Fearnet’s Jen Yamato has this new interview with Jackson where he reveals his desire to direct horror films. He also dishes on what we can expect from Jasper in ‘Eclipse’.

Speaking of the South, we hear Jasper’s drawl really come out more at times during Eclipse.

Yeah, at certain times — it’s one of those things, with Twilight and New Moon there was limited dialogue, and I kind of wanted to keep it to the way I would assume Jasper would carry himself at school, or around a new acquaintance such as Bella, where he wouldn’t reveal himself and would keep his accent in check. He’s already suspicious looking enough at high school to have a Southern accent in Washington. So the more relaxed and comfortable Jasper is, his accent comes out. That’s usually how I find most people’s accents come out, when they’re a little more comfortable and in a natural environment, and Jasper’s natural environment is… warfare.

There’s another moment Jasper fans will love, and that is when they get to see Jasper and Alice kiss…

It’s a really nice moment in Eclipse, where we get to talk about Jasper and Alice’s history together. Well, the sad truth of it is, I actually paid Melissa Rosenberg — I’m not going to say how much, but I paid her quite a large sum of money — to write in a kiss between Jasper and Alice. I don’t want to reveal too much but it’s a nice moment. I’ll just say I paid off the screenwriter to get that kiss.

Can we look forward to you making a return to good, old-fashioned blood-and-guts horror any time in the near future?

Well, I just went through the 8 Films to Die For, and there are definitely some gory films in that. I watched the unrated version of Cabin Fever 2, and damn — there’s some really nasty shit in that movie! But it’s one of those things. Honestly, the way I’d like to see my next horror film go is that I’d like to get a chance to direct one. I think that would be really fun, to play with people’s emotions in moments where you’re clinging to your seat and moments where you can get shocked back. I like the way horror films really work on an instinctual level; there’s something about the music, or the way things are shot — it’s very visceral. It’s supposed to affect you like that. I think that would be a good first step toward directing features for myself, and feature direction is one thing I really hope to pursue.

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Adorable interview where they discuss shooting action scenes and how amusing the cardboard wolves were.

Source: Access Hollywood

With only a few short weeks until “Eclipse” hits theaters, fans are certainly salivating for every detail about what they can expect to see in the film when it opens on June 30. And, Jackson Rathbone admits that in this flick, the third in the “Saga,” he cannot wait for the flick’s fans to finally get to know Jasper a little better.

He feels that sharing this with the fans will finally show them another side of Jasper. Plus, it means more one-on-one time with Bella (Kristen Stewart).

“I play this very quiet kind of solitary character,” he explained. “He’s very dark and withdrawn and now with ‘Eclipse,’ we get to see why. We get to go back into Jasper’s back-story, who he used to be his old life and why he’s afraid of himself around Bella. You get to see him warm up to Bella in this third film.”

Source: MTV

Source: MTV

Does anyone call you by your real first name, Monroe?
I still go by Monroe when I am in trouble with the law.

You’re an actor with a band, 100 Monkeys. Do you think you’ll do anything to combine those two passions?
Obviously, I’m going to star in Twilight the musical. The scary thing is, I bet they’re totally making one, like, right now!