Variety takes their stab at explaining why there is no concrete information regarding Breaking Dawn. It basically comes down to one word: negotiation.
“Sources said Summit has so far only gone as far as setting scribe Melissa Rosenberg–who wrote the first three films–to finish the series, but Summit has to clear several hurdles before telling Rosenberg if she should write one scripts or two.
Among those hurdles is figuring out whether “New Moon” director Chris Weitz will respond favorably to overtures from the film company and the cast to return and shoot two more films, back to back.
Summit execs would not comment, but multiple sources said that the film company wants to go the two-film route, which means re-opening negotiations and getting approval from the author. It also means making new deals with a principal cast that is only locked up for four films. If “Breaking Dawn” becomes two pictures, all of the key cast members will get fat raises, and the three principals—Rob Pattinson, Kristin Stewart and Taylor Lautner—could land eight-figure paydays. ”
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And for another interesting piece of the puzzle, it looks like Peter Facinelli has future plans in Vancouver.
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