Read This: Rejected 'Twilight' Script
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Here's something I bet you didn't know: Some of us who write for Cinematical also enjoy a variety of other similar gigs. Like, for example, Patrick Walsh (who used to write for us) now writes episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ... and Scott Weinberg (who still writes for us) likes watching Philadelphia Eagles games for some odd reason when he's not contributing to this site. Then there's the fabulous Eric D. Snider, who, over on his personal site, has posted his rejected Twilight screenplay -- as in, the one Summit Entertainment didn't turn into a box office behemoth. You can check out the complete script over at Snider's site, but here are two snippets (read one below and one after the jump):Scene 2
BELLA: It's tough being the new kid in school! Especially when everyone is so friendly and helpful and interested in me. Why can't they just leave me alone so I can sit in the corner and cut myself?
CLASSMATE: You're awesome, Bella!
BELLA: See what I have to put up with? Hey -- who are those hot people over there?
CLASSMATE: Those are the Cullens. They avoid direct sunlight, they don't eat food, they sleep in coffins in a graveyard, and holy water burns them. I think they're Canadians.
BELLA: They sure are spectacularly gorgeous.
CLASSMATE: Yes, they are.
BELLA: I mean seriously, those people are BEAUTIFUL. Especially the one who keeps looking at me. Man alive, that guy is stunning. I mean, wow. He is hot buttered seduction on a stick. I'm not interested in him sexually, of course, because sex is dirty, but wow -- LOOK AT HIM! Yee-ikes! Hubba hubba! If you don't mind, I'd like to spend the next 75 pages talking exclusively about how attractive he is, and then bring it up again every paragraph or so for the remaining 400 pages.
CLASSMATE: Knock yourself out.
Continue to Scene 3 after the jump ...
Scene 3
EDWARD: Hi, I'm Edward. I'm every girl's fantasy boyfriend: moody, humorless, violent, capable of snapping your spine with my bare hands, liable to do creepy things like watch you while you're sleeping, but also really cute.
BELLA: There is something strange about you.
EDWARD: (recoils at her garlic breath) I don't know what you mean.
BELLA: I just can't put my finger on what it is.
EDWARD: (lifts automobile with one hand) You're imagining things.
BELLA: I feel like you're hiding something from me.
EDWARD: (grabs passing rabbit with lightning speed; drinks rabbit's blood) Don't be silly!
BELLA: It's like you're different somehow.
EDWARD: (turns into bat; flies away)
BELLA: Hmm. I bet he's gay.
So what do you folks think? Did they go with the right screenplay in the end, or is Snider's adaptation ten times better?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-24-2008 @ 12:52PM
Matt said...
money talks: i would pay $10 to see snider's version.
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11-24-2008 @ 1:24PM
Sam said...
Eric Snider wins the Internet.
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11-24-2008 @ 1:59PM
Bill said...
Ha! I Think we might see Not Another Vampire Movie in theaters by next Janruary.
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11-24-2008 @ 5:48PM
Judge said...
Its got potential. Just get a nobody to adapt it a little more, add a few more nobody actors and make sure its directed by someone you've never heard from and you might have a great opening weekend.
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11-25-2008 @ 6:04AM
AJ Wiley said...
I haven't even seen Twilight, and I can already say that I prefer this version.
I was talking with a friend who saw it--and hated it--and it struck me how to make it totally awesome: Cast it with the people from Juno! C'mon. How cool would it be to see Ellen Page as Bella and Michael Cera as Edward? I would definitely see that puppy opening night.
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11-25-2008 @ 7:29AM
Laryssa said...
Thanks for the info about Twilight. Too Shy to Stop just published two new reviews of the film, one from a young man who didn't read the book, and one from a young woman who did. You can read Adam's review here and Samantha's review here.
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12-23-2008 @ 12:05PM
courtney said...
this is stupid. twilight was amazing. twilight is my life.
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12-23-2008 @ 11:54AM
Julia said...
you would have to be a greezy, slime-lickin' butthole, with an attitude, to not read twilight and think it is terrible!
you bastards.
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12-23-2008 @ 12:04PM
courtney said...
you guys are some real lowlifes that are full of fricken rubbish for not reading twilight and not thinkin its amazing! it s the best book ever and ur jelous!
bu-bye monkeybutts
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12-23-2008 @ 1:45PM
Dan said...
Scott, I feel for you, it sure ain't easy being an Eagles fan sometimes. I've found myself wondering why I'm still watching a lot this season, like Sunday, for example.
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12-24-2008 @ 10:18PM
leslie said...
Im a huge twilight fan.
but i have a sense of humor.
you guys are lying to yourself if you dont think that was funny.
you can like something and still make fun of it. dont we all do that with boys????
seriously, it was funny. it wouldnt go anywhere, but it was hilarious.
keep writing!
lol
leslie
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