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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Well, alot of you know that there is a downloadable "Bella's Lullaby" in the Links tab or a person from LiveJournal has it. Well, the question is... Is it the real thing? Well, in the book, Bella's Lullaby is described as a complex piece (with Edward's hands drifting into the ebony and ivory keys). Then the song ends in a meloncholic chord. Well, if you have heard the downloadable version, it does sound complex and it has a meloncholic chord at the end of it. But notes are still played after it... So, is it the real Lullaby? I'm not sure. It is a beautiful piece and whoever wrote it is amazing! What do you guys think?
PS. Alot of people on youtube have videos saying Yiruma's, "River Flows In You" is the Lullaby, but that is not true. Bella's Lullaby is composed by Carter Burwell (announced from MTV, StephenieMeyer.com, Summit). But we all wish they had kept Rob's version :)
PS. Alot of people on youtube have videos saying Yiruma's, "River Flows In You" is the Lullaby, but that is not true. Bella's Lullaby is composed by Carter Burwell (announced from MTV, StephenieMeyer.com, Summit). But we all wish they had kept Rob's version :)