The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 world premiere - in pictures

Kristen Stewart greets fans at LA's Nokia Theatre Photograph: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Robert Pattinson is a dream in green Photograph: DVS/Capital Pictures

Michael Sheen, who plays Volturi leader Aro, poses for the cameras Photograph: Rex Features/Startraks

Taylor Lautner flashes his canines at swooning fans Photograph: Rex Features/PictureGroup

Judi Shekoni, who plays Amazonian vampire Zafrina, poses for the cameras Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA

Senegalese-born actor Amadou Ly, who plays one of the French vampire coven, arrives at the premiere in national costume Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA

Booboo Stewart (right) who plays wolf-pack shapeshifter Seth Clearwater, arrives with his sister Fivel Stewart (also an actor, but not in any of the Twilight films) Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA

Kellan Lutz, right, who plays vampire Emmett Cullen, arrives at the premiere with actor Sharni Vinson, of Home and Away renown Photograph: Lester Cohen/WireImage

Jackson Rathbone, who plays Cullen coven member Jasper Hale, kneels in front of his own poster image Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Marisa Quinn, who plays South American bloodsucker Huilen, struts her stuff Photograph: Startraks / Rex Features/Startraks / Rex Features

Dakota Fanning, who plays sinister Volturi vampire Jane, twirls for the photographers Photograph: Stewart Cook/Rex Features

Kellan Lutz with Nikki Reed (who plays his wife Rosalie Hale) on the left, and Ashley Greene (who plays clairvoyant vampire Alice Cullen) on the right
Photograph: Stewart Kendall/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

And the man behind it all … director Bill Condon arrives Photograph: Paul Buck/EPA