Hardwicke to stay | Movie News
We recently reported that TWILIGHT director Catherine Hardwicke was set to direct the first film in another young-adult series called MAXIMUM RIDE. Now comes news that perhaps the biggest female director working today has reunited with Summit Entertainment--the studio that booted her from the TWILIGHT franchise--for which she'll direct IF I STAY, a fantasy-drama based on Gayle Forman's novel of the same name, due to be published this spring. The story centers on a gifted classical musician and her indie rocker boyfriend who's forced to choose between life and death when she's in a car accident with her family. Hmm, sounds ominous.
Much has been made of the split between Hardwicke and the mini-major, after TWILIGHT grossed $380 million worlwide and Hardwicke was replaced for the film's sequel--NEW MOON--by director Chris Weitz. Strange that the studio would throw the mysterious water under the even more mysterious bridge, and hire Hardwicke for what seems to be a major project for them. Gotta love Hollywood! Or not.
Source: Variety
Extra Tidbit: If Catherine Hardwicke is not the biggest female director working today, who is?
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6:20AM on 03/23/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sofia Coppola all the way. I've loved every movie she's made so far. Including Marie Antoinette, not including her short movies which I haven't seen.
Sofia Coppola all the way. I've loved every movie she's made so far. Including Marie Antoinette, not including her short movies which I haven't seen.
12:24PM on 03/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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4:31AM on 03/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
"I was in Paris with Rob and Kristen at dinner and talking to them and it was like, 'Is this really the schedule? Would we really be starting ten and half weeks from now?'"
"Yes, we would, for various reasons which I respect, but I really thought it would be better...
"I was in Paris with Rob and Kristen at dinner and talking to them and it was like, 'Is this really the schedule? Would we really be starting ten and half weeks from now?'"
"Yes, we would, for various reasons which I respect, but I really thought it would be better for somebody else, who hadn't just been working every day for two years without a day off."
"I'm sad. But I would not want to let those people down…I was offered a very nice amount of money, plenty more than I have ever seen or my family has seen. But I wanted to do it only if I was going to make it better than Twilight."
Don't know why I'm jumping in as I couldn't give less of a shit about the Twilight franchise. But I read that the other day and can respect a director who makes that kind of decision.
3:58AM on 03/20/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile