I say "maybe-boyfriend" not because I'm a soulless, heartless blogger frothing at the mouth for more click-throughs -- well, fine, that's a big part of it -- but also because it's not every co-star that cautiously looks after his colleague with such scrutiny. Which is why the cockles of RPatz's heart should be warmed that Michael Welch -- who plays Mike Newton in the Twilight saga -- has taken his concerns for his beloved to the streets: "I don't see how this is sustainable -- is this gonna keep going for the rest of his life?" He continues, "I understand it, it's Edward Cullen, I get it. But he's still Rob Pattinson first -- he's still his own guy. Is it time to start getting concerned here? It's tough, man. I don't know where his life is really headed." But Welch's concern does tend to approach absurdity, where even says, "If he's in a room and he looks down and he looks back up, [in that instant] everyone in the room will be staring at him. It's kind of ridiculous. [That level of fame] is literally Rob Pattinson and Barack Obama."

For the past decade bookstores and movie theaters have been Rowling this, Radcliffe that. But a new word sorceress has emerged from the darkness. So now, let there be Twilight. Stephanie Meyer's teenage vampire saga is already a mega-success (the third installment knocked Harry from the number one spot, the final one is released next month), and studio execs are hoping this bloodlust trickles into theaters, when the adaptation hits screens this December. So high is the anticipation, that Entertainment Weekly just featured the film on its cover, officially launching Twilight mania. In a refreshingly candid interview, Michael Welch, one of the film's young stars, reveals how he was cast in the film, why if it tanks it's not his fault, and the big secret behind the acting business.