OlderCatherine Hardwicke Fired!!!
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has been fired and won’t be returning to helm the sequel, reports Deadline Hollywood.
Sources reveal the acclaimed Thirteen director, “was difficult and irrational during the making of Twilight.” The franchise, which has already accrued $160+ million, headlined Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
The film studio, Summit Entertainment, has started preparing the sequel New Moon and to contain costs, they are considering making third book Eclipse back to back.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of the firing of Hardwicke? Will you still see New Moon?
UPDATE: The movie studio has released the following statement: “Summit Entertainment and director Catherine Hardwicke jointly announced today that the filmmaker will not be directing the next installment in the newly minted Twilight film franchise. Summit’s targeted end of 2009 or early 2010 release of the film, NEW MOON, does not work with Ms. Hardwicke’s required prep time to bring her vision of the film to the big screen. Thus as has been done before with many successful film franchises, the studio will employ a new director for New Moon.
“I am sorry that due to timing I will not have the opportunity to direct New Moon,” said Hardwicke. “Directing Twilight has been one of the great experiences of my life, and I am grateful to the fans for their passionate support of the film. I wish everyone at Summit the best with the sequel– it is a great story.”
“Catherine did an incredible job in helping us to launch the Twilight franchise and we thank her for all of her efforts and we very much hope to work with her on future Summit projects,” said Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production. “We as a studio have a mandate to bring the next installment in the franchise to the big screen in a timely fashion so that fans can get more of Edward, Bella and all of the characters that Stephenie Meyer has created. We are able to pursue an aggressive time frame as we have the luxury of only adapting the novels into screenplays as opposed to having to create a storyline from scratch.”
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as long as it doesn’t effect that the next movies turn out great
cause this one was good
i wonder who the new director will be…
the movie did well on the box office because the book already had a lot of addicted readers who couldn’t afford to miss the movie version… only to be disappointed
Pattinson is the one reason to see this franchise. I hope Summit realise that
The books are pieces of trash unfit to even be considered literature, 95% of the actors in this movie are not capable of acting. Her directing probably did suck for this since her style is completely different than this movie would call for but she is hardly the main reason for this ridiculous garbage of a movie.
Kristen Stewart & Nikki Reed will be severely pissed as the director was the only reason they did this movie. They’ll probably have something to say about it.
It doesn’t matter though no matter how dreadful it is, the the mindless masses who are disgraces to the female gender will continue to go see this franchise regardless for Pattinson.
Pattinson saved Summit’s bacon. He sold this film and he alone.
Now Summit need to build in sme good scenes for him in New Moon. The middle part of that book is sleep inducing.
Thrilled by the news. Hardwicke was a terrible director. Maybe now Pattinson wont have to argue with the director. He must have known how bad she was after working with such good ones like Mike Newell and Paul Morrison.
Maybe now New Moon will be better, and not so suckish like Twilight.
I think they (the film company) are probably spreading rumours. Hardwicke probably wanted more money to direct the second and third pics, and when she and the movie execs couldn’t come to an agreement, they fired her and started saying **** to discredit her.
WOW!
This kind of came out of nowhere! I mean,just this past week she was talking to MTV about everyone getting ready to start up work on the script and such so by March they could be filming again.
Don’t know what to make of the news, I just hope that the new director is as close to the books as Catherine did.
God,I would pay money to see Kristen and Nikki’s reaction to this news.I wonder if any of the girls would decide NOT to come back to their characters after this.Well I’m sure Kristen can’t because if Rob right off the bat signed for 3 movies I’m sure Kristen had to do the same.
Pattinson is the only reason this franchise is alive. Summit should be kissing his feet
Yes!! The direction was *the* worst thing about Twilight. I’m extremely happy to hear there will be a new director!!
Totally agree Summit owe Pattinson a lot. He worked tirelessly promoting this film. They had better beef up his role or I wont be watching.
So pleased for Rob. I think he found Hardwicke frustrating. YAY get him a good british director.
it sucks… but, yes of course I will still see all the other movies<3 i love the books, and just as long as the movies are good and they reflect the amazing quality of the books.. im fine with that<3 and as long as Rob is gracing us with his presence.. hahaha ill definitely be there!!!<3
Such good news. Now give Rob Pattinson the quality director he deserves. To go from the wonderful Little ashes to the badly helmed Twilight must have been a nightmare.
Thirteen= incredible acting. twilight you couldn’t pay me to see, but from what ive heard and seen in the trailer, the acting sucks. That director can clearly do better than twilight. they were probably annoying her with their crap acting which is why she was “irrational”
i really hope this was right because i did not like her directing at all!
Paul Morrison would be a wonderful director for this film. he made Rob Pattinson’s Little Ashes film and was awesome. For £1.4 million he created a masterpeice. Summit need that level of imagination. He got a tremendous award winning performance from Rob Pattinson.
Wait…
By saying that they are thinking about filming New Moon and Eclipse back to back do they mean they’re going to be filming the two movies at the same time (like they did with Lord of the Rings), or do they mean they’re going to be mixing both books into ONE movie?
Woah Really?
Oh well… There still better be a New Moon though! :)
i think its a good thing
the movie was alright but i think it couldve been better
it was choppy, i think a new director will hopefully make new moon way better
Agree Paul Morrison would be a brilliant choice. The work he did on Pattinson’s Little Ashes
http://www.littleashes-themovie.com/
im glad that she isnt going to be making the second movie, hopefully they will get a really good female director.
wooo hooo!! hope they find a BETTER one though…
Pattinson really did save this franchise.
Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, Rosenberg and the editor all deserve to go.
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