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The Twilight Saga: Best Movie Watch Order

The Twilight Saga: Best Movie Watch Order
Are we in the midst of a Twilight-naissance? All five movies from the vampire romance are now available to stream on Netflix, giving old and new viewers alike the excuse to visit the overcast world of Forks, Washington, and dive into the love story of brooding vampire Edward Cullen and clumsy human teenager Bella Swan.

But unlike other film franchises, the order of The Twilight Saga is not super intuitive. Although the films are chronological, aside from the final two films in the franchise, they aren’t numbered, which can leave viewers who haven’t read the books a bit confused.

If you’re new to the sometimes-sparkly world of Twilight and need some help figuring out which order to watch these films, we’ve got you…

Twilight (2008)

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

Um, watch Twilight first. This first installment in the film series follows Bella as she first arrives in Forks,
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Why Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’s Twist Ending Works

Why Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’s Twist Ending Works
Let it never be said that the Twilight film franchise doesn’t know how to make an entire movie theater gasp aloud in shock and horror. In 2012, with the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the final installment in the paranormal romance adaptation, it did just that, delivering a twist ending bloodbath that seemed to differ wildly from the book’s canonical conclusion… before immediately backtracking on the entire thing. The movie reveals that the sequence is simply a vision Alice Cullen shares with Michael Sheen’s Volturi leader Aro in order to convince him to settle their families’ vampire disagreement over Renesmee peacefully, which they do. And they all live happily ever after.

“To me, it’s like an eight minute musical number,” director Bill Condon told Vulture in 2012 of the film’s wild climax, adding that he had particular fun deciding who would be killed in the “dream” sequence.
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Breathless Films build momentum with slate of five films

Breathless Films build momentum with slate of five films
Producers Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver will explore the capabilities of filming on a micro-budget in the next few months as they aim to finish production on five features before the end of the year.

The pair came together to form Breathless Films last year and have since outlined a purposely prolific schedule for 2021.

They are in the midst of working on Craig Boreham’s Lonesome, a story about closeted country lad Casey, who finds himself down and out in the big smoke when he meets Tib, a young gay man with whom he is able to connect, albeit with some challenges.

The film, which is being shot in Sydney, stars newcomers Josh Lavery in the role of Casey and Daniel Gabriel as Tib with Anni Finsterer (Sweet Country) and Ian Roberts (Superman Returns) in supporting roles.

It is the second feature film for Breathless, following Amin Palangi’s psychological drama Tennessine,
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Breaking Dawn: 10 Book To Movie Changes Nobody Talks About

Breaking Dawn: 10 Book To Movie Changes Nobody Talks About
A common trend among YA novel movie adaptations is to split the final book (typically the longest installment) into two movies. The Twilight saga movie adaptations hopped on this trend with the choice to split Breaking Dawn into two movies, further popularizing the move with the financial success of both parts.

Related: Twilight Eclipse: 10 Book To Movie Changes Nobody Talks About

Both Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Breaking Dawn Part 2 were directed by Bill Condon, who was thought to be a good choice due to his experience with high-budget blockbusters and penchant for creating movies with a fairytale feel. Stephenie Myer was involved in the production of the film, but of course, changes from the source material had to be made.
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Twilight: The 10 Best Characters Introduced After The First Movie

Twilight: The 10 Best Characters Introduced After The First Movie
The Twilight Saga started in movies with Twilight and introduced Bella Swan and Edward Cullen to the world. That movie also introduced the world to Jacob Black as the other part of the love triangle and brought in characters like Bella's dad Charlie and Edward's family with the Cullen clan.

Related: Twilight New Moon: 10 Book To Movie Changes Nobody Talks About

However, that was only the tip of the iceberg. In the second movie, New Moon, and the following movies, Eclipse and two Breaking Dawn movies, more characters showed up that played an important role in the story. From more members of the werewolf pack to the Volturi and allies of the Cullen family, some great characters came in later years.
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Twilight: What Was The Deal With Jacob and Renesmee?

Twilight: What Was The Deal With Jacob and Renesmee?
Stephenie Meyer was truly on her bullshit when she wrote the Twilight saga, and over a decade later, we are still asking ourselves why we let her get away with it. However you feel about her work, there is no denying the cultural shift that happened when a vampire became a disco ball instead of a pile of ashes when they stepped into the sun. Meyers’… interesting… take on the undead has remained in the public imagination since the first book’s release in 2005, and people are still searching for the why and the how of Meyers’ universe more than 15 years later. The movies did literally nothing to tighten or clarify the books’ logic, but we got Shirtless Taylor Lautner for the duration, and if nothing else that was worth it. There are many questions one might be left with at the end of their Twilight journey, but perhaps the
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Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Threatening To Write 2 More Books

Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Threatening To Write 2 More Books
A decade ago, Twilight mania had gripped the world, with screaming teenagers and overzealous cougars alike descending into hysteria as the battle lines were drawn between Team Edward and Team Jacob. Very few franchises in history have sparked the sort of delirium in a fanbase that the big screen adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s novels did, which gained a rabid following that a lot of people just couldn’t wrap their heads around since none of the movies are particularly good.

The first and last installments currently hold the highest Rotten Tomatoes scores out of the entire series with a middling 49%, but box office takings were through the roof. The Twilight Saga raked in over $3.3 billion globally and sold in excess of 50 million copies on home video in the United States alone, but in recent times, the sparkly vampires have become more likely to be the butt of a joke after infiltrating popular culture.
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The Hilarious Imaginary Pitch Meeting for “Twilight: Breaking Dawn”

The Hilarious Imaginary Pitch Meeting for “Twilight: Breaking Dawn”
Join me in saying ‘Aaah, vindication’. Okay, the moment’s over since there’s still the reality that Breaking Dawn, as well as the other Twilight movies, made a fortune because they played upon the sensibilities of young girls and mothers that wanted to see the male stars with their shirts off. If that sounded creepy to you then don’t worry, it was entirely creepy to a lot of people. Breaking Dawn actually had a chance to be one of the best in the bunch since they had a great fight at the end…that turned out to be nothing more than a

The Hilarious Imaginary Pitch Meeting for “Twilight: Breaking Dawn”
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If You've Only Seen the Twilight Movies, You Have the Wrong Impression of Bella Swan

If You've Only Seen the Twilight Movies, You Have the Wrong Impression of Bella Swan
Like most people who owned Team Edward shirts in 2009, I remember the Twilight novels for the cringey dialogue, the iconic love triangle, and the hand-wringing over its supposedly anti-feminist protagonist, Bella Swan. But when I recently revisited the saga to prepare for Midnight Sun, I came to an interesting conclusion: the way Stephenie Meyer represents Bella's agency as a character is actually sort of progressive.

Bella is often dismissed as a personality-less character, but her actions across the novels reveal much more depth. Bella is shown to be selfless, brave, sarcastic, and stubborn; she's also uncannily mature to the point where she's constantly referred to as an "old soul." Bella continually puts herself on the line to save people she loves, jokes around with Edward (something the melodramatic film adaptations leave out), and, most of all, refuses to back down when she wants something (especially when that something is superhot
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There Are 2 More Twilight Books in the Works, So We Have a Few Suggestions

There Are 2 More Twilight Books in the Works, So We Have a Few Suggestions
It's been 15 years since Stephenie Meyer released Twilight, but the fandom is stronger than ever thanks to the release of her new book, Midnight Sun. The much-anticipated book finally hit shelves on Aug. 4, and it retells the events of the first book from Edward Cullen's point of view.

You might think that a story you already know the ending to wouldn't be nearly as captivating as the original, but fans are eating it up. Not only does it give us a glimpse into Edward's tortured mind (all 662 pages worth), but it also reveals some interesting new details about the characters. As Meyer puts it, "Some people are going to like some characters more, and they're going to like some characters less, because not only is he spending time with them that way, but he is reading their minds all the time."

Related: Here's What Everyone From Twilight Is Up
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Stephenie Meyer Wants To Write Two More Twilight Books After Midnight Sun

Stephenie Meyer Wants To Write Two More Twilight Books After Midnight Sun
The latest Twilight book, Midnight Sun, released earlier this month and blew fans of the saga away by giving them a fresh perspective on the story through the eyes of Edward Cullen.

As you’d expect, the new novel instantly became a hit and reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers list, with more than one million copies sold in just a week. While Meyer has marketed Midnight Sun as a sequel, the book is actually a retelling of the story but from Edward’s Pov. If you’re a fan of the saga and don’t find the new release that compelling to invest in the novel, then the fact that the writer has added a scene missing from the original book might be enough to lure you in.

It seems, though, that Meyer isn’t done with the franchise just yet. And why would she be? Fans have
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New ‘Twilight’ Book, ‘Midnight Sun,’ Released But Movie Version Is Unlikely

New ‘Twilight’ Book, ‘Midnight Sun,’ Released But Movie Version Is Unlikely
The fifth book in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, Midnight Sun, was released on Tuesday into the hands of excited and expectant fans. The last full book in the series, Breaking Dawn, was released in 2008. Fans have known about Midnight Sun for quite some time as the draft of the manuscript was leaked […]

The post New ‘Twilight’ Book, ‘Midnight Sun,’ Released But Movie Version Is Unlikely appeared first on uInterview.
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Midnight Sun Review (Spoiler-Free)

Midnight Sun Review (Spoiler-Free)
Like Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun is older than it looks. Stephenie Meyer’s retelling of Twilight, her iconic Ya novel of female desire, from the perspective of the smoldering vampire lover was first teased back in 2008, around the release of the final book, Breaking Dawn. At the time, Meyer announced that she would not be finishing the manuscript, as the first twelve chapters had leaked online and she felt like she had lost control of the story. By the time she warmed again to the idea, over the intervening years, the project was again derailed by the emergence of E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey (based on James’ Twilight fanfic) and its own reversed-perspective retelling, Grey.

Then, suddenly, this past May, it was announced that Midnight Sun would be published in just a few months. With no real context for why the book is finally seeing the light of day,
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11 Diverse Vampire Stories To Read Instead of Midnight Sun

11 Diverse Vampire Stories To Read Instead of Midnight Sun
There’s a very good chance we’re going to read Midnight Sun, the companion novel to pop culture juggernaut Twilight that retells the first story in the Stephanie Meyer Ya vampire series from Edward Cullen’s perspective. But we can enjoy something while also being critical of it, and the truth is: our culture deserves more, better vampire stories than what the Twilight saga has to offer. With that in mind, we’ve pooled our collective knowledge to recommend the following vampire stories that have more diverse and imaginative takes on the popular genre. From short stories to book series, hopefully there’s something here for you…

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

A good general rule of life to follow is that if Octavia Butler has written something in a particular genre, you should read it. And that’s as true in the world of vampire fiction as anywhere else.
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Twilight Fans Are Freaking Out Over New Book Midnight Sun

Twilight Fans Are Freaking Out Over New Book Midnight Sun
It’s been almost exactly 12 years since the publication of Breaking Dawn, the last entry in the Twilight series. A lot has happened over that time, but despite everything else going on right now, it’s time to revisit one of the truly important questions of the 21st century: Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

Author Stephenie Meyer announced back in the spring that the long-awaited Midnight Sun was finally getting an official release. Yesterday, the book, which retells the first Twilight novel from the point of view of Edward Cullen, hit shelves around the world and while fans who got into the saga as teenagers are now adults, they’re still loving those sexy, glittery vampires.

Here’s a selection of responses from social media:

Yes I’m now 32… Yes I rushed to the bookstore to pick up this Ya gem today… No I probably won’t sleep tonight…
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New Twilight Novel Will Feature A Scene Missing From The Original Book

New Twilight Novel Will Feature A Scene Missing From The Original Book
The new Twilight novel will focus on Edward’s perspective of the events that led him to fall in love with Bella, but it seems that Stephenie Meyer intends to include new scenes in the story as well.

Barring the highly-successful movie adaptations, fans of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan have gone through quite a drought since the last book, Breaking Dawn, came out almost 12 years ago. Creator Stephenie Meyer originally intended to write another sequel though that would serve as a retelling of the story and focus on Edward’s perspective, as opposed to Bella who was the sole narrator of the events. A couple of the book’s chapters even found their way online, but the writer ultimately decided to drop the project. Now, it seems that she’s found the passion to explore these characters once again, as the new book, titled Midnight Sun, will complete that long-forsaken goal.
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Twilight Author Says New Sequel Midnight Sun Offers A Unique Perspective On Edward

Twilight Author Says New Sequel Midnight Sun Offers A Unique Perspective On Edward
Twelve years after the last book in the Twilight series, it’s time to once again decide whether you’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob.

Author Stephenie Meyer recently announced that the long-awaited novel Midnight Sun is set for an official release on August 4th, 2020. Interestingly, this isn’t a direct continuation or even a prequel to the existing story, but rather a retelling of the first Twilight from the point of view of Edward Cullen.

The intention of the book is to show us how Edward reacted to Bella coming into his life. This will specifically explore his feelings on meeting his ‘singer’ (a human whose blood is more tempting than anyone else’s). We’ll see Edward discussing Bella with his fellow vampires, more detail into the lives of the Olympic Coven, their perspective on regular humans and the specifics of Edward’s trip to Alaska after his first meeting with Bella.
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A New ‘Twilight’ Book is on the Way – Could a Movie Be Next?

A New ‘Twilight’ Book is on the Way – Could a Movie Be Next?
Somewhere out there, Robert Pattinson felt an involuntary shiver go down his spine. The thing he most dreaded is happening: Stephanie Meyer is publishing a new Twilight novel. Meyer announced that she will be reviving the Twilight Saga, which wrapped up with 2008’s Breaking Dawn, with a retelling of the vampire love story in her new novel Midnight Sun. […]

The post A New ‘Twilight’ Book is on the Way – Could a Movie Be Next? appeared first on /Film.
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Twilight Fans Are Freaking Out Over New Sequel Midnight Sun

Twilight Fans Are Freaking Out Over New Sequel Midnight Sun
This morning brought some major news for Twihards, reawakening the fandom from its long slumber. For the first time since 2008, author Stephenie Meyer is releasing a new novel in the Twilight saga. Titled Midnight Sun, the book will be a retelling of the original Twilight from the point of view of brooding vampire Edward Cullen instead of his teenage love interest Bella Swan.

With the franchise dormant for so long, it’s not news that many were expecting, so social media is going crazy with those who grew up reading the books and watching the movies reveling in the return of saga – 12 years after it originally ended.

Me walking back into the twilight fandom, knowing full well I’m ready for this to destroy my life again. #midnightsun #StephenieMeyer pic.twitter.com/PjBArI636G

— Kirstie Lynn Midnight Sun (@panicicantdisco) May 4, 2020

The perfect time for this Paul Rudd meme.

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New Twilight Book Midnight Sun Is Coming This Summer

New Twilight Book Midnight Sun Is Coming This Summer
The Twilight saga is making a return this summer. Author Stephanie Meyer has revealed that her long-awaited book Midnight Sun is finally coming out on August 4. The book will serve as a companion to the previous books in the series. It will serve as a retelling of the events from Edward's perspective, as opposed to Bella's.

Stephenie Meyer on new book 'Midnight Sun' which comes out August 4: “Hopefully this book can be a fun distraction from the real world. I'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you." https://t.co/rJFjktp50Spic.twitter.com/hdp1xgsiKX

— Good Morning America (@Gma) May 4, 2020

To go along with the announcement, the cover of the new book has been revealed as well. Stephenie Meyer first made the reveal on Good Morning America. This book has been a long time coming, as it was originally supposed to arrive
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