| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a 2010 American romantic fantasy-vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel, Eclipse. It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009.[5] Directed by David Slade, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.[6] Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returns as screenwriter.[7] Filming began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios,[8] and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month.[9] Because of scheduling conflicts, Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her.
Directed by David Slade
Produced by Wyck Godfrey
Karen Rosenfelt
Written by Melissa Rosenberg
(Screenplay)
Stephenie Meyer
(Novel)
Starring
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Bryce Dallas Howard
Billy Burke
Dakota Fanning
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe
Editing by Nancy Richardson
Art Jones
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date(s) June 24, 2010
(Los Angeles Premiere)
June 30, 2010
Running time 124 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $68,000,000
Gross revenue $275,490,000 |
