*Wyck Godfrey's USA Today Interview - Discussed Breaking Dawn
*Carter Burwell is back for Breaking Dawn 1 and 2
*Possible BD Promo Photoshoot info
*Ashlice tweets 'she's in training'
*Justin Chon tweets he'll be reporting soon to VanCity for BD
All under the CUT
USA Today Interview with the Twilight Saga producer, Wyck Godfrey
Q: Where does the story split in half?
A: “We basically want to take the audience through the emotional part of Bella’s journey as she becomes a vampire. The first part will cover the wedding, the honeymoon and the birth.” The film ends just before she embarks on her supernatural transformation.
Q: The book has three segments, two of which present Bella’s point of view and a middle that’s devoted to the perspective of her rejected werewolf suitor, Jacob (Taylor Lautner). How is that handled?
A: “The story will break from her and follow Jacob throughout the course of the movie as he struggles with his own dilemma. There is a sense that as Bella and the Cullens (Edward’s makeshift vampire clan) deal with her pregnancy, the world is still turning outside with Jacob.”
Q: Why was Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning filmmaker best known for his musicals as the screenwriter of 2002′s Chicago and the director of 2006′s Dreamgirls, selected as the director of the finale?
A: “These films have the most difficult stuff from a performance standpoint. With his history of directing, I can’t think of anyone who would be better at bringing out the best in an actor.” Plus, the director, who did the 1995 sequel to Candyman, is a fright-fare enthusiast. “He has an appetite for the genre and a passion for the Twilight books and movies.”
Q: Considering what goes on during the torturous birth process, how can the rating be PG-13?
A: With Twilight’s core of under-18 fans, “it would be a crime against our audience to go R-rated.” However, “this is based on a much more mature book. We need to progress and be more sophisticated.”
A compromise: Having the bloody, bone-crushing delivery be seen only through Bella’s eyes. “She is looking through the haze, experiencing pain and everything rushing around her. We only see what she sees.”
Q: How is the long-awaited consummation of Edward and Bella’s love portrayed?
A: Even though their physical relationship goes way beyond what was shown in the first three films, “it does not become soft porn. It is a legitimate and important part of the movie, romantic and sensual.”
Q: At the end of Breaking Dawn, about 70 or so vampires from around the world gather to face off with the Cullens and their allies plus Jacob’s wolf pack. How can you keep both portions of the storytelling equally compelling?
A: “The second half is more of an action film in terms of life-and-death stakes.” But the domestic moments of the first film possess an emotional punch. “There are the pangs of newlywed tension that occur that are relatable even in a fantasy film. Marriage is not quite the experience that they thought it was.”
Q: Is there any chance that Condon could sneak in a musical number?
A: There might be traditional dancing at the wedding. But don’t expect any of the wolf pack to suddenly howl a tune or do a soft-shoe shuffle.
Although, as Godfrey jokes, “We just had a whole line of actors marching toward the camera. We could have them practice a chorus line with vampires doing kicks.”
via via littlewing1975
Indiewire Carter Burwell Returning To ‘Twilight’ Franchise To Score ‘Breaking Dawn’
Burwell has an existing relationship with the director of the final two parts, Bill Condon, having collaborated on “Kinsey” and “Gods And Monsters” and will return to the position after Alexandre Desplat followed him for ‘New Moon’ with Howard Shore stepping in for ‘Eclipse.’ Shooting began this past November all major cast members such as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Anna Kendrick and Ashley Greene reprising their roles. The two parts will be shot as one project and will then be respectively released on November 18th, 2011 and November 16th, 2012. Read more here
And there are also talks about the Breaking Dawn poster photo shoot.
@MackenzieFoycom "Apparently they are using the same photog as they did for E and NM, James White. I wonder what color theme it is?"
"Yes, as I understand Mackenzie will also be at the photoshoot as they are doing all the promo's now before she gets too big"
"It sucks we will have to wait so long to see the family shots of Rob,Kristen and Mackenzie !! I'm sure they will have a poster to themselves."
"Promotional/Posters photography for Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2 will be shot from the 8th January onwards for a few days!"
via gossip_dance
The Cullens are in training... or just Alice lol
AshleyGreene "Had my first day of fight training for Breaking Dawn! Sooo fun but exhausting! Goodnight tweeters!" "Wow. I. Am. Sore. I forgot how much fun martial arts is..... I also forgot how hard it is!"
Another update... about the humans - possibly for the wedding?
And Justin Chon tweets "Well I guess I am heading to Vancouver sooner than I thought to shoot Breaking Dawn... like end of the month soon."
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