'New Moon' Director Chris Weitz May Return For 'Breaking Dawn'

Unlike so many film franchises with ultra-loyal followings, the "Twilight" series has roped in a new director for each successive installment. After Catherine Hardwicke steered the first flick to over $380 million in worldwide ticket sales, Chris Weitz took over for "New Moon," which is already getting plaudits for its impressive CGI-enhanced action. "Eclipse," meanwhile, will soon be wrapping principle photography in Vancouver under the watchful eye of director David Slade.

All of which raises a compelling question: Who will be tapped to helm "Breaking Dawn," the expected adaptation of the fourth and final of Stephenie Meyer's vampire book series? According to Weitz, it just might turn out to be him, as he hinted in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.


"No official offer has been made," the director said when asked about directing "Breaking Dawn." "The fans have been enthusiastic about the ['New Moon'] footage and the trailer, and the studio responds to that by feeling good about me. We'll have to see how people feel about the entire movie, not only the studio but the fans, before the verdict is out whether I direct # 4."


If Weitz does return for "Breaking Dawn," one actor he won't be working with is Rachelle Lefevre, who was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard as the vampire Victoria for "Eclipse." "I don't know much more than everybody else as to why [Lefevre's dismissal] went down," he said. "I think it was a scheduling conflict. I feel very badly for Rachelle, while at the same time think that Bryce Howard is a terrific actress. She'll do a terrific job."


Helping Weitz himself do a terrific job was Meyer, who maintained a close creative partnership with the director. "We've had a real good collaboration," he said. "It would normally be me e-mailing her and running things by her when I felt I was on the edge of getting a detail wrong, everything from the powers of a given vampire to the look of a particular scene or what she imaged a location looked like. And sometimes, when I felt that I was creating something new within the framework she had set up, making sure she was aware of it and that it didn't make her sick."

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Sv: Till skillnad fr�n s� m�nga film franchise med ultra-lojala fans har "Twilight"-serien halat en ny direkt�r f�r varje efterf�ljande del. Efter Catherine Hardwicke som fick filmen att dra in �ver $ 380 miljoner i hela v�rlden i biljettf�rs�ljningen tog Chris Weitz �ver f�r "New Moon", som redan f�r ber�m f�r sin imponerande CGI-f�rst�rkta effekter. "Eclipse", �r snart klar med det huvudsakliga filmandet i Vancouver under uppsikt av regiss�ren David Slade.



Allt detta v�cker en fr�ga: Vem kommer f� �ran att f�ra "Breaking Dawn", den f�rv�ntade avslutande filmen fr�n den fj�rde och sista av Stephenie Meyer's vampyr bokserien? Enligt Weitz, kan det visa sig vara han, som han antydde i en intervju med The Hollywood Reporter.


"Inga officiella erbjudande har gjorts," sa regiss�ren n�r han blev tillfr�gad om vem som ska regissera "Breaking Dawn". "Fansen har varit entusiastiska �ver  [" New Moon "] filmen och dess trailers och filmbolaget svarar p� detta genom  att det k�nns bra med mig. Vi f�r se hur folk ser p� hela filmen, inte bara i studion utan fansen, innan dommen kommer om jag f�r regissera fyran. "




Om Weitz kommer tillbaka till "Breaking Dawn", s� �r det en ask�despelare han inte kommer att arbeta med, n�mligen  Rachelle Lefevre, som ersattes av Bryce Dallas Howard som vampyr Victoria f�r "Eclipse". "Jag vet inte mycket mer �n alla andra till varf�r Lefevre fick g�, sade han. "Jag tror att det var en schemal�ggning konflikt. Jag tycker mycket synd om  Rachelle, men samtidigt tycker jag att Bryce Howard �r en fantastisk sk�despelerska. Hon kommer att g�ra ett fantastiskt jobb."




N�gon som hj�lpte Weitz sj�lv att g�ra ett fantastiskt jobb var Meyer, som haft ett n�ra kreativt samarbete med regiss�ren. "Vi har haft ett riktigt bra samarbete, sade han. "Det var normalt sett jag som e-postade henne och kollade av saker av henne n�r jag k�nde att jag var p� gr�nsen att f� en detalj fel, allt fr�n n�gon vampyrs krafter till utseendet av en viss scen eller hur hon t�nkte sig att en plats s�g ut. Och ibland, n�r jag k�nde att jag skapade n�got nytt inom ramen f�r vad hon hade satt upp, s�g jag till att hon var medveten om det och att det inte har gjort henne illam�ende. "