You might be surprised to learn about one of Meyer's biggest inspirations for the Cullens.

"'This is crazy, but I loved those Saturday-morning cartoons… I was always fascinated with the X-Men. I love the idea of a group of people and all of them can do something really well.

"They're special, but they're strongest when they work together. Maybe that comes from having a big family, but I always clicked into that kind of story.

"And I think that really came into play when I was subconsciously forming the Cullen family. Though I certainly wasn't thinking about Cyclops when I was writing about them, I think it was there in the layers underneath.''