It's Official! Two Movies for Breaking Dawn

It was just a matter of time. It was clear that the final book of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn by best-selling author Stephenie Meyer, will be made into two movies. The world was just waiting for a confirmation, and now it has arrived. This is after the release of the new Eclipse scene with the intro from Robert Pattinson. The novel was 756 pages, the most in the series. It was the biggest selling children’s book in 2008 and sold over 6 million copies. The series, which also includes Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, have sold more than 100 million copies. The first two movie adaptations have now reached $1.1 billion worldwide at the box-office.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be split into two movies, according to the official press statement by Summit Entertainment, which has just been released. There has been too much buzz on whether the Twilight series will follow the Harry Potter franchise. Warner Bros. decided way back in 2007 that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be divided into two films: the first one will be shown on November 19 this year and part two will hit theaters on July 15, 2010. Summit has already set a schedule for the first part of Breaking Dawn, November 18, 2011. They have also attached award-winning director Bill Condon to direct the two movies. Condon is best-known to direct the musical Dreamgirls, which starred Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Hudson. He has also written for critically-accalimed movies like Chicago, Kinsey, and Gods and Monsters, which won him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The whole cast, who have not been killed in Eclipse, are all likely to reprise their roles. Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, and the rest of the Cullens cast, as well as Billy Burke, who plays Charlie Swan, Bella’s father, have all signed up, and will start shooting later this fall. Melissa Rosenberg is still finishing the screenplay for both movies. They are scheduled to shoot the film back to back, like Lord of the Rings.

Breaking Dawn is more than a year away, but The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is not. On June 30, it is set to hit theaters, but you can also Watch Eclipse online.