LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke won't shoot the second picture in the fledgling vampire franchise.
Hardwicke had until recently been thought a candidate to direct the sequel, titled "New Moon," but word began to circulate in the industry that her relationship with series producer Summit Entertainment has not always been smooth.
On Sunday, Summit confirmed that Hardwicke would not direct the film, saying in a statement that its plans to release the film in late 2009 or early 2010 did not mesh with Hardwicke's required prep time.
The picture, whose start date has not yet been set, will nontheless reunite writer Melissa Rosenberg and actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart . Summit has not named a new director, but it is likely to want to move relatively quickly on the sequel after the original earned nearly $139 million in three weeks of release.
Hardwicke had initially been considered a bold choice for "Twilight." She made her name with indie breakout "Thirteen" and also directed the period religious tale " The Nativity Story ." The combination proved winning, though, as the midrange-budgeted "Twilight" became one of the fall's biggest hits.
"New Moon" is the second installment in Stephenie Meyer 's four-book series and also centers on vampires in a small town in Washington state, this time with a more prominent role given to a teenage werewolf.
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Hardwicke had until recently been thought a candidate to direct the sequel, titled "New Moon," but word began to circulate in the industry that her relationship with series producer Summit Entertainment has not always been smooth.
On Sunday, Summit confirmed that Hardwicke would not direct the film, saying in a statement that its plans to release the film in late 2009 or early 2010 did not mesh with Hardwicke's required prep time.
The picture, whose start date has not yet been set, will nontheless reunite writer Melissa Rosenberg and actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart . Summit has not named a new director, but it is likely to want to move relatively quickly on the sequel after the original earned nearly $139 million in three weeks of release.
Hardwicke had initially been considered a bold choice for "Twilight." She made her name with indie breakout "Thirteen" and also directed the period religious tale " The Nativity Story ." The combination proved winning, though, as the midrange-budgeted "Twilight" became one of the fall's biggest hits.
"New Moon" is the second installment in Stephenie Meyer 's four-book series and also centers on vampires in a small town in Washington state, this time with a more prominent role given to a teenage werewolf.
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Preface:
I lived alone in this neverending universe.
It wasn't fair being the only one of your kind. It wasn't fair to have no one to talk to or relate to. I'm scared, even though I'm stronger than any other human or animal, I had no choice of this life but sometimes i didn't mind it. I had forever to find a family or friends, but i wasn't going to wait that long. I didn't have to wait really but I didn't wont those people to end up like me or even worse I didn't want to kill them in the process. But if I wanted a better life than sitting around and wasting it I had to try, succeed or not I would still keep trying.
I hope you like the start of my new story Midnight crest. Plz comment and rate.
Thanks for reading. Stepphy XD
I lived alone in this neverending universe.
It wasn't fair being the only one of your kind. It wasn't fair to have no one to talk to or relate to. I'm scared, even though I'm stronger than any other human or animal, I had no choice of this life but sometimes i didn't mind it. I had forever to find a family or friends, but i wasn't going to wait that long. I didn't have to wait really but I didn't wont those people to end up like me or even worse I didn't want to kill them in the process. But if I wanted a better life than sitting around and wasting it I had to try, succeed or not I would still keep trying.
I hope you like the start of my new story Midnight crest. Plz comment and rate.
Thanks for reading. Stepphy XD