Bill Condon has been hired to direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Summit Entertainment has announced.
In a press release dated Wednesday, April 28, the studio confirmed reports that Condon is tapped to serve behind the lens for the final Twilight film.
Condon's credits include writing and directing Dreamgirls, Kinsey and Gods and Monsters. He also wrote the screenplay for Chicago.
According to Variety, Summit has not yet announced if Breaking Dawn will be broken into two films although it's widely expected to do so.
Here's the full press release:
Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Academy Award winner Bill Condon will direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer's “Twilight” series. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg, and will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt, and Stephenie Meyer will produce the project.
“Bringing Stephenie Meyer's ‘Breaking Dawn' to the screen requires a graceful and intelligent hand and we believe Bill Condon is exactly the right steward, having shown equal and abundant talents of immense creativity and subtle sensitivity,” said Erik Feig, President of Production and Acquisitions, for Summit Entertainment.
Added author Stephenie Meyer, “I'm so thrilled that Bill wants to work with us. I think he's going to be a great fit, and I'm excited to see what he does with the material.”
“I'm very excited to get the chance to bring the climax of this saga to life on-screen. As fans of the series know, this is a one-of-a-kind book – and we're hoping to create an equally unique cinematic experience,” said Bill Condon.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
Condon is well known for writing and directing Dreamgirls, Kinsey and Gods and Monsters, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1999. He was nominated for a second Oscar for his screenplay for the movie musical Chicago in 2003. Most recently the multi-hyphenate directed the pilot episode for the Showtime series “The Big C” and produced the 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast, hosted by Hugh Jackman.
The third film in the franchise, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is due in theaters on June 30, 2010.
Breaking Dawn
WHAT?! WHERE IS GUS VAN SANT??????
I hope Bill Condon will ask someone to make some
full screen DVDs of Breaking Dawn-I’m sure they
will sell well-and there are alot of fans who
are more satisfied with the full screen version of
the Twilight Series that we rent on the ComCast
movies. Thankyou.
I already did.