Posted by Andrew on September 2nd, 2010 | Comments (3)
More comments from Twilight saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg come today via a new interview in People Magazine. In it, she discusses working on Renesmee’s birth scene as well as how soon she hopes to have the scripts finished:
“We’re working on it. And we’re working on it to be as intense as it is in the book,” screenwriter Rosenberg tells E! Online.
Rosenberg has long felt that the scene shouldn’t be sidelined for the movie. But the priority for her and Condon is the emotional intensity of it.
“I don’t think it’s about the amount of blood you show,” she says. “It’s on their faces. It’s all from Bella’s point of view when you’re seeing what’s going [on]. It should feel visceral. I think it’s going to be pretty intense.”
Rosenberg and Condon have been working on script rewrites for the two Breaking Dawn movies of late. Asked when they might finish the scripts, Rosenberg replies: “It better damn well be before the beginning of November, because that’s when we start shooting.”
Posted by Andrew on September 2nd, 2010 | Comments (0)
The latest episode of our Twilight podcast is now available! This is our live show in New York City from our 2010 Summer Tour:
- Laura from the Twilight Lexicon joins us as a guest co-host.
- Our main discussion is: adapting Twilight for the silver screen.
- What are the specific challenges?
- What adaptation problems may cause issues for Breaking Dawn?
- Will there be a climax in Breaking Dawn, Part 2?
- What should Summit and Melissa Rosenberg do, looking forward?
- We take questions from the audience
On a related note, this is the final recorded show from the tour. The Cleveland and Chicago shows were not recorded, but Elysa, Matt and Laura told me they had some of the best discussions.. so those audiences heard quite the treat!
We hope you’ve enjoyed these live shows as much as we enjoyed hosting them. The tour experience was absolutely, positively one of the greatest times of our lives and we will honestly cherish it forever.
To download the show, update your feed in iTunes, or use the Episodes page of our site to find a direct download link and complete shownotes. Remember: the show is completely free and you don’t need an iPod or iTunes to listen. Enjoy!
MTV caught up with Twilight saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg at tonight’s Emmys, and here’s what she had to say about the two Breaking Dawn scripts:
“They’re coming along,” Rosenberg said. “I just flew in last night from working with ['Dawn' director] Bill Condon, prepping the scripts. It’s a lot of work, I’m exhausted,” she added. Rosenberg also revealed that she’s between 75 and 80 percent finished with the two screenplays. “But we’re intent on making them the best scripts yet.”
Regarding the biggest challenge she faces in finishing “Dawn,” parts 1 and 2, Rosenberg said it’s the climactic “battle scene” — in which the two opposing vampire groups face off in dramatic fashion at the end of the book — that’s proving to be her biggest obstacle, rather than the infamous “birth scene”.
“The final battle sequence is a big challenge because it lasts 25 pages,” Rosenberg told us. “It’s almost an entire three-act story in and of itself. You have to track (kept all in one setting) hundreds of characters. It’s an enormous challenge to choreograph on the page and for Bill to choreograph on the stage.”
Posted by Andrew on August 24th, 2010 | Comments (7)
From Summit:
Official local casting directors have been hired for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN. Stuart Aikins reprises casting duties for Vancouver-based casting. Fincannon and Associates Casting is handling talent searches for Louisiana-based casting. Both work under LA-based casting director Debra Zane. There are no other casting organizations involved with the production at this time.
Contact information for official casting directors:
Debra Zane Casting
5225 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
E-mail: BreakingDawnCast@gmail.com
Aikins / Cossey Casting
#403 1755 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5
E-mail: BreakingDawnCasting@canadafilm.com
Fincannon and Associates
1235 N. 23rd St
Wilmington, NC 28405
E-mail: breakingdawn@fincannoncasting.com
Posted by Andrew on August 22nd, 2010 | Comments (2)
Prior to the release of Eclipse, many wondered if the film would be able to do better than New Moon. That question was finally answered on Friday, when Eclipse surpassed New Moon. This article also offers some insight into when it should hit $300 million (get ready for some serious number crunching):
For those comparing the films in The Twilight Saga, at this point in its release history (after 51 days) New Moon had taken in $290,277,863. Eclipse is now at $296,649,934. Both films hit the $250M mark on the 16th day. The total domestic gross for New Moon was $296,623,634 (after 132 days). Eclipse has now broken that total by $26,600 (after 51 days). The film is now within striking distance of the elusive $300M mark. It needs about $3.35M to get to that number. It took New Moon 21 more days to earn an additional $3.35M after its 51st day, and Eclipse is clearly doing better. On the other hand, New Moon was still in 1,167 theaters after 51 days while Eclipse drops to 557 tomorrow. Still, even after New Moon’s theater count had dropped to 444 (after 63 days) it still went on to take in another $3.8M. Therefore, it should take no more than one more month for Eclipse to earn another $3.35M and pass $300M.
Posted by Andrew on August 20th, 2010 | Comments (7)
Forbes has published their annual list of the highest paid authors in the business, and Twilight saga author Stephenie Meyer comes in at number two below James Patterson:
Her Twilight series has become such a juggernaut that despite not releasing a new title in 2009, she earned $40 million over the year. About $7 million of that came from movies adapted from the Twilight series. In June the third Twilight installment pulled in $175 million in its first six days, the most successful first week of any movie of 2010.
More comments from Twilight saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg come today via a new interview in People Magazine. In it, she discusses working on Renesmee’s birth scene as well as how soon she hopes to have the scripts finished:
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Prior to the release of Eclipse, many wondered if the film would be able to do better than New Moon. That question was finally answered on Friday, when Eclipse surpassed New Moon. This article also offers some insight into when it should hit $300 million (get ready for some serious number crunching):
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