Jackson Rathbone’s Childhood Influenced an Iconic Twilight Saga Scene [Exclusive]

The Twilight saga is full of unforgettable moments, but one of its most iconic scenes came in the first movie, when the romance between Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen was just heating up. The scene in question arose when Edward turned up to take Bella on a date, only to be greeted by Charlie Swan, Bella's father, with a shotgun. As it turns out, that moment was actually inspired by Jackson Rathbone’s real-life experiences. While speaking to Collider's Maggie Lovitt at Indiana Comic Con, Rathbone, who played Jasper Hale, revealed that the scene stemmed from a story he told Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke about his own father’s approach to meeting his sisters’ boyfriends.