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Bill Condon thanks Twilight fans

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Bill Condon, the director of the last two films in The Twilight Saga, has written a very sweet, sincere letter thanking fans of the series for their dedication, which was posted on the official Twilight Saga Facebook page.

'Breaking Dawn' director Bill Condon pens message to 'Twilight' fans

Greetings to our global Twihard family,

On the flight now from Madrid to Berlin, I wanted to check in one last time, as you’re finally getting a look at what we’ve all been working on so intensely.  It’s hard to believe that after our Berlin premiere tonight, my TWILIGHT journey will finally come to a close.  It’s been almost three years since I first wrote to you.  I’m very proud of what we’ve created together since then, and I hope that PART II fulfills your expectations for the grand finale to Stephenie’s sprawling saga. Fingers crossed that you’ve also managed to stay at least mostly spoiler-free, in order to enjoy the twists and parting gifts we have in store for you…

Thank you again for making me feel like a member of your fandom family online…for sleeping in The Line in San Diego in order to laugh with us in Hall H…for traveling great distances to join us in L.A. for last year’s Tent City and this year’s Fan Camp.  Above all, thank you for trusting me with this universe you care so deeply about – we tried to match your intensity in our attention to every detail.  That said, I don’t think I’ll ever live down the shame of being spied on by Twihard covens around the world on our very first night of shooting in Rio.  Thanks to photos shot and instantly posted online of Bella and Edward on their honeymoon, we were called out in real time for missing a certain engagement ring…  (Sorry — again!)

As with you all, what I’ll take with me from my time in Forks are so many great friendships – our massive cast of talented actors, and new creative partners such as Melissa Rosenberg, Guillermo Navarro and Phil Tippett.  I hope to know them all for years and to work with them again soon, making movies yet to be dreamed up.  At the L.A. premiere Monday night, Phil said we should make a “bloody, giant monster movie.”  But is there room for a musical number?

See you at the theatre.

Forever,
Bill

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25 Most Powerful Authors: Stephenie Meyer on Why the Twilight Movies Almost Didn’t Happen

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Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer was named #10 on The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Most Powerful Authors List, for which she gave a great interview about writing, film, and how the reaction to all things Twilight is certainly “not normal”!

In particular, she talks about how the Twilight movie almost get made because the original script was so horrendously bad, Stephenie initially refused to sell the rights back to Summit after their temporary acquisition had expired:

THR: What was different about it?

SM: FBI, boat chases, night vision goggles, Bella with a gun. Yeah, it was crazy. At the time — once you give away your rights you can’t object to the changes. It was just kind of like, ‘ahh!’ And then they didn’t make it and they let the rights come back, and it was like, ‘OK, I’m taking this home and no one’s ever touching it again.’ Then Erik Feig (former president of worldwide production and acquisitions at Summit, now president of production at Lionsgate) called and said, ‘Please we’ll do anything. We really want to make your story.’ It’s like, ‘Yeah, I’ve heard that before.’ And he’s like, ‘No, no,’ and he let me come up with a rider where I wrote all these things that couldn’t change. They were like, ‘Yes, we’ll do it’ and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, well then I guess you really do want to make it as it is. That’s cool.’

THR: What were the things you said they couldn’t change?

SM: Well I mean, I was in the middle of writing the series at that point in time so one of the big things is in that original script, Charlie got killed at the end. So, they couldn’t kill anyone that dies in the books unless you create a character to kill — which if you look back through the movies, you’ll see where they’ve created new people so that they can off somebody. Then there were things like, Bella cannot be a vampire until she does in the novels — cause that also happened [in the first script] — and just all these things that I felt like if they really wanted to go and do something completely different, they would look at it and say, ‘OK, nevermind.’ If they looked at this long list of things and said, ‘OK, we can do this,’ then I would figure, ‘OK, they’re not messing with me.’

See the full interview here!

Saoirse Ronan Talks Playing Melanie / Wanda in ‘The Host’

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Our good friend at Page to Premiere got a chance to talk to actress Saoirse Ronan about her role in the movie based on Stephenie Meyer’s other book, The Host.

I had the great opportunity to chat with Saoirse Ronan at the premiere of ‘Breaking Dawn – Part 2′! She plays the dual role of Melanie / Wanda in The Host, which is based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer. We talked about the challenges of the part, how they adapted the “two souls in one body” storyline to screen, playing a more grown-up romantic role than she’s ever played, and if she had to do any training for the part. The film was directed by Andrew Niccol, and also stars Max Irons and Jake Abel as Melanie / Wanda’s love interests in their “love quadrangle.” (Not triangle, there are four of them!) Are you excited to see Saoirse Ronan in The Host?

(Source: Page to Premiere Network)

Another Bad Lip Reading of the Twilight Saga, New Moon Style!

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Were you cracking up over the original Twilight Bad Lip Reading? Well, the team behind it is back and this time, they’re tackling New Moon!



“Well, we’ve got y’all’s toothbrushes, so it’s like.. Viva la toothy!”

Prepare for the ridiculous quote memes!

Behind the Scenes Footage from Breaking Dawn Part 2

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Page to Premiere has come across some awesome B-Roll, aka extra behind the scenes filming footage, from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2! It’s a little bit of everything all mashed up and it can be hard to hear, but it’s really cool to see how the film came together.

Video: Behind the Breaking Dawn Battle Scene

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Watch the Daily has released a crazy behind-the-scenes look at the special effects used in the Breaking Dawn Part 2 battle scenes and how they transitioned onto the big screen! Tippet Studios, the special effects company behind the film, breaks down everything from adding wolves into the action to getting Renesmee on a wolf rig!
Of course, if you haven’t seen the movie yet– THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS!

How the ‘Breaking Dawn’ Finale Plot Twist Came to Be

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If you’ve already seen Breaking Dawn Part 2, you know that the ending is much different than the original book!

The Hollywood Reporter talked to Stephenie Meyer, Melissa Rosenberg, and Bill Condon about how Stephenie came up with the new ending (over a steak dinner in Vancouver!) and what it means for the final film.

Here’s Melissa Roseberg’s account:

“[Meyer], at the time, was debating whether or not she wanted the fourth book to be a movie because she was concerned that the ending in the book climaxes at a very tense conversation, which was beautiful in the book — but for film, that’s not going to fly,” she continues. “We started batting around ideas and then we both had this idea at the same. I think she may have mentioned something first, ‘OK, this may be stupid, but what about this?’ And I was like, ‘What about that!’ And it was one of those moments; the light bulb came on, and we both suddenly got incredibly excited about it. That was it, we were both on board.”

Giveaway: $150 ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2′ Fandango Gift Card

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To celebrate the opening of Breaking Dawn Part 2, Fandango is giving away a $150 Breaking Dawn Part 2 Limited Edition Fandango gift card! You can use Fandango gift cards to buy tickets for any movie that’s ticketing on Fandango.

To enter, simply go to this blog post and comment, answering this question: With whom will you watch Breaking Dawn Part 2?

Enter between now and noon PST on Wednedsay, Nov. 21, 2012, and they’ll randomly select one lucky winner on Nov. 21 for the $150 gift card. The gift card will be shipped only to an address in the U.S.

via Fandango

Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed performances from Breaking Dawn Part 2 Fan Camp

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The final fan camp was definitely a weekend to remember.  I was lucky enough to meet Stephenie Meyer in person and get a personalized autograph from her.  I really didn’t know what to say at that moment because they only give you a few moments with her, but it was still nice to actually meet her.  She is truly a lovely woman.

I did state before there was a concert that included Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed, and I was able to record their performance on my phone.  Obviously, it’s not the best recording since I’m too far away from the stage to get a good visual on them, but you should be able to hear the songs well enough.
The first song was performed solo by Nikki, which she stated she was very, very nervous about.  I can say that I was impressed, really.  She already has a beautiful speaking voice, so it should be no surprise that she has a beautiful singing voice as well.

The second song, I believe, is part of the Breaking Dawn Part 2 soundtrack, title “All I’ve Ever Needed.”

New Trailer for The Host

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Along with the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 comes the trailer for another novel by beloved Twilight author Stephenie Meyer: The Host!

Meyer wrote The Host shortly after the Twilight series and it gained plenty of praise based on its original plot before being optioned as a film.

Judging by the trailer, the film will be gritty and intense! We can’t wait!