Vanity Fair has declared today Unofficial Wolf Day and to “celebrate”, they’re bringing fans exclusive interviews with two New Moon cast members – first up, Alex Meraz!
Little Gold Men: How did you end up getting cast in New Moon?
Alex Meraz: It was pretty conventional. I got a breakdown for an open casting call—they were looking for Native actors—and I submitted my stuff and luckily I got a role. One of the casting directors was kind of the Native American liaison. I had been cast in another one of her films. I sent her my original casting tape. She liked it, but she thought we could do better. So she brought me in to L.A., I gave it a whirl, and I eventually got the role.
Had you seen the first Twilight movie?
No, I hadn’t, but after I got the role, I bought a bootlegged version and watched it while I was on set.
What was your favorite scene to shoot?
The cliff diving scene was the most fun because the whole Wolf Pack was there and we were jumping off these 50-foot scaffolding things onto an air mattress. It was pretty exciting to be able to do our own stunts.
