Finally! Official word on "Breaking Dawn"

So, I was partially right in my prediction about who will direct Breaking Dawn. Okay, I’ll take that.

Summit Entertainment today announced that Academy Award winner Bill Condon will direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. Once again, Melissa Rosenberg is writing the script, but the coolest information of all is that Stephenie Meyer has officially been named a producer of the film. She has not been listed as a producer on the other three films, and I take this as her own little stamp to brush aside rumors that she’s been fighting the production of Breaking Dawn all along. If her name is on it as a producer, the woman is going to have considerable say — more so than before — over what happens in production. Yes!

There has been no mention whatsoever on whether the book will be split into one film or two — and in fact, the press release sort of indicates it will only be one film. This could only be a tease to a later announcement about two films, but I don’t know at this point. It seems odd they wouldn’t specify it in the initial release. But the fact that they have FINALLY announced a director is reassuring — and right on track with the expected production schedule. Christian Serratos (Angela) got in a wee bit of trouble by telling fans at a convention last weekend that filming was scheduled to begin in October, so I almost wonder if this release isn’t in reaction to her slip. If so, thank you, Christian! Now that the Eclipse PR is about to roll out en masse, it only makes sense that they make some sort of official announcement about Breaking Dawn. Otherwise, every Eclipse interview with RPatz, KStew and Lautner would contain at least one question about it.

I’m glad Condon will be the director on board for this project. I predicted he’d only direct the second half, but it appears he’ll be directing the whole thing. Awesome. His background in sci-fi and horror should come in handy, and his most recent list of films will bring some cred to the project from naysayers. Again, awesome.