The Twilight Saga has had several different directors and producers on the project but only screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and producer Wyck Godfrey has remained among the production crew of the film series. In an interview, Rosenberg
He revealed several reasons why he thought that David Slade was the best choice to direct Eclipse. He said that he honestly loved Hard Candy, and after he saw the movie, which was directed by Slade, he sent him everything he had. He also loved the performances of the cast of movie. It starred Patrick Wilson (Little Children, Watchmen), and Ellen Page (Juno). He also adored the filmmaking and how he kept one small house, and sometimes a tiny room seems alive, tense and exciting in the whole movie. He also got to see 30 Days of Night, a horror vampire movie which was also directed by Slade in 2007. He liked the genre elements of the film and how Slade had a real vision what that world was like. He thought that the director’s “ability to tell a story and elicit amazing performances in Hard Candy and to create a world in 30 Days of Night” were a perfect combination and exactly the qualities they were looking for. Plus, they wanted to take a different direction on the third installment of the twilight series after Chris Weitz helmed New Moon. He also wanted to do something had “a little bit more anxiety and edge into it.” In Eclipse, Bella is struggling to choose between Jacob and Edward, and also caught up if she wants to become a vampire or stay human, and he thought that Slade’s style could help out a lot.
And he was also asked on why they went for Bill Condon to direct Breaking Dawn. Other notable names rumored to have been approached were Sofia Coppola and Gus Van Sant. Condon is both an award-winning screenwriter and director. His famous works include Chicago, Kinsey, and Dreamgirls. In 1999, he received an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Gods and Monsters. Godfrey said that Breaking Dawn’s theme is “very mature,” and that Bella and Edward are going through “very adult things” and their relationship has evolved like having a married life to being mother and father, which Edward never thought about their relationship before.
He also added that of his last three films, the actors in this movie received Academy Award nominations, which the Twilight Saga hasn’t. It is often compared to other successful film franchises like Lord of The Rings trilogy and Harry Potter series, which were not only huge at the box-office but also gained respect from critics and award-giving bodies alike. He said that from a performance standpoint, Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella, is going to be thrown into something that she has not experienced or thought of deeply before in real life. She could remember her first love, falling in love, or even went through of having trouble of choosing between two men but the producer thought that the idea of dealing with these issues may be tough for her, and bringing in a director like Condon would help a lot. Plus, given what they saw in Dreamgirls, the director could “create something with a real scope and grandeur” to Breaking Dawn. He then added that Condon will come full circle and that he called him “a genre guy.” Before switching to working on musicals, his movies were mostly horror movies. His earlier works included Sister, Sister, Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh, F/X 2, and Murder 101.
Godfrey has also produced several movies besides the Twilight Saga like Behind Enemy Lines, I, Robot, AVP: Alien Vs. Predator, The Nativity Story, Eragon, and Dear John. His upcoming projects include Everything Must Go, Solstice, and Dark Tide.
The twilight Saga: Eclipse will be shown in theaters on June 30. If you like, you can also Watch Eclipse online.
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