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OMG!!! He's A REALLY GOOD DIRECTOR!! YAY!
Uuggh 30 Day's Of Night was SOO gory and cool!
Yeah he's a great director... But wouldnt you rather have a director who actually likes twilight. At least Hardwicke had some intrest in twilight. David Slade has been quoted as saying he disliked twilight right in this First Showing article.
i dont understand why
they have to keep
changing directors though
they have to keep
changing directors though
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Well...They do say he's a good director...
Very true, as soon as the payment salaries were worked out he was sold...
I wonder if Kathryn Bigelow was ever approached about directing the series. From the moment the Twilight filmmaking began, I’d hoped that she would be considered. She's very talented in that her films are quite intense, edgy, dark, and gritty and appeal to both men and women. She wrote and directed one of the best vampire/ horror/ bizarre romance movies out there--Near Dark, an exceedingly better movie than 30 Days of Night. In fact, 30 Days doesn't even compare to Near Dark. In general, Kathryn’s film history is most impressive,--Point Break, Strange Days, Blue Steel, Weight of Water and now the upcoming The Hurt Locker which is already receiving great reviews; even her misses still have bite. I don't mind Summit choosing a man to direct (what seems to be) the rest of the series, but I do mind them picking a male director based on his past experience with the vampire genre that’s mediocre at best; particularly since Kathryn’s vampire film is considered a cult classic. Maybe she was asked and said "no thanks," but there's been no buzz that such a thing happened. Nonetheless, it’s disappointing she’s not involved. I think she would have done an excellent job with Eclipse.
I like the fact that he's planning on sticking close to the stories, and is really deticated to the stories of Jasper and Rosalie, it's sad that they couldnt do the same for Alice. At least action is more of his cup of tea. I think he'll do fine, whether he likes it or not. *fingers crossed*
Summit Entertainment has more huge breaking news tonight! David Slade has been officially confirmed as the director for Eclipse.
Los Angeles, CA April 22, 2009 – Summit Entertainment announced today that David Slade has been hired to direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, the third film in the studio’s TWILIGHT film franchise based on the Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book series, will be released theatrically in North America on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production.
Meyer stated, “I am thrilled that David Slade will be directing ECLIPSE. He’s a visionary filmmaker who has so much to offer this franchise. From the beginning, we’ve been blessed with wonderful directorial talent for the Twilight Saga, and I’m so happy that ECLIPSE will be carrying on with that tradition.”
Feig said, “Stephenie Meyer’s ECLIPSE is a muscular, rich, vivid book and we at Summit looked long and hard for a director who could do it justice. We believe we have found that talent in David Slade, a director who has been able to create complex, visually arresting worlds. We cannot wait to see the ECLIPSE he brings to life and brings to the fans eagerly awaiting its arrival in summer of 2010.”
Filmmaker Slade came to prominence as a director for his work on 2006’s engrossing film HARD CANDY starring Academy Award® Nominated actress Ellen Page as well as directing 2007’s genre hit 30 DAYS OF NIGHT which opened to number one at the box office its first weekend of release.
In ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.