Bill Condon just did an interview about his upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie and he referenced his Twilight experience.

Did you have a good experience making the “Twilight” films?

I did enjoy it. There were so many things I enjoyed about it. It was tricky but I liked the contract with the audience that was involved in making those movies. I like the fact that there were these expectations with how things would be done. And then you change them and then they get upset. It’s very satisfying to win them over and convince them that it was worth doing. But, more than anything, I do think we live in this culture that’s so busy, cluttered. It’s such a luxury to know that there are people who are waiting with obsession and love for something. I have to say I sort of feel that about “Mr. Holmes” too. We also live in a movie world or entertainment world for good or for bad — in many ways for bad — where people demand a certain familiarly walking into the theater. They want to feel like they know something [laughs]. And that’s sort of what was so useful about “Holmes,” that there’s a sense of purity, that there’s a shared knowledge you can play off of.

Check out the full interview on IndieWire

Aside from the Mr. Holmes, Condon’s next project is a live action Beauty and the Beast movie for Disney

This just in from the organizers of Stephenie Meyer Day in Forks. It looks like the 10th anniversary celebration of Twilight is shaping up to be quite the event.

As a proud partner, Volvo Cars is presenting the winning Twilight Stories filmmaker with the all new VOLVO XC90 HYBRID SUV and launching the Volvo Cars “The Storytellers: New Voices of the Twilight Series Drive to Dream Sweepstakes,” where by voting in the contest, fans can enter to win a new VOLVO XC60 CROSSOVER.

Additionally, up to thirteen (13) monthly prize winners will have a chance to receive a Twilight swag bag and Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones or Soundsticks Wireless Home Speakers.

Visit www.VolvoDrivetoDreamSweepstakes.brandmovers.co for more details and ways to enter.

The next stage of the Twilight Stories contest involves directors making their pitch to direct one or more of the winning entries.

According to the official Tongal website this is what is needed of the directors, but see their site for full rules/details:

PHASE 4: DIRECTOR PITCH – (Open to Female Filmmakers) Submit your Pitch (What Is a Pitch Phase?) convincing the judges why you should be selected to execute a Short Film based on one of the winning Screenplays from the previous Phase. The Director Pitch must present a clear vision for the proposed short film. For further Submission Requirements, please see below:

• Text (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing how you plan to approach and execute this Short Film.

• Portfolio of Existing Work (REQUIRED): Each Director Pitch must include an existing portfolio of work that clearly demonstrates the director’s ability to execute on the proposed Winning Screenplay. Please link to your previous video work and specify your role (producer, director, etc.).

• Director Bio (REQUIRED): Tell us a little about yourself in 500 characters or less.

• Screenplay (REQUIRED): Select a winning Screenplay you want to work with from the previous phase via the dropdown menu.

• Storyboards (OPTIONAL): Additional concept art, storyboards, shot list, anything that helps get your point across.

• Headshots/Casting Boards (OPTIONAL): Casting notes or concepts, headshots of actors, etc.

• Pitch Video (REQUIRED): Create and upload a video explaining why you should direct a film based on one (1) of the Winning Screenplays from Phase 2. Each Director Pitch should be no longer than three (3) minutes and should include the director’s vision for the cast, crew and location options.    

EW has the details of those who made it to the top five in the Twilight Stories contest.  Details for directors should release later today.

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According to the official Twilight Saga Twitter account the five winning entries that directors will then bid on is postponed.

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You can find the the Stephenie Meyer Day official website here on the Forks Washington official page.

You can also catch up with the group on various social media sites:

Facebook

Page:  https://www.facebook.com/smdforks

Planning group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1620976301463300/

Pinterest: forever_forks

Twitter: forever_forks

Instagram: forevertwilightinForks

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Official Hashtags
#forevertwilightinForks
#fandomisfamily
#adecadeoftwilight

According to Lionsgate:

“Yesterday marked the end of phase 2 of The Storytellers: New Voices of the Twilight Saga project, and we couldn’t be more excited about the 20 screenplays that were submitted from over 1,200 Story submissions!

After thorough review from our esteemed panel of judges over the next week, we will announce the top five screenplays on Friday, January 30.

We wanted to take a moment to thank you for helping to make this project such a success by sharing some very exciting stats about the project thus far! 

 Since launch, our project has received over half a million views and now holds the record for the most participation EVER for a single project on the Tongal platform (which is a big deal considering there have been competitions for Star Wars, Bob Marley, The LEGO Movie, and Interstellar). This accomplishment feels even more noteworthy when you consider that all project submissions came from women. “

UPDATE: