We Used AI To Show What "Twilight" Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Based On The Books, And Emmett Looks Incredibly Huggable
When a book is adapted into a movie, the cast doesn't always match perfectly to what you imagined while reading the book. So we used AI to bring Twilight characters to life based on how they're described in the books.
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Using Artbreeder, we basically morphed together some existing faces that resemble the character and then added specific traits described in the book. Here are the Twilight book characters, plus their movie counterparts for comparison:
1.Here's Bella Swan based on how she's described by Stephenie Meyer:
Though she's not described much in the books, Stephenie Meyer wrote a description of how she pictures Bella on her website. Some key traits: “Fair-skinned," "long, straight, dark brown hair," "chocolate brown eyes," "face is heart-shaped [...] with a widow’s peak," "large, wide-spaced eyes, prominent cheekbones, a thin nose," "a narrow jaw with a pointed chin," and "lips [...] a bit too full for her jaw line."
Here's Bella played by Kristen Stewart:
And here's both side by side:
2.Here's Edward Cullen based on how he's described in the books:
How he's described in the books: "Hard square [...] jaw," "full lips," "straight [...] nose," and "bronze hair." Plus, all the vampires are described as being pale and having "straight, perfect, angular [features]."
Edward played by Robert Pattinson:
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3.Jacob Black:
How he's described in the books: "Long, glossy black hair," "silky and russet-colored [skin]," "eyes were dark, set deep," and "high [...] cheekbones."
Jacob played by Taylor Lautner:
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4.Renesmee Cullen:
How she's described in the books: "Shell-pink lips," “shiny bronze-colored hair [...] in ringlets,” "chocolate brown eyes," "creamy ivory [skin]," and "cheeks [...] flamed with color."
Renesmee played by Mackenzie Foy:
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Plus, here's an even younger Renesmee with a CGI face:
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5.Alice Cullen:
How she's described in the books: "Pixie-like," "[with] small features," and "deep black [hair], cropped short and pointing in every direction."
Alice played by Ashley Greene:
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6.Carlisle Cullen:
How he's described in the books: "Young," "pale," "blond," and "handsomer than any other movie star [Bella had] seen."
Carlisle played by Peter Facinelli:
7.Charlie Swan:
How he's described in the books: "Brown eyes," with "curly brown hair" that has "dwindled." Technically, there's no mention of a mustache, but there's also no mention of a lack of a mustache, so...
Charlie played by Billy Burke:
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8.Rosalie Hale:
How she's described in the books: "Statuesque," with "golden [hair], gently waving to the middle of her back."
Rosalie played by Nikki Reed:
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9.Jasper Hale:
How he's described in the books: "Honey blond [hair]," "taller, leaner [than Emmett], but still muscular"
Jasper played by Jackson Rathbone:
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10.Esme Cullen:
How she's described in the books: "Heart-shaped face," "soft, caramel colored hair," "reminded [Bella] of the ingenues of the silent-movie era," "less angular, more rounded," and "Snow White, in the flesh."
Esme played by Elizabeth Reaser:
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11.Emmett Cullen:
How he's described in the books: "Big-muscled," "dark curly hair," "dimples when he smiles," and "an innocent quality not often seen in a grown man."
Emmett played by Kellan Lutz:
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12.Bella as a newborn vampire:
How she's described in the books: "Indisputably beautiful," "flawless," and "pale as the moon against the frame of her dark, heavy hair."
Vampire Bella played by Kristen Stewart:
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13.Aro:
How he's described in the books: "Translucently white [skin]," "long, black hair," and "clouded, milky" red eyes.
Aro played by Michael Sheen:
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14.Jessica Stanley:
How she's described in the books: "Tiny," with "wildly curly dark hair."
Jessica played by Anna Kendrick:
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15.Jane:
How she's described in the books: Mistaken at first for "a young boy," "lank, pale brown hair trimmed short," "pretty," and with a "wide-eyed, full lipped face [that] would make a Botticelli angel look like a gargoyle."
Jane played by Dakota Fanning:
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16.Leah Clearwater:
How she's described in the books: "Beautiful," "perfect copper skin, glistening black hair, [and] eyelashes like feather dusters."
Leah played by Julia Jones:
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17.And as a bonus, here's Renesmee Cullen as an adult:
Here's the older Renesmee from Jacob's vision that was created by combining Christie Burke with Mackenzie Foy:
Plus, here's another version of her we see in Alice's vision:
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