News about “Eclipse” sheldue
There have been rumors since the massive success of the first that Summit Entertainment would shoot the second and third movies in the Twilight saga back-to-back. They turned out to be false, but not far off. Several reports have indicated an early summer shooting schedule for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which wrapped in May, followed by a late summer start for the next Stephenie Meyer novel adaptation, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
The Production Weekly twitter page has announced an August 17 start date through October 31, 2009 for Eclipse. Like the last one, filming will be underway at Vancouver Film Studios. Also shooting there (starting in September) is Zack Snyder’s new girl power movie, Sucker Punch.
Directing is David Slade (30 Days of Night) who once joked he’d rather be shot than watch the original Twilight. Joining him in Canada for the agony of screaming fans are the usual cast of characters, including Robert Pattinson (Edward), Kristen Stewart (Bella), Taylor Lautner (Jacob), and more. The story centers on Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre from the first movie) creating an army of new vampires to get her revenge on Bella and the Cullen family. They must join forces with Jacob’s werewolf pack in order to defeat them. The third installment is slated for a June 30, 2010 release.
Expect more casting announcements soon and the crew rounds out in the next month and a half. Meanwhile, Stewart is shooting her rock biopic The Runaways and Pattinson is filming a drama titled Remember Me.
