U-Anna Kendrick, owadlala i-twilight franchise uJessica Stanley, utshelwe muva nje ukuthi ukuhlanganyela kwakhe engxenyeni yokuqala ye-vampire saga kwakuyisipiliyoni sokucindezela. Kuliqiniso, leli cala alikho njengefilimu, kodwa ngezimo zezulu ezinzima. Namuhla, iKendrick ingeyenombolo yabalingisi be-hollywood abaziwa kakhulu, ngoba nge-akhawunti yakhe ehola phambili ochungechungeni lwamafilimu "izwi elifanele", kanye nasesibhakabhakeni. " Ngaphezu kwalokho, iKendrick isuswa ngenkuthalo ochungechungeni oluya eDisney +, HBA MAX naseQuibi.
Ekuqaleni "kusihlwa", okwavela ngonyaka ka-2008, uKendrick wadlala indima yecebo lesibili, egcwalisa intombi kaBella Swan (uKristen Stewart). Kumafilimu wesine nelesihlanu, umlingisi weSagi wabuyela endimeni yakhe. Ukukhumbula umsebenzi ku-Rebut "Twilight", Kendrick engxoxweni neVanity Fair uthe:
Ifilimu lokuqala sadubula ePortland, e-Oregon. Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi kwakukhona kubanda kakhulu nokubulawa. Ngiyakhumbula nokuthi amaSkeoker ami ahlala emamakayo, kodwa ngakutshela: "Ungaweli emoyeni. Leli yiqembu elihle labantu. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi singabangane, kepha manje ngifuna ukubulala umuntu. " Noma kunjalo, izimo ezinzima zasisiza kahle. Lokhu bekuyinto ehlanganisa, njengesipiliyoni esithile esibuhlungu. Uma kwenzeka ukuba nomuntu odingisiwe futhi uphunyuke, kuze kube sekupheleni kwempilo uzohlanganisa izibopho ezikhethekile nalaba bantu.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi iKendrick akuyona ilungu lokuqala lokwenza uTwilight, okhononda ngezimo ezingezinhle ngesikhathi sokuthwebula. Phambilini, uTaylor Lautner (Jacob Black) wakhononda ukuthi kwakungelula ukudubula izigcawu ngemvula, ngoba wayesaba ukuthi uzogula. Ngasikhathi sinye, uNikki Reed (Rosalie Hale) ubuye waveza ukunganeliseki ngenxa yokuthi kwaphoqeleka ukuthi kusebenze ngesimo sezulu esibi.