Of course, this trailer has a secondary purpose as well. Since Robert Pattinson has very little screentime in this second picture, this preview needs to get the hardcore 'Edward-philes' used to a movie that basically stars Lautner's Jacob, so we have lots of shots of the insanely ripped, shirtless Lautner jumping here and there, occasionally turning into a werewolf. We also have a token look at Rome, where we get bigger-budget crowd scenes, underwater adventure, and a first glance at the most interesting casting coup of this sequel, Dakota Fanning as a high-ranking member of the vampire equivalent of MI5 (Graham Greene's appearance is also a welcome addition). Ironically, despite this attempt at showing off their new budget and bigger scope, the trailer still closes out on that much-mocked shot of Jacob turning into a werewolf mid-air. I enjoyed that shot for its cheesy, 'why-the-hell-not?' nature, but I was obviously in the minority.
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