14 DAY TRIAL // A little over a month ago, new addition to the “Twilight” cast Boo Boo Stewart was saying in a televised interview he knew for certain Summit Entertainment was planning on splitting the final book, “Breaking Dawn,” in two. Studio bosses later denied the rumor but, according to E! Online, this continues to be a possibility the studio is exploring – and that will come true if the cast agrees to a fifth film.
According to well placed sources, Melissa Rosenberg has already agreed to pen the script for “Breaking Dawn,” the final novel in Stephenie Meyer’s series of books. The scribe herself is keeping mum on the subject, saying they are still in negotiations, but insiders vouch the deal is done and is only pending a confirmation from the entire cast that they will return for the fifth film, so that Rosenberg can get to work.
“Execs over at Summit are going back to the idea of splitting BD [‘Breaking Dawn’] into two films. Remember, last time we checked in with Deep Twi it was looking like Dawn would only be one movie, but recently everyone internally has been referring to it as ‘the Breaking Dawn films.’ That’s right, you didn’t imagine the plural ending there. Still, nothing has been decided yet. Most likely what’s happening is Rob ‘n’ crew agreed to a fourth… not fifth. Once the cast determines if they are up for five, then Melissa can plan accordingly about how to pen out this fourth flick.” E! reports.
As we also noted back when Boo Boo Stewart spilled the beans on Summit’s big secret, the structure of the material in “Breaking Dawn” more than allows for two films. On the plus side, by going down the same path as the “Harry Potter” franchise, everyone involved in the project, from Summit to the cast and even Meyer, stands to win, especially in a context in which odds are interest in the vampire story will continue to rise.
“After hearing that Rosenberg is definitely doing the fourth film we are all about a fifth... but only if someone else writes that one.” E! says as the only objection to the rumor being accurate. “The final book in the Twilight series is definitely the craziest – it’s a departure from the previous three, for sure. Hell, Robsten finally do it, ya know? We’re not sure if Melissa is up for this edgy script-writing. ‘Breaking Dawn’ needs someone like Diablo Cody to stir things up.” E! adds.