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Official Eclipse trailer; Breaking Dawn to be split into two movies?
The official trailer for the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse is now available (we have embedded the YouTube version below).
Also below is the production description from the book and it will be interesting to see how faithful the film remains to Meyer’s work.
‘Bella?’ Edward’s soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, and kissed me again. His kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine – like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which? Following the international bestsellers Twilight and New Moon, Eclipse is the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer’s captivating saga of vampire romance.
Breaking Dawn to be split into two movies?
According to an inside source, the fourth saga and the most highly anticipated film in the Twilight Series, will be split into two movies, and filmed in 3D. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I", and "Part II" has not been confirmed "officially" by Summit Entertainment, however author Stephenie Meyer has stated, "it would have to be made into multiple movies because it is hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes."
In addition, a new production company, Sunswept Entertainment, has been brought on board for Breaking Dawn. Sunswept Entertainment was created by Karen Rosenfelt, who is the daughter of former MGM Chairman & CEO Frank Edward Rosenfelt. Karen Rosenfelt served as Producer on both "Twilight" and on "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". She did not work on "New Moon", but is producing "Breaking Dawn" through her Sunswept Entertainment banner.
Fans can expect a massive talent search for the role of Renesmee Cullen, the half-vampire, half-human daughter of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, just as there was for the roles of Seth and Leah Clearwater in "Eclipse". Due to the introduction of this character, Breaking Dawn is going to be the most CG-intense film of the Twilight series.
The Breaking Dawn novel is much more adult in tone than its three predecessors. Therefore the screenplay adaptation will likely have quite a bit of tweaking due to the explicit sex and birth scenes to avoid an R rating.
The recent success of films like Avatar has changed the perception of 3D film with the public and the major studios, and Summit Entertainment is on the cutting edge of film making technology. Avatar director James Cameron recently said, "Everything is going to change in the next couple of years, very, very rapidly. If you take the 3D away from the film and you take the spectacle away from the film, it is still a strong story. People do not cry in a movie because of the 3D. They cry in movie because something is touching them, and the 3D should only be part of enhancing the experience."
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner have officially signed on to Breaking Dawn. The Breaking Dawn’s director has yet to be officially announced.
Twilight book review
New Moon book review
Stephenie Meyer biography and bibliography
Stephenie Meyer was born on the 24th of December 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and was one of six children. The unusual spelling of her name came from her father, Stephen (+ ie). After the publication of her first novel, Twilight, booksellers chose Stephenie Meyer as one of the "most promising new authors of 2005" (Publishers Weekly). Her favourite authors/biggest influences are Orson Scott Card, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Maeve Binchy, Charlotte Bronte, Daphne DuMaurier, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Eva Ibbotson, William Goldman, Douglas Adams, Janet Evanovich. She can’t write without music, and her favourite band being Muse.
Posted: March 18th, 2010
Author: Lee
Categories: Stephenie Meyer
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