"Twilight" and "New Moon" star Ashley Greene received what is now the standard greeting from fans when she appeared Saturday at a Naperville movie theater.
"Wooooooooooooohh!!!!!"
After the opening scream, Greene sat down and signed books, pictures, DVDs and other items for the "Twilight" faithful, who waited in a line that snaked outside the door of the Hollywood Palms Cinema.
"Oh my god, I'm shaking!" said Romeoville resident Margaret Osborne after getting Greene's autograph. "I told her what a great job she did in these movies."
Greene plays Alice Cullen in the films based on the wildly popular "Twilight" saga, a series of four novels by author Stephenie Meyer that chronicle the romance between sweet everyteen Bella and handsome, mysterious Edward Cullen, who is part of a family of vampires.
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the movie adaptation of the second novel in the series, opened this weekend to astounding business, setting a new single-day domestic box office record by taking in $72.7 million in its first day.
Osborne, one of a group of friends who made the trip to the Hollywood Palms to meet Greene, said the character of Alice Cullen is one of her favorites in the "Twilight" universe. Alice, a vampire, is the adoptive sister of Edward.
"I really do feel like (Alice) could totally be my best friend," Osborne said.
Plainfield resident Annissa Reyes was left giggling and practically speechless by her quick meeting with Greene.
"I love her character because she's so different," Reyes said.
Naperville resident Karen Declan saw "New Moon" at its midnight opening and planned to see it again after getting her copy of the novel signed by Greene. As she waited near the end of the line Saturday, she talked about what draws her to "Twilight."
"It's such a romantic story," she said. "And the characters are so vivid. I can see parts of myself in Bella. I can also see parts of myself in Edward. It's so dramatic."
The line of fans included the usual contingent of tween and teen girls, but it also had plenty of moms and, yes, even men.
Osborne and her friends Christy Zeigler, Julie Massaro and Andrea Anderson said they are moms who have become even bigger fans of the "Twilight" saga than their children.
"I don't think the kids love it the way we do," Osborne said.
Greene is scheduled to do another signing at Hollywood Palms from noon to 6 p.m. today. Her co-star, Kellan Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen, is scheduled to appear at the Hollywood Blvd. theater in Woodridge from noon to 6 p.m. today.
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