With the Twilight films coming to a close this November, it’s time to start focusing on the next film based on a Stephenie Meyer book, The Host.

Scroll down for your first look at Jake Abel in The Host, actually, your first two looks.

THE HOST, published in 2008, was Stephenie Meyer’s highly anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular and acclaimed Twilight series.  The book was #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List for 26 weeks and continues to be an international phenomenon.

THE HOST is a riveting story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war.  Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy.   Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.  When Melanie (Saoirse Ronan), one of the few remaining “wild” humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end.  Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories.

But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn’t expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.