Thursday March 12, 2009 04:05

Its Bayona over Barrymore for Eclipse

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It looks like it is fright over glamour as far as the decision of Team Twilight to pick Juan Antonio Bayona over Drew Barrymore for the director’s role for its next flick, Eclipse. Juan Antonio Bayona, a protégé of Guillermo del Toro who’s best known for the stylish Spanish-language scarefest The Orphanage, has been tapped to direct the franchise’s third installment, Eclipse.

Although he’s never directed an English-language film, Bayona’s skilled way with the horror genre must have won over Summit Entertainment. Eclipse features an army of newborn vampires hunting down Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), culminating in a showdown with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and the werewolves.

After piloting Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke dropped out over producer Summit Entertainment’s desire to rush production on the follow-up, New Moon, and Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) signed on to direct the sequel, which is set to unspool in November.

(Source) Eonline

Category: Breaking News, Movies, Star News
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http://www.katsreviews.bustablog.com kathy

Okay, well, I loved what Alfonso Cuaron did for HP3, so maybe this guy will work out just as well. And I’m very glad that someone is taking the scary elements seriously! Now…he just really has to ge the whole Jacob/Edward rivalry thing right.
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/ Alicia

I’m sure this news soothes many troubled souls, lol. I don’t think many people were happy with the Barrymore possibility.

LOL, I always mentally refer back to Alfonso Cuaron and PoA when I think about director changes, etc. What I can’t understand about this, however, is 1) why they seem hell bent on having a new director for each flick, and 2) why they’ve already decided on one for Eclipse. Though, I guess the answer to the second one lies in the answer to the first.

Still – what if Weitz ends up doing such an awesome job with New Moon that they want to keep him around for Eclipse, but can’t?

Ah well, I don’t guess it’s for me to worry about. It’s only for me to show up at the theater and enjoy

Ooh! Getting the Edward/Jacob rivalry right is crucial! You know what scene I can’t wait to see? The one near the end, with the three in the tent. The tension and brutal honesty in that scene is, just, wow. I hope Bayona gets that right, too
http://www.katsreviews.bustablog.com kathy

Seriously–that is so crucial to the whole thing. Everything leads up to it, and the kiss that follows.

But, yeah…you raise a good point. Why change from Weitz before we know how he’s done?

I wonder if maybe it’s because they’re in a hurry to get these out. I mean, half the characters in it don’t age–but Rob, Peter, Kellan, Ashley, et al, WILL age. That’s a good reason to get a move on.
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity Alicia

The age thing is a really good point. I ran into a friend at the store the other day, and we were talking about how quickly they were trying to pump these movies out. She told me she’d read somewhere that the age factor played a big role in that, and I was like, “Wow, now why didn’t that occur to me?” LOL. I’m clueless sometimes

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