Get your heart rates racing by taking a peak at the teaser poster for Twilight: Breaking Dawn starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner
Let’s take a rare dip into the Twilight pool. The first half of the two-part series climax, Breaking Dawn, is set to be released on November 18, and Summit is starting the promo machine. A set of new photos has been released for the film, along with a big cover story in Entertainment Weekly that doesn’t tell us too much, but promises some punch to the weird, bloody end of the story.
We shot everything — whether it’s the lovemaking or the childbirth — as potent and powerful as it can be.
It’s funny because when [the PG-13 issue] comes up, everybody thinks it’s all about the sex… The birth is really effective, and I’ve heard it really hits you in the face. But what it could have been? It could have been shocking and grotesque, because that’s how it was written in the book… I would have loved to have been puking up blood.
The production of Edward and Bella's wedding scene has taken place this month as it was reported before. Giving a sort of confirmation about the filming is Mia Maestro who will portray a new character in "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn". "Long wedding night until 6am. Everyone was SO neatly frocked up :) Just about to start facing this Saturday...," so she tweeted on Saturday night.
This week has proven itself to be pretty major when it comes to casting information for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 since not one, but two new parcels of casting news came out. Prior to those, there was at least one other announcement and a few rumors to boot, so here's a run-through of the names that have been floating around and what information is known and unknown about casting them.
Mackenzie Foy, "Renesmee": Entertainment Weekly announced Tuesday that Mackenzie Foy was "inches away" from becoming "Renesmee." That, of course, does not mean the ink is dry, so until that information is confirmed, it's still what would probably be called "premature." Since the news, though, fansites have been on the prowl to try and uncover tape of Foy in action, and given her limited resume, the finds are pretty impressive. For instance, one has found a clip of her in a Burger King commercial, and another has a piece of her appearance on Til Death. Since there is no confirmation as to whether and how Foy will portray the character, it's still not a definite cast just yet. There have been a couple of other names associated with the role over the last few weeks: Kayla D., whose management took to Facebook about her audition, and Ryan Robbins' daughter, whose father took to Twitter about the same.
Maggie Grace, "Irina": Also on Tuesday was the announcement that Maggie Grace would become "Irina," one of the "Denali" sisters who inadvertantly starts the showdown between the "Cullens" and the "Volturi." The announcement came from Gossip Cop. Given the source, and the lack of any refuting claims, it's probably confirmed even though there has been no formal announcement from the studio.
Rami Malek, "Benjamin": The news of his casting in Breaking Dawn came from his own mouth, when he revealed to Entertainment Tonight that he was "thrilled" about the coming work. Soon after he made the announcement, he seems to have deleted his Twitter page. At last count, his followers had more than quadrupled in number that night.
Other than these three, and most of the cast from Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, there have been no other firm announcements.
Presumably, the "Volturi" cast will be back for at least the second of the films. Also, at least one "Wolf Pack"-er, Bronson Pelletier, has revealed the deal has been done for him, and both Michael Welch and Justin Chon have Twittered about their return to the film.
Still, there are a great many important parts yet to be announced. A casual poll of Twilight fans on Twitter yesterday revealed that among those whose announcements have yet to come, some are most excited about seeing the choice of actors for "Nahuel," "Garrett," "Tanya," "Zafrina," and "Kate." At the Eclipse premiere, producer Wyck Godfrey himself revealed that he thought the character "Nahuel" was very important to get right. For a spell, Drew Roy's name was listed on the IMDb site for the character, but - as is expectable with that site, at times - it has since been changed. The character "Garrett" was also the subject of a casting rumor, but it was later discovered that Pace had not been approached for the role, per his management.
Lastly, Guri Weinberg has lingered on the IMDb.com (for "Stefan") page for a few weeks now - for what it's worth - even past the Drew Roy removal.
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Now that Summit Entertainment has confirmed “Breaking Dawn” will be split into two films, the next question on everyone’s minds is “where will the first film leave off?” At 754 pages, there’s plenty of room to play around with the mid-point. As Kristen Stewart explained, it also leaves room to incorporate more of the book into the films. Each of the first three books has over twenty chapters. “Breaking Dawn” has 39 chapters, not including Jacob Black’s perspective, which has no assigned chapters and lasts from pages 145 to 360.
During the LA press junket this past weekend, Stewart herself was asked if she knew where or how the film would be divided – perhaps one film from Bella’s perspective and one from Jacob’s. Though Stewart said she has no idea where the films will be broken up, it’s doubtful the films will be broken up in that manner. It would throw the entire sequencing of events out of order. This is “Twilight”, not “Memento.”
What are your thoughts? Where do you think the first “Breaking Dawn” should end? If I had to guess, based on the physical division of the book, my money would be on a split right before Bella realizes the burning sensation of Edward’s venom – the chapter appropriately named “Burning”.
One other “burning” question: Do you think Bill Condon and Melissa Rosenberg will keep both films entirely in Bella’s perspective, or will Jacob’s side make it into the film?
(Author’s note: After writing this article, an interview with “The Twilight Saga” producer Wyck Godfrey was published where he alluded to “Breaking Dawn” being broken up right before Bella turns into a vampire, with her vampire life possibly being shown in 3-D. Though he and Rosenberg insist Stephanie Meyer and director Condon will make the final decision.)
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TAYLOR LAUTNER
Before Twilight: I don’t think it’s up to debate, but no one has benefited more from the Twilight series than Mr. Lautner. His character was barely an afterthought in the first film and rumor had it that he wasn’t even going to be invited back for the second. But he put on some muscle and convinced everyone to let him back in. But without that sequence of events, I can’t imagine Lautner would have been able to break into Hollywood. Although, people tend to forget that he was Sharkboy in Robert Rodriguez’s SHARKBOY AND LAVA GIRL.
After Twilight: More than any other Twilight alum, Lautner has lined up the projects at a lightning fast pace. STRETCH ARMSTRONG, CANCUN, ABDUCTION and the on again/off again MAX STEELE are just a few of his upcoming projects. The best part about what he’s doing is that they seem to be a variety of roles, thus giving him a chance to prove he’s more than just a shy werewolf. Oh, and he had a decent turn in VALENTINE’S DAY, although it was rough because of how bad Taylor Swift was.
Prediction: It’s really too early to tell because we need him to do a big project that will give him a chance to shine. He’s the bright spot in the Twilight series, but that’s not saying much. Based solely off the numerous projects he has lined up, I give Taylor a 60% chance of being relevant after TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN part 2. That may seem low, but I will say that he has the best chance of being a huge star, it’s just too early to say since he hasn’t done anything yet.
ASHLEY GREENE
Before Twilight: Well, this is short because she didn’t really do anything before her turn in TWILIGHT. She had a bit part in an episode of ‘Crossing Jordan’ and then an even smaller part in the Michael Douglas film KING OF CALIFORNIA. But other than that, nothing.
After Twilight: I guess when Sobe Water comes calling, you don’t ignore them. Ashley Greene made headlines and turned some heads when she signed on to be the official Sobe Water model. Her ads were on SI.com for weeks. If you look closely (and I know you will), you can see that she’s not wearing a swimsuit in the ads, but rather that’s body paint. As for movies, she did the horror film SUMMER’S BLOOD, which is better than nothing…I guess.
Prediction: There’s always room for beautiful women in Hollywood, but the question remains as to what she’s going to do with it. Other alumni have lined up projects, but Greene hasn’t done much more than advertise water. I think her best chance to “make it” is to do television. I can see her as the quirky hot girl in a sitcom. Unfortunately for her, I give her a 20% chance of being relevant in movies after TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN.
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The wedding and first 100 pages of Breaking Dawn is, without a doubt, the most entertaining part of the book. It’s like old style Twilight, with every character acting as they should (except for Edward and the garter ... weird much?), and the ever-present Bella-Edward-Jacob love triangle. Unfortunately, the most anticipated event since the Millennium is over all too quickly and things start to get worse as soon as our vampire and his bride reach their honeymoon destination, the Isle Esme. When Breaking Dawn is finally made into a movie, more emphasis should be put into the wedding: It’s the last time a lot of fans felt like they were reading The Twilight Saga and not some dodgy fan-fic found on the Internet.
