If you missed....�Breaking Dawn� cast stranded on remote island.

It seems Mother Nature wasn�t willing to cooperate with the cast of Breaking Dawn after wrapping up the big honeymoon scene on an island off the coast of Brazil. Production was interrupted by a huge storm leaving the cast stranded on the remote island, the film�s director Bill Condon told Los Angeles Times.

�It was incredible. We got caught in the middle of this huge rainstorm � I�ll remember it forever,� Condon said. �Eighty people sleeping on the floor of the set. We couldn�t leave.�

The cast and crew eventually made is off the island and are finishing up filming in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vancouver, Canada, for the two-part series, which are due in theaters Nov. 18, 2011, and Nov. 16, 2012.

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OFFICIAL: Summit announces Breaking Dawn to be two films, Bill Condon to direct both parts!

Summit Entertainment confirmed today that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will be released as two separate films with the first of the two slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011. Academy Award� winner Bill Condon will direct both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner along with Billy Burke as Charlie Swan as well as returning members of the Cullen Family including Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Ashley Greene as Alice and Kellan Lutz as Emmett.

The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer�s Twilight series, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing. The TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will start production in the Fall.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.


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�Eclipse� Advanced Tickets & �Breaking Dawn� Cast Issues

Today we have a couple of Twilight Saga news items � but unfortunately it�s a good news/bad news kind of situation. Advanced tickets go on sale for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soon, while the fourth movie, Breaking Dawn, is reportedly being held up by money-hungry cast members.

Eclipse Early Ticket Sales

The Hollywood Reporter has the news that two major online ticket retailers, Fandango and Movie Tickets, will begin selling tickets for Eclipse six weeks in advance, employing a similar technique as Warner Bros. with its Sex and the City 2 (another movie that will have a largely female audience).

Although websites for major theater chains will link to Fandango and Movie Tickets, ticket selling at actual theaters won�t begin until a lot closer to the release of Eclipse at the end of June. The reason Eclipse advance tickets are being sold so soon is partly in response to a poll on Fandango�s website, which revealed that 36% of 14,000 responses (that�s 5,040 for you non-math whizzes) named Eclipse as their most anticipated summer movie.

And here we are at Screen Rant � writers and readers alike � falling over ourselves to see movies like Inception and The Last Airbender�

A Fandango spokesman, Harry Medved, had this to say:

�The latest trailer has gotten great buzz among the fan sites as there�s clearly a lot more fast-paced action this time around� There�s also great curiosity about seeing some of �The Twilight Saga�s� new characters coming to life on the big screen for the first time.�

Many people around the blogosphere have been trying to predict which films are going to take top prize at the summer 2010 box office, with Iron Man 2 and Toy Story 3 listed as early favorites. Will Eclipse beat out both of those films and rake in the most dough this summer? We�ll be keeping an eye on these advanced ticket sales for an early indication.

Advance tickets go on sale for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at Fandango and Movie Tickets on Thursday, May 13th at midnight. The movie itself hits theaters on June 30th, 2010. Will you be buying your tickets in advance?

Breaking Dawn Hold-Up

Now that you�ve gotten your good news, I�m afraid we have to move on to the bad news: According to THR, Esq., some of the Twilight Saga supporting actors are being sticks in the mud by holding out for more money than is being offered.

Deals are close to being in place for main cast members Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner (they were only signed for four films, and now Breaking Dawn is being split in two). Deals are already done for supporting actors like Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen) and Billy Burke (Bella�s father).

However, the actors and actresses who portray the Cullen kids � Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are singled out in particular � are holding things up by trying to get bigger paydays for Breaking Dawn. Reportedly Summit�s offer is about 10 times what those actors previously earned, but the figures were deemed �offensive� because of the money the franchise has made. It might even get to the point where �one of them is thrown out on the street to make a point.�

Despite Summit making an absolute fortune on The Twilight Saga � so far on relatively small budgets � the studio isn�t willing to pay a hefty chunk of change for actors who only play supporting roles. Just look at Rachelle Lefevre: She played the vengeful Victoria in Twilight and New Moon but was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for Eclipse, supposedly due to money and scheduling issues.

Although Summit is definitely eager to get things moving as quickly as possible with Breaking Dawn, they can�t really do so until deals for at least the main cast members are signed. But I don�t think the same can be said for the supporting actors. I wouldn�t be surprised if we soon hear news that Lutz or Greene (and unnamed others) are up for replacement the same way as Lefevre was.

After all, the fans might be a bit upset at first, but really it�s Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner that they care about keeping in their respective roles. I wouldn�t want to be on the receiving end of a Twilighter�s outburst if any of those three were replaced�

On a side note, it�s still looking very likely that Breaking Dawn will be split into two movies, released a year apart from one another, but nothing is official yet. Sources say there�s still a chance it could just be one movie, as Summit is holding on to that option. But sources say they�d be shocked if it wasn�t split in two � �This thing is gonna� be two movies� with or without the cast intact.�

What do you think of all this hold-up business: should these supporting actors be allowed to demand such high salaries or should they be replaced for their greed?

If all goes to plan, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be shot back-to-back this Fall under the direction of Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) with Part 1 being released in November 2011 and Part 2 released one year later in November 2012.


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�Eclipse� Advanced Tickets & �Breaking Dawn� Cast Issues

Today we have a couple of Twilight Saga news items � but unfortunately it�s a good news/bad news kind of situation. Advanced tickets go on sale for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soon, while the fourth movie, Breaking Dawn, is reportedly being held up by money-hungry cast members.

Eclipse Early Ticket Sales

The Hollywood Reporter has the news that two major online ticket retailers, Fandango and Movie Tickets, will begin selling tickets for Eclipse six weeks in advance, employing a similar technique as Warner Bros. with its Sex and the City 2 (another movie that will have a largely female audience).

Although websites for major theater chains will link to Fandango and Movie Tickets, ticket selling at actual theaters won�t begin until a lot closer to the release of Eclipse at the end of June. The reason Eclipse advance tickets are being sold so soon is partly in response to a poll on Fandango�s website, which revealed that 36% of 14,000 responses (that�s 5,040 for you non-math whizzes) named Eclipse as their most anticipated summer movie.

And here we are at Screen Rant � writers and readers alike � falling over ourselves to see movies like Inception and The Last Airbender�

A Fandango spokesman, Harry Medved, had this to say:

�The latest trailer has gotten great buzz among the fan sites as there�s clearly a lot more fast-paced action this time around� There�s also great curiosity about seeing some of �The Twilight Saga�s� new characters coming to life on the big screen for the first time.�

Many people around the blogosphere have been trying to predict which films are going to take top prize at the summer 2010 box office, with Iron Man 2 and Toy Story 3 listed as early favorites. Will Eclipse beat out both of those films and rake in the most dough this summer? We�ll be keeping an eye on these advanced ticket sales for an early indication.

Advance tickets go on sale for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at Fandango and Movie Tickets on Thursday, May 13th at midnight. The movie itself hits theaters on June 30th, 2010. Will you be buying your tickets in advance?

Breaking Dawn Hold-Up

Now that you�ve gotten your good news, I�m afraid we have to move on to the bad news: According to THR, Esq., some of the Twilight Saga supporting actors are being sticks in the mud by holding out for more money than is being offered.

Deals are close to being in place for main cast members Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner (they were only signed for four films, and now Breaking Dawn is being split in two). Deals are already done for supporting actors like Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen) and Billy Burke (Bella�s father).

However, the actors and actresses who portray the Cullen kids � Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are singled out in particular � are holding things up by trying to get bigger paydays for Breaking Dawn. Reportedly Summit�s offer is about 10 times what those actors previously earned, but the figures were deemed �offensive� because of the money the franchise has made. It might even get to the point where �one of them is thrown out on the street to make a point.�

Despite Summit making an absolute fortune on The Twilight Saga � so far on relatively small budgets � the studio isn�t willing to pay a hefty chunk of change for actors who only play supporting roles. Just look at Rachelle Lefevre: She played the vengeful Victoria in Twilight and New Moon but was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for Eclipse, supposedly due to money and scheduling issues.

Although Summit is definitely eager to get things moving as quickly as possible with Breaking Dawn, they can�t really do so until deals for at least the main cast members are signed. But I don�t think the same can be said for the supporting actors. I wouldn�t be surprised if we soon hear news that Lutz or Greene (and unnamed others) are up for replacement the same way as Lefevre was.

After all, the fans might be a bit upset at first, but really it�s Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner that they care about keeping in their respective roles. I wouldn�t want to be on the receiving end of a Twilighter�s outburst if any of those three were replaced�

On a side note, it�s still looking very likely that Breaking Dawn will be split into two movies, released a year apart from one another, but nothing is official yet. Sources say there�s still a chance it could just be one movie, as Summit is holding on to that option. But sources say they�d be shocked if it wasn�t split in two � �This thing is gonna� be two movies� with or without the cast intact.�

What do you think of all this hold-up business: should these supporting actors be allowed to demand such high salaries or should they be replaced for their greed?

If all goes to plan, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be shot back-to-back this Fall under the direction of Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) with Part 1 being released in November 2011 and Part 2 released one year later in November 2012.


THR via Collider via screenrant

A note to fans from BREAKING DAWN director Bill Condon

Greetings Twihards, Twifans, Twilight Moms, Team Edward, Team Jacob and Team Switzerland,

I just want to say hello to all of you and let you know that I'm stoked to be getting underway on the adventure of making BREAKING DAWN. As you've probably heard, I've been given a very warm welcome by Stephenie and Team Summit - who are super-focused, as you know, on getting these movies right.

I'm pretty busy bringing myself up to speed on what you already know by heart: I've read BREAKING DAWN twice, rewatched Catherine's and Chris's movies 2-3 times each, have all four CDs playing in my car, and have Catherine's notebook, Mark Cotta Vaz's companion books, and even Volume 1 of the graphic novel here on my desk - a corner of my office is starting to look like Hot Topic. I realize that this barely qualifies me for "newborn" status in the universe you've been living inside for a few years now, but a guy's gotta start somewhere.

Like many of you, I've always been slightly obsessed with vampires, dating back to the prime-time series DARK SHADOWS, which I followed avidly as a kid. But that alone hadn't been enough to get me interested in making a vampire movie, even though my early screenwriting and directing efforts grew out of a great love for horror movies and thrillers. Since making GODS AND MONSTERS thirteen years ago, however, I've been yearning for a return to a story with Gothic overtones.

The wonderful world that Stephenie has created has obviously struck a chord with you, and I don't think it's difficult to see why. For me, her characters are simultaneously timeless, yet very modern. Rooted in a beautiful, real landscape with a great sense of place, Bella, Edward, Jacob, and the rest of the Forks/La Push menagerie, experience emotions that are primal, and universal: desire, despair, jealousy - and it all comes to fruition in BREAKING DAWN. This is a final chapter in the best sense; not just wide in scope and scale, but emotionally charged and intense throughout.

I'm a huge admirer of the already-iconic Kristen, Robert, and Taylor, and wanted to be the one to work with them as they face the challenges of bringing your beloved characters to the end of their journeys. Really, what could be more fun than that?

Please feel free to ask questions in the comments section below, and I'll do my best to answer them. I hope that this will be the first of many occasions I'll get to check in with you as we set to work bringing BREAKING DAWN to the screen. I am excited and grateful to have all of you alongside me for my TWILIGHT journey.

All best,

Bill Condon

P.S. Answer #1: No, there won't be any musical numbers

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LA Times: What kind of �Breaking Dawn� will Bill Condon make?

Hollywood has been churning for weeks, �Dreamgirls� director Bill Condon will come on to direct the fourth installment in the �Twilight� franchise, no doubt prompting an unlikely spike in �Gods & Monsters� DVD sales among teenage girls. (Condon�s name was first reported as a �Breaking Dawn� candidate back in March by Entertainment Weekly.)

Condon has generally been thought of as the more logical choice, at least compared to some of the other directors under consideration, like Sofia Coppola and Stephen Daldry.

In making the choice, Summit, which has gone for a different type of director for each film in the franchise, clearly wanted someone with more Oscar chops (Condon�s won one and been nominated for a second). That�s both because the �Breaking Dawn� material is a little more complicated than the previous books and because with the franchise already an unstoppable juggernaut, they can afford to take a risk, at least a small one.

So what kind of teen-vampire fable will the man responsible for �Dreamgirls,� �Gods & Monsters� and �Kinsey� make? None of his previous directing credits are obvious analogues to this movie (though the initial frenzy over him as a candidate was a little baffling; good filmmakers reinvent themselves all the time. And it�s nothing compared to Rob Marshall, another man known for musicals, taking on �Pirates of the Caribbean 4?).


Each of Condon�s directorial films (he also wrote �Chicago,� but we�ll leave that one out) contains a strand that can be put front and center in �Breaking Dawn� if the director chose (some spoilers ahead if you�re not familiar with the novel).

�Dreamgirls,� for all its pomp, centers on the larger world persecuting an anointed one, a neat parallel to the ordeal faced by Bella�s child. It also tells a sprawling story from several perspectives, as the �Breaking Dawn� novel does.

�Monsters,� which tells of the personal and creative trouble of �Bride of Frankenstein� director James Whale, could come in handy if Condon wanted to explore the demons that come from within, a plight particularly faced by Bella throughout the series.

And a �Kinsey� influence would mean the foregrounding of a misunderstood but right-minded outsider, which kind of describes all three main protagonists in the series but especially, in this book, describes Jacob, who breaks away from his family over their murderous intentions for Bella�s child.

As a rule, Condon has been preoccupied with the underdog in his movies, though one who ultimately triumphs and finds vindication, which fits nicely with the themes of �Twilight.�

Still, plenty of other questions will arise as production moves forward � namely, whether the film will shoot in 3-D, how the likely second film that will come from the �Breaking Dawn� novel will be developed, and how the timing of this one will unfold, with Summit eager to keep the momentum going but Condon, like most Oscar winners, accustomed to working at a slower pace.

In �Gods & Monsters,� Condon depicted a filmmaker beset by troubles as he tried to make an expectation-laden tale of the supernatural. Here�s hoping life doesn�t imitate art.


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Bill Condon To Direct Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

Los Angeles, CA April 28, 2010 � Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Academy Award� winner Bill Condon will direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer�s Twilight series. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg, and will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt, and Stephenie Meyer will produce the project.

"Bringing Stephenie Meyer's BREAKING DAWN to the screen requires a graceful and intelligent hand and we believe Bill Condon is exactly the right steward, having shown equal and abundant talents of immense creativity and subtle sensitivity,� said Erik Feig, President of Production and Acquisitions, for Summit Entertainment.

Added author Stephenie Meyer, "I'm so thrilled that Bill wants to work with us. I think he's going to be a great fit, and I'm excited to see what he does with the material."

�I'm very excited to get the chance to bring the climax of this saga to life on-screen. As fans of the series know, this is a one-of-a-kind book - and we're hoping to create an equally unique cinematic experience," said Bill Condon.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Condon is well known for writing and directing DREAMGIRLS, KINSEY, and GODS AND MONSTERS, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1999. He was nominated for a second Oscar for his screenplay for the movie musical CHICAGO in 2003. Most recently the multi-hyphenate directed the pilot episode for the Showtime series �The Big C� and produced the 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast, hosted by Hugh Jackman.

The third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is due in theaters on June 30, 2010.

Condon is represented by WME and Anonymous Content.

About the TWILIGHT film series
The TWILIGHT film series stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together...even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. The action-packed, modern day vampire love story TWILIGHT, the first film in the series, was released in theatres on November 21, 2008 to a blockbuster reception. The second installment of the film franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON was released November 20, 2009. The franchise has grossed over $1.1 billion in worldwide box office ticket sales to date.

About Summit Entertainment, LLC
Summit Entertainment, LLC is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC releases on average 10 to 12 films annually.


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