Stephenie at BDp2 premiere
Hi everyone. I hope you're all coming back from a really fabulous Thanksgiving weekend, full of quality family time, too much delicious food, and restful tryptophan comas.
Two weeks ago, while doing press for Breaking Dawn 2, there were a lot of các câu hỏi I wasn't able to answer because I didn't want to spoil the ending for anyone. I promised in a couple of interviews that I would post the answer to a specific câu hỏi on my website once everyone had had a chance to see the movie. Now, if there is anyone đọc this who hasn't had a chance to see BD2 yet and really wants to remain unspoiled, please stop đọc now.
***spoilers ahead***
The question, which I got frequently, was how I felt about having a big change inserted into the story during the final climax. My answer was that it didn't feel like such a huge departure. For me, this moment is already in the book. However, we don't get to see it in all its exciting and gory detail because we are seeing the world only through Bella's eyes. A few of the reporters I talked to wanted to know where in the book this moment was hidden. The answer is page 738, fourth paragraph down:
"Aro stared into my eyes for a long, tense moment. I had no idea what he was searching for, hoặc what he found, but after he had measured me for that moment, something in his face changed, a faint shift in the set of his mouth and eyes, and I knew that Aro had made his decision."
In this short analysis, after Bella has revealed the depth of her power, Aro plays out in his head the probable outcome of a battle with the Cullens. Much like what we see in the movie, Aro foresees a thêm evenly matched fight than he had expected, the loss of too many of his key players, and—most unacceptable—the likelihood of his own death. Though odds are that the Volturi would have come out on hàng đầu, đầu trang in the end, Aro wouldn't have lived to see it and the unassailable nature of the Volturi's authority would have been broken, possibly forever. It is this vision of the future—though imperfect guesswork on his part—that motivates his retreat.
Melissa Rosenberg and I have both mentioned the fateful bữa tối, bữa ăn tối we had (back during the filming of Eclipse) where we hashed out a way to make the end of Breaking Dawn thêm cinematic. This was the idea we latched on to—how do we make this vision of Aro's into something the viewer can experience? The answer was pretty simple once we looked at it that way—we already had a character who could hiển thị us visions. So the only real change to the book ending of Breaking Dawn is that Alice enters the scene earlier, and comes in contact with Aro.
(Are there a few little trespasses against the mythology in this vision? Yes, as some of bạn have pointed out. The consensus was that a minor deviation from what had been established was forgivable in the name of entertainment. I had a few very elaborate solutions, but they were too confusing and not nearly as cinematic as the final product. And obviously, the result was very entertaining.)
A few reporters asked me if I would have done anything different in the battle if I had written it; the answer is yes. Mainly, I would have killed thêm Cullens. I do think the Volturi would have won the day; as the talented players were taken out, in the end it would be brute strength that would determine the victor, and the Volturi have thêm soldiers and thêm experience. Of course, if we had offed Edward hoặc something, it might have been too obvious that it was a vision sequence. In the end, when the vision was revealed, the reaction I heard in the two unsuspecting audiences I viewed it with was nothing but relief and enthusiasm. Kudos to Bill C for creating the perfect emotional response! He plays our heartstrings like a virtuoso.
It was really something to get to spend a little time with the những người hâm mộ at the BD2 events, and to watch the movie at the premiere with so many of them. It was the best experience I've ever had at a Twilight movie, and a perfect conclusion to my personal Twilight experience. I hope bạn also enjoyed the movie, and each other, for this last big bang. You, the readers and viewers, are the ones who have made this whole ten-year experience into something khó tin and amazing, and I thank bạn so much for it. I hope I get to see some of bạn again in March (shameless The Host plug), because it makes me too sad to think that my relationship with my readers is ending, too.
Happy Holidays to bạn all, may the season be filled with good Những người bạn and good books!
Love,
Steph
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Unlike 2010, that was not filled with tons of blockbusters, 2011 is filled with heavy hitting films. Granted those powerhouses still have to deliver, but EW points out just in in sheer volume how intense it is. It’s a good thing we are back to a November release on Breaking Dawn, because there is an awful lot coming out this summer.
EW points to three of what they think will be the biggest:
“Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20), the beginning of the end of The Twilight Saga with Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Nov. 18), and the end of the end of the Harry Potter saga with The Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (July 15). So many movies! But which, dear readers, can bạn simply not wait a single một giây thêm to see?”
Head over to EW and tell them what bạn want them to cover.
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According to THR:
“Not since Judy Blume has an tác giả so adeptly captured — and profited from — teen angst as Meyer. Her four-book Twilight series has sold thêm than 100 million copies and has been printed in 37 languages. In 2008, her net worth was $125 million, and Forbes estimates her annual income at $40 million. It’s hard to believe the Cave Creek, Ariz., housewife never had written so much as a short story before publishing her first book. According to Amazon, she ranks as the second-best-selling tác giả of the decade, beaten only bởi Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling. “Twihards” can enjoy Bella and Edward’s tormented tình yêu affair in a movie franchise that has grossed thêm than $1.7 billion worldwide, with two films yet to come.”
The danh sách covers their hàng đầu, đầu trang 100 names and is an annual item
Tis the season where people start shopping! We will be coming out with our giáng sinh Twilight Saga buying guide later this week. We usually get bombarded at giáng sinh time with people emailing and asking “what do I get my daughter, girlfriend, wife, etc. This năm we are going to do a list.
The official product mô tả reads “Ashley Greene Head Sculpt w/ 16″ Ballerina Bust Tyler chuyển đổi, chuyển đổi được Body; Amber Eyes with Wigged Hair and Cameo Skintone
ALICE CULLEN is the latest member of the CULLEN clan to tham gia Tonner®’s line of TWILIGHT TCF™s. ALICE arrives wearing a costume reproduction from NEW MOON, and includes a striped áo cánh, blouse with bow tie collar, slim cut twill pants, plush corduroy vest, knit socks, and faux leather ballet flat. ALICE’s CULLEN crest chuỗi hạt, chuỗi hạt cườm is also included. Includes display stand.”
