We know Summit Entertainment doesn’t like to fuck around. Not only is the “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon,” shooting soon and coming out in November, the studio has already pegged their new cash-cow’s third film “Eclipse,” to appear next summer and June 30, 2010 to be exact.
That means the threequel shoots less than eight months after “New Moon”s November release which means director Chris Weitz won’t have time to shoot that film. Looking to go the “Harry Potter” route of new installment, new director Summit Entertainment is already canvassing for new directors to helm “Eclipse.”
The newest name making the rounds is Drew Barrymore according to EW, who is apparently is a in a select group of directors in talks which probably includes James Mangold (“3:10 To Yuma”) and Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Orphanage”) as has been previously reported.
But Barrymore? They do know it was McG who shot “Charlie’s Angels,” right? Or have they seen a cut of the Ellen Page roller rink comedy, “Whip It!” that Barrymore has directed and that somehow convinced them she’d be capable of the action sequences in the “Twilight” franchise? Or is that what second-unit action directors are for and they want Barrymore for her female touch? Well, either way, she’s apparently in talks. Summit moves so quick trying to capitalize on this thing, you’ll probably hear about directors for installments four and five — “Breaking Dawn” and the still unpublished, “Midnight Sun” (which leaked early) — soon enough. Maybe they can convince Stephenie Meyer to write more so they can sign up Robert Pattinson for a nine picture deal? Either way, Kristen Stewart will never be happy.
