The Twilight Saga is dull in comparison to the rich backstories of many of the supporting cast, who could be the focus of several successful spinoffs.
Stephenie Meyer introduced a large cast of characters in The Twilight Saga, including many interesting vampires and werewolves. The supporting cast includes several acclaimed actors who could certainly carry their own Twilight spinoffs. Some of the audience might be frustrated by the movies when they want to see more of their favorite side characters.
Bella and Edward’s (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson) relationship dominates when the lives of the Twilight Saga’s supporting characters would have made more interesting stories. This is true of both characters who appear in several of the movies, such as Jasper (Jackson Rathbone), Alice (Ashley Greene), and Leah (Julia Jones), as well as those who only appear briefly towards the end. In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the Cullens recruit various witnesses to testify to the Volturi that Renesmee is not a vampire child. This leads to the introduction of a variety of vampires whose lives span several centuries and countries.
10 Alice Cullen
Alice’s story is summarized in the Twilight novels.
While Alice’s backstory is explained in the Twilight novels, it is left out of the movies. In the first book, Alice does not remember who she was before becoming a vampire, but eventually discovers that she was born Mary Alice Brandon in 1901. She had some precognitive ability as a human which led to her being committed. A vampire who worked at the asylum where Alice was held grew to care for her. This vampire turned Alice and sacrificed himself to save her from James. When she became a vampire, Alice’s ability to see the future grew stronger and she saw her future with Jasper and the Cullens.
In 2014, Meyer partnered with Lionsgate to create a competition to create short films about Twilight side characters (via stephaniemeyer.com). Contestants were gradually eliminated based on their screenplays and finalists were eventually given production funding. The final series of winners comprises 7 short films and is called The Storytellers: New Voices of the Twilight Saga. 3 of the short films — The Mary Alice Brandon File, The Groundskeeper, and We’ve Met Before — are about Alice, demonstrating fans’ interest in her life.
9 Charlie Swan
Charlie’s character is underused in Twilight.
Bella’s father Charlie (Billy Burke) remains relatively unaware of Forks’ vampire activity throughout the series. It is worth noting that the sheriff/police chief of a small town plagued with vampires has had an important role in series such as The Vampire Diaries and True Blood. Comparatively, Charlie is sidelined in The Twilight Saga. While he suspects that Bella and the Cullens are supernatural, he does not ask too many questions. However, Charlie is a fan-favorite character and a spinoff where he is forced to confront the existence of vampires more directly would likely be a hit.
8 Garrett Of The Denali Coven
Garrett joins the Denali Coven after Breaking Dawn.
Garrett (Lee Pace) is a former nomadic vampire who appears in Breaking Dawn Part 2. Garrett and Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) met during the Revolutionary War after Garrett was accidentally turned by an unknown vampire during a battle. Garrett supposedly spends many years on his own, which would provide ample material for a spinoff. He becomes intrigued by the Cullens’ and the Denalis’ lifestyle of living off of human blood and falls in love with Kate (Casey LaBow) of the Denalis. He joins her coven after the events of Breaking Dawn. Garrett also appears in the Storytellers short film Turncoats, which focuses on Carlisle during the war.
7 Victoria
Victoria’s dedication to James is never fully explored.
Victoria is portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, replacing Rachelle Lefevre. Despite Edward suggesting that James only kept Victoria around because she was useful (in the novel), Victoria is determined to avenge her mate. She is ruthless and clever, using Riley to create her army of newborns, so Alice will not be able to foresee her involvement. Victoria’s backstory from long before she met James and Laurent would be an interesting spinoff. Screenwriters could further explore Victoria’s cunning nature, which is only occasionally discussed in The Twilight Saga.
6 Jane Of The Volturi
Jane and her brother Alec are high-ranking members of the Volturi.
Jane (Dakota Fanning) and her twin brother Alec (Cameron Bright) were both turned by Aro (Michael Sheen) at a young age because they showed the potential to be powerful vampires. Jane is respected within the Volturi because of her ability to cause intense pain; those around her are constantly afraid of angering her. She is also expertly portrayed by Fanning. How Jane became a dedicated and cruel member of the Volturi would be a fascinating yet morbid movie or TV series. Another Storytellers short film, Consumed, shows Jane and Alec as humans and their transformation.
5 Leah Clearwater
Leah is the only known female werewolf.
Leah is the only female member of the Quileute werewolf pack. She and her brother Seth (Booboo Stewart) are the first to join Jacob’s (Taylor Lautner) pack, separate from Sam’s (Chaske Spencer). Leah grapples with heartbreak and grief: She was abandoned by Sam when he imprinted on Emily (Tinsel Korey) and her werewolf transformation was triggered by her father’s death. Leah’s story is still not fully resolved at the end of Breaking Dawn, and a spinoff about her could show her making her way — with or without Seth and Jacob.
4 Vladimir Of The Romanian Coven
Vladimir and Stefan’s characters allude to Dracula.
Vladimir (Noel Fisher) and Stefan (Guri Weinberg) are the only remaining members of the Romanian Coven. This coven was the ruling force in the vampire world before they were almost all killed by the Volturi. The Romanian coven later tried to overthrow the Volturi in a battle that demonstrated the powers of Jane and Alec and resulted in the death of Vladimir’s mate, making him and Stefan their coven’s only survivors.
Vladimir and Stefan arrive to support the Cullens against the Volturi hoping foranother chance to defeat the Volturi with the support of other vampires. An adaptation of Vladimir’s backstory would supposedly be dominated by themes of revenge and overthrown regimes. It is also not confirmed if Count Dracula was ever a member of Vladimir’s coven, but this would be an amazing tie-in that would connect TheTwilight Saga to broader vampire pop culture.
3 Benjamin Of The Egyptian Coven
Rami Malek’s Twilight character is underused.
Rami Malek plays the small role of Benjamin in Breaking Dawn Part 2, a vampire who can control the elements. He is also the focus of the Storytellers short film Sunrise. Benjamin has one of the most interesting abilities seen in Twilight. His life as a human and transformation are the makings of a great story, especially since vampires in Twilight demonstrate some indication of their specific supernatural gifts while they are still human. Additionally, Malek is a brilliant actor who could certainly lead a longer movie or series about Benjamin and his mate Tia (Angela Sarafyan), and their coven mates Amun (Omar Metwally) and Kebi (Andrea Gabriel).
2 Aro Of The Volturi
Aro’s spinoff could show the Volturi’s origins.
Aro, the leader of the Volturi, is portrayed by acclaimed actor Michael Sheen. Aro’s rise to power included killing his own sister to prevent her from leaving the Volturi with Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl). He also regularly seeks out humans with the potential to have powerful gifts as vampires. He and the Volturi are swift and brutal when dealing with any threat. For example, they eliminated Victoria and her sister Anne’s entire coven and executed the Denalis’ mother after she created an immortal child. Aro’s story of what he has done to gain more power over the thousands of years he has been a vampire would be a great TV series.
1 Jasper Hale
Jasper’s backstory could be much longer than a few pages.
Jasper’s backstory is also covered in the Twilight books and movies, but it could be expanded into a longer format. He was born Jasper Whitlock but later uses Rosalie’s (Nikki Reed) surname, so they can tell the people of Forks that they are siblings. Jasper was a major in the Confederate Army before he was turned by the vampire Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno).
Jasper and Maria worked together for decades, creating and destroying newborn vampires to form an army to gain control of more territory. Jasper grew tired of killing the newborns when they outlived their usefulness and eventually left Maria. Jasper and other supporting characters of The Twilight Saga could easily become the protagonists of spinoffs more interesting than the original movies.
