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Directed by Bill Condon
Produced by Wyck Godfrey
Karen Rosenfelt
Stephenie Meyer
Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg
Based on Breaking Dawn by
Stephenie Meyer
Starring Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography Guillermo Navarro
Editing by Virginia Katz
Studio Temple Hill Entertainment
Summit Entertainment
Distributed by Part 1
Summit Entertainment
Part 2
Lionsgate
Release date(s) Part 1:
November 18, 2011[1]
Part 2:
November 16, 2012[1]
Running time Part 1:
117 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget Part 1:
$110 million[3]
Part 2:
$131.5 million (Estimated)[4]
Box office Part 1:
$705,058,657[3]
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn, is a 2011–2012 set of two romantic fantasy films directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The two-part film forms the fourth and final installment in the The Twilight Saga series. All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles.
Part 1[5] was released on November 18, 2011,[6][7] and Part 2 will be released on November 16, 2012.[1] The first film has grossed over $705 million worldwide. Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt served as executive producers for the film, along with the author of the series, Stephenie Meyer; the screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg, the screenwriter of the first three entries.[8] Part 2 will be released by Lionsgate in the US, in consequence of the merger between Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment.[9] Part 1 was released on DVD on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the United States. There was a special midnight release event, with a sneak peek of Part 2, at participating Target stores.[10]
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
1.1 Part 1
1.2 Part 2
2 Cast
2.1 Part 1
2.2 Part 2
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Writing and pre-production
3.3 Filming
3.4 Costume design
3.5 Post-production and visual effects
3.6 Music
3.6.1 Part 1
3.6.2 Part 2
4 Marketing
4.1 Promotion
4.2 Leaks
4.2.1 Lawsuit
5 Home media
6 Reception
6.1 Critical reception
6.1.1 Part 1
6.2 Box office
6.2.1 Part 1
7 Health issues
8 References
9 External links
[edit]Plot

Further information: Breaking Dawn
[edit]Part 1
The film starts out as Bella Swan plans her wedding with the Cullen family. Before the wedding, Edward Cullen tells Bella that he has murdered people in the past. Undaunted by this, Bella and Edward go ahead with the wedding. During the reception following her wedding to Edward, Bella is visited by her friend Jacob Black. When Bella admits that she and Edward plan to consummate their marriage during their honeymoon, Jacob becomes angry but is held back by his pack. He then runs off into the woods, and Edward takes an upset Bella back to the reception.
The couple spends their honeymoon on the Cullens' private Brazilian island. Although hesitant, Edward has sex with Bella for the first time. After, Edward realizes that he bruised Bella's arm, back and shoulders during sex and he vows to never be intimate with her again, much to her disappointment; he later gives in to her seductions. Two weeks into their honeymoon, Bella discovers that she is pregnant with a fetus growing at an extraordinarily accelerated rate. After consulting with Carlisle, they rush back to Forks. Bella refuses to consider having an abortion, and enlists Rosalie's help to protect her wishes.
Opposed to Sam Uley's plans to kill Bella and her child, which is thought to be a demon, Jacob angrily leaves his pack and arrives at the Cullens' to protect Bella; Seth and Leah Clearwater join him, forming a new wolf pack. As the pregnancy progresses, Bella's health severely deteriorates. As a last resort, she begins drinking blood, which satisfies the fetus' vampiric thirst and allows her to regain some strength. Soon afterward, Bella goes into a painful labor and gives birth to her child, Renesmee (an amalgamation of the names of Bella's mother, Renée, and Edward's adoptive mother, Esme). To save her life, Edward injects Bella's heart with his venom to transform her into a vampire, but nothing seems to happen and Bella is thought to be dead. Greatly distraught, Jacob attempts to kill the baby, but stops when he realizes he has imprinted on the child.
When the werewolves learn of Bella's "death", they attack the Cullens' house in an attempt to kill the baby. They are forced to stop after learning Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee, which, under their wolf law, means Renesmee cannot be harmed. After Bella is thought to be deceased her wounds suddenly heal as the venom spreads through her body. The Cullens are all left shocked. Bella's heart finally ceases, and she awakens as a newborn vampire.
In a post-credits scene, the Volturi hear about Bella's conversion; Aro notes that it does not end their dispute with the Cullens, proclaiming, "They have something I want".
[edit]Part 2
After the birth of Renesmee Cullen, Bella, now a vampire, finds herself enjoying her new life and abilities. However, the vampire Irina misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child", a child who has been turned into a vampire, and because immortal children are uncontrollable, creating them has been outlawed by the Volturi. After Irina presents her allegation to the Volturi, they plan to destroy Renesmee and the Cullens. In an attempt to survive, the Cullens gather other vampire clans from around the world to stand as witnesses and prove to the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child.
[edit]Cast

Main article: List of Twilight cast members
Main cast
Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan[11]
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen[11]
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black[11]
Supporting characters A
[edit]Part 1
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, a compassionate doctor who acts as a father figure to the Cullen coven[11]
Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, the most loving member who acts as the mother of the Cullen family[11]
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who is close friends with Bella[11]
Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, the strongest member of the Cullen family, and provides the comic relief[11]
Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, a member of the Cullen family who helps Bella through her pregnancy[11]
Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen coven can feel/control/manipulate emotions[11]
Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police[11]
Sarah Clarke as Renée Dwyer, Bella's mother who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Phil[11]
Julia Jones as Leah Clearwater, a member of Jacob's pack who is constantly bitter and pained[11]
Booboo Stewart as Seth Clearwater, a carefree member of Jacob's pack[11]
MyAnna Buring as Tanya, the leader of the Denali coven[11]
Maggie Grace as Irina, a member of the Denali coven whose lover (Laurent) was killed by the werewolves[11]
Casey LaBow as Kate, a member of the Denali coven who has the ability to run an electric current on her skin[11]
Michael Sheen as Aro, the leader of the Volturi[11]
Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, one of the three founders of the Volturi[11]
Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, one of the three founders of the Volturi[11]
Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley, the Alpha of the werewolves pack[11]
Christian Camargo as Eleazar, a member of the Denali coven[11]
Mía Maestro as Carmen, a member of the Denali coven[11]
Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee Cullen,[11] Edward and Bella's newborn child who is half-human half-vampire, imprinted on by Jacob Black (werewolf/shape-shifter).

[edit]Part 2
A All actors listed for Part 1 will reprise their roles in Part 2.
Dakota Fanning as Jane, a loyal servant to the Volturi[11]
Cameron Bright as Alec, a loyal servant to the Volturi[11]
Charlie Bewley as Demetri, a loyal servant to the Volturi[11]
Daniel Cudmore as Felix, a loyal servant to the Volturi[11]
Noel Fisher as Vladimir, one of the twelve founders of the ancient, but deceased, Romanian coven[11]
Guri Weinberg as Stefan, one of the twelve founders of the Romanian coven[11]
Lee Pace as Garrett, an adventurous nomad[11]
Joe Anderson as Alistair, a solitary nomad[11]
Judi Shekoni as Zafrina, a member of the Amazon coven[11]
Tracey Huggins as Senna, a member of the Amazon coven[11]
J.D. Pardo as Nahuel, a vampire hybrid[11]
Rami Malek as Benjamin, a member of the Egyptian coven[11]
Wendell Pierce as TBA[11]
After confirming one film, Summit had been keeping their eye on a fifth installment.[6] In May 2010, Billy Burke and Peter Facinelli were the only cast actors who were confirmed for both parts of Breaking Dawn, while other cast members such as Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz were still in negotiations for a second part. If the actors holding Summit back from making an official announcement did not reach an agreement with them, the studio would not have minded recasting their roles, as was done in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse with Bryce Dallas Howard's character, Victoria.[6] However, in June 2010, Summit officially confirmed that a two-part adaptation of the fourth book would start production and it was made clear that all major actors, including the three lead roles, the Cullen family, and Charlie Swan, would return for both parts. Actresses Christie Burke, Rachel St. Gelais, Sierra Pitkin, and Eliza Faria will play Renesmee at her various ages in Breaking Dawn.[12]
[edit]Production

[edit]Development
Talks for a Breaking Dawn film started after Summit Entertainment approved the second and third adaptations of the franchise, and scheduled the two films to be released six months apart.[13] Wyck Godfrey, producer of the previous films in the series, stated in mid-2009 that they had every intention to make the film version of Breaking Dawn,[14] but Stephenie Meyer, author of the series, explained on her website's Breaking Dawn FAQ that if an adaptation were to be created, it would have to be split into two films because "The book is just so long!", saying that she would have made the book shorter if it were possible.[15] She also believed it to be impossible to make a film due to Renesmee, writing that an actress could not play her because she is a baby that has complete awareness, "The one thing that I've never seen is a CGI human being who truly looks real"; however, she did acknowledge the film might be possible due to the quickly-advancing technologies.[15] Moreover, because of the mature and explicit nature of the Breaking Dawn book, fans and critics questioned if the studio would be able to keep a PG-13 rating, noting that the movie should not be rated R for the ever-growing fan base.[16] In March 2010, Variety reported that Summit Entertainment was considering splitting the 754-page book into two films, along the same lines as Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[17] Since under contract for only four films, the status of Kristen Stewart's, Robert Pattinson's and Taylor Lautner's contracts were in question, making the possibility of a split unlikely.[17] Producer Wyck Godfrey stated that all three main cast members were signed onto one Breaking Dawn film.[8]
“ I got very nervous. There were, like, 15 people. I had never really auditioned or gone into a job interview in that way since maybe 1988 or '87. I guess I was unprepared for it. [...] In this case, they wanted me to talk about their project, which really needed to follow very closely the book [...] I was talking about the book, and really all I was saying was, 'OK, this is great, let's go to it.' That was the pitch. I think they're used to something else. They're used to, for those of you who might audition for film jobs, a 40-minute dissertation with perhaps visual aids and a pep talk about how fantastic this project is going to be. I just didn't know how to do that. ”
—Gus Van Sant[18]
In March 2010, it was announced that Summit was searching for Academy-Award nominated directors to helm the project, with names like Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant and Bill Condon rumored to have been approached to direct.[19] On April 28, 2010, Summit announced that Bill Condon, who directed Dreamgirls, would direct Breaking Dawn; producing the film will be Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt, and author Stephenie Meyer. "I'm very excited to get the chance to bring the climax of this saga to life on-screen. As fans of the series know, this is a one-of-a-kind book – and we're hoping to create an equally unique cinematic experience", said Bill Condon.[20] Condon spoke about Summit approaching him saying, "The very nice folks at Summit.. they sent me the novel. I loved it. I quickly imprinted on the material".[21] Another reason Condon cited was the desire to collaborate with Stewart.[22] Gus Van Sant later explained that Robert Pattinson mentioning him as the ideal director for Breaking Dawn was what made him audition for the job and described the audition as "very nerve-wracking". However, after Condon was hired, Sant suggested that the reason behind not getting hired was his style and way of auditioning being different from what the executive producers were used to.[18]
In June, Summit officially confirmed that a two-part adaptation of the fourth book would start filming in November.[11][23] The first part was released on November 18, 2011, and the second part's release date is set for November 16, 2012.[7][24]
The Twilight Saga also helped motivate Rosenberg into launching a female-centric production company, Tall Girls Productions: "The charter of it, if there is one, would be to create some strong roles for women... the female Batman, the female Tony Soprano." She explained that, despite the fact of the many hours of hard work ahead of her, it is what she wants to do.[25]
[edit]Writing and pre-production
Since the first film was released, fans and critics speculated whether Breaking Dawn would be adapted into a film considering the adult nature of the book. In March 2010, Rosenberg spoke about adapting the book saying, "It's the big one, it's gonna be a big challenge, and I guarantee you that not all of the fans will be happy, and I guarantee you some of them will be. You have to give up the ideal of making everybody happy, it's just not gonna happen, but you hope you make the majority happy. Again, for that last book it is about taking that specific character Bella on her journey. It's a big journey, it's a massive change for her, and you hope to realize that."[26] One of the scenes that aroused the speculations that the film would be rated R is the infamous graphic birth scene in the novel. In August, Rosenberg addressed such speculations saying, "On the fan site, on Facebook, all the comments are "It has to be R rated! You have to show the childbirth! Gore and guts and sex!" For me it's actually more interesting to not see it. You know, you can do childbirth without seeing childbirth ... it doesn't mean it's any less evocative of an experience."[27] Producer Wyck Godfrey addressed those speculations further saying, "it would be a crime against our audience to go R-rated" as the core fans of the series are below 18 years old, but insisted that the film is based on a mature book, so more progress and sophistication are needed.[28] To compromise the necessary sophistication in adapting such a mature book and the need for maintaining a PG-13 rating, Rosenberg stated that the scene would be shown from Bella's point of view.[29] Godfrey described it saying, "She is looking through the haze, experiencing pain and everything rushing around her. We only see what she sees".[28]