Summit Entertainment has tapped Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona to direct Eclipse, the third pic in the Twilight vampire series. He reported beat out Drew Barrymore for the gig. Yes, THAT Drew Barrymore.
A protege of Guillermo Del Toro, Bayona directed the Spanish-language horror-thriller The Orphanage.
Summit's opted for a different director on each Twilight pic. Chris Weitz replaced Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke on New Moon, which is now also starring Dakota Fanning, FYI.
Production is due to start shortly on New Moon with the key players-- Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Taylor Lautner as Jacob -- reprising their roles. It is set to open Nov. 20.
Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the Twilight and New Moon scripts, is working on Eclipse, in which Bella is forced to choose between Edward and Jacob. It will be released June 30, 2010.
Much like the Harry Potter franchise, we think the right director could actually help these films not suck so hard, so given Bayona's horror pedigree and Del Toro ties, this could potentially be good for the 'tween flick. Thoughts?
And because of my Scarlett Johansson photo below, I decide in lieu of a pic of a Spanish director that, let's face it, no one probably cares what he looks like, I have decided to post a Robert Pattinson picture instead. Swoon away, Twilight fans, swoon away.
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