Twilight (2008 Film)

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Twilight
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Produced by Wyck Godfrey
Greg Mooradian
Mark Morgan
Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg
Based on novel Twilight by
Stephenie Meyer
Starring Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography Elliot Davis
Editing by Nancy Richardson
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date(s) November 17, 2008 (Los Angeles premiere)
November 21, 2008 (United States)
Running time 122 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $37 million
Box office $392,616,625

Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan (a teenage girl) and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan safe from a coven of evil vampires.

The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project's stagnant development. Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel's storyline. Principal photography took 44 days, and completed on May 2, 2008; the film was primarily shot in Oregon]].

Twilight was theatrically released on November 21, 2008, grossing over US$392 million worldwide. It was released on DVD March 21, 2009, and became the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack was released on November 4, 2008. Following the film's success, New Moon and Eclipse, the next two novels in the series, were produced as films the following year.

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Plot

Cast

See also: List of Twilight cast members
Main cast
  • Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a seventeen-year-old girl who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington from Phoenix, Arizona and falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. Her life is put in danger after a sadistic vampire, James, decides to hunt her.
  • Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen (Twilight Saga)Edward Cullen, a 108-year-old vampire who was changed in 1918 and still appears to be seventeen. He is Bella's love interest and eventually falls in love with her. He has the ability to read minds, with the exception of Bella's, along with superhuman speed and strength.
Secondary cast

Production

Development

Adaptation from source material

Casting

Music

Release

Box office

Critical reception

Home media

Accolades

Sequel

Main article: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

See also

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