Newly hired “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” director Bill Condon is months away from calling “action” on the movie, but he’s already made one smart move.
Condon, the director of “Dreamgirls,” “Gods and Monsters” and “Kinsey,” posted a note to “Twihards, Twifans, Twilight Moms, Team Edward, Team Jacob and Team Switzerland” on the saga’s Facebook page to introduce himself and tell them how excited he is to start work on the final chapter of the “Twilight” story.
“I’m stoked to be getting underway on the adventure of making ‘Breaking Dawn,’” he writes. “As you’ve probably heard, I’ve been given a very warm welcome by Stephenie [Meyer] and Team Summit — who are super-focused, as you know, on getting these movies right.”
He also breaks down his preparation for the movie — reading “Breaking Dawn” twice, repeated viewings of the first two “Twilight” movies and study of other assorted materials from the franchise. “A corner of my office is starting to look like Hot Topic,” he jokes.
“I realize that this barely qualifies me for ‘newborn’ status in the universe you’ve been living inside for a few years now, but a guy’s gotta start somewhere,” Condon adds.
He also talks about how he’s been “slightly obsessed” with vampires dating back to “Dark Shadows” and talks about the saga’s “timeless” characters.
It’s a classy, and savvy, move on Condon’s part, and commenters on the note seem to be pretty welcoming to him (as well as very interested in seeing “Breaking Dawn” be split into two films). He also promises to answer as many questions as he can, starting with this: “PS Answer #1: No, there won’t be any musical numbers.”
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