When Peter Facinelli signed up for the first �Twilight� film, there were modest expectations surrounding the project.
�The goal was to hopefully get a good enough response to do a second movie,� Facinelli said recently during an interview with The Sheboygan Press. �We wanted to make a great movie for the fans of these books. There�s an underground following, and if it did well, maybe we could do a second movie. I don�t think we knew it would become a cultural phenomenon.�
Three movies later, the �Twilight� saga has become one of the most successful movie franchises of all-time. Based on Stephanie Meyer�s No. 1 New York Times best-selling series about a Romeo & Juliet-style romance between a mortal and a vampire, the �Twilight� movies have shattered records for openings and midnight showings around the country.
Facinelli, 37, who stars as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, described as the �altruistic patriarch of the Cullen clan,� will be stopping in Sheboygan at Memorial Mall on Saturday for an autograph session and meet-and-greet with fans from noon to 5 p.m. Cost for autographs is $25, and $40 for photos, and both for $65. A portion of the proceeds from the signing will go to Alex�s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which raises funds for cancer awareness.
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