Now that the trailer has hit for the third Twilight installment, Eclipse, Summit has begun the hunt for the lucky soul to sit in the director’s chair for the final dose of Twilight: Breaking Dawn. According to Entertainment Weekly, they’re aiming high and want no less than someone with an Oscar nomination or two under their belt.
Summit has reportedly approached Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant, and Bill Condon with offers. It’s still very hush hush, however, as only Van Sant’s representatives would confirm first contact. Summit declined to comment. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg’s script outline is due next week, so it’s unlikely any serious offers can be made until everyone knows how the iffy bits are going to be handled.
Stephanie Meyer will also have to weigh in, as she has approval over every hire Summit makes. Any Twilighters know whether she prefers Marie Antoinette to Dreamgirls? What does she think of Good Will Hunting?
Of course, it may end up being none of these fine people. When Chris Weitz dropped out of the series after helming New Moon, the list of possible Eclipse directors was long and interesting: Drew Barrymore, Juan Antonio Bayona, Paul Weitz, and James Mangold were all name dropped before David Slade climbed on board.
With that in mind, do you think we can convince David Cronenberg consider the gig? If so, Breaking Dawn would officially be the first Twilight film I’d be camped out to see.
