November
28th
Stephenie Meyer’s Message & Farewell To Fans!
Stephenie Meyer took to her website to address some of the questions that she wasn’t able to talk about during the press tour (because of spoilers), and to bid a farewell to her loyal Twilight readers.
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all coming back from a really fabulous Thanksgiving weekend, full of quality family time, too much delicious food, and restful tryptophan comas.
Two weeks ago, while doing press for Breaking Dawn 2, there were a lot of questions I wasn’t able to answer because I didn’t want to spoil the ending for anyone. I promised in a couple of interviews that I would post the answer to a specific question on my website once everyone had had a chance to see the movie. Now, if there is anyone reading this who hasn’t had a chance to see BD2 yet and really wants to remain unspoiled, please stop reading now.
***spoilers ahead***
The question, which I got frequently, was how I felt about having a big change inserted into the story during the final climax. My answer was that it didn’t feel like such a huge departure. For me, this moment is already in the book. However, we don’t get to see it in all its exciting and gory detail because we are seeing the world only through Bella’s eyes. A few of the reporters I talked to wanted to know where in the book this moment was hidden. The answer is page 738, fourth paragraph down:
“Aro stared into my eyes for a long, tense moment. I had no idea what he was searching for, or what he found, but after he had measured me for that moment, something in his face changed, a faint shift in the set of his mouth and eyes, and I knew that Aro had made his decision.”
In this short analysis, after Bella has revealed the depth of her power, Aro plays out in his head the probable outcome of a battle with the Cullens. Much like what we see in the movie, Aro foresees a more evenly matched fight than he had expected, the loss of too many of his key players, and—most unacceptable—the likelihood of his own death. Though odds are that the Volturi would have come out on top in the end, Aro wouldn’t have lived to see it and the unassailable nature of the Volturi’s authority would have been broken, possibly forever. It is this vision of the future—though imperfect guesswork on his part—that motivates his retreat.
Melissa Rosenberg and I have both mentioned the fateful dinner we had (back during the filming of Eclipse) where we hashed out a way to make the end of Breaking Dawn more cinematic. This was the idea we latched on to—how do we make this vision of Aro’s into something the viewer can experience? The answer was pretty simple once we looked at it that way—we already had a character who could show us visions. So the only real change to the book ending of Breaking Dawn is that Alice enters the scene earlier, and comes in contact with Aro.
(Are there a few little trespasses against the mythology in this vision? Yes, as some of you have pointed out. The consensus was that a minor deviation from what had been established was forgivable in the name of entertainment. I had a few very elaborate solutions, but they were too confusing and not nearly as cinematic as the final product. And obviously, the result was very entertaining.)
A few reporters asked me if I would have done anything different in the battle if I had written it; the answer is yes. Mainly, I would have killed more Cullens. I do think the Volturi would have won the day; as the talented players were taken out, in the end it would be brute strength that would determine the victor, and the Volturi have more soldiers and more experience. Of course, if we had offed Edward or something, it might have been too obvious that it was a vision sequence. In the end, when the vision was revealed, the reaction I heard in the two unsuspecting audiences I viewed it with was nothing but relief and enthusiasm. Kudos to Bill C for creating the perfect emotional response! He plays our heartstrings like a virtuoso.
It was really something to get to spend a little time with the fans at the BD2 events, and to watch the movie at the premiere with so many of them. It was the best experience I’ve ever had at a Twilight movie, and a perfect conclusion to my personal Twilight experience. I hope you also enjoyed the movie, and each other, for this last big bang. You, the readers and viewers, are the ones who have made this whole ten-year experience into something unbelievable and amazing, and I thank you so much for it. I hope I get to see some of you again in March (shameless The Host plug), because it makes me too sad to think that my relationship with my readers is ending, too.
Happy Holidays to you all, may the season be filled with good friends and good books!
Love,
Steph
November
13th
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12th
Kristen Stewart & Stephenie Meyer Talk Commitment + NEW Pic!
This last weekend saw the last tent city for the diehard fans of “The Twilight Saga.” Hundreds of loyal devotees of the epic romance between a mortal teenager and her vampire boyfriend braved cold nights camped out at the L.A. Live complex awaiting Monday night’s premiere of the fifth and final “Twilight” movie, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II.”
The film’s nationwide debut in theaters this Friday marks the end of an era for the five-part movie series starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, based on the books by Phoenix-based author Stephenie Meyer. Back in 2008, when it all began on location in Portland, Ore., no one could have imagined what a cultural phenomenon “Twilight” would become for young female audiences.
“The first one felt like our one-shot, didn’t it?” Meyer asks Stewart during a recent wide-ranging interview with the L.A. Times. “[Our attitude was] we are all going to go have fun and make a vampire movie and that’s it, we will walk away from it. I don’t think anyone of us thought it was going to be five years of our life.”
During those intervening years, the three relatively unknown actors became huge superstars and the films grossed $2.5 billion worldwide. The movies also proved that girl-driven stories could dominate the box office, paving the way for “The Hunger Games,” and the slew of book adaptations currently in development across Hollywood.
And as the series became more and more popular, the pressure to create a cinematic experience while remaining faithful to the books mounted. Meyer is a firm believer that the first movie’s director Catherine Hardwicke had the most freedom, while the others were more constrained by the series’ popularity.
“When we started doing this, there weren’t a lot of people screaming about what they wanted. Catherine had a more creatively-open environment. Then after the reaction, Chris [Weitz] came in and there was a sense that these people are watching, they are waiting for the details, they want to see this exact scene. All the rest of the directors had a more difficult challenge. There was more pressure.”
Via GD
November
10th
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November
10th
New interview with Kristen Stewart and Stephenie Meyer with a new picture
Even after all this time, author Stephenie Meyer, the Mormon mother of three who became an overnight literary sensation with the 2005 publication of her young-adult novel “Twilight,” can’t explain the phenomenon that surrounds the grand romance between vampire Edward Cullen and human teenager Bella Swan, characters played on-screen by Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
“I don’t know what makes people love it, I don’t know what makes people hate it,” said Meyer, seated comfortably in a suite of a Beverly Hills hotel. “But I do know that the feeling of being in love is a good feeling. We want to feel that emotion.”
“I’ve always said that,” Stewart said to Meyer, sitting beside her. “It’s so vicarious. It’s not like you are watching two people or reading two people. You feel like you are doing it. It’s rare.”
There’s no question that “Twilight” is that rare gem: a book and movie property that stokes a kind of unquenchable fire among its largely female fan base. That following has been so sizable and so fervent that the “Twi-hards,” as they’re called, have helped transform Meyer’s supernatural tale into a $2.5-billion business, proving that girl-centric tales can be powerful forces at the box office.
With the fifth and presumably final big-screen entry, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2,” due to arrive in theaters Friday, Meyer and Stewart seem to share a bond reminiscent of the connection between Meyer’s two protagonists.
Their closeness stems from the unlikely duo’s joint goal of ensuring that the beloved material, for all its melodrama, remained intact as it was translated to the big screen. That required them to battle nervous studio executives who wanted Stewart’s interpretation of Bella to be less tortured, hardened detractors who railed against overwrought story lines and pop culture satirists who often turned the franchise into its own punch line.
October
31st
Stephenie Meyer Talks ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2′ and MORE With MTV!
Stephenie Meyer chatted with MTV about the end of the Twilight Saga, the future, Halloween and more!
It’s hard to believe, but the end of “The Twilight Saga” is very near. But don’t shed any tears. Author Stephenie Meyer sure isn’t, at least not yet.
“Breaking Dawn, Part 2” opens November 16, and as MTV News prepares to sit down for the last round of interviews with cast (our “MTV First” with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner airs November 1 at 8 p.m. on MTV and MTV.com), the woman who started it all spoke with us about seeing the final film at last, whether the saga may in fact continue, and why she’s a little overwhelmed at the moment.
MTV: Hi, Stephenie! “Breaking Dawn: Part 2″ is almost here. Are you ready to take your victory lap?
Stephenie Meyer: [laughs] I don’t think the term “victory lap” has ever entered my mind. In sports terms it’s a hurdle. We’ve got one more hurdle to jump in this area and then I have to go on to different ones.
MTV: Have you taken any time yet to reflect on this being the end of the franchise?
Meyer: I’ve been carefully not thinking about it that way because I don’t want to be sad yet.
MTV: When did you see the final cut of the film?
Meyer: Monday [October 22]. It was the first time I’ve seen it with all of the effects in place. It had a lot of impact. Also, all the music was in, which really impacts the emotion of it.
MTV: Did you find yourself getting a little emotional while watching the end?
Meyer: Yeah. There’s no way not to [be emotional] with the end of this one. [Director] Bill [Condon] has a very good sense of how to really wring your emotions. He put the end together in such a way that I don’t think you cannot have a moment. I can only imagine the fans will really appreciate that moment of reflection.
MTV: Kellan Lutz recently said there’s a special bonus scene during the credits. What can you say about that?
Meyer: That’s actually incorrect. What they’ve been talking about will be in DVD extras I assume but it’s not in the credits. There is no extra scene.
MTV: Of course the fans are very excited to see Kristen’s interpretation of Bella as a vampire at last.
Meyer: It’s subtle and yet kind of amazing. She’s very self-possessed the way she holds herself. She’s a completely different kind of character.
MTV: Meanwhile Robert Pattinson has been describing the vampire sex in the film as “ridiculous” in recent interviews.
Meyer: Yeah I saw that. I think he was talking about how it was so hard to keep a straight face [during that scene]. For the actors, there are 40 people in the room and most of them are inches away from you. It’s a kind of awkward menage-a-forty going on. I think when you see the scene it’s a testament to their acting ability that you don’t see any of that in that moment at all.
MTV: Are you happy with the changes that have been made from the book?
Meyer:There is an element we had to change to make it more visual. The changes give us a bigger story. It’s something that me and [screenwriter] Melissa [Rosenberg] came up with over one long dinner in Vancouver. Once we had figured out how we wanted to do it everything really fell into place.
MTV:Can you shed some light on the recent reports that the studio is exploring a continuation of the franchise? Have you discussed more ‘Twilight’ with them?
Meyer: I haven’t. I’ve had no conversations to that effect at all. I’ve seen a couple things about it but it’s really not anything I’ve heard about personally.
MTV: Are you open to more films or TV that would continue the story? Or would you rather any stories begin as books?
Meyer: I don’t know. For me I have a very different agenda [than the studio]. It seems like that there should be some time, a resting period before that kind of thing comes up, but I know they have a different way of looking at things and I’m sure it will be discussed. I’m always open to conversation. Generally if it’s going to be characters that I like, I’d like to read about them first. But that’s because I’m a book nerd.
MTV: Will you be getting into a writing zone once this promotional period is over?
Meyer: Hopefully. It’s a challenge right now. Actually right now I’m working on my Halloween costume and I totally bit off more than I can chew with it.
MTV: What is it?
Meyer: I don’t even know if I’m going to be able to wear it. It’s going to be like sixty pounds on my shoulders. I’m a mermaid being carried by a pirate in a treasure chest.
Via GD
July
17th
Team-Twilight’s Exclusive Pics from the ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2′ Press Conference
Head over to Team-Twilight HERE to see all of their exclusive pics form the Breaking Dawn part 2 press conference at Comic Con!
June
18th
No ‘Twilight’ re-make in the works Says Lionsgate
There have recently been rumors making their rounds on the online world that Lionsgate planned to do a Twilight remake, however Summit Entertainment contacted Deadline to clear up these rumors. See below.
From Deadline :
Summit Entertainment just phoned me to publicly deny an Internet report that its parent company Lionsgate already is drawing up plans to remake the Twilight Saga by the 5th anniversary of the insanely successful movie and book series which began November 21, 2008. Summit Co-Chairman and now Lionsgate domestic movie czar Rob Friedman tells me: ”We are not remaking Twilight. We will happily support Stephanie Meyer if she decides to proceed in any way. But this will be the last one unless that should change.” What this statement means is simply that the studio will do whatever Twilight Sagaauthor Stephenie Meyer wants. She has said in some interviews that she wouldn’t mind seeing a reboot — so an evantual remake isn’t out of the realm of possibility. But as of now none is on the drawing board. Summit has released four Twilight adaptations, with the fifth and final for now film Breaking Dawn Part 2 arriving in theaters on November 16th.
