Drew Barrymore in Talks to Direct The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/26/drew-barrymore-in-talks-to-direct-the-twilight-sagas-eclipse/

When it was revealed that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke would not be returning to helm The Twilight Saga’s New Moon, people were up in arms that Summit Entertainment was going to replace her with a male director (which came to pass). The theory is that the Twilight series is a great opportunity for female directors since the source material is targeted towards women. Also, replacing the highest grossing female director in history after the series became a success seems like a really bad political move.


Now Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Drew Barrymore is one of “a select group of directors” in talks to helm the third film in the series, The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse. I’m not sure what to think of this considering we still haven’t seen Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It!, but the actress turned director has made some interesting (Donnie Darko) and scary (Duplex) choices with her production company Flower Films. I do like the idea of Summit giving some women filmmakers a chance, because Hollywood’s director’s club is a sausage-fest. Too bad it has to be a project that will most likely be critically slammed.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

Sure, why not?

 

[xwolverine2]

i could care less who destroys the already nasty franchise...

let the staypuff marshmellow direct

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

i could care less who destroys the already nasty franchise...

let the staypuff marshmellow direct

I like that staypuff marshmellow girl from E.T. She's a decent director for someone who's full of themselves.

 

[Steelsheen]

they shouldve stuck it out with Hardwicke. now Twilight films will not have a unified look and feel to it like most major franchises. its one of the things sorely missing in the Potter franchise. with the exception of the first two and now the last three the Potter films felt uneven since the filmic style is different from one movie to another.

 

[TheVileOne]

Drew Barrymore is a director now? When did I miss that?

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

Drew Barrymore is a director now? When did I miss that?

Since a decade or more now??

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

Since a decade or more now??

Scratch that, since 2004.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

Scratch that, since 2004.

And I'll just add, she's been in enough crappy films to know how they are made.

 

[Symbiotic]

I don't know about this. I'd prefer a more experienced director.

 

[Boom]

I feel like a ****ing idiot for not knowing she was a director .

 

[The Apatow Crew]

So just cause shes in one bit hit, in the last few years she's able to direct a big time all of a sudden?

 

[Boom]

Peter Jackson went from low budget horror films to directing one of the biggest franchises of all time. Same with Sam Raimi. It's not unheard of.

Still, I dunno why I'm still in this thread. I ****ing despise Twilight.

 

[The Shape]

Ooooh, the Twilight Saga!!!! What a cool new title for all the movies!












Not.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Why did Hardwicke leave?

 

[xwolverine2]

Why did Hardwicke leave?

lol


...

 

[SatEL]

i could care less who destroys the already nasty franchise...

let the staypuff marshmellow direct

All that needed to be said really.

 

[Lobo]

For those who could not care less about this franchise, why bother posting in a thread about it?

 

[SatEL]

For those who could not care less about this franchise, why bother posting in a thread about it?

E-cred and looking cool.

 

[Lobo]

Cool kids have avatars

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Why did Hardwicke leave?

She didn't leave, she was fired.

 

[Bim]

Who knows, she might do a good job. I wont shoot down anyone until i see a finished product.

 

[hammerhedd11]

She didn't leave, she was fired.

No she left. She wasn't pleased having a small budget and only having like 8 months to make the next one.