Yesterday we posted an article about Twilight Saga’s Eclipse finding its director in Juan Antonio Bayona, but apparently the reporter who broke the story was a bit presumptuous.
Bayona has met with Stephanie Meyer, but is not secured to the deal.
MovieWeb says:
“The Eclipse directing job hasn’t been offered to Juan Antonio or anyone else,” Feig said. “We’ve met with three or four talented filmmakers and we’ll be meeting with three or four more other candidates before we make any decision. No one has been offered the job.
Bayona has met with Summit executives as well as Twilight author Stephenie Meyer (who has written all the books in the series). Apparently the director doesn’t even know if he wants to direct Eclipse. He fears that by directing the third film in the series it will be hard to add his creative stamp with the casting and character development already taken care of. “
So it is unlikely that Bayona, who feels he isn’t a fit for the established franchise will want to sign on at all. In fact despite meeting with a handful of directors, none of which have been offered the job.
What is known is that they are shopping for a director, since the breakneck pace the movies are coming out, they will have other duties for Chris Weitz. They figure the current director will be all tied up with post production and promotion work to get back in the chair for another chapter.
Makes you wonder how other back to back films managed to keep the same director?
Imagine that… A reporter presumptuous!
I heard Drew Barrymore was in the running. Guess it will depend on the succes of her first movie ‘Whip It!’.
They need to stick wit Chris Weitz as the director instead of shopping for new ones every movie. If they insist on getting a new director, I’d get Alfonso Cuaron.
Of course he’s not directing it, Steph can’t write. Who would direct a thing like that?
It seems other movies that film back to back actually film it as one long movie, so it is possible for the director to remain. The way Summit has New Moon and Eclipse filming is a little different and it might have been better if they’d given a 2010 date and actually filmed the movies back to back. This rushed schedule is crazy.
I’m a little disappointed Bayona is now not confirmed. And if he decides its not the project for him I understand his reasonsing. In fact, the more I think about it it’s probably best he stay away from the series. I am a fan of the books, but not a fan of the fans, most of them are pretty unbearable and if he tried to insert some of his own vision it would be woes of hell across the fansites.
oh god, i’m a fan of the series but all of these rumors are strating to annoy me