Movies Gallery 'New Moon': 36 On-the-Set Pics Work-in-progress snapshots of Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, and the rest of the cast on location in Italy and Vancouver By EW Staff Published on November 10, 2009 05:00PM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 1 INFphoto.com Anticipation for The Twilight Saga: New Moon escalated exponentially after this shot of Robert Pattinson filming shirtless in Montepulciano, Italy, on May 27, 2009, surfaced. Looks like Taylor Lautner wasn't the only one who bulked up for the sequel. 2 INFphoto.com SPOILER ALERT! Pattinson is presumably filming the scene in which vampire Edward, believing his human love Bella (Kristen Stewart) is dead, steps into the sunlight to expose his sparkling body to the masses. (Literally, in the Twilightverse, vampires' bodies sparkle in the sunlight like diamonds.) Immortals who threaten to reveal the existence of their kind are punished with death by the watchdog Volturi. 3 We assume the dots on Pattinson's face and torso in this close-up are reference points that will be used in creating that sparkling effect in post-production. That, or they were added simply to distract Stewart from staring at his abs. Acting isn't easy! 4 INFphoto.com Run, Bella, Run! Bella (Kristen Stewart) tries to reach Edward in time to stop him from drawing attention to himself. Good luck with that! 5 INFphoto.com We can already tell that Stewart's and Pattinson's hair deliver terrific performances in this film. 6 INFphoto.com Stewart is not the first girl to throw herself at Pattinson, just the first one paid to. 7 INFphoto.com If you think this picture of Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson) is hot, just wait until you see the close-up... 8 INFphoto.com They weren't lying when they said Bella's wardrobe would improve in the second film. Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson) celebrate their reunion. 9 INFphoto.com Now that that's out of the way, get out of the sun, you immortal fool! That's just us paraphrasing what Bella (Stewart) tells Edward (Pattinson). (We hope.) 10 Bauer-Griffin.com Cameras first rolled on The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Vancouver, where Pattinson and Stewart shared this laugh on set. 11 Bauer-Griffin.com Pattinson turned 23 during filming. 12 Bauer-Griffin.com Taylor Lautner, 17, put on more than 25 pounds of muscle for his role as werewolf Jacob Black. 13 Bauer-Griffin.com Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, and Kiowa Gordon play members of the Quileute Tribe wolf pack. 14 Bauer-Griffin.com New cast member Dakota Fanning walks with fellow vampire Rachelle Lefevre. 15 Bauer-Griffin.com Stewart and Pattinson film a scene in what's supposed to be the Forks High School parking lot. 16 Bauer-Griffin.com Though Pattinson's character doesn't play a major role in much of New Moon's story, film producers have assured fans that he will play a larger part in the movie. 17 Bauer-Griffin.com Stewart, 19, also celebrated a birthday with her New Moon cast mates. 18 INFphoto.com Jackson Rathbone plays Jasper Hale, the newest member of the Cullen vampire coven. 19 INFphoto.com Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene star as Emmett and Alice Cullen. 20 INFphoto.com Nikki Reed and Lutz are reprising their Twilight roles in New Moon. 21 Bauer-Griffin.com Pattinson wrote two songs that were included on the Twilight movie soundtrack. 22 Bauer-Griffin.com Earlier this year, it was rumored that Lautner's role would be recast with someone older. 23 Bauer-Griffin.com Anna Kendrick (Jessica), Christian Serratos (Angela), and Justin Chon (Eric) play Bella's human friends from Forks High. 24 Bauer-Griffin.com Michael Welch gets into character as jock Mike Newton. 25 Bauer-Griffin.com Pattinson and Stewart film a scene in the school parking lot. 26 Bauer-Griffin.com Lautner's character ages about 10 years in New Moon (well, his body does), but the young actor's gym regime helped him keep the part. 27 Bauer-Griffin.com Stewart and Kendrick shoot a scene at a movie theater. 28 Bauer-Griffin.com Stewart's Bella attempts to take her mind off of Edward while at the movies. 29 Bauer-Griffin.com Though he won't be present in Forks, movie sources say Edward (Pattinson) will appear in Bella's visions. 30 Bauer-Griffin.com Pattinson was named one of People's Most Beautiful for his ''stunning smile.'' 31 Bauer-Griffin.com Lautner rides on (presumably) the motorbike Jacob builds with Bella. 32 Bauer-Griffin.com Lautner, whose character discovers he has the ability to morph into a wolf, bonds with a dog on-set. 33 Bauer-Griffin.com Twilight was Serratos' first feature film. 34 Bauer-Griffin.com Stewart's Bella moves to Forks, Wash., the rainiest city in the United States. 35 Bauer-Griffin.com Bronson Pelletier and Spencer are two of the mostly unknown Native American and First Nation actors cast as wolf pack members.