Elizabeth reaser the family stone
Elizabeth reaser the family stone_ Let's be frank. For Elizabeth Reaser and Peter Facinelli, being part of "The Twilight Saga" hasn't given them that much to do. As Dr. Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme Cullen, the two pros are usually background players to the drama following their on screen adopted "son" Edward and the love of his, um, life, Bella Swan . While that changes just a bit in "Breaking Dawn," it's given two of the more experienced members of the ensemble a different perspective on the fourth production in the series.
Reaser adds, "It felt very different in some ways too because we had a different cinematographer and you would see that this was gonna look different. And it started to feel different because of that - from Guillermo [Navarro, the cinematographer,] who was so much fun to work with and just the look of it started to change the feel of it I think. I mean, in some ways we've been playing these characters for a long time, but it felt very different on this movie."
Facinelli spent about a month going back and forth between the set of "Breaking Dawn" and "Nurse Jackie." For Reaser, not only did she juggle a returning arc on CBS' "The Good Wife," but a key role in Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody's's new dramedy "Young Adult."
"I shot 'Young Adult' right when this was starting and it was a real tricky thing with the schedule and I just lucked out because we got pushed because they were going to Brazil so I was able to do 'Young Adult,'" Reaser reveals. "And then the same with 'The Good Wife.' I flew back after we had started back and forth. It was crazy scheduling."
"Adult" finds Reaser playing Beth Slade, the wife of Buddy Slade. The film's heroine, Mavis Gary , mistakenly believes she can convince Buddy, her former high school flame, to leave his wife and family and move to the big city with her. Mavis spends most of the film trying to seduce the quite content Buddy and her insane crusade climaxes during a sequence in which Reaser is a primary object of her rage. The scene is both unnerving and funny, but Reaser reveals that's not how it seemed on set.
"That's what is so amazing because at the moment it was so sad and freaky and devastating that scene," Reaser says. "There are very funny moments in it, but in the shooting of it my character is so shocked and devastated by the turn of events and to see the entire party meltdown I'm sure was very funny, but it was really very upsetting while we were shooting it."
And for Reaser, it had to be nice to spend some time on set on the spotlight for once.
The Family Stone is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. Produced by Michael London and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it stars an ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Tyrone Giordano, Brian J. White, and Elizabeth Reaser.
The plot follows the Christmas holiday misadventures of the Stone family in a small New England town when the eldest son, played by Mulroney, brings his uptight girlfriend (played by Parker) home with the intention of proposing to her with a cherished heirloom ring. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.
The Family Stone was released in North America on November 26, 2005 and was a moderate critical and commercial success, with a worldwide gross of over US$92.2 million. While Parker was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance, Keaton, Nelson and McAdams garnered a Satellite Award nomination each. In addition, McAdams was awarded a Teen Choice Award the following year.
source: hitfix