The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Cast & Crew

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Director
David Slade
Producer
Mark Morgan
Producer
Patrick Wachsberger
Producer
Wyck Godfrey
Line Producer
Bill Bannerman

Cast View all

Edward Cullen
Robert Pattinson
Bella Swan
Kristen Stewart
Jacob Black
Taylor Lautner
Alice Cullen
Ashley Greene
Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Peter Facinelli

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Production Manager
Barbara Kelly

Production Coordinator
Kathleen Whelan
Production Designer
David Brisbin
Casting Director
Stuart Aikins
Construction Coordinator
Doug Hardwick

Synopsis

Genre: Fantasy | Adventure

It's just a few weeks before high school graduation, and although most girls Bella Swan's age would be focused on what to wear to the big dance or how to pass Calculus, Bella has a few more important things on her mind. Now that she's been reunited with her vampire boyfriend Edward, Bella must decide whether --- and when --- to join him and his coven, to forsake her mortality (and her friends and family) to live, like Edward, forever. Bella has grown up a lot since readers first met her in Stephenie Meyer's first novel, TWILIGHT. Back then she was naive, impetuous and easily swayed by Edward's dazzlingly good looks and effortlessly romantic charms. Now, though, in the third book in this series, Bella is finally thinking a little about the implications of her decision to become a vampire and even standing up to Edward's dominating, overprotective tendencies. Edward is an old-fashioned guy. He won't turn Bella into a vampire unless she marries him first, and the idea of telling him she's getting married at 18 is more terrifying than admitting to her future transformation. Bella would also have to move far away from her beloved father during their dangerous "newborn" vampire period, when she would be unable to control her bloodthirsty urges. And then there's Jake, the werewolf who finally pledges his love to Bella. Is she really ready to leave him behind? Bella does feel some urgency for this decision, though. She has made some enemies who would be more than happy to harm her while they still can. What's more, there's a newborn vampire on the loose in Seattle, terrorizing humans and threatening either the Cullen family or Bella herself. Clearly, time is running out while Bella hesitates.

Latest Updates

Twilight's Lefevre 'stunned' at loss of role

Published on: July 30, 2009

The Associated Press

Montreal-born actress Rachelle Lefevre starred as the evil vampire Victoria in the first two Twilight movies. (Seville Pictures)

Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third Twilight movie, and the Canadian actress who's played the part in the first two films says she was "stunned" and "hurt deeply" by the switch.

Montreal-born Rachelle Lefevre says she was unaware that Summit Entertainment, which is releasing the vampire saga, had chosen someone else to play her part in Eclipse.

Summit announced Howard as her replacement late Tuesday, saying Lefevre had scheduling conflicts that would make her unable to participate in the production.

But Lefevre said Wednesday that she was "fully committed" to returning as Victoria. She says her involvement in the Canadian-made drama Barney's Version," starring Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, would only last 10 days.

"I turned down several other film opportunities and, in accordance with my contractual rights, accepted only roles that would involve very short shooting schedules," she said in a lengthy statement.

"Although the production schedule for Eclipse is over three months long, Summit said they had a conflict during those 10 days and would not accommodate me. Given the length of filming for Eclipse, never did I fathom I would lose the role over a 10-day overlap."

Summit says Lefevre didn't inform the studio she would be shooting Barney's Version — which will require her to be in Europe during rehearsal and at least 10 days of principal photography on Eclipse — until July 20, even though she reportedly signed onto the project in early June.

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