Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Eclipse
Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) tries to protect Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) from a tree with vindictive Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) hanging precariously on top of it. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) The tree will not be standing for long. (Watch the final Eclipse trailer.)
This screen grab from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is one of the many screen grabs that have been circulating the Internet. As mentioned before in previous posts, Summit is clearly making sure that US moviegoers know that Eclipse has lots of action.
Here’s hoping it’ll have as much emotional depth as suspense and thrills. Else, Summit will end up alienating fans of the novels. Those fans, after all, form the core of Twilight’s moviegoing public. The studio has to strike a fine balance between attempting to reach the widest possible audience while maintaining Eclipse faithful to the book’s spirit.
Now, much like the meadow setting featuring Bella and Edward making love, this snow scene looks incredibly beautiful. Javier Aguirresarobe is truly a master of his craft. (I’m assuming that Aguirresarobe, not some second-unit cinematographer, shot both scenes.)
Directed by David Slade from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens in the United States on June 30. The world premiere will be held at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on June 24. Pattinson, Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and others involved in the making of Eclipse are expected to attend.
Also in the Eclipse cast: Dakota Fanning, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Reaser, Peter Facinelli, and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
Oscar winner Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, the Chicago adaptation) has been announced as the director of the next installment of the Twilight Saga franchise: Breaking Dawn. Melissa Rosenberg is penning the screenplay adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel, the last (to date; possibly ever) in the series. Breaking Dawn should start filming in the fall.
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I am hoping with the backstory of Riley and the big confrontation with the wolves, vampires, and newborn vampires that the romance of Edward and Bella is not forgotton. With the pictures that were leaked earlier of Bella and Edward in Bella’s Bedroom, The Meadow, and Edward’s Bedroom it looks like they are attempting to bring that back. I hope it does not get lost as it did in New Moon. Although beautifully photographed as you stated the emotional ride for us fans during the party, break-up and the reunion scenes were missing. I am nervous about Breaking Dawn. I have faith that Bill Condon will do the wedding and honeymoon scenes well I just hope the second half of the story is totally rewritten to remove the imprinting of Jacob and Renesmee. I know I sound like a broken record, but it is not necessary for the film to work. For example Jaws, the book had Brody’s wife cheating on him with Hooper and Hooper dying at the end of the book by the shark. In the movie version there is no cheating and Hooper lives. The fans of the book were happy and this was the first US movie to make over 100 million dollars. Enough said.