Not to be left behind by the approaching Harry Potter TV Series, twilight The madness continues.
According to this VariationThe television adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s wildly popular vampire book series is in the very early stages of development at Lionsgate TV, so much so that it doesn’t have a network or even an author yet. But the idea of a TV series based on the books that have grossed $3.3 billion worldwide and which have been adapted into a five-film series that launched the careers of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson could potentially be paradigm-shifting (no exaggeration or anything).
This twilight The legend tells the story of Bella Swan (Stewart), a humble teenager who falls in love with Edward Cullen (Pattinson), a much older vampire if you live under a rock during the middle ages (104 to be exact). ) is permanently frozen in the body of a 17-year-old boy.
Now it’s easy to look back at this phenomenon with the ironic grin of an adult, but it was my first time looking. twilight The book came out and I swallowed the books just as they were meant to be consumed: I took the whole thing very seriously because I was totally serious about Edward and Bella’s unfortunate love affair. And it all took me away: the pessimism of the hazy Pacific Northwest environment; The love triangle of Bella, Edward, and werewolf BFF Jacob; and the alarming dilemma of when Edward and Bella will have sex.
If twilight When the TV show hits the casting stage, Hollywood’s new skilful actors will have huge shoes to fill. Stewart and Pattinson became instant cultural phenomena with the release of the first film, which came out of nowhere and became the top-grossing female-directed film at the time (no doubt driven by their off-screen romance). earned $192.8 million in its opening weekend.
Another note: A crucial element to the success of the films is, arguably, Paramore, Bon Iver and St. Lionsgate better have a big budget.