David Slade To Direct ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
David Slade (30 Days of Night / Hard Candy) has been tapped to direct the third Twilight movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
The Story of Eclipse will follow heroine Bella Swan as she nears graduation while trying to navigate the dangers of the ongoing vampire-werewolf struggle. Mysterious killings turn up around Seattle and a malicious vampire looks for revenge.
“I am thrilled that David Slade will be directing Eclipse, ” said writer Stephenie Meyer. “He’s a visionary filmmaker who has so much to offer this franchise. From the beginning, we’ve been blessed with wonderful directorial talent for the Twilight saga, and I’m so happy that Eclipse will be carrying on with that tradition.”
Summit president of production Erik Feig added: “Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse is a muscular, rich, vivid book, and we at Summit looked long and hard for a director who could do it justice. We believe we have found that talent in David Slade, a director who has been able to create complex, visually arresting worlds.”
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be released in theaters June 30 2010, but not before The Twilight Saga: New Moon which hits theaters November 20, 2009.
Source: THR
May 21st, 2009 at 7:52 am
I am the worldest biggest fan, but i didn’t get a chance in the New Moon compertion. I would love to win to the Eclipse Compertion.