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“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2″ title treatment revealed

Posted on Feb 09, 2012 by Amy with 4 Comments.

Earlier this evening the official Twilight facebook and twitter pages revealed the title treatment for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2?”  What do you think?

Don’t forget that you have until 8 p.m. Pacific tomorrow night to tell us what you are hoping to catch a glimpse of during Target’s “Breaking Dawn, Part 2″ sneak peek on Friday evening. Your comment enters you to win a Breaking Dawn snuggle pack of prizes. For more information and to leave your comments check out the contest post here.



It’s Official: Lionsgate purchasing Summit Entertainment

Posted on Jan 13, 2012 by Amy with 8 Comments.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., the producers behind “The Hunger Games” film, announced this afternoon that it has completed a transaction to acquire “Twilight Saga” producers Summit Entertainment for a combination of cash and stock valued at $412.5 million.

“We are uniting two powerful entertainment brands, bringing together two world-class feature film franchises to establish a commanding position in the young adult market, strengthening our global distribution infrastructure and creating a scalable platform that will result in significant and accretive financial benefits to Lionsgate shareholders,” said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns. ”Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger have built a remarkable organization, and we’re pleased to welcome Summit’s talented team to the Lionsgate family.”

In addition to “The Hunger Games,” Lionsgate is also the studio behind “Abduction,” “Monster’s Ball,” the “Saw” franchise, “Kick Ass,” “The Expendables” and the upcoming “The Expendables 2″ and  ”What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” On the television side Lionsgate produces “Mad Men,” “Weeds” and “Nurse Jackie.”  With this deal Lionsgate gains the lucrative “Twilight” franchise as well as adding Summit’s Oscar-winning war drama “The Hurt Locker” to its library of 13,000 films and TV shows.



Summit announces ‘Breaking Dawn, Part 1′ midnight release parties and special features as DVD pre-sales begin

Posted on Jan 04, 2012 by Amy with 10 Comments.

Summit Entertainment announced that retailers around the country will be holding pre-release parties on the evening of Friday, February 10 in anticipation of the release of the two-disc Special Edition DVD and one-disc Special Edition Blu-ray of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 at midnight on Saturday, February 11.  Look for details on particpating stores coming soon to http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/. Pre-sales of the DVD and Blu-ray officially started today, January 3, and retailers including Walmart, Best Buy and Amazon are now taking orders.

The Special Features include a six-part “making-of” documentary, Edward and Bella wedding video,  two fast forward features that will take you to “your favorite” Edward and Jacob scenes, and audio commentary by director Bill Condon. No deleted/extended scenes or cast member audio commentary is listed to the dismay of fans who were hoping for additional wedding or honeymoon footage and more quips from Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

While the Special Features appear to be the same on every DVD and Blu-ray, some retailers are offering special packaging to entice fans.

Target's unique limited edition case includes an authentic prop flowers from the movie set encased in a collectible keepsake featuring a wedding portrait of Edward and Bella (DVD $34.99, Blu-ray $37.99).

Walmart is calling their version the Bella's Wedding Dress edition and includes a fabric poster featuring Bella and Edward at the wedding, music videos, and the opportunity to enter to win a trip to the 'Part 2' L.A. premiere and other prizes. (DVD $22.96, Blu-ray $26.96 online)

Will you pre-order online or will you wait to see if your local retailer will be hosting event? I’m waiting to see if any other stores offer different packaging, and for more information on the midnight release parties, including whether or not any cast members will be making appearances as they did for New Moon’s midnight DVD release.



Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Convention in Los Angeles Update: Gold Packages Now On Sale

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 by Amy with 3 Comments.

The Twilight Convention is returning to Los Angeles with a convention in conjunction with the release of the latest movie.  Summit Entertainment and Creation Entertainment will present The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Official Fan Convention the weekend of November 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

Cullen Crest Gold Packages are now on sale for $349.  The package includes the best seats in the theater, autographs from supporting cast members, admission to two Gold Package only exclusive events including the new Twilight Saga Wedding Convention, which seems to be replacing the Volturi Ball, and a Sunday morning Celebrity Breakfast with Silent Auction, and more.

For details on the convention and to purchase Cullen Crest Gold Packages click here.  Less expensive package and single day tickets are expected to go on sale at a future date.

At this time no cast members have been confirmed, but this Breaking Dawn Convention anticipated to have a line-up similar to the  Eclipse Convention last June, which included Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, nearly all the Cullen’s, the wolfpack members and more. It was an epic event that anyone who attended won’t soon forget.



Summit Entertainment releases Bella’s ring teaser image and announces Two new Breaking Dawn images debuting 9/8.

Posted on Sep 08, 2011 by Amy with 7 Comments.

Summit Entertainment has released a teaser shot of Bella’s Breaking Dawn engagement ring on The Twilight Saga facebook.  The teaser shot is part of a one of two The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 one-sheets that Summit announced will debut exclusively tomorrow, September 8, on Yahoo! Movies.