It only makes sense that they first mine every existing piece of Twilight lore before creating original scripts. There's been a lot of talk as to what's next after Breaking Dawn for the studio, even to the point of potential spin-off rumors that could explore the stories of secondary characters. Perhaps that time has come, or perhaps Summit just paid her a chunk of Twilight Eclipse's record-breaking midnight opening box office haul.
The 12 chapters were later released to fans for free and Meyer said she would one day return to finish it after not hearing about it for two years. Unfortunately for fans and for Meyer, the 12-chapter draft was leaked online and this demotivated the author from continuing.
Like Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun will be split into two parts and they will be shot together.įor those unfamiliar with the story behind Midnight Sun, it was meant to be a retelling of Twilight with a neat twist of it being from the perspective of Edward Cullen as opposed to Bella Swan.
Melissa Rosenberg has written all of the series screenplays to date and will return to pen Midnight Sun.
David Slade ( Eclipse), who's recently had his name associated with Twentieth Century Fox's Daredevil reboot, will return to direct both. Summit Entertainment announced today, April 1st, that they've finalized negotiations for the principal cast, who will return for a hefty $20 million each for two more Twilight movies. That's not stopping Summit from bringing back Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) and the rest of the cast for more films, based off of Stephanie Meyers' Midnight Sun. The only difference between the situations these two film franchises are facing is that there actually is another Twilight book, albeit an unfinished one. Come next fall and Summit Entertainment will be facing a similar issue with their incredibly successful Twilight franchise as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 hits theaters to end the series. There are simply no more books to make movies out of. as this summer will see the end of the Harry Potter franchise.
(The only ongoing Twilight movie project announced so far involves short films detailing selected characters’ backstories.It's a bittersweet year for Warner Bros. However, the article was just a bit of satire from Daily Buzz Live, a web site that publishes fictional stories such as “Starbucks Apologizes for Serving Satanic Coffee to Catholic Teacher,” and “Get Ready: Obama to Implement the New American Currency Called the ‘ Amero.'”ĭaily Buzz Live‘s disclaimer notes the site offers items that are not news, but rather fictional reports “inspired” by real events.
Soon afterwards links and excerpts referencing this article were being circulated via social media, with many of those who encountered the item mistaking it for a genuine news article. Get ready Twilight Fans! The love story between Jacob and Renesmee will hit the big screen next year on November 14, 2015. On 18 December 2014, the web site Daily Buzz Live published an article positing a new addition to the Twilight movie franchise was in production and would be released on 14 November 2015:īreaking Dawn Pt 3 - Jacob And Renesmee - November 14, 2015.