CREW:
Director: David Slade
Producer: Wyck Godfrey, Greg Mooradian, Karen Rosenfelt
Music Director: Howard Shore )
Release Date: 30 Jun 2010
Country:USA
Runtime:USA:124 min
Genre: Fantasy
Language: English
Sound Mix:Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:USA:PG-13 (certificate #46121) | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-13 | Norway:11
Filming Locations: Belcarra Regional Park, Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Box Office:$101,768
CAST:Robert Pattinson,Taylor Lautner,Billy Burke,Ashley Greene,
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (2010) Story
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a fantasy film. It is based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name and will be the third installment of the Twilight film series. Bella and Edward have been reunited, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking her revenge.
And Bella is forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues. But there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality?
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is an upcoming romantic-fantasy film scheduled for release on June 30, 2010. It is based on Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse and will be the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009. Directed by David Slade, the film will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, will be returning as screenwriter.
Filming began on August 17, 2009 at Vancouver Film Studios, and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month. Because of scheduling conflicts, Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her.[10] It will be the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (2010)SYNOPSIS
As The Twilight Saga: Eclipse gears up for its June 30th release, Summit Entertainment is releasing new footage faster than Edward can run. The new scenes focus mostly on Edward, Bella and Jacob, but you'll be sure to get a good look at the wolf pack and the Cullens.
First up is a scene from Access Hollywood featuring Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and most of the wolf pack. It's also the first footage to feature Julia Jones as Leah Clearwater, who isn't really all that nice to Bella. The pack tease Jacob about his attachment to Bella, and they even all get a line. Rejoice! Tyson Houseman can speak without looking scared!
Marketing campaigns
A few months prior to the release of Eclipse, Meyer hosted an "Eclipse Prom" event at Arizona State University with the help of a local bookstore and ASU's English department. The tickets sold out in seven hours, resulting in Meyer holding a second prom on the same day for which tickets sold out within four hours. At the event, Meyer read the first chapter of Eclipse, which was released in the special edition of New Moon that same day. In addition, Meyer embarked on a 15-city tour to promote the book.[ She also released the first chapter on her website and posted a "quote of the day" from the novel on each of the 37 days leading up to its release.
Cover
The book jacket features a torn red ribbon. Although it was supposed to be disclosed to the public in May 2007 at the Eclipse Prom, Barnes & Noble and Stephenie Meyer's official website premiered the newly released cover in March 2007, along with a preview summary of the book's plot. The broken ribbon represents choice, as in the book Bella must choose between her love for the vampire Edward Cullen, and her friendship with the werewolf Jacob Black. Meyer also stated that the ribbon represents the idea that Bella is unable to completely break away from her human life.[10] Movie tie-in covers featuring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner as Bella, Edward, and Jacob, respectively, were released in May 2010.
Early release
On July 25, an incident similar to the early release of the seventh Harry Potter book occurred with shipments of Eclipse.Barnes & Noble Booksellers accidentally shipped advance copies of Eclipse to some of the customers who had pre-ordered.Barnes & Noble said that it was a computer error, as their entire online store is computerized.[citation needed]
To prevent any spoilers from popping up online, many fansite forums for the Twilight series were shut down, such as the Twilight Lexicon. Stephenie Meyer also locked her MySpace comments in an attempt to avoid spoilers.[13] In an open letter to the fansite the Twilight Lexicon, Stephenie Meyer pleaded with these "lucky readers" to keep the ending to themselves until the rest of the Twilight fans had the chance to read and enjoy Eclipse as well.
An early book release also occurred with Stephenie Meyer's release of the Eclipse special edition, which included the first chapter and cover art of the subsequent novel Breaking Dawn.[citation needed] The special edition was to hit store shelves on May 31, 2008, but multiple copies were released up to a whole week early.[citation needed] Meyer knew that some copies had been leaked, and released the following quote:
"There is a lot of speculation on the internet about possible covers, content and text of Breaking Dawn. I hope everybody knows that you shouldn't believe everything you see on the internet. The only way you will know what is real is when you have the book in your hands. Until then, people should really take everything they see with a grain of salt."
Publication and reception
Publication
Eclipse was published with an initial run of one million copies. The book replaced J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the top of bestseller lists around the globe, including The New York Times Best Seller list, even though Deathly Hallows had been released only two and a half weeks earlier.Eclipse peaked at #1 on USA Today's top 150 best sellers list and went on to spend over 100 weeks on the list, and was later ranked #45 on their list of the best-selling books of the last 15 years in October 2008.
Reception
Anne Rouyer of School Library Journal said that, "Meyer knows what her fans want: thrills, chills, and a lot of romance, and she delivers on all counts. Selby Gibson-Boyce of Tulsa World wrote, "I read without stopping until I finished. Meyer's book would not detach itself from my hand. Exactly the same thing happened with Twilight and New Moon. Publishers Weekly wrote, "The legions of readers who are hooked on the romantic struggles of Bella and the vampire Edward will ecstatically devour this third installment of the story", while noting that, "it's unlikely to win over any newcomers.
Film adaptation
A film adaptation of Eclipse is tentatively scheduled for release on June 30, 2010.It will be the third installment of the Twilight film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009.Since New Moon director Chris Weitz was in post-production for New Moon when Eclipse began shooting, he is not directing the third film.Instead, Eclipse is being helmed by director David Slade, with Melissa Rosenberg returning as screenwriter.Filming ran between August 17 and October 29, 2009 at Vancouver Film Studios.It is the first Twilight film to be shot in IMAX.
Main cast
Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black.
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's vampire boyfriend who can read minds, except for Bella's. In New Moon, Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life.
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, a werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in New Moon. Now, Edward has returned to Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is better for her.
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