Summit has just thrown their hands in the air and given up. As they did virtually nothing to promote The Hurt Locker, the studio will apparently take the fourth “Twilight” novel and turn it into two movies as previously speculated.
Word comes from Deadline as Summit plans on beginning flming the back-to-back movies in mid-October and are now looking for “high-end” directors to soil their credibility attempting to turn the schlock into something worth watching.
The fact The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will get made isn’t much of a surprise considering the money involved — New Moon made $704 million worldwide in 2009 — but the question about how they will film the material hasn’t necessarily been answered.
As I detailed in an article back in December 2009 the fourth novel in Stephenie Meyer’s series gets a bit graphic. Here’s a SPOILERY snippet from that post:
Bella and Edward finally get married and can now have sex, however Edward is scared to do so because he is super strong and is afraid of hurting her. Eventually Bella wears him down and, believe it or not, is knocked unconscious and left badly bruised after their first session, which even leaves the headboard destroyed. She still goes back for seconds, gets knocked up (by an undead vampire) and the ensuing pregnancy becomes incredibly painful as a result of the speed the baby is growing as its powerful kicks break her ribs and sever her spine. This leads Edward to give Bella an emergency C-section with his teeth before turning her into a vampire to save her life with super-healing undead-vampire powers. (Stop laughing)
Sounds exciting right? Well, apparently Jacob, the werewolf played by Taylor Lautner, falls in love with Bella’s baby (like actual love) and can’t stand to be away from it and visits everyday. I have asked a friend if this last part is actually true because it is so ridiculous and she confirms saying they have a “connection” and Jacob gets extremely protective of Renesmee. Oh, did I forget to say that was the baby’s name? It’s okay, sounds about right doesn’t it? Bella. Edward. Renesmee. Okay, maybe not. I guess they weren’t looking in the big book of baby names for their little one.
Just how much will we see? Who will step up to direct such insanity? Such camp could actually be entertaining and I’m sure we’ll know soon enough as Summit has taken to churning these things out as fast as they can. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse finished principal photography before New Moon even hit theaters and is already set for release on June 30. I know, you can’t wait.
As much as I joke around, I would love to see these films actually offer something in the form of entertainment. Forget the schmaltzy prose and just deliver a story. When New Moon actually took events to Italy and involved the Volturi things managed to get mildly interesting for a brief second, but focusing in on Bella’s 24/7 depression is… well… depressing.
