A sit-down with actors Booboo Stewart and Tinsel Korey Monday at a Gold Coast hotel briefly turned into a point-counterpoint between the young co-stars of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Korey, who plays the scar-sporting Emily in the “Twilight” films, felt the paparazzi can be intrusive and saw it firsthand with co-stars and tabloid targets Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Booboo? Well, judging from this conversation, you could say he's Team Paparazzi.

“I thought it was cool,” said Stewart, who plays werewolf Seth Clearwater in “Eclipse,” about his first paparazzi encounter. “It was something that had never happened to me before. It was also kind of awkward, but it's their job. It's how they make their money.”

Korey begged to differ. “I don't know if it's their job,” she said. “I think they sometimes cross the line.” The 16-year-old Stewart responded, “They publicize you,” which drew a frown from Korey.

Counterpoint?

“I totally disagree,” she said before switching topics.

In any case, both could laugh about the paparazzi presence while shooting “Eclipse,” the third “Twilight” film, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Stewart saw photographers create a human pyramid to get a glimpse of filming. Korey, 30, estimated that there were three times as many photographers as there were for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the vampire series' second film.

And then there are the fans.

“The female fans are pretty grabby,” Stewart said. “And some ask, ‘Can you give this note to … ?' or, ‘Can you give this bracelet to … ?' It happens to all of us.”

Stewart had seen some screaming fans before joining the “Twilight” series for “Eclipse,” in theaters Wednesday — his former band, T-Squad, toured with the Jonas Brothers.

“I think ‘Twilight' madness is bigger,” he said. “The fans are so loyal — it's incredible.”

When Korey joined the franchise, Kristen Stewart told her new co-star what she was getting into.

“I know when I got on ‘New Moon' Kristen was telling me, ‘You never get used to this,'” Korey said. “It's craziness. The fans are so invested.”

The original film, “Twilight” (2008), made $392 million worldwide at the box office, while “New Moon” (2009) brought in $709 million. Boxofficemojo.com is predicting the more action-packed “Eclipse” will compete for the $88.2 million Independence Day weekend box-office record held by “Spider-Man 2.”

The vampire series has not only opened doors for stars Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, but also the supporting actors who get less screen time.

Ashley Greene appeared on the cover of Maxim magazine last year; Kellan Lutz is now a spokesmodel for Calvin Klein underwear; and Christian Serratos posed nude for a PETA ad. Booboo Stewart, a newcomer to the franchise, appeared Tuesday on TBS' “Lopez Tonight.”

“It definitely opens up doors for you,” said Korey, who claimed she was eating ramen noodles for plenty of meals before “Twilight” came along.

Like Stewart, Korey also is a singer (her music is posted on myspace.com/tinselkorey) and believes “Twilight” will give her music career a major boost.

Would Korey or Stewart like to sing on a “Twilight” album, as Pattinson did on the first soundtrack?

Yes — or, in the words of Stewart, “That would be awesome.” Neither has pushed for it, but Korey expressed a wish to sing on the soundtrack for the series' next film, “Breaking Dawn” (scheduled for a Nov. 18, 2011, release).

For now, Korey is happy to be a part of the successful franchise: “I understand that anybody else could be in this position.”

Stewart agreed with his co-star on this one.

“You don't know how long it will last,” he said, later adding: “We get to do things like this (press tour), travel around and meet a bunch of fans. That wasn't a part of my life early last year.”


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