Chris Weitz to direct B.D?
Koichi Kamoshida/Getty ImagesAlthough Twilight and New Moon screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg played coy when Marc Malkin asked whether she would write the screenplay for Breaking Dawn last month, we were able to confirm from our studio sources that she will, in fact, be back to write the fourth script—and possibly the fifth.
It’s still up in the air whether B.D. will be two movies—hence why everyone dodged any questions about the fourth flick during the New Moon junket.
During the press conference a reporter asked Kristen Stewart about the possibility of two movies, but the mic was immediately pulled away as the intermediary guy said “next question.”
So what’s the latest on the fourth Twilight flick? And will New Moon‘s Chris Weitz direct?
Here’s what we could squeeze out of the cast:
“I think the tentative time for Breaking Dawn is fall of next year. I think. They may well change that,” Robert Pattinson told a sea of reporters on Friday.
Rosenberg and Weitz did a panel together, and we grabbed both of them on their way out.
Have you started writing the script for Breaking Dawn, or is it still in development?
Rosenberg: “You know what, I still can’t comment on that yet!”
OK. We all know the fourth one is going to happen eventually—if you say no comment again, can we take that as a sign it’s very much in the works?
Rosenberg: [laughs.] “OK, no comment!”
As for who will direct the fourth flick? Ashley Greene thinks it’ll be a new director, but we’re not totally sure. Summit wanted Chris Weitz to direct Eclipse, but because of scheduling conflicts, he wasn’t able to. And the entire cast loves C.W., too.
Seriously, we haven’t heard one bad thing about you from the cast, crew or studio. If asked, would you come back on and direct Breaking Dawn?
Weitz: “Well, I’d be stupid not to. I loved [directing New Moon]. Summit, the cast, the crew, everyone was amazing. But making a movie takes up a lot of time, and I have a young son at home. Right now my plan is to spend a lot time with my family.”
Looks like C.W. is taking a play out of the Robsten book! We don’t think that’s a firm no—do you all? Plus, since R.Pattz said we’ve got a good year to go, maybe Chris will be ready to get back on the Twilight fan-wagon.
What say you Twi-hards…want him back, or not?
Ted C
I’d say..YES PLEASE.:)
November 11, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Seriously? yes please!
December 25, 2009 at 10:20 pm
yes.please make the fourth movie.it means so much to me.everybody has been telling me they aren’t going to make it because they think it would be to graphic.and yes it may be graphic but this is the movie all the twilight saga fans have been waiting for.you don’t know how important this movie is to me and alot of other people.when that one person told me that they weren’t going to make the fourth movie i said “no. they have to make the fourth movie.it wouldn’t be the twilight saga with all the books but not all the movies.”alot of people who are fans of twilight that are my age agree with me.and i think alot of other people do to.so do whats best for all the twilight saga fans and make the fourth movie.it would mean so much to me and all the other twilight saga fans.so im asking please make the fourth movie.we depend on you to make it since you did such a good job with the second movie.i know you can do a really good job with making the third and fourth movie.please all i am asking is that you make the fourth movie.
sincerely,
one of many twilight saga fans
March 12, 2010 at 11:35 am
I do NOT want chris Weitz back for BD. He does not capture the twilight mood. I would try to signon Catherine Hardwicke or Tim Burton. Weitz did NOT capture the magic on film. New Mooon was mechanical, everything besides the script was low par. Alice’s fashion sense was screwed in NM, the muscial score was downright horrible. I am a huge Twilight fan and highly dissapointed with NM. The first movie, “Twilight” was magical versus the mechanical NM. Please, Tim Burton or Catherine Hardwicke!!!!!