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Taylor Lautner: 'Breaking Dawn birth scene was hilarious'
Published Sunday, Feb 5 2012, 23:28 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 1 comment
Twilight star Taylor Lautner has admitted that he found the Breaking Dawn - Part 1 birth scene "funny" to film.
The 19-year-old, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, revealed that he repeatedly creased up while shooting the sequence, which sees Edward (Robert Pattinson) perform a caesarean on wife Bella with his fangs when their unborn half-human, half-vampire baby depletes her health.
"Sometimes it was hard to keep a straight face," he confessed on a Breaking Dawn blooper reel. "There was one point where she stops breathing and she's out of it and I have to give her CPR.
"Her lips are closed and suddenly I've gotta wrap my whole mouth around her lips. It ended up working but it was funny at moments."
Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey recently described the birth scene as the "hardest thing to conceive", adding: "I think it really pushes the line. It was terrifying and deeply emotional."
Stewart herself commented that she was pleased by the "graphic and bloody" nature of Bella's labour.
"It should be impactful, it should be scary," she said. "I hope it doesn't scare people, but on the other hand, I hope it does."
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is released in the UK and US on November 16.
> Twilight Stephenie Meyer: 'Robert Pattinson is great in birth scene'
Watch Taylor Lautner talk to Digital Spy about The Twilight Saga below:
The 19-year-old, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, revealed that he repeatedly creased up while shooting the sequence, which sees Edward (Robert Pattinson) perform a caesarean on wife Bella with his fangs when their unborn half-human, half-vampire baby depletes her health.
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"Sometimes it was hard to keep a straight face," he confessed on a Breaking Dawn blooper reel. "There was one point where she stops breathing and she's out of it and I have to give her CPR.
"Her lips are closed and suddenly I've gotta wrap my whole mouth around her lips. It ended up working but it was funny at moments."
Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey recently described the birth scene as the "hardest thing to conceive", adding: "I think it really pushes the line. It was terrifying and deeply emotional."
Stewart herself commented that she was pleased by the "graphic and bloody" nature of Bella's labour.
"It should be impactful, it should be scary," she said. "I hope it doesn't scare people, but on the other hand, I hope it does."
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is released in the UK and US on November 16.
> Twilight Stephenie Meyer: 'Robert Pattinson is great in birth scene'
Watch Taylor Lautner talk to Digital Spy about The Twilight Saga below:
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