Original Twilight star Robert Pattinson is now busy playing Batman and the part of Edward would be a difficult one to recast, given how much the actor’s appearance is associated with the male lead of the series. Despite the novel selling a million copies in its first week, the fact that this is a straightforward perspective flip makes a movie adaptation unlikely. So, which of these literary Twilight offshoots is most likely to make it to the big screen, and which ones are likely to be forever left on the shelf?Ī recent bestseller from Meyer, Midnight Sun retells the story of the first Twilight novel from the perspective of teen vampire Edward Cullen rather than his human love interest Bella Swan. However, there are plenty of projects for the producers to pick from in the Twilight canon, as Meyer has authored a gender-flipped retelling, a perspective-switched version, and a supplementary novella for the series. With many of Twilight’s cast being big stars now, it seems unlikely that any subsequent reboot, sequel, or re-imagining would be able to corral together the original cast again. That said, the release of 2015’s Life and Death and 2020’s Midnight Sun, both retellings of the original novel by series author Stephenie Meyer, prove that there is still some interest in a sequel to the series. Related: How Twilight’s Movie Adaptations Wasted The Saga’s Best Villains By the end of the series, although the two-part Breaking Dawn was far from the most-hated Twilight movies, it was clear that the zeitgeist had moved on and the saga was ending just as its popularity was waning and its target demographic was growing disinterested. Subsequent sequels such as New Moon failed to earn even begrudgingly approving write-ups, although David Slade’s third movie Eclipse was seen by many reviewers as a step in the right direction. While the first Twilight movie received better reviews than many of its sequels, this was largely due to director Catherine Hardwicke adding a murder mystery subplot to liven up proceedings.

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