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January 27, 2011
Breaking Dawn VampJudi Shekoni Launches Hair Extensions Company
The British actress, who will vamp it up as Zafrina in the new Twilight Breaking Dawn movies, tells WENN she set up Extensions Evolution with a friend last year and business has really taken off.
The stunning star explains, "I've always been wearing hair extensions since the age of 16 and I've definitely made a few weave mistakes in my time. It's just always been important to me to find better techniques and to make my hair look good.
"My friend already had a company in England where she had done it before and she was interested in doing it again and so we decided to go into partnership.
"We researched it for about a year-and-a-half; all the manufacturing, and figuring everything out before we launched in 2010 and it was instantly successful. We now have stockists in Nigeria, Australia, England, America and Switzerland."
Shekoni insists her line is a success because it's user-friendly and does away with the pain of extensions.
She adds, "We use hair extensions and techniques that don't damage your hair. The idea is you use our product until your own hair grows and then you don't need the extensions anymore, versus using hair extensions that rip out your own hair.
"It has been amazing. We have wigs that Beyonce wears and Tyra Banks wears... and we get hair from Russia and China and Brazil."
The company became so successful so quickly, the actress considered quitting showbusiness and going back to school to study business.
She says, "I moved back to England and studied for an MBA at Westminster University. I did it for a while but acting came calling again and I decided to move back to L.A."
That decision resulted in her landing a dream role in the new Twilight movies.
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January 9, 2011
Carter Burwell Returning To ‘Twilight’ Franchise To Score ‘Breaking Dawn’
Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze regular collaborator Carter Burwell is set to return to the ‘Twilight’ since working on the first film to perform scoring duties for the final installment of the series, the two parter “Twilight: Breaking Dawn.”
Burwell has an existing relationship with the director of the final two parts, Bill Condon, having collaborated on “Kinsey” and “Gods And Monsters” and will return to the position after Alexandre Desplat followed him for “New Moon” with Howard Shore stepping in for “Eclipse.” Shooting began this past November with all major cast members such as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene reprising their roles. The two parts will be shot as one project and will then be respectively released on November 18th, 2011 and November 16th, 2012. And in case you haven’t do so already, check out Burwell’s score for “True Grit,” it’s ace.
In other scoring news, Joe Wright regular Dario Marianelli, who took home an Oscar for “Atonement,” will be scoring rising helmer Cary Fukunaga‘s gothic adaptation of Charlotte Brontë‘s “Jane Eyre.” The story, of course, centers on a young governess who falls in love with her employer but discovers he harbors a dark secret. Fukunaga last collaborated with Marcelo Zarvos for his debut feature film, “Sin Nombre,” but has moved on for the adaptation which stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins. The film is scheduled to hit on March 11th via Focus Features.
Meanwhile, the somewhat underrated duo of Asche & Spencer (”Monster’s Ball”) have signed up to score Marc Forster‘s upcoming Gerard Butler starring vehicle, “Machine Gun Preacher.” The team previously worked with Forster on “Monster’s Ball,” providing some haunting pieces of work. The film follows a former drug dealing biker who becomes a missionary and preacher, founding an orphanage in the Sudan, and a militia to protect the children there. Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates co-star.
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In other scoring news, Joe Wright regular Dario Marianelli, who took home an Oscar for “Atonement,” will be scoring rising helmer Cary Fukunaga‘s gothic adaptation of Charlotte Brontë‘s “Jane Eyre.” The story, of course, centers on a young governess who falls in love with her employer but discovers he harbors a dark secret. Fukunaga last collaborated with Marcelo Zarvos for his debut feature film, “Sin Nombre,” but has moved on for the adaptation which stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Sally Hawkins. The film is scheduled to hit on March 11th via Focus Features.
Meanwhile, the somewhat underrated duo of Asche & Spencer (”Monster’s Ball”) have signed up to score Marc Forster‘s upcoming Gerard Butler starring vehicle, “Machine Gun Preacher.” The team previously worked with Forster on “Monster’s Ball,” providing some haunting pieces of work. The film follows a former drug dealing biker who becomes a missionary and preacher, founding an orphanage in the Sudan, and a militia to protect the children there. Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates co-star.
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December 7, 2010
October 22, 2010
Twilight Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg Expands Breaking Dawn Story and characters that Stephanie introduces.
The previous movie adaptations of Stephanie Meyer’s vamp-lit juggernaut have gone pretty much by the book, but with the final novel “Breaking Dawn” being broken into two feature films, screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg tells PopcornBiz she’s enjoying a little more leeway to add some fangy flourishes of her own.
“I did actually [get to do that], because we got to fill out the story because we're doing the next two movies,” said Rosenberg. “So there was room to play and expand on some of the characters that Stephanie introduces. That was a lot of fun.”
“It's a much more grownup movie – It's an adult story,” the writer said of evolving the franchise beyond its high school origins. “The stakes are raised even higher because it's not the story of teens. It's the stories of grownups, so we're talking about marriage and children and family – and these are pretty grownup things, but sexy.”
Rosenberg says the highlight of the story will be seeing Kristen Stewart’s character Bella become a vampire at long last. “Kristen gets to make the transformation and that is going to be so exciting to see. [Director] Bill [Condon] and I talked about it in developing this script and the screenplay. Now she's going to embody it. It's going to be so great.”
Rosenberg, who penned all of the “Twilight” films and previously wrote for Showtime’s “Dexter,” hasn’t quite adjusted to the fact that, minus a few rewrites, her bloody good run is coming to a close.
“It's a shocking experience after four years to not be writing ‘Twilight!’” she said.
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October 17, 2010
The American and European Vampire Nomads of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
The American Nomads
The American Nomads are comprised of: Lee Pace as Garrett (Pushing Daisies, THE GOOD SHEPHERD), Toni Trucks (MUSIC AND LYRICS) as Mary, Bill Tangradi (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) as Randall, Erik Odom as Peter and Valorie Curry (Veronica Mars) as Charlotte.
Lee Pace as Garret
Toni Trucks as playing Mary
Bill Tangradi as Randall
Erik Odom as Peter
Valorie Curry as Charlotte
The European Nomad
The European Nomads are comprised of Joe Anderson (THE CRAZIES) as Alistair
Joe Anderson as Alistair
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The American Nomads are comprised of: Lee Pace as Garrett (Pushing Daisies, THE GOOD SHEPHERD), Toni Trucks (MUSIC AND LYRICS) as Mary, Bill Tangradi (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) as Randall, Erik Odom as Peter and Valorie Curry (Veronica Mars) as Charlotte.
Turned during the Revolutionary War, Garrett has chosen to live a nomadic existence, wandering the world on his own. Garrett has never lost the rebellious spirit of his human life, and loves a good fight, always rooting for the underdog. Though not a vegetarian, Garrett is among Carlisle’s closest and oldest friends. Mary and Randall are American nomadic vampires. Peter and Charlotte are nomadic vampires and mates. They were created during the aftermath of the Southern Vampire Wars, in which Jasper was a key player. They have remained friends with Jasper ever since.
The European Nomad
The European Nomads are comprised of Joe Anderson (THE CRAZIES) as Alistair
A nomadic vampire from England, Alistair has a misanthropic, brooding personality and a deep mistrust of all authority. Although he counts Carlisle as his closest acquaintance, he doesn’t visit more than once a century.
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The Irish Vampire Coven of Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn
THE IRISH COVEN
· The Irish Coven is comprised of Marlane Barnes (THE TREE OF LIFE) as Maggie, Lisa Howard as Siobhan and Patrick Brennan as Liam.
Patrick Brennan as Liam
The Irish Coven, a relatively young group, was founded by Siobhan and Liam, but Maggie’s talent made her an important element of it. They are not vegetarian but they are civilized.
Meet the New Breaking Dawn Cast Vampire: Amazon Coven
THE AMAZON COVEN
The Amazon Coven is comprised of Tracey Heggins as Senna and Judi Shekoni as Zafrina
Among the oldest vampires in the world, Senna and Zafrina are descendants of an ancient Amazonian tribe. They have lived outside of civilization for centuries and therefore make no attempt to keep up a human facade. Though they drink human blood, the Amazons have long been allies of Carlisle.
October 14, 2010
Meet Eleazar Of Breaking Dawn (video)
Carmago, who will be playing Eleazar in Breaking Dawn, was interviewed as part of the Holland Festival 2010.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 1: Access’ Top 10 Movies We Can’t Wait For In 2011
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner
Directed by: Bill Condon
Release date: November 18, 2011
Why we’re excited: Why aren’t we excited is the better question. What better way to kick off the beginning of the end of “The Access’ Top 10 Movies We Can’t Wait For In 2011!
Twilight Saga” then with a little vampire-human wedding & honeymoon action! Plus, we all know what happens on the honeymoon, right???… Room service! No? Hmm. OK, how ‘bout this — “There will be sex scenes – multiple sex scenes,” screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg previously told Access Hollywood of the romance we’ll see between Edward and Bella. Hey now! Summit has yet to announce exactly where the “Breaking Dawn” storyline will be split, but Part I will begin to put the bow on this pop culture-transcending saga, which has turned vampires and werewolves from cheap Halloween decorations to every kid’s favorite supernatural bestie. Whether you’re Team Edward or Team Jacob or even Team Whatever Happened To That Nice Rachelle LeFevere, grab your lawn chairs and get in line – there’s only 14 months until opening night – knowing the “Twi-Hards,” the good seats are probably already taken!
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October 8, 2010
Nikki Reed Reveals: ‘Breaking Dawn’ Begins Shooting In Less Than Two Weeks In New Orleans
Get ready for the next installment of the Twilight saga! The star said the cast will be back together and working on Breaking Dawn in less than two weeks and spills on how she’s getting ready to reprise her role as Rosalie!We got to catch up with Nikki Reed at the launch of the Swatch new gents collection at the Gansevoort Park Avenue on Oct. 6 in NYC, where she told us the whole cast will be back together in New Orleans to begin work on the Breaking Dawn set in no time!
While Twilight and Eclipse were shot in Vancouver, the star said the cast is first headed down south for the fourth movie. “I’m headed out there [to New Orleans] in just over a week,” she said.
While on location, the star will also be taking on another role — as a student! “I’ve signed up for five courses, but two were unavailable,” she said, saying that she plans to take language, English, and psychology classes in her free time.
So, what can we expect from Rosalie? Nikki said she wants fans to see the sympathetic side of her vampire character and hopes to humanize her. “I cross my fingers I can do it accurately.” In order to get back in to character, she said she re-read the book, Breaking Dawn and she has acting classes scheduled for next week and plans to prep up until she goes off to New Orleans! “I went through it last month once I got the scripts just to make sure nothing was missing.”
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September 19, 2010
Stephenie Meyer to produce The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Twilight book series author Stephenie Meyer talks to fans in Twilight Series Theories interview and talks about being emotionally attached to Twilight, her fans, her love for writing and to be a producer on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, the last sequels of Twilight.
Fansite: Alright, we have a two-parter. What made you decide to put the producer’s hat on for Breaking Dawn, and what do you think you bring to that last movie?
SM: I don’t think it’s gonna change that much. I do feel like—I mean Breaking Dawn is tricky. It’s real tricky. Now I feel more like we have handle on it, because the scripts and with Bill Condon, I am more calm; but originally, I was very much on the fence as to: “Maybe we shouldn’t make this into a movie”, you know? Some things really can’t be made into movies and come across exactly the right way, so it was a big struggle for me to go forward. I knew that it would disappoint a lot of people and that was really one of the main impetuses was that people would be like: “What?!” I didn’t want to disappoint people. So I was concerned, so my plan was and still is to be there everyday, and so as a producer I can do that. And so it’s really a lot about being in the room and you know it’s gonna be a lot of upheaval in my life but I felt like it was important. And then it’s…you know it’s the last one so I kind of feel like: “Okay I’m gonna commit to it this year, I’ll get it done and then I won’t do that again”.
(laughter)
SM: But…and then, you know, I also—I get to be more involved in some of the—
(chatter and laughter)
SM: I think that we will have a little bit more of a say in the music, which would be a big deal. We’d have—we’ll be…Instead of hearing about the decisions afterwards we’ll be there when they’re being made and that’s gonna help. With Eclipse I was pretty much right on the line with producing. I was very much involved with the script and a lot of the choices, and so it’s not a huge difference but it’ll be really an interesting experience.
(chatter)
TF: We let out a sigh of relief when we heard you were producing.
SM: Well I think that…I don’t know if those sighs were a little bit premature. I’m not sure that I’ll have that much more that I can do, but I try. I keep fighting. I can’t quite make myself give up, so…
Fansite: We appreciate that.
SM: Well and you know the movies, they’re a separate thing and they’re really fun. They can’t be exactly like the books, and so it’s about finding those key things that really make it have the feel of the books. But I mean they have done a really great job, and not all of it I get right away because for me it’s like: “No, keep it closer to the story.” And then afterwards I’m like: “Okay, this is just an alternate but it has it’s merits.” You know there are good things, like angry Edward, that isn’t there in the book and yet, that has a lot of value for you. And so, there are things that they’re able to do that I can’t and so it’s a nice little compliment. And like Taylor bringing the love for Jacob, that’s a good thing. It’s a good thing.
Fansite: And then we just want to know, out of all the things we’ve touched on today is there anything that maybe you want to say to the fans that you haven’t been able to say? Any message or…
SM: You know, I feel like the fans, they know, they know me. I feel like they kinda know who I am and that I appreciate them. I write for myself, and I have to, but I appreciate them because having an audience is a gift and I do not take that for granted. It is really amazing to sit in a room with people and talk about people that you made up: “Hey, let’s talk about my imaginary friends!” And you guys care about my imaginary friends, and that’s weird, but…
(chatter and laughter)
Fansite: At least you don’t have to take medication for it.
SM: Exactly! [inaudible] I get to talk to people about it. I’m not a therapist. No, it’s cool because writing is—for me, everybody has something different for them. And you guys all write, in a different way, but I’m assuming there’s a lot of pleasure in it for you or you wouldn’t do it and so you know what it is to have somebody read what you’ve written and enjoy it. It’s a really big deal, and so I just hope that people keep reading. I hope they give me a chance. I hope when my next book isn’t Midnight Sun that people still will give it a chance. I feel bad that that’s a negative for the fandom and it’s something I that I want to do, but I want to do it right, and that’s just how—and I only write when it brings me joy.
Fansite: Your happy place.
SM: It is my happy place. And having readers is a different happy place, but a really fun one. And as you can see from the books I love reading. I love books. I love being in that world and one of the coolest things with helping, you know making people happy, is [for] a lot of people this is the springboard and then they go on to bigger and better and exciting books. There’s so many cool things out there. People that—being a reader is who I am my whole life—and that people haven’t discovered that makes me a little crazy. It’s like: “No! There’s so much!” I remember talking to a guy when I was touring for The Host and he was mic-ing me up for the Glenn Beck thing that I did, which was weird. I haven’t done that a lot where you’re looking at a camera and you’re supposed to be talking to them…and oh it’s creepy. We’re talking and he’s like: “So you wrote a book about aliens?” And I’m like: “Yeah.” And I said, “What do you like to read?” He says, “Oh I don’t read books. I’ve read maybe three books in my life. I hate reading.” And I thought, “That’s because they gave you the wrong ones!” They gave him the wrong ones and he has no idea of all the stuff that he’s missing. It makes me a little crazy. I just want everyone to go out and find Jasper Fforde. And I want [them] to go out and find Mark Zusak and I want them to find these amazing books and go to the young adult section and find what’s out there. There’s so much. If you haven’t read Suzanne Collins, oh my gosh, do it!
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Fansite: Alright, we have a two-parter. What made you decide to put the producer’s hat on for Breaking Dawn, and what do you think you bring to that last movie?
SM: I don’t think it’s gonna change that much. I do feel like—I mean Breaking Dawn is tricky. It’s real tricky. Now I feel more like we have handle on it, because the scripts and with Bill Condon, I am more calm; but originally, I was very much on the fence as to: “Maybe we shouldn’t make this into a movie”, you know? Some things really can’t be made into movies and come across exactly the right way, so it was a big struggle for me to go forward. I knew that it would disappoint a lot of people and that was really one of the main impetuses was that people would be like: “What?!” I didn’t want to disappoint people. So I was concerned, so my plan was and still is to be there everyday, and so as a producer I can do that. And so it’s really a lot about being in the room and you know it’s gonna be a lot of upheaval in my life but I felt like it was important. And then it’s…you know it’s the last one so I kind of feel like: “Okay I’m gonna commit to it this year, I’ll get it done and then I won’t do that again”.
(laughter)
SM: But…and then, you know, I also—I get to be more involved in some of the—
(chatter and laughter)
SM: I think that we will have a little bit more of a say in the music, which would be a big deal. We’d have—we’ll be…Instead of hearing about the decisions afterwards we’ll be there when they’re being made and that’s gonna help. With Eclipse I was pretty much right on the line with producing. I was very much involved with the script and a lot of the choices, and so it’s not a huge difference but it’ll be really an interesting experience.
(chatter)
TF: We let out a sigh of relief when we heard you were producing.
SM: Well I think that…I don’t know if those sighs were a little bit premature. I’m not sure that I’ll have that much more that I can do, but I try. I keep fighting. I can’t quite make myself give up, so…
Fansite: We appreciate that.
SM: Well and you know the movies, they’re a separate thing and they’re really fun. They can’t be exactly like the books, and so it’s about finding those key things that really make it have the feel of the books. But I mean they have done a really great job, and not all of it I get right away because for me it’s like: “No, keep it closer to the story.” And then afterwards I’m like: “Okay, this is just an alternate but it has it’s merits.” You know there are good things, like angry Edward, that isn’t there in the book and yet, that has a lot of value for you. And so, there are things that they’re able to do that I can’t and so it’s a nice little compliment. And like Taylor bringing the love for Jacob, that’s a good thing. It’s a good thing.
Fansite: And then we just want to know, out of all the things we’ve touched on today is there anything that maybe you want to say to the fans that you haven’t been able to say? Any message or…
SM: You know, I feel like the fans, they know, they know me. I feel like they kinda know who I am and that I appreciate them. I write for myself, and I have to, but I appreciate them because having an audience is a gift and I do not take that for granted. It is really amazing to sit in a room with people and talk about people that you made up: “Hey, let’s talk about my imaginary friends!” And you guys care about my imaginary friends, and that’s weird, but…
(chatter and laughter)
Fansite: At least you don’t have to take medication for it.
SM: Exactly! [inaudible] I get to talk to people about it. I’m not a therapist. No, it’s cool because writing is—for me, everybody has something different for them. And you guys all write, in a different way, but I’m assuming there’s a lot of pleasure in it for you or you wouldn’t do it and so you know what it is to have somebody read what you’ve written and enjoy it. It’s a really big deal, and so I just hope that people keep reading. I hope they give me a chance. I hope when my next book isn’t Midnight Sun that people still will give it a chance. I feel bad that that’s a negative for the fandom and it’s something I that I want to do, but I want to do it right, and that’s just how—and I only write when it brings me joy.
Fansite: Your happy place.
SM: It is my happy place. And having readers is a different happy place, but a really fun one. And as you can see from the books I love reading. I love books. I love being in that world and one of the coolest things with helping, you know making people happy, is [for] a lot of people this is the springboard and then they go on to bigger and better and exciting books. There’s so many cool things out there. People that—being a reader is who I am my whole life—and that people haven’t discovered that makes me a little crazy. It’s like: “No! There’s so much!” I remember talking to a guy when I was touring for The Host and he was mic-ing me up for the Glenn Beck thing that I did, which was weird. I haven’t done that a lot where you’re looking at a camera and you’re supposed to be talking to them…and oh it’s creepy. We’re talking and he’s like: “So you wrote a book about aliens?” And I’m like: “Yeah.” And I said, “What do you like to read?” He says, “Oh I don’t read books. I’ve read maybe three books in my life. I hate reading.” And I thought, “That’s because they gave you the wrong ones!” They gave him the wrong ones and he has no idea of all the stuff that he’s missing. It makes me a little crazy. I just want everyone to go out and find Jasper Fforde. And I want [them] to go out and find Mark Zusak and I want them to find these amazing books and go to the young adult section and find what’s out there. There’s so much. If you haven’t read Suzanne Collins, oh my gosh, do it!
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Speaks on Filming of Breaking Dawn in Louisiana and on working with Bill Condon
Twilight Saga star Jackson Rathbone spoke to The Hollywood Gossip fo a quick interview on Bill Condon and Filming ‘Breaking Dawn’ in Louisiana.
What are your thoughts on working with director Bill Condon?
I’m extremely excited. I think we’re very blessed to have a director of his level being in this film. We’ve had such amazing directors and now we have an Academy Award winner directing the last two installments. It’s lovely because I get to learn something from each director. Their style and the way they run sets. One day when I pick up a script and start directing it myself, I’ll have a lot more to learn from. I’ll be able to use, or basically steal stuff from the directors I’ve worked with.
How do you feel about filming in Louisiana?
Louisiana is my home state. I’m from Texas to a certain degree, but my mother and my father were both born and raised in Louisiana. I get to see family, so that means real Louisiana home cooking, and there’s a very important aspect that we’re bringing a lot of work into Louisiana at a very difficult time for the state. It’s been one thing after the other and it hurts me that things are the way they are but hopefully we’ll be able to bring a little ray of sunshine, which is kind of funny since it’s a vampire film.
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What are your thoughts on working with director Bill Condon?
I’m extremely excited. I think we’re very blessed to have a director of his level being in this film. We’ve had such amazing directors and now we have an Academy Award winner directing the last two installments. It’s lovely because I get to learn something from each director. Their style and the way they run sets. One day when I pick up a script and start directing it myself, I’ll have a lot more to learn from. I’ll be able to use, or basically steal stuff from the directors I’ve worked with.
How do you feel about filming in Louisiana?
Louisiana is my home state. I’m from Texas to a certain degree, but my mother and my father were both born and raised in Louisiana. I get to see family, so that means real Louisiana home cooking, and there’s a very important aspect that we’re bringing a lot of work into Louisiana at a very difficult time for the state. It’s been one thing after the other and it hurts me that things are the way they are but hopefully we’ll be able to bring a little ray of sunshine, which is kind of funny since it’s a vampire film.
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September 5, 2010
Melissa Rosenberg Says the Birth Scene in ‘Breaking Dawn’Breaking Dawn will be Horrific and no intention of shying away from it.
“That is a really intense scene,” Rosenberg told Hollyscoop. “It's a horrific scene. We want to convey all the terror and horror- all the horror of that moment. Whether or not that requires gallons of blood to be spilled, I doubt it.”
“I think it will be much more terrifying from Bella's point of view. We have no intention of shying away from it,” she added.
As for when the script will be done, director Bill Condon told E! recently, "It better damn well be before the beginning of November, because that's when we start shooting."
Breaking Dawn is expected to hit theaters November 18, 2011...still more than a year away! This sounds like it’ll be the most intense film of the whole franchise. So many loose ends are tied up, so it's understandable that the film will be broken into two parts. We’re eager to see it!
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August 30, 2010
Twilight screenwtiter Melissa Rosenberg talks battle scene, honeymoon, birth scene in Breaking and filming Brazil.
"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."
Rosenberg went on to say that perfecting that scene is her "next big hurdle."
"I've written a couple of drafts [of the scene]; I haven't gotten with Bill [to go over it] yet. That's the next big hurdle to sit down with the stunt coordinator and create the ballet."
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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."
Rosenberg went on to say that perfecting that scene is her "next big hurdle."
"I've written a couple of drafts [of the scene]; I haven't gotten with Bill [to go over it] yet. That's the next big hurdle to sit down with the stunt coordinator and create the ballet."
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August 6, 2010
With a yearlong gap between films, 'Breaking Dawn' waits until dusk
The studio announced this morning that the second installment of "Breaking Dawn" will follow the first one by a full year, coming out on Nov. 16, 2012. This despite the fact that Bill Condon is shooting the movies back-to-back beginning this fall, which would mean the second film would certainly be ready by the summer of 2012.
Breaking We were already a little perplexed that the first "Breaking Dawn" was being held for November 2011, putting nearly a 1-1/2 years between installments. With this announcement it's clear what Summit is thinking: Stick with the autumn and avoid the summer.
It may not be the worst move from a seasonal standpoint. Despite bringing out "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" in an expectation-laden summer, Summit has been able to gin up only marginally more business for the David Slade film than it did for the November release of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." (Domestic grosses at a comparable point in the release cycle sit at $288 million, compared to $277 million for "New Moon.)
But in taking its time between the movies, Summit is increasing the risk that that fans will get distracted or lose some enthusiasm.
Warner Bros.' Harry Potter franchise was able to wait longer stretches between a few of its installments -- for much of the film series, a stream of new books kept the property front-of-mind. "Twilight" doesn't have that. It has to hope interest carries over between films all on its own, and that filmgoers don't outgrow it or move on to a new phenomenon in between.
The yearlong wait between the two "Breaking Dawn" films is even more striking because the two movies come from source material that was initially conceived as a whole. No matter where Condon and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg choose to split the book (spoiler alert: Bella's traumatic childbirth is a logical option), for filmgoers it will mean waiting a full year for what’s essentially the same story to pick up again.
With its bang-bang release of the first three “Twilight” films, Summit was initially perhaps a little too worried fans would age up or lose interest over time. With the more languid pacing for the final two, it's possible they may not be concerned enough.
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July 11, 2010
Breaking Dawn To Be Filmed In Louisiana & Vancouver
Summit Entertainment’s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will be filmed in both Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Vancouver over the next year starting this fall. The next chapter of THE TWILIGHT SAGA 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 illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
June 29, 2010
Twilight Saga Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg on Fans, Frustrations and working with Bill Condon in Breaking Dawn
In many ways, Melissa Rosenberg has the Twilight franchise’s most difficult job: as screenwriter, she has to satisfy not just the original novelist Stephenie Meyer, but the actors (including Kristen Stewart, who famously won’t say a line if she doesn’t believe it), directors, and fans, too. The imminent Eclipse is her third crack at the series, and up next is the very controversial Breaking Dawn, which Rosenberg is busily splitting into two movies.
You’ve worked with three different directors on this series, and you’re about to work with a fourth. How different has the process been with each of them?
For me, coming out of television, it’s standard operating procedure for the writers to be the constant and the directors to rotate in and out. It’s actually sort of like an extended television experience, so it feels very natural to me. I’m being absolutely honest here: I’ve had really good luck with these directors. I think Summit just chooses directors really well, at least from a writer’s standpoint. They’re very different, but the one constant has been that they all respect my process and the writing. They’re all very different.
How was Catherine Hardwicke different than Chris Weitz?
With Catherine, we had a very short period to write, so there was a lot of interaction. I was hot off the presses — she’d give me notes and I’d give her pages right back. There was a lot of collaboration. With Chris, the scripts were done when he came on, so I basically handed them off and ran off to the next script while he went off and shot it and did all the production rewrites since he’s a writer as well.
And David Slade?
David is probably the most traditional collaboration in that I finished the script before he came on, and then it was about tailoring it to him. He does a lot of storyboarding, so he would have something completely boarded out — like, I would write the action sequences, he goes and storyboards what he wants to do with it, he comes back, and I adjust. There was a lot of that really fun collaboration. By the time he gets on set, the script is what he’s going to shoot. He has what he needs to shoot.
How much have you been privy to the directors that Summit wants to hire?
I get a few inside tracks, but I’m mostly out of that process. There’s a couple where I was like, “Oh no. God. Don’t choose them.”
"Really? For [movies] 4 and 5, we’re going to get people of that level?"
What did you think when you heard they were looking at Gus Van Sant and Sofia Coppola for Breaking Dawn?
Summit’s a really creative place. They reach out — I mean, they found me. Not that I’m not creative or anything, but they found me in television. They don’t have to get that guy who wrote Iron Man. They had Catherine, they had Anne Fletcher on Step Up… they’ll break new directors or writers according to their own creative tastes. But honestly, when they were talking about Sofia Coppola and Gus Van Sant, I was like, “Really? For [movies] 4 and 5, we’re going to get people of that level?” And then they got Bill Condon, and I was like, “Man, this isn’t going to be just blowing off the last two in the series. They want these to be good. Oh my gosh, I’d better step up!” [Laughs]
And Bill Condon is a writer as well. What kind of situation is it for you as a screenwriter when you’re working with a director who also writes — do they want ownership of the script, too?
You know, it could go either way. I’ve certainly worked in both situations, but the fact that Bill’s a writer, and I think a writer first…his notes have been the kind of notes you get from another writer, which are the best kind of notes. Character, theme, depth, complexity…it’s not just, “Let’s get that action set piece!” He’s really talking about the core of the story. He’s like, “I want you to write these movies.” He doesn’t want to write these movies. Rather than just taking them and doing what he would do, I think he’s really more sensitive than most would be to what I need to do to make these great. He knows exactly how to give that to me. It’s sort of like an actor directing actors — sometimes, they make the best directors. A writer directing a writer could be a disaster — “Oh my God, they took the movie from me” — or it could be absolutely perfect, and so far, it’s been perfect.
You’re in such a unique position as the steward of this series. Have you ever gotten to meet or commiserate with Steve Kloves, who does the same thing for the Harry Potter films?
I would love to meet Steve Kloves!
Send him an email, Melissa!
I keep hoping that I’ll run into him at some Writers Guild thing. To even be considered in the same category…yeah, he’s amazing.
When the first film was coming out, I read an interview with you where you said Eclipse was your favorite of the books, but it would be hard to adapt since Bella was the most passive in it. How do you crack that while still remaining faithful enough that the fans won’t come after you?
They’re coming after me a little bit already! [Laughs]
Do you keep track of that?
I tried. I can’t.
"My husband tries to protect me from it. It doesn’t always work."
So how do you hear about it?
Every once in a while, it seeps through. My husband tries to protect me from it. It doesn’t always work. But you know, it’s subtle changes [in the Eclipse adaptation]. It’s taking scenes where she’s reactive and making her the one who’s driving it. One of the scenes that’s controversial a little bit because it’s in the trailer is this scene in the book where Jacob almost taunts Bella to play hooky and get on his bike and blow off Edward. It’s really Jacob who’s driving that scene in the book, and for me in the movie, the character that the movies have created and that Kristen has embodied, that girl is not going to be taunted into doing something. That girl is driving that scene. If she wants to talk to Jacob and she’s pissed off at Edward, that girl is getting on the back of that bike by her own choosing. That’s a subtle change, but it shifts things. You make these choices throughout and have her be the one driving things, and it doesn’t take much. It doesn’t violate the story.
You’re working now on Breaking Dawn, which will be split into two movies. Do you treat each of those parts like they’re their own film, or like it’s one film split in two?
There’s absolutely a difference. Each one has to be approached as a separate movie, and each story has to stand alone.
How do they feel different to you?
Well, one is Bella as a human — first a newlywed, and then pregnant. It’s about Bella surviving that, but also staying true to her choices. The other one is completely different. The world has totally changed from her. She’s now this strong, unbreakable vampire who finds out that she has some extraordinary gifts. They’re actually really different stories in a lot of ways.
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For me, coming out of television, it’s standard operating procedure for the writers to be the constant and the directors to rotate in and out. It’s actually sort of like an extended television experience, so it feels very natural to me. I’m being absolutely honest here: I’ve had really good luck with these directors. I think Summit just chooses directors really well, at least from a writer’s standpoint. They’re very different, but the one constant has been that they all respect my process and the writing. They’re all very different.
How was Catherine Hardwicke different than Chris Weitz?
With Catherine, we had a very short period to write, so there was a lot of interaction. I was hot off the presses — she’d give me notes and I’d give her pages right back. There was a lot of collaboration. With Chris, the scripts were done when he came on, so I basically handed them off and ran off to the next script while he went off and shot it and did all the production rewrites since he’s a writer as well.
And David Slade?
David is probably the most traditional collaboration in that I finished the script before he came on, and then it was about tailoring it to him. He does a lot of storyboarding, so he would have something completely boarded out — like, I would write the action sequences, he goes and storyboards what he wants to do with it, he comes back, and I adjust. There was a lot of that really fun collaboration. By the time he gets on set, the script is what he’s going to shoot. He has what he needs to shoot.
How much have you been privy to the directors that Summit wants to hire?
I get a few inside tracks, but I’m mostly out of that process. There’s a couple where I was like, “Oh no. God. Don’t choose them.”
"Really? For [movies] 4 and 5, we’re going to get people of that level?"
What did you think when you heard they were looking at Gus Van Sant and Sofia Coppola for Breaking Dawn?
Summit’s a really creative place. They reach out — I mean, they found me. Not that I’m not creative or anything, but they found me in television. They don’t have to get that guy who wrote Iron Man. They had Catherine, they had Anne Fletcher on Step Up… they’ll break new directors or writers according to their own creative tastes. But honestly, when they were talking about Sofia Coppola and Gus Van Sant, I was like, “Really? For [movies] 4 and 5, we’re going to get people of that level?” And then they got Bill Condon, and I was like, “Man, this isn’t going to be just blowing off the last two in the series. They want these to be good. Oh my gosh, I’d better step up!” [Laughs]
And Bill Condon is a writer as well. What kind of situation is it for you as a screenwriter when you’re working with a director who also writes — do they want ownership of the script, too?
You know, it could go either way. I’ve certainly worked in both situations, but the fact that Bill’s a writer, and I think a writer first…his notes have been the kind of notes you get from another writer, which are the best kind of notes. Character, theme, depth, complexity…it’s not just, “Let’s get that action set piece!” He’s really talking about the core of the story. He’s like, “I want you to write these movies.” He doesn’t want to write these movies. Rather than just taking them and doing what he would do, I think he’s really more sensitive than most would be to what I need to do to make these great. He knows exactly how to give that to me. It’s sort of like an actor directing actors — sometimes, they make the best directors. A writer directing a writer could be a disaster — “Oh my God, they took the movie from me” — or it could be absolutely perfect, and so far, it’s been perfect.
You’re in such a unique position as the steward of this series. Have you ever gotten to meet or commiserate with Steve Kloves, who does the same thing for the Harry Potter films?
I would love to meet Steve Kloves!
Send him an email, Melissa!
I keep hoping that I’ll run into him at some Writers Guild thing. To even be considered in the same category…yeah, he’s amazing.
When the first film was coming out, I read an interview with you where you said Eclipse was your favorite of the books, but it would be hard to adapt since Bella was the most passive in it. How do you crack that while still remaining faithful enough that the fans won’t come after you?
They’re coming after me a little bit already! [Laughs]
Do you keep track of that?
I tried. I can’t.
"My husband tries to protect me from it. It doesn’t always work."
So how do you hear about it?
Every once in a while, it seeps through. My husband tries to protect me from it. It doesn’t always work. But you know, it’s subtle changes [in the Eclipse adaptation]. It’s taking scenes where she’s reactive and making her the one who’s driving it. One of the scenes that’s controversial a little bit because it’s in the trailer is this scene in the book where Jacob almost taunts Bella to play hooky and get on his bike and blow off Edward. It’s really Jacob who’s driving that scene in the book, and for me in the movie, the character that the movies have created and that Kristen has embodied, that girl is not going to be taunted into doing something. That girl is driving that scene. If she wants to talk to Jacob and she’s pissed off at Edward, that girl is getting on the back of that bike by her own choosing. That’s a subtle change, but it shifts things. You make these choices throughout and have her be the one driving things, and it doesn’t take much. It doesn’t violate the story.
You’re working now on Breaking Dawn, which will be split into two movies. Do you treat each of those parts like they’re their own film, or like it’s one film split in two?
There’s absolutely a difference. Each one has to be approached as a separate movie, and each story has to stand alone.
How do they feel different to you?
Well, one is Bella as a human — first a newlywed, and then pregnant. It’s about Bella surviving that, but also staying true to her choices. The other one is completely different. The world has totally changed from her. She’s now this strong, unbreakable vampire who finds out that she has some extraordinary gifts. They’re actually really different stories in a lot of ways.
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June 28, 2010
'Twilight' Breaking Dawn Bella's Bloody Birth Scene from Melissa Rosenberg
The Twilight Saga scriptwriter Melissa Rosenberg answered some rumors about Breaking Dawn sex scenes and bloody birth scene via her Facebook Page.
Source"Hi y’all! Not sure where some of you got the impression I intended to leave birth scene out of Breaking Dawn, but it’s inaccurate. Of course the birth scene will be in there! And the sex scenes! And the feathers! And the blood! Perhaps you misinterpreted what I said about not needing to see BUCKETS of blood in order to convey the terror of the birth scene. But rest easy all! xoxo Mel"
June 27, 2010
Video: Kristen Stewart On Twilight 'Breaking Dawn Sex Scene with Robert Pattinson'
Kristen Stewart, who played Bella Swan in Twilight Saga, replied when asked about the sex scene in Breaking Dawn.
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