8 Summer Movies Starring the Cast of 'Twilight'

8 Summer Movies Starring the Cast of 'Twilight'

There are roughly seven months until our next (and final) Twi-hard fix, with "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" dropping in November. I don't write that to bum you out. It's more of an embrace-the-day statement. Appreciate these seven months of build-up because in all likelihood, these will be your last (unless you've already started obsessing over "The Hunger Games").

That said, let's get excited for summer movies season -- the season that's no longer just about blockbusters and indies that aren't good enough for award season (although it's still mostly that). When it comes to summer films starring "Twilight" actors, we're lucky enough to get two apiece from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson; and these hot months will also feature appearances from Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, "Eclipse" alumnus Xavier Samuel and my imaginary girlfriend Anna Kendrick.

Half of them look like solid films, too. The other half, well, let's be honest, as a sucker for "Twilight" actors, I'm still going to support them. And why not? I need something to beat the heat, and nobody wants to see me shirtless at the pool.

Kristen Stewart

As I mentioned above, KStew has two offerings for this summer, and they're coming hot and heavy, one right after another. First will be the long-awaited adaptation of Jack Kerouac's seminal novel "On The Road," dropping on May 23. I don't simply mean it's "long-awaited" because it's been in development for two years and Twi-hards have been itching to see Stewart as a crazy teenage '40s beatnik. Hollywood has been trying to adapt the book, in one form or another, since 1957. Why has it been so difficult? It's not exactly a "clean" story arc, giving directors license to get way too artsy with it. Don't get your hopes up too much. Let's just focus on the joy of seeing KStew getting sweaty dancing to jazz, man.

If "On The Road" does disappoint, you have "Snow White and the Huntsman" around the corner on June 1, and that seems highly likely to be awesome. Stewart couldn't have played her cards much better: a notable indie dropping right before a shoo-in summer blockbuster. She'll dominate the movie press for at least those two weeks.

Robert Pattinson 

Like his lady, R.Pattz also has an upcoming art-house film and a larger budget film. "Bel Ami," coming on June 8, is based on an 1885 French novel by Guy de Maupassant and, despite costarring Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci, looks about as boring as it sounds. But I get why Pattinson signed on. He needs to do everything in his power to go beyond Edward.

His larger-budget film, "Cosmopolis," debuts next month at Cannes and, for my money, is the most intriguing movie on this list. It's by no means a guaranteed blockbuster like "Snow White," but it has the most dark-horse potential to be an awards winner and a cult classic. Directed by David Cronenberg ("A History of Violence," "Eastern Promises") and based on a Don DeLillo novel, it's the best chance Pattinson has to break the Edward typecasting.

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