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In the last 40 years, the movie industry has made a plethora of film franchises. Studios keep a close eye on popular works of fiction, as history demonstrates that a successful novel can quite possibly turn into an equally successful movie. The Twilight Saga movies are a great example of this.
Twilight has gained phenomenal international success. Summit Entertainment is planning to release the next movie adaptation of the novel, Eclipse, on the 30th June. The final book, Breaking Dawn, should also start movie production sometime in 2010. There is also the possibility that further books or movies may follow.
Large movie production companies are splitting up popular works of fiction into multiple films. Such is the case with the final installment of the Harry Potter series. Possibly the most successful film franchise ever based on literature, the final Harry Potter novel will be released in several parts as well.
There are plenty of characters and subplots in the Twilight novels that Hollywood could potentially develop into successful films and even new franchises. It’s possible that the franchise’s many loyal fans might be interested in seeing more films based on smaller plots within the novels.
Stephanie Meyer has written several books that take a look at other characters from the books in greater detail. Studio executives might find that Twilight fans have enough desire to see more films based on these additional books.
Statistically speaking, young adults make up the largest percentage of the theater-going population. Like Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga centers on young adults in its novels. The main character is an attractive young teenager who is dealing with adolescence and growing up in a single parent household. Hollywood knows this, and by adapting these novels into major motion pictures, it is betting on the connection the story will have with its young adult audience.
The film industry has many movie franchises. They are not all based on previously written material. Star Trek is a film franchises that has been going for many years. Just last year, Hollywood released a new film in the series that portrays many popular characters of the series in their younger years. Hollywood is profiting greatly from the reinvention of this older franchise. Based on recent announcements, such as comic book movie sequels, the movie industry could stand to make a lot of money. The recent Star Trek film has made a lot of money and created a renewed interest in this franchise.
Every business takes steps to increase its profits and create future business. So far, Twilight and Twilight: New Moon have made money and established a growing fan base. The books themselves have an abundance of side plots and characters that could become big budget films.
Social networking sites show a steady increase in the number of Twilight fans. Star Trek fans have been showing up at conventions for years to connect with other fans and celebrate the movies. Many websites are already in place that demonstrate the size of Twilight’s fan club. The popular saga has its very own convention that is currently on tour in the United States. There may be no limit to the number of movies or books Stephanie Meyer and Hollywood will be prepared to make.
For more information on the Eclipse dvd release date, the Twilight Saga movies and associated products go to Eclipse dvd.
Posted on 26 May '10, under Taylor Lautner. No Comments.
Breaking Dawn is the fourth and last installment in the Twilight Saga, based on the four novels by Stephenie Meyer; the film is rumored to debut in American theaters in 2011 sometime. The greatly anticipated film will bring the story to an end and bring closure to all who have watched Edward, Bella, Jacob and the remaining characters in their respective clans and packs whose tales became intertwined throughout previous films.
Breaking Dawn will be directed by a newcomer to the saga. The previous directors have been David Slade, Chris Weitz and Catherine Hardwicke. The one at the top of the list for the fourth is Bill Condon, director of musical film Dreamgirls in 2006.
Although Condon is expected to be the director, directors Gus Van Sant and Sofia Coppola have also been approached about the possibility; there still hasn’t been one to officially step forward and accept. The major stars created out of the saga, Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson, or Bella and Edward, personally would enjoy working with Van Sant.
The cast list in Breaking Dawn remains, for now, the same as prior films. There has only been one casting problem to occur, and it was with the vampire hunter Victoria; a new actress from the first two installments played the character in Eclipse. This character, however, won’t be needed in the last fourth of the plot.
Questions have come up about this part of the story being split into two separate films like the extremely popular fantasy forerunner Harry Potter, which is using this tactic in the seventh and last film. At this moment this question remains unanswered. This problem is one in the handful of remaining decisions that are keeping the project’s creation from moving forward by remaining unanswered. If it says anything about the decision, most of the actors and even the author of these novels, Stephanie Meyer, hope that it will be two movies and not one. Since it’s the longest book in the saga, Breaking Dawn has a lot of ground to be covered.
A smaller question and concern is whether or not the film will be released in 3-D theaters. There has no doubt been a recent trend for the effect in adventure movies, and it would add to the fight scenes. The actors who have voiced their opinion on the matter are not quite as enthusiastic about the possibility.
With Eclipse being released into theaters only seven months after New Moon’s release, the public is starting to wonder whether Breaking Dawn can keep such a strict time frame. The final movie still hasn’t begun production because of the major decisions that aren’t being finalized, like the director and two film dilemma.
With the first three films coming out in enough time to keep the fans happily anticipating, the lack of concern for making the executive decisions regarding this fourth film is becoming a little worrisome. The Twilight Saga has a very dedicated fan-base. Regardless of how it’s put onto the screen, the public is already setting their visual expectations and craving the final outcome.
To get more information on the Eclipse dvd release date, the Twilight Saga movies and associated merchandise go to Eclipse dvd.
Posted on 24 May '10, under Taylor Lautner. No Comments.
Gossip about the new movie Eclipse is all over the Internet. Twitter, Facebook and others are all gossiping about Kristen and Robert and their relationship in real life. Articles about them are in all the magazines and newspapers. Robert Pattinson is said to speak in riddles, and be incomprehensible when he is interviewed and on talk shows.
Robert Pattinson is certainly a handsome dude. One can easily visualize him being followed down the street by a crowd of frenzied females. He is the most discussed celebrity in years. The Edward Cullen character attracts more attention than the entire family of Royals in UK. It seems like the public cannot get enough of this man.
Now this may or may not be a one-pair prank, but his handsome face is plastered on the front of a pair of panties. There are many jokes about these garments. There are just as many girls wanting to know where they can buy a pair. Some lines are not meant to be crossed. This is one of them.
Kristen Stewart, the lovely co-star to Pattinson, won the Orange Rising Star Award at the last British Academy Awards. It was presented at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. He and Kristen didn’t arrive together. He was in the audience cheering her on when it was presented. Fans lined up outside to see them both.
The beautiful Kristen Stewart had eleven months off between the final shooting of Twilight in April of 2008, and the beginning of New Moon production. Then production of Eclipse started only seven weeks after New Moon was finished. When Kristen returned to playing Bella Swan in Eclipse, she said she had new purpose as the vampire-loving teenager.
In the role of Bella Swan, she didn’t feel as tormented as she was in New Moon. She is more than a teen girl in love in Eclipse. It was not an easy role to play according to Kristen. Through the course of the film, she goes through a maturing process in the role. She graduated and got engaged to Cullen for example.
At one point in the movie, she was having romantic feelings about Jacob (played by Taylor Lautner). It was difficult according to her. She felt like Lautner was a little brother to her and it was hard to get through the kissing scene. She is drawn again to Cullen and the romantic feelings for Jacob come to an end.
The engagement of Edward and Bella has been eagerly looked forward to for some time. Well, it was worth waiting for. Their romantic scene will be in the bedroom of Edward. It involves Edward, Bella and Edward’s four-poster bed.
Pattinson didn’t have much to say about Eclipse, but he did relate a funny story about a fan who stalked him during filming. It was hilarious hearing the way he got rid of her. This woman was outside his hotel room every night lurking there and watching him. His solution was to take her out to dinner with him one evening. He got rid of her by boring her to death with complaints about every detail of his life. After that dinner she lost all interest and never came back.
When he hosts the famous SNL this season, it will be interesting to hear what his monologue will include. His fans will be waiting to hear what he thinks of Eclipse and also what he feels towards Kristen. Maybe he will go on about some unrelated topic and everyone will be as confused as he sometimes sounds. Though, he is quite funny and entertaining; we shall see.
For more information on the Twilight series movies, merchandise and the Eclipse dvd release date, go to Eclipse Dvd.
Posted on 22 May '10, under Taylor Lautner. No Comments.
Stephenie Meyer rocketed to fame in 2005 when her first book was published. Prior to the publication of “Twilight” she had not written so much as a short story. According to her, the idea for the best-selling vampire romance aimed at young adult readers came to her in a dream. She characterizes the hero and heroine as completely compelling. As a young mother of three children, she originally intended the novel that sprang from the dream as for her own enjoyment.
The first book was ignored or rejected by several agents before being picked up by Writers House and subsequently picked up at auction by Little, Brown and Co. The publisher signed a three-quarter million dollar deal for three books. Fame and fortune followed. By 2009, Meyer had won awards such as the British Book Award, the New York Times best seller list and USA Today’s list. The Twilight series held the top four places on USA Today’s year end list in both 2008 and 2009.
The books have sold over 100 million copies and are published in 37 languages. The author cites her Mormon faith as a direct influence on the value espoused in the books, although critics question the subject matter. Other critics call her male Twilight lead a stalker, spouse abuser and similar epithets and define the heroine as co-dependent.
The story that she wrote following the 2003 dream eventually became a chapter in the finished book “Twilight” published in 2005. The original book was eventually expanded into a four novel series consisting of Twilight (2005), New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008). The series is classified as young adult romantic vampire fiction. A later book known as Midnight Sun was shelved after a plot leak occurred. Midnight Sun was to be related to Twilight characters but told from a different perspective, that of Edward Cullen.
A non-Twilight related book known as ‘The Host’ was published in 2008 and is expected to be followed by ‘The Soul’ and perhaps by a third book to be known as ‘The Seeker’. The Host is adult science fiction. Several other books or stories are in the works by this author. ‘Summer House’ is a ghost story. She also has a mermaid novel and another novel featuring time travel.
Except for the vampire basis of the story, the plot of Twilight resembles features of many of the earlier novelists such as Bronte, Austen and even William Shakespeare. Some of the characters, particularly Edward, give a strong flavor of Bronte novel. In order to understand some plot twists and turns, you would need to have some background in vampire theory.
Twilight: The Movie is now available. Twilight: New Moon has been released and Twilight: Eclipse is due for release soon. The movie version of Breaking Dawn may be one film or may be split and released as two movies.
There is no question that Stephenie Meyers’ books and movie pieces are a popular draw to a generation of young adults who were raised on Harry Potter books and movies. The Vast majority of the readership of Twilight books is female, rather than both genders as with the Potter books.
For more information on the Twilight series movies, merchandise and the Eclipse dvd release date, go to Eclipse Dvd.
Posted on 19 May '10, under Taylor Lautner. No Comments.
When Twilight was released on DVD, it sold 3.8 million units in the first two days, totaling more than 180 million dollars in DVD sales. New Moon was even better, selling 4 million copies in the first weekend. Producers are hoping it will earn at least the same as Twilight, if not more. Now that the time is drawing near for the Eclipse DVD release, will it manage to set a new record for the franchise?
When Stephenie Meyer first wrote the book Twilight, nobody could have guessed what huge success the series would be. The books and later the movies became global phenomenon and won numerous awards. The way Meyer writes about love between a human girl and a vampire is particularly appealing to young adults and female readers, who were also the majority of the movie going audience for the first two movies.
While retaining the original love triangle story between Bella, Edward and Jacob, Eclipse will also focus on action elements. The first two movies were primarily a love story and some fans complained that they appeal more to the female auditorium. In an effort to rectify this, Eclipse director David Slade included more action scenes, including the epic vampire vs. Werewolf battle.
The one that would probably be the main reason for people who otherwise don’t go to love movies to see this one is a huge battle of vampires and werewolves. Not many action lovers can sit that one out. Producers hope that with this new twist they will attract an audience who didn’t like the previous two movies.
The ancient rivalry between vampires and werewolves is held at bay by a fragile truce, to which both parties agreed only because of Bella. The situation is complicated by Victoria, who is looking to enact her revenge upon Bella for the death of her boyfriend in a previous chapter of the saga. Edward and Jacob will have to work together if they are to stop Victoria’s army of newborn vampires and save Bella.
“Bring back Rachel” was the most seen message on Twitter on July 29th 2009. This was the day when Summit Entertainment announced that they are replacing her with Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria in Eclipse. They even made her a tribute video on You tube. Rachel stated that she was overwhelmed by the fans’ support. However, even though she did a good job interpreting Victoria in the first two movies, we have to be fair and say that Bryce Dallas Howard managed the role quite well in Eclipse, playing a villain.
The final sequel of the saga, Breaking Dawn, will enter pre-production in 2010, although Summit Entertainment still hasn’t approved the final adaptation. Melissa Rosenberg, who wrote the screenplays for the first three movies, is also in charge of the fourth.
One other thing they are missing is a director. The success of Twilight Saga: Eclipse will surely influence David Slade’s chances of being selected for the job, but the rumors have it that Academy Award winner Bill Condon is also being considered. One thing is for sure, who ever is chosen will have huge shoes to fill.
For more information on the Twilight Saga movies, products and the Eclipse Dvd release date, go to Eclipse Dvd.
Posted on 13 May '10, under Taylor Lautner. No Comments.
New pictures of Taylor Lautner on the set of his new movie Valentine’s Day. Taylor is rumored to play Anne Hatheway’s boyfriend in the movie which is slated to be released in February 2010. Valentine’s Day also stars – Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Julia Roberts, and Ashton Kutcher (to name a few!). However, Taylor is not listed as a cast member (yet!) according to IMDB . The movie is a Comedy about singles, couples, make-ups, break-ups, on Valentine’s Day in LA.
Posted on 8 November '09, under Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift. No Comments.