Kendrick’s star has continued to rise with the smash ‘Pitch Perfect’ film series. She’s also done pretty well with movies like ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Cake.’In 2008, ‘Twilight’ was known only as a low-budget romantic drama based on a popular young adult series. But both the novels and the films have gone on to become a major part of the pop culture zeitgeist.Kristen Stewart wasn’t the celebrity gossip subject she is today. She was best known for working smaller dramatic projects like ‘Into the Wild,’ ‘The Yellow Handkerchief,’ and ‘In the Land of Women.’The success of the films helped Stewart become one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses. Her film ‘Equals’ premiered during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, and she is set to work with Woody Allen for an as-yet-untitled movie planned for 2016.When Pattinson showed up at the Los Angeles premiere of the first ‘Twilight’ film in 2008, he probably caused some ‘Harry Potter’ fans to wonder whether Cedric Diggory, the character he portrayed in 2005’s film version of ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,’ was lost.Pattinson has since appeared in such projects as ‘The Rover’ and ‘Queen of the Desert,’ which costarred James Franco and Nicole Kidman. He’s also appeared as the face of Dior Homme fragrance and pursued his love of music.In the weeks leading up to ‘Twilight’s’ 2008 premiere, Taylor Lautner was 16 and looked every bit of it. His name up to this point was probably best associated with the 2005 kids’ movie ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D.’Lautner went a little lighter after the ‘Twilight’ films, appearing in a small role in ‘Grown Ups 2’ in 2013 and on the TV comedy series ‘Cuckoo’ in 2014.When actress Ashley Greene walked the red carpet for the L.A. premiere of ‘Max Payne’ in October 2008, it would be one of the last times she’d circulate at a Hollywood event without any ‘Twi’-mania.Greene has kept busy in films like Zach Braff’s 2014 ‘Wish I Was Here’ and has lent her voice to a few video games.Nikki Reed, seen here at the L.A. premiere of ‘Twilight’ in 2008, was already famous as the wild child teen friend of Evan Rachel Wood’s character in the 2003 indie ‘Thirteen.’In 2015, Reed became a regular cast member on season 3 of ‘Sleepy Hollow,’ and she also married ‘Vampire Diaries’ star Ian Somerhalder in April 2015.Actor and model Kellan Lutz had landed roles on the small screen before appearing in the first ‘Twilight’ film in 2008.Lutz starred as the voice of Tarzan in the 2013 animated film and in ‘The Legend of Hercules’ the following year.Like Lutz, Jackson Rathbone had been working in TV before landing the role of vampire Jasper Hale in ‘Twilight.’Rathbone went on to play Sokka in ‘The Last Airbender’ in 2010, alongside roles in various television shows and web series.It’s arguable that Peter Facinelli brought some star power to the first ‘Twilight’ film.Facinelli has worked steadily on TV shows like ‘Nurse Jackie’ and ‘Glee,’ and he was briefly engaged to ‘Blindspot’ star Jaimie Alexander.Elizabeth Reaser looked familiar to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ fans upon arriving at the premiere of ‘Twilight’ because she’d just wrapped a recurring role on the hit ABC series.Television has continued to be good to Reaser, bringing roles on series including ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘True Detective.’Billy Burke was known primarily for TV work before he landed the role of Bella Swan’s father in the ‘Twilight’ franchise, with credits including ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ’24.’Burke has kept up with high-profile roles on shows such as ‘Rizzoli & Isles,’ ‘Revolution,’ ‘Major Crimes,’ and ‘Zoo.’The 2008 L.A. premiere for ‘Twilight’ was just the tip of the red carpet iceberg for a then-23-year-old Anna Kendrick.
