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Three More 'Twilight' Sequels Planned
Friday, November 14, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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We broke the news before the cameras even turned on that Summit was planning a sequel to Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of the super popular vampire novel by Stephenie Meyer. Tonight it was revealed that Summit has officially acquired the rights to turn not only New Moon, but also Eclipse and Breaking Dawn into feature films. Read about it inside.

With Summit Entertainment preparing to release its big bet "Twilight," the studio is moving potential future installments in the franchise into the development pipeline.

The company has acquired rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster vampire series and has hired "Twilight" scribe Melissa Rosenberg to pen scripts based on "New Moon" and "Eclipse," the second and third books, respectively.

A fourth book, "Breaking Dawn," has not attached a writer.

"Twilight," which revolves around the relationship between an average teenage girl, Bella, and a vampire, Edward, in a rainy Northwest town, has been generating huge buzz ahead of its Nov. 21 bow.

Summit, which has been eager for a franchise as it rolls out its distribution slate, hopes that the movie's built-in teen and early-twentysomething audience will get an added boost from older filmgoers.

In "New Moon," Edward leaves Bella, sending Bella into a depression and a friendship with another vampire. In the third book, "Eclipse," that relationship triangle evolves, while evil empires begin to pursue Bella.

"Breaking Dawn" pushes the plot further with a marriage between Bella and Edward.

The UTA- and 3 Arts Entertainment-repped Rosenberg, who also penned "Step Up" and is a writer/co-exec producer on Showtime's "Dexter," has said she was methodical in writing the scripts, choosing not to read future "Twilight" books so she could stay true to the evolution of the characters.



Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Read 15 User Comments

korollocke
1:41am, November 14, 2008

For love of god! Kill it now! Before it spreads!


Insomnia
3:21am, November 14, 2008

There's a mistake in that article; it's not another vampire, but a werewolf. Those were pretty lame one-liners of the books that follow; there's more to it than just that. Anyway, I'm excited, but I don't know how I feel about the screenwriter not reading the other books; how the hell is she supposed to know what happens...?


horrorchick81
6:38am, November 14, 2008

sequels to this movie=rolls eyes


americangods
8:08am, November 14, 2008

I suppose this movie is bound to break records regardless of the film's quality. Even if the hardcore fans of this author came out of this movie totally disappointed and vowed never to return they'd still bring in enough money to validate making a sequel or two. I find myself blaming the likes of Anne Rice and JK Rowling for one turning the vampire genre into a weepy emo-fest and the other for proving any knucklehead with a college education could become a popular author (even a mormon housewife like Stephanie Meyers). This reminds me of the Eragon debacle from years before (another talentless hack who gained more fame than he ever deserved and gave us another crap movie adaptation of a crap novel).


EnSabahNur
9:00am, November 14, 2008

.......oh boy. here we go again.This is going to do to vampires what Smallville did to superman.


Maelstrom
10:11am, November 14, 2008

i think i just barfed in my mouth a little.. blech


ziltoid the omniscient
10:16am, November 14, 2008

I'm trying to bite your neck, but your iPod ear-buds are in the way. What are you listening to, by the way? Is that Coheed And Cambria? They totally speak to my night-stalking ways.


Butters
11:12am, November 14, 2008

Jesus tap dancing christ what's happening to this fucking world?!


Lycanthropus Galleytrot
12:57pm, November 14, 2008

Twilight + Tru Blood = the end of vampires as we once knew them. They used to be wretched, cursed monsters. Now they're "sexy", weepy, emo, pussy-bitches that whine and brood and go to highschool and have girlfriends. What the fuck? Most of them don't even drink blood anymore. I'm sure it won't be long before the networks greenlight a Dawson's Creek-type show about highschool vampires.


stewietantrum
1:23pm, November 14, 2008

The vampires of this generation shop at Hot Topic and listen to Fall Out Boy. Now THAT's scary.


CALVAIRE
4:38pm, November 14, 2008

"Something new has surfaced over at MTV (who took a break from covering TWILIGHT, finally)"-bloody-disgusting.com...TAKE SOME OF YOUR OWN CRITICISM!


Texican666
10:56pm, November 14, 2008

stop covering Twilight please.It is a high school drama with "vampires", it is not a horror movie.


Insomnia
10:56pm, November 14, 2008

Closet Twilight lovers.


B.C.
11:52pm, November 14, 2008

so I guess we can expect around 6 more years of Twilight related news & updates nobody really cares about.


bentgaga
8:59pm, November 17, 2008

i care about the news and updates...


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