Bayona is ready to fix up some werewolves and vampires.
Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage) was announced today as the newest director to pop up in the third installment of the Twilight series, Eclipse. Bayona is a protege of our ever favorite Pan’s Labyrinth director, Guillermo Del Toro, or Hellboy if you prefer me to be a tad more mainstream. An addition of this director that has a different take on filmmaking that rubs off from Del Toro, he could possibly fit for the some what darker sequel in the Twilight Saga.
Others that were previously being considered for the slot were well known actress but newcomer to directing Drew Barrymore (He’s Just Not That Into You) and Paul Weitz (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist). Since Summit Entertainment is already revving to have Eclipse released by Summer 2010, they didn’t hesitate to waste any time in finding the director for this tween flick.
New Moon, the second film of the Twilight Saga, is currently filming with a November 20th release date. Why it’s called the ‘Twilight Saga’, I have no idea, because normally sagas mean its only two films in the series, while this is four (possibly). There has been no talk whatsoever about adapting Breaking Dawn, the last and most controversial among many a fan girl and the last chapter of the Twilight story, though the rumor mill has spat out that Robert Pattinson has shown his displeasure of possibly starring in the last film. That’s a nice bit of information to crush fangirl’s hearts about seeing him in the nude.
