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.










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