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Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Hard Candy director David Slade will helm The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment in the series of movies based on Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster books. Yesterday, EW reported that Slade had been in talks for the job. In a press release, the studio said that Slade — the edgy filmmaker behind Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night — will direct Eclipse, which has a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg and will be released on June 30, 2010.

via Entertainment Weekly

 

“Twilight” fans waiting to read Stephanie Meyer’s latest vampire novel had better not hold their breath: the author is still pouting about her unfinished manuscript being leaked online — and hasn’t touched the book since.

“I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on ‘Midnight Sun,’ so it is on hold indefinitely,” Meyer  wrote on her Web site, stephaniemeyer.com. However, she posted the incomplete draft on her own site, reasoning, “I’d rather my fans not read this version … the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting?”

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2699591315_f37a7848d8Taylor Lautner is returning as Jacob Black in the Twilightsequel New Moon.

In a post on her Web siteTwilight author Stephenie Meyer confirms the news in a statement from director Chris Weitz.

“I’m very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he’s doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer,” Weitz said.

Added Meyer, “I’m truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he’s going to bring to Jacob’s character this year.”

I’m sure it is a relief to all of the fans around the world that tried so hard to make this happen. Congrats to you guys!! We can all sleep better at night! Lol

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