The first film hasn’t even hit theatres yet, but a franchise is already in the works.
Bloody-Disgusting broke the news before the cameras even turned on that Summit was planning a sequel to Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke’s adaptation of the super popular vampire novel by Stephenie Meyer. Tonight it was revealed that Summit has officially acquired the rights to turn not only New Moon, but also Eclipse and Breaking Dawn into feature films. Read about it inside.
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-twentysomething audience will get an added boost from older film-goers.
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.
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