Twilight Saga Last Part Has A 'Global Feeling'

Director Bill Condon calls final 'Twilight' film 'epic,' while screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg promises it will be 'kick butt.'"Breaking Dawn - Part 1" has officially arrived in theaters, and you know what that means: Let the talk about "Part 2" begin!


MTV News' Josh Horowitz sat down with director Bill Condon and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg to discuss what Twi-hards can expect from the conclusion of "The Twilight Saga."

Condon hinted that there will be a significant jump in tone between "Part 1" and "Part 2," a film he described as "epic." "['Breaking Dawn - Part 1'] is a very, very emotional, romantic story in the first half that gets dark and has elements of a horror movie in it," he said, possibly referring to the infamous birth scene.

In "Part 2," Condon said the action will focus on the larger world of vampires, which comes into the conflict with the birth of Bella and Edward's daughter, Renesmee. "The second one: It is truly the meeting of the vampires from around the world, so it has a really kind of global feeling," he said.

Rosenberg promised one thing: action. "The journey of the second film is survival, and it is kick butt. There's going to be some action going on there," she said.

Both Condon and Rosenberg were hesitant to comment on how the second film will end. Condon said he knows how it ends, but wouldn't offer much else, saying only, "It's an ending."

Rosenberg, on the other hand, was more giving, and said the answer lies in what Stephenie Meyer originally wrote. "It's in the book, and it felt right," she said.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Scores Fifth Biggest US Box Office Opening

The fourth vampire flick made a cool $139.5 million in its first weekend.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 has scored the fifth-biggest debut at the US box office, raking in a cool $139.5 million in its opening weekend.


Twihard fans raced to cinemas faster than Jacob Black running to try and stop Bella and Edward's wedding, giving Breaking Dawn - Part 1 a place in the record books.

The fourth instalment of the vampire flick collected $139.5 million in America - more than $30 million of which was from midnight showings early Friday - with it bagging an estimated $283.5 million worldwide.

Breaking Dawn - Part 1 now stands behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($169.2 million), The Dark Knight ($158.4 million), Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million) and 2009's New Moon ($169.2 million).

Animated penguin movie Happy Feet 2 was Twilight's nearest rival, taking $22 million at the US box office, with last week's No.1, Immortals falling to third place.

The final movie in the Twilight Saga will hit cinemas next year.

Robert Pattinson is still busy in Berlin without his Girlfriend Kristen Stewart

They have spent the last week by each other's side as they promote the latest Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn Part 1.


But Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have now been forced to separate, with the actress getting back to work on her new movie in the U.K, and the actor travelling to Berlin for yet another premiere.

And today 21-year-old Kristen appeared to be suffering from separation anxiety.

The star was spotted leaving Robert's London home looking somewhat glum.

Despite glamming it up at the recent Twilight premieres in London and L.A this week, Kristen was back to her usual uniform.

She made it a casual Friday wearing khaki trousers, a white rolled-up T-shirt, a black zip up hoodie and her signature Ray-Ban Wayfers.

Kristen and Robert have been spending a lot of time together to promote their latest Twilight film: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

And while Kristen's press duties may be over, Rob is still hard at work on the promotion tour of the movie.

He and co-star, Taylor Lautner, were in Berlin, Germany today for the premiere of the movie.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 had its opening today at midnight, and has already grossed an estimated $30.3 million.

This film features the highly-anticipated sex scenes between Kristen and Rob's characters: Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

Director Bill Condon talked about the undeniable on-set chemistry between the real life couple: 'It's crazy how close they are. It's wonderful and... I feel as though because they're more relaxed with that, it added something to the movie, too.

'Because obviously, this is the part where they are together, and that's something they didn't have to act.'

The last instalment of the film's franchise, Breaking Dawn Part 2, is scheduled to be released a year from now.

Kristen is currently filming Snow White And The Huntsman in the U.K.

Taylor Lautner: I'm not Team Jacob

Taylor Lautner isn't on Team Jacob or Team Edward.

The US actor plays werewolf Jacob Black, the love rival to vampire Edward Cullen ( Robert Pattinson) in the 'Twilight Saga' film franchise and although his character eventually loses the battle for Bella Swan's heart, Taylor admitted he would have been happy whoever Bella ( Kristen Stewart) chose.

He told Irish TV show 'Xpose': "I'm not on a team to be honest, my personal opinion is that Bella couldn't have gone wrong with either of them. I'm team Switzerland, completely neutral. She's got her lover and she's got her best friend."

Taylor's character is renowned for his topless scenes in previous movies but the star was thrilled to remain fully clothed in much of 'Breaking Dawn Part 1'.

He said:"I was very grateful to pass off the shirtless duties to Rob and Kristen in this movie, they've got their clothes off much more than I do."

Taylor's co-star Robert revealed he has mixed feelings about saying goodbye to his character but loved filming his final scenes on a beach because the rest of the movies have been so gloomy.

He said: "It's kind of amazing, me and Kristen filmed our last scenes on a beach in the Caribbean which is kind of the opposite of what we've been doing on this series all along so that was quite nice. To be honest I don't really know how I feel about not going back to work in Canada or Louisiana, it's going to be weird not to put in the contact lenses again."

"Breaking Dawn" S*x Scene: Edward's "But* Crack" Edited Out

Robert Pattinson wants everyone to know why he thinks the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" sex scene was really  edited -- there was "a bit too much butt crack."


Pattinson and the rest of the cast stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show -- where Rob tried to dispel the rumor that the scene was re-shot due to Kristen Stewart's over-zealous, uh, participation.

"There was a bit too much butt crack I think," he tells Ellen. "That was one thing I know they cut out. They didn’t cut the shot or what ever they just cut the crack out."

So how exactly do those magic movie editors remove a butt crack?  "They just painted over it ... you’re allowed to show cheek," Rob explains. "You can’t show crack."

The full interview is set to air on Nov. 18.

'Twilight' Movie Tickets Sales Over $283.5 Million

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" earned $283.5 million world-wide in its opening weekend, proving the vampire-romance series hasn't lost any of its bite with audiences.


The latest installment of the fantasy movie took in $139.5 million domestically and grossed $144 million abroad from 54 territories. The movie, which cost $110 million to make, was released by Summit Entertainment LLC.

At the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I," Twi-hards screamed as stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner walked the black carpet. Michelle Kung was there and has details on Lunch Break.

As for domestic openings this year, "Breaking Dawn Part 1" trails only the $169.2 million opening of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part 2" in July. Unlike the Harry Potter film, "Breaking Dawn Part 1" was released strictly in 2-D and didn't receive any bump from higher-priced 3-D tickets.

The total for "Breaking Dawn Part 1" includes $30.3 million from midnight screenings on Thursday night.

Directed by Bill Condon, "Breaking Dawn Part 1," the fourth movie in a planned series of five, stars Kristen Stewart as a human teenager who marries and become pregnant by a vampire (Robert Pattinson).

The opening was in line with Summit's expectations, said Richie Fay, the studio's president of domestic distribution. Summit was initially concerned that the year-and-a-half gap since the previous "Twilight" installment, "Eclipse," might erode attendance, but fans turned out in record numbers.

As expected, women made up the majority of the audience for "Breaking Dawn Part 1," with females making up 80% of ticket-buyers.

The opening bodes well for "Breaking Dawn Part 2," the final title in the franchise, which is to be released next November.

The weekend's other big release, the animated penguin feature "Happy Feet Two," had to settle for $22 million from 3,606 theaters. The audience was primarily female, with women making up 57% of the audience. Released by Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Pictures, the $135 million film is a follow-up to 2006's original, which grossed $41.5 million its opening weekend and $198 million domestically.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the latest 'Twilight' series film.

According to Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures' president of distribution, the movie's opening was slightly below studio expectations, due to a weekend that was more competitive than expected.

The family film made 50% of its gross from 3-D screenings.

In limited release, the Hawaiian dramedy "The Descendents," starring George Clooney as a cuckolded father of two girls, earned $1.2 million from 29 theaters. The film, which opened Wednesday, has grossed $1.3 million to date with a strong $42,150 per screen average. Distributor Fox Searchlight will expand the theater count to roughly 420 screens in 60 different markets next Wednesday. News Corp. owns both Fox and The Wall Street Journal.

"Immortals" earned $12.3 million over the weekend, dropping 62% from the previous week, when it had been No. 1 at the box office. The Relativity Media LLC 3-D epic has cumulatively earned $53 million to date.

Taylor Lautner says he cries while watching own films

While his Twilight character Jacob Black is all tough bravado, Taylor Lautner isn't afraid to admit he's a bit of a cry baby.

After recently telling fans "you will cry...multiple times" over the upcoming two Breaking Dawn films, Lautner admitted to US celebrity site PopSugar that even he's not immune to the dramas of a vampire-human romance gone freakish.

When asked if he teared up when watching the films, he responded: "Oh yes! Yeah of course. It's an emotional one. You see the same characters we've grown to know and love in a completely different light than you've seen them before. I mean, it's still part of the same franchise, but I mean it's a completely different movie — and I think that's going to be exciting for fans to see".

He added that his final scenes with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were also "emotional" and "tough" as it was the second last day of filming.

All that pent-up emotion could serve the 19-year-old well in his attempts to transition into a serious movie star, with his first lead non-Twilight role in Abduction hitting cinemas this week.

Taylor Lautner Reveals Kristen Stewart Is One ‘Hot’ Vampire in ‘Breaking Dawn’

Taylor Lautner Reveals Kristen Stewart Is One ‘Hot’ Vampire in ‘Breaking Dawn’.

Although Twi-hards are eagerly waiting for the highly-anticipated release of Breaking Dawn, Taylor Lautner reveals he has already seen the film(!) and thinks Kristen Stewart makes one sexy vampire! Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black in the series, gushes about Kristen’s character Bella to Access Hollywood saying:

    ”[Bella is] pretty hot [as a vampire]! Pretty hot, I’ve gotta admit it.”

So what else does T-Laut have to say about the film?

    “To be honest, I was blown away! It’s going to be very exciting for the fans to see this one. It’s the same characters, but in a completely different light.”

We can barely wait! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 hits theaters on November 18, 2011.

Robert Pattinson Dissed Twilight?

Robert Pattinson was catapulted to fame in his role as Edward Cullen for The Twilight Saga, but before the franchise made him a household name, apparently he dissed the movies.


His Bel Ami co-star, Natalia Tena, who plays a prostitute in the movie, said that Rob didn’t think too much of the vampire flick before he made his name.

She said, “We had this summer of being really close. I remember Robert taking me out a few months later. He was like, ‘I’m just saying goodbye because I’m going to America for a few months to do some vampire thing.’”

In other related Rob news, sources have revealed that Rob is looking to get rid of his reputation as a heartthrob. An insider said, “Robert is excited about moving on to other more diverse roles after Twilight and playing a villain is very appealing to him.”

The source went on to say, “One character he is fascinated with would see him playing a serial killer while there are others for villainous characters in major Hollywood blockbusters as well as an indy movie. Robert wants to show he has range to his acting and doesn’t want to be typecast as the hero or the heartthrob.”