Apparently, I’m the only being on the planet with ovaries that isn’t all over the moon by these Twilight books. I guess my heart is just bitter and dead. I ‘m reading the first book and although I want to be apart of the phenomenon, it’s not going blowing my skirt up. I mean the book is alright, but the movie trailer looks like a drawn out Lifetime movie to me. Sorry, I really am. But, there’s good news there will be more movies.
With Summit Entertainment preparing to release its big bet “Twilight,” the studio is moving potential future installments in the franchise into the development pipeline.
The company has acquired rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster vampire series and has hired “Twilight” scribe Melissa Rosenberg to pen scripts based on “New Moon” and “Eclipse,” the second and third books, respectively.
A fourth book, “Breaking Dawn,” has not attached a writer.
“Twilight,” which revolves around the relationship between an average teenage girl, Bella, and a vampire, Edward, in a rainy Northwest town, has been generating huge buzz ahead of its Nov. 21 bow.
Summit, which has been eager for a franchise as it rolls out its distribution slate, hopes that the movie’s built-in teen and early-twenty something audience will get an added boost from older filmgoers.
In “New Moon,” Edward leaves Bella, sending Bella into a depression and a friendship with another vampire. In the third book, “Eclipse,” that relationship triangle evolves, while evil empires begin to pursue Bella.
“Breaking Dawn” pushes the plot further with a marriage between Bella and Edward.
The UTA- and 3 Arts Entertainment-repped Rosenberg, who also penned “Step Up” and is a writer/co-exec producer on Showtime’s “Dexter,” has said she was methodical in writing the scripts, choosing not to read future “Twilight” books so she could stay true to the evolution of the characters.
Thoughts, comments?
2 comments
day says:
November 14, 2008 at 11:17 am (UTC -6)
Hey! I love checking in on your website, it’s nice to see another female out there who loves horror/thrillers!
Anyway, I too haven’t caught on to the Twilight series, but they must be doing something right. I just started the Sookie Stackhouse series after becoming addicted to True Blood and I can’t put it down! Seriously addicting. So I recommend picking it up after Twilight
HorrorFatale says:
November 15, 2008 at 5:24 pm (UTC -6)
Thanks for checking out my blog. I am definitely planning on reading the True Blood books. I’m trying to wait until the season ends, because I hear from the people that have read the book, the changes will annoy me.