in the slap scene. Do you think that Paul really wants to kill her in that moment?

Yes, definitely! He’s compulsive, you know. He kind of goes with the flow, but he’s volatile, but not in a “I like to hurt people” way; he’s very proud. He has a thick sense of pride, and he really wants to protect the reservation and she’s bringing nothing but trouble. So in that scene, I’m thinking in my head, “Do something to make me change, so I can kill you.” Just do something, because I’m itching to kill her. She’s a nuisance, a problem. That was that way I did it in the scene, and of course she hits me, and that’s enough to change me.

Did you and Kristen rehearse that a lot beforehand?

Not at all. We did one rehearsal the day of, said our lines, and we were good! The next day, we shot it and experimented – one time I tried grabbing her throat, which she was not fond of – and we played around with it, the director gave us good stuff to do, and it was what it was.

Did Kristen really hit you in the face?

She started finding a home for that fist on my face. It was getting really close.

Read the whole thing HERE.
** Thank you Jen! **

Saturday Night Magazine has a Q&A with Alex Meraz in their November issue, and they have it up on their site as well.

There must have been some fierce competition for those four new werewolf roles. What was the audition process like and how did you finally land the role of Paul?
It was an intense process. When I received the call for submissions, I had already started working out because I knew it would be physically demanding. After a couple rounds of callbacks, I was lucky enough to land a role.

What can you tell us about Paul?
Paul is the “bad boy” of the wolf pack. He comes across as volatile, but I think he’s misunderstood. He is just very proud of being Quilete and is unapologetic about being a protector for his people.

Did you and Taylor get at all competitive in terms of shirtless attributes?
First day I met Taylor I overheard him ask Edi Gathegi [who plays Laurent] if I was bigger than him. Edi answered, “He’s just wider”. I teased him about overhearing it and from there we became gym buddies and shared workout tips with each other.

Are you prepared for the hoard of female fans you’re about to gain?
Bring it on.

Read the entire interview HERE!

** Thank you Carla from SNM! **