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Short Take: Without the usual grounding presence of Kristen Stewart it's too melodramatic for its own good

Director: Bill Condon

Screenwriters: Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Synopsis: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 opens with Bella (Stewart) and her vampire boyfriend Edward (Pattinson) on the cusp of eternal happiness. Their lavish wedding marks the beginning of the end of Bella’s human life. She bids farewell to her parents and friends, knowing that transforming into a vampire means never being able to see them again. The happy couple sets off on their honeymoon to a private island in Brazil to finally consummate their relationship. However, things take a bad turn when the impossible happens and Bella finds herself pregnant with a hybrid vampire-human child. Against the advice of everyone around her, Bella decides to keep the baby. As it drains the life out of Bella, Edward and werewolf Jacob (Lautner) worry that the woman they love won’t survive.

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Writer/Director Bill Condon

The fourth film in the Summit Entertainment series, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, has now hired Bill Condon as its director. Condon is perhaps the series’ most respected director to date, helming the Oscar nominated films Dreamgirls (Nom. Best Supp. Actor Eddie Murphy, Won Best Supp. Actress Jennifer Hudson) and Kinsey (Nom. Best Supp. Actress Laura Linney).

Commenting on the opportunity to direct a film that’s part of such a huge franchise, Condon said, “I’m very excited to get the chance to bring the climax of this saga to life onscreen,” said Condon. “As fans of the series know, this is a one-of-a-kind book — and we’re hoping to create an equally unique cinematic experience” -HR.

Summit Entertainment production president Erik Feig expressed his delight with the decision to hire Condon, saying, “Bringing Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn to the screen requires a graceful and intelligent hand, and we believe Bill Condon is exactly the right steward, having shown equal and abundant talents of immense creativity and subtle sensitivity” -HR.

Condon also won an Oscar for writing the adapted screenplay for Gods and Monsters.

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The next installment in the Twilight series, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, is directed by David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) and is set to release June 30th.

Source: Hollywood Reporter