Up till now all the sneak peeks of
the Twilight sequel New Moon have
depicted only the human-vampirewerewolf
love triangle, but now fans
can finally get a look at the ultimate
vampires — the Volturi.
For the uninitiated, the Volturi are a
clan of centuries-old vampires who
are as close as you’ll get to bloodsucking
royalty. They oversee the
world’s vampires, coming down hard
on any human who learns of their
existence.
In the highly anticipated movie,
Edward (Robert Pattinson) flees to
Volturi headquarters in Italy to pick a
fight when he mistakenly comes to
believe that his soulmate Bella (Kristen
Stewart) killed herself after he broke
up with her.
The Volturi are played by actors
wearing some really creepy coloured
contact lenses, including Dakota
Fanning as Jane, who can inflict pain
on others; Jamie Campbell Bower
as Draco Malfoy-lookalike Caius;
and Michael Sheen as Aro, the head
vampire who can read people’s
minds.
This article was published on Monday 31 August, 2009.