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Robert Pattinson on 'Twilight' Finale: 'It's the End of an Era'
20 Jan 2011
Public speaking has never been Robert Pattinson’s favorite part of his job. But presenting the Golden Globe to director Susanne Bier for her drama “In a Better World” Sunday night proved to be a welcome respite for the actor, who’s knee deep in the middle of filming “Breaking Dawn,” the final installment of the “Twilight” saga, which will be split into two parts.
“It’s been really hard shooting both films at the same time,” admitted the 24-year-old star, moments before he had run backstage to present his award with “Tron” star Olivia Wilde. “But it’s the end of an era.”
That era certainly will be one that Summit Entertainment, the films’ distributor, not to mention the franchise’s devoted fans, will be sorry to see go. Starting with 2008’s “Twilight,” the fantasy romance that first saw Pattinson’s handsome, brooding vampire encounter his mortal love, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), the movie series has taken in roughly $1.8 billion at the worldwide box office, as audiences lined up to see Swan wrestle with her feelings for her immortal boyfriend and her best friend, Jacob (Taylor Lautner), a werewolf, over the course of the next two films, 2009's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and 2010's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."
At the start of the first part of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,” Bella consents to Edward’s marriage proposal — Edward’s condition if he is to grant Bella’s request that he transform her into a vampire — and the young couple are wed before heading to a remote island getaway for a honeymoon.
Speaking by phone this month, director Bill Condon, who’s helming both installments of the finale, said he has been thrilled with what he’s seen from his leads. “All the characters are moving [in this chapter]," he said. "It’s really about the passage from adolescence to adulthood, and they all seem energized by that. It’s the stuff they are all connecting to in their lives.”
As for Pattinson specifically, Condon added, “Now he’s dealing with a character who’s like him. The final movie allows us to step behind the curtain of what it’s like to be a vampire. It doesn’t seem that exotic anymore; It’s trying to be more real.”
The director, though, was reticent to share any details of the production, which is filming in both New Orleans and Vancouver, Canada, with a jaunt to an island off the coast of Brazil — a location that might in the end prove the most memorable to Condon, because the entire cast and crew needed for the honeymoon scene was stranded after a long day of filming.
“It was incredible. We got caught in the middle of this huge rainstorm — I’ll remember it forever,” Condon said. “Eighty people sleeping on the floor of the set. We couldn't leave.”
Credit: Los Angeles Times
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Articles, Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Gallery Update - Bill Condon Tweets Photo from 'Breaking Dawn' Set
27 Dec 2010
As many of you may already know, on Christmas Eve Bill Condon posted on Twitter a holiday photo from the set of 'Breaking Dawn'. It looks wonderful! It has been added to our gallery.
"Happy holidays from the Swan home to yours" - Bill
2:45 PM Dec 24th via web
>>> +1 HQ Bill Condon 'Breaking Dawn' Set Photos
Posted by Erin
Category: Pictures, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Bill Condon Tweets Photo from 'Breaking Dawn'
27 Nov 2010
Early morning yesterday, Bill Condon just posted the above photo from 'Breaking Dawn' on the Official Twilight Twitter saying:
"Happy Thanksgiving and a crazy Black Friday to all of you and yours." - Bill Condon
Posted by Erin
Category: Pictures, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
'Breaking Dawn' Receives $500K from RioFilme: Postcard Shots of Rio
09 Nov 2010
RioFilme is investing US$500,000 on the production of Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, currently being filmed in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
RioFilme's $500k, in fact, were an added incentive for Summit to shoot several Breaking Dawn segments in Brazil. Director Bill Condon, producer Wyck Godfrey, producer-writer Stephenie Meyer, and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have all traveled to Brazil for a ten-day (or so) shoot.
The money will be spent on two scenes of indeterminate length featuring "postcard images" of Rio de Janeiro.
According to RioFilme director-president Sérgio Sá Leitão, production of Breaking Dawn in Rio will generate US$3m in revenues to the state (minus the US$500k?), in addition to the creation of 500 jobs — including one for Brazilian model Raphael Martins, Robert Pattinson's stand-in.
RioFilme will have at its disposal US$3m per year to invest on such international projects. Leitão ads that RioFilme "will only invest in movies that show Rio in a very favorable light."
In Breaking Dawn, a tropical islet off the coast of Rio — Isle Esme — is the setting of Pattinson's vampire Edward Cullen and Stewart's human Bella Swan Cullen's honeymoon. That's when Bella discovers she's pregnant, a situation that leads to all sorts of trouble once the Cullens return to Washington State.
Credit: Alt Film Guide
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Articles, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Nikki Reed Talks Top-Secret 'Breaking Dawn' Script
18 Oct 2010
Actress says even getting the script to her acting coach 'was a huge process.'
"Breaking Dawn" vampire Nikki Reed is one of the few people who have checked out the script for the upcoming "Twilight Saga" installment. And as the starlet tells it, the big wigs behind the flick are trying hard to keep it that way.
When MTV News chatted with Reed on the Scream Awards red carpet Saturday, she said the script is guarded so carefully that even well-known industry professionals have to jump through hoops to get a peek.
"They're definitely watermarked," Reed admitted of the script's security. "In fact, I work with an acting coach ... and I wanted her to obviously have a copy so that we could work together and it was a huge process. She's like a really well-respected coach."
It appears that studio execs are keeping such a close eye on the script for good reason, as Reed said filmmakers have knocked a great screenplay.
"I think that they've really mastered the art of translating these books and transferring every single element almost verbatim, yet it's obviously condensed because the book is endless," Reed said. "I didn't know how they were gonna conquer that challenge but they seem to have done it."
Credit: MTV
Posted by Erin
Category: Articles, Video, Nikki Reed, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
A Special Note from Bill Condon
03 Oct 2010
On the official Twilight Saga page on Facebook, Bill Condon has posted a message to the fans. In the message, he shares information about who is part of the 'Breaking Dawn' crew:
Hello fans!
Has it really been five months (and a day) since my last dispatch? In my defense, they've been five months spent immersed in the world of TWILIGHT - something I'm sure you can all appreciate. We're in the thick of pre-production now, juggling everything from casting to storyboarding to location scouting, getting it all ready to go, but I do want to take a moment to announce to you exclusively a few of the amazing production team members who are hard at work alongside me, bringing these movies to life. I hope you'll be as excited about them as I am:
Guillermo Navarro, who won an Academy Award for the beautiful PAN'S LABYRINTH, is our cinematographer. Guillermo and I have been painstakingly planning each shot, with a team of very talented storyboard artists.
Michael Wilkinson, our costume designer, is bringing his brilliant vision to the styles of all your favorite characters. Michael's created fantastic looks for 300, WATCHMEN, and the upcoming TRON: LEGACY - just wait 'til you see his take on the vampire witnesses who come to Forks from around the globe.
Jean Black, our makeup designer, has worked extensively with the Coen Brothers and David Fincher, most recently making exquisite, award-winning contributions to THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. I'm honored to be working with her.
Richard Sherman, with whom I made GODS AND MONSTERS and KINSEY, is on-board as our production designer. Richard's one of my oldest collaborators and a terrific designer, and you may be interested to know that he also happens to be a lifelong vampire aficionado.
Our Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor John Bruno has been responsible for some of the most memorable special effects ever, with his groundbreaking work on display in everything from POLTERGEIST to AVATAR. He and his team are working intensely to develop solutions to the host of special effects challenges that Stephenie created for us in BREAKING DAWN, including that remarkable kid...
Wonderful, imaginative people all and very exciting, intense times for us. Even with the months of work we've already put in, we're barely underway on the journey, and I do hope to get back to you much sooner next time with more news. Until then, thanks for your warm reception and continued support!
Very best regards,
Bill
Posted by Erin
Category: Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
‘Breaking Dawn’ Production Schedule Confirmed
18 Aug 2010
Over the past few days, rumors about Breaking Dawn’s production have picked up as filming on the final installment of The Twilight Saga nears.
While some speculation about casting — and alleged “delays” — is far from true, a reported timetable for work on the films is accurate.
A source close to the production confirms to Gossip Cop that filming will begin in November (as we reported last week) and extend until roughly March 15.
Although the expansive nature of Bill Condon’s two-parter (and size of his cast) means there could be minor schedule tweaks, the timetable is set.
Posted by Erin
Category: Articles, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Video: Melissa Rosenberg Talks About Breaking Dawn Scenes
19 Jul 2010
Posted by Erin
Category: Video, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Twilight News: Breaking Dawn Officially Split in Two!
11 Jun 2010
The least confidential deal in Hollywood has finally gone public.
Summit Entertainment announced Friday that yes, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be split into two separate films, with part one slated for a Nov. 18, 2011, release.
And good news: Whoever doesn't die in Eclipse is coming back for Breaking Dawn, even those hard-to-pin-down Cullens, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.
Saga scribe Melissa Rosenberg is currently hard at work converting the 756-page conclusion of Stephenie Meyer's four-novel magnum opus into two screenplays, both of which will be directed by Bill Condon, who signed on for one knowing he'd most likely end up doing two.
In the meantime, even though Eclipse has been all over the Internet in bits and pieces, the whole thing from start to finish finally barrels into theaters on June 30.
Credit: E! Online
Posted by Erin
Category: Articles, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon
Confirmed: 'Breaking Dawn' Will Be Released On Nov. 18, 2011
05 May 2010
HitFix has reported that it is officially confirmed that 'Breaking Dawn' will be released to the nation on November 18, 2011:
A Summit Entertainment spokesperson has confirmed to HitFix that "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" will open nationwide on Nov. 18, 2011. It's still officially unknown if "Dawn" will be broken up into one or, as rumored, two films. Stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are all expected to return.
Directed by Oscar-winner Bill Condon, the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's popular series chronicles Bella's most advanced initiation into the vampire world to date, but is also seen by many as the most difficult to adapt of all the best-selling novels. Melissa Rosenberg, who adapted the first two novels, would continue in that role for "Dawn."
"Breaking Dawn" will face off against "Happy Feet 2" and the Hugh Jackman Sci-Fi thriller "Real Steel." Even with the lucrative Thanksgiving weekend the following week, expect at least one of these films to move their release date to avoid going head-to-head with the "Twilight" franchise.
The third movie in the series, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," will debut in theaters on June 30 nationwide and in IMAX.
Posted by Erin
Category: Articles, Breaking Dawn Movie, Bill Condon