At the recent black carpet premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, several of the movie's filmmakers stopped to talk to myself and Twilight Facebook (along with Twilight Lexicon and Twilight Series Theories) about their work on this leg of the Saga.
Of course, you've already heard what Stephenie Meyer had to say about the movie, but David Slade (director), Melissa Rosenberg (screenwriter), and Wyck Godfrey (producer) issued their thoughts on the film and more as well.
For starters, David Slade talked about how, being a visual, storyboard-oriented director, he was able to capture the essence of a few moments he had mapped out in his mind long before actual shooting for the movie began. He also explained his favorite scene for the film, and when I asked him about his use of Twitter and how that has affected his relationship with the Saga's fans, he explained that there is still much more that he has to offer us. In fact, Slade promised to try and gather the materials he has - pictures, notes, etc. - and perhaps try to put together a book about the movie prior to the film's release to DVD!
Melissa Rosenberg, who's been known to state that when she writes a script she usually envisions it in a way such that it'd cost an inordinate amount of money to actually achieve, said that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse actually meets the expectations she had in mind when writing the screenplay. "The script is on the screen," she said, "and that's really rare."
Finally, producer Wyck Godfrey talked about how satisfying it is for him to receive positive feedback from the fan community coming off of early screenings of the film. "That's the best feeling," he explained. "Honestly, you work so hard on these movies, and the truth is you try and get 'em right, but you never know until you start to show them to the fans, and when the fans respond and are so happy about it, it's great."
Godfrey also talked about his joy over the fact that official decisions have been made on the issue of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn being split into two films and also discussed which roles he thinks are most important (and challenging, fun, and interesting) to cast for the movies.
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