Twilight (film)

Twilight is an upcoming live-action film about a teenage girl who moves to a local town in Washington and finds her life turned upside down when she falls in love to a vampire named Edward Cullen. It will be based on the young-adult novel "Twilight" (first book in the Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer. It is currently in production by Summit Entertainment and is scheduled to be released on December 12, 2008. StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | Breaking Dawn

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Patterson, Justin Chon and Anna Kendrick, among others.

Tagline: The Forbidden Fruit Tastes the Sweetest.

Plot
Taken from Summit Entertainment Official Website

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance — unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right — Vampire. But he doesn't have fangs — that's just in the movies. And he doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice.

To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for — a soul mate.

But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy.

Somehow or other, they will have to manage their unmanageable love. But what will they do when Laurent and James, the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for Bella?

History
The first of the three books (Twilight) was first optioned by MTV Films, Paramount Pictures, and Maverick Films to potentially become a film, although this deal lapsed in April of 2007. The book is currently being optioned by Summit Entertainment. The assigned director of the film is Catherine Hardwicke and the writer is Melissa Rosenberg. The film is currently categorized as in-production.

Stephenie Meyer's "dream cast" for the possible movie is on her official Twilight website. However, Meyer has stated that she does not have any influence on the movie, so her personal cast list will probably differ from the actual cast.

On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment, along with Stephenie Meyer announced that Kristen Stewart has been cast in the role of Isabella Swan. Another cast member was announced on December 11, 2007. It was said that Robert Pattinson (who portrayed Cedric Diggory in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) will be portraying Edward Cullen. Summit entertainment had an open casting call for the role of Jacob Black on January 19, but no news has been heard thus far.

On February 17, 2008, a casting call is to be held for extras on the film.