10 Movie Sequels That Recast Major Characters (For The Better)

8. Victoria - Twilight: Eclipse

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Due to a clash of schedules, Rachel Lefevre was switched out as evil vampire Victoria when the time came for the franchise's second sequel, Eclipse. While Lefevre did a fine job in Twilight and New Moon (or, at least, as well as anyone could do in a Twilight movie), Howard is generally considered to be an improvement by critics and audiences alike.

And, with Eclipse scoring as the highest-grossing of the Twilight movies, it surely helped Howard on the path to the career she has today, carving out her place as one of Hollywood's most interesting and likeable genre actresses.

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A film critic and professional writer of over ten years, Joel Harley has a deep and abiding love of all things horror, Batman and Nicolas Cage. He can be found writing online and in print, all over the Internet and in especially good bookstores.