Back in November, shortly after The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released to theaters, the conversation was had about whether The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn should be made into one film or two. While there was some dissension in the crowd about the idea of the book being split into two films, there was certainly a crowd in the idea's corner.
The "yeahs" have it, according to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood.
"I have this from several sources, and it's definitive. Filming on the back-to-back movies would begin in mid-October, and Summit Entertainment is looking at 'high-end' directors," it is reported. Finke goes on to say that the films would be made "back to back."
Finke, a reliable source of this sort of information, says that "Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg (who's written all the Twilight Saga films) is currently adapting Breaking Dawn."
Of course, you might recall that in that same month, Variety assessed the Breaking Dawn situation, saying that the - to use an Edwardian term - impasse was only a contractual matter, and you also might recall that in November, Summit Entertainment assured fans that the company "look[ed] forward to bringing 'Breaking Dawn' to the big screen." When the issue of whether the film would be one or two made it to the . . . well . . . breaking point in gossip-style commentary, Stephenie Meyer reached out to say that the issue was no bone of contention between herself and the studio and that her "personal feeling is that it would be very difficult to cram the whole story into one movie."
So there you have it folks. Two movies it is. (Note that there are two major factors missing from this announcement: shooting location and directors. As it seems to stand, a director for these films is as yet unchosen.)
source: Twilight Examiner
What do you guys think?
