The animatronic doll that was deemed too 'grotesque' to appear in the final movie in the Twilight franchise is haunted and moves around in her museum case, according to a museum patron and staff.
The creepy-looking puppet was made to portray Renesmee, the daughter of vampire Edward Cullen and his once human wife Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2, but she never made it into the film because of her disturbing appearance.
The doll, dubbed 'Chuckesmee' by the cast and crew, is on display in Forks, Washington, where Stephanie Meyer based her Twilight saga novels. As part of the town's permanent Forever Twilight collection of props from the films, Chuckesmee has gotten a reputation for having a life of her own over the years.
Creepy: The doll that was made to portray Renesmee in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 is part of the Forever Twilight collection in Forks, Washington, and allegedly haunted
Better choice? The unnerving puppet was dubbed 'Chuckesmee' by the cast and crew and was later replaced with a real baby with CGI-enhanced features
TikTok user @abbie23456789 has claimed that when she visited the exhibit in Forks, one of the museum staffers told her the doll is haunted.
'Things would always move around her case and sometimes they would come in in the mornings and she would be in a different spot,' she explained in her video about the prop.
'Her socks used to be white but now they are a different color because they "get dirty" when she walks around,' she added. 'So she is haunted. Just thought everyone should know.'
The Forks Chamber of Commerce operates the collection, and Executive Director Lissy Andros confirmed to Jezebel that Chuckesmee does seem to move around, though she never explicitly said she is haunted.
Unnerving: TikTok user @abbie23456789 claimed one of the museum staffers at told her the doll is haunted and has dirty socks because she walks around
Yikes: Forks Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lissy Andros said the doll does seem to move around in her case
'One day she might be standing up straight and the next when you come in on another day, she's in a weird position,' she explained. 'It's like, is she moving around in there? We don't know. But we tell everybody that the cover is on her for their protection.'
'We don't know what's going on inside that case,' she added, laughing. 'She could be alive. We have no idea.'
Whether or not she is haunted, it seems Chuckesmee's time on Earth is limited. Andros said the heavy doll is 'actively melting' and 'tacky to the touch' — but she is a crown pleaser.
Possessed: Andros said they had to get a display case for the doll because people were constantly trying to touch her
She explained they had to get a display case for the prop because people — especially children — are so drawn to her that they were constantly trying to touch her.
Bill Condon, who directed both parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, had initially requested the animatronic doll because he needed to show Edward and Bella's half-vampire, half-human spawn rapidly maturing, but he admitted it was a mistake.
'Chuckesmee was a giant misfire on all fronts,' he told Entertainment Tonight in 2013. 'Truly, it was one of the most grotesque things I've ever seen. It was a horror show! There was one shot where I call, "Cut!" and suddenly she turns her head and mechanically stares right into the camera. It was incredibly disturbing.'
The puppet was never actually seen in the film because Condon ended up using a real baby with CGI-enhanced features to depict Renesmee's otherworldly intelligence and maturity.
Twilight fans first caught a glimpse of Chuckesmee in the bonus features for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part Two when the film was released on DVD.
Producer Wyck Godfrey called Chuckesmee 'one of the most grotesque animatronic babies ever to not be seen on film,' and he also agreed that she was a terrible idea.
'You're trying to create something that's otherworldly with Renesmee in the movie that has to be preternaturally intelligent yet still look like a baby but actually look a little bit more mature than one would be at one-day-old,' he explained.
'So we ended up pulling the thing out on the day and shooting it. The second you're holding it up you realize this is never going to work. No fake thing is ever going to do the trick. If you're Bella, you're looking at it going, "I don't want that thing. Put it back!"'
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