Twilight's 'Eclipse' Gets Release Date
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While Twilight and Robert Pattinson fandom was busy watching the Oscars for a glimpse of the immortal heartthrob (and I was frightened by just how, er, undead he actually looks when not wearing fangs), a very important decision was being made. Clear your calenders, ladies (and some gents) -- according to Variety, Summit has not only made its plans for the third installment definite, they've given you something to hope for. Not only is the third Twilight installment officially on the pre-production runway, it has a release date. So, without further ado: Eclipse is scheduled to be released June 30, 2010, a departure from the broody fall dates of the previous two installments. This also means Eclipse and New Moon will shoot back to back. On the upside, the actors won't age appreciatively between films. On the downside, the films may end up rushed and sloppy.
Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner will return, of course -- although as we all know, Lautner narrowly won back the part of Jacob after adding some necessary bulk. Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for Twilight and New Moon is even now putting fingers to keyboard, and working on the script.
It's assumed by the trades that replacement director Chris Weitz will helm Eclipse but hey -- everyone kind of assumed Catherine Hardwicke would come back for New Moon, so there could always be a change up behind the camera.
Now you know your plans for June 30, 2010. It will be here before you know it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-23-2009 @ 1:17PM
Master X said...
I hope they dont ruin it. This one was my fav of the 4 books. The huge fight should be awesome.
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2-23-2009 @ 7:10PM
Alice@ChillZone said...
soooooo agree with master x
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2-24-2009 @ 8:11AM
Erin said...
Why does Summit think they have to get these movies out as quick as possible? The audience isn't going anywhere. Twilight seemed as rushed to make as New Moon does, and look how it turned out. I mean, sure, it made a lot of money. But if you look at it technically, the special effects sucked (Edward looked like he was sweating when he stepped into the sunlight, not like he was dazzling), the cinematography and editing were not the best, and I don't even want to go into how much I didn't like Catherine Hardwicke as the director.
All I've got to say is, if they're going to release these movies so close together, I hope the movies don't look and feel as though they were rushed to make.
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3-04-2009 @ 2:48PM
Summer said...
I loved twilight but they dont have to rush new moon
2-27-2009 @ 1:37PM
Lu said...
I'm with Erin on this one! I look forward to seeing the story come to life on the big screen just as much as all the other die hard fans, but if they are gonna rush these THAT much, I dunno if I wanna waste my time seeing them. I mean, you know they're gonna be not so good, and I don't mean the acting, cuz I really think everyone's done a good job so far. I just think that the writing and telling of the stories will be rushed. I mean, they ARE complicated and deep plots to try and grasp, and no one wants to see more stuff left out and a choppy story, right?
Summit, don't know why you are doing this, but honestly, Twilight fans would be happy to wait for a phenomenal movie, not something that's rushed. I mean, look at Harry Potter and how successful that still is after all these years! I've been a fan since my mid teens, and now I'm 23 and I still see them a few times every time they come out! Maybe you should take these things into consideration, all I'm saying...
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3-04-2009 @ 2:47PM
Summer said...
Omg, i cant wait i love The movei Twilight. And all the books, and plus Robert Pattinson is totally Hot
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3-31-2009 @ 8:39PM
Blue45 said...
Remeber Lord of the Rings? These were all filmed back to back and they turned out fantastic! I just hope they do not add a bunch of stuff that is "NOT" in the books!
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