The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Filmmaker: Melissa Rosenberg (Screenwriter)
USA / 2010 / 121 minutes / English / UK, Cert 12A
Opening Weekend Date: 9 July 2010
Cinemas screening the film: Cineworld Shaftesbury Ave, Vue West End & Nationwide
In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third chapter in Stephenie Meyer's phenomenally successful series, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge.
In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
Melissa Rosenberg - Screenwriter
Seamlessly transitioning from television to the silver screen, Melissa Rosenberg is proving to be one of Hollywood's most versatile, sought-after writers, and one of the most successful female screenwriters of all time.
Rosenberg has written the screenplays for the vampire romance phenomenon Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Adapted from the best-selling novels by Stephenie Meyer, the Twilight series tells the story of a high school girl named Bella who finds her soul mate in the stunning vampire Edward. The first film Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke opened in November 2008. The sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, opened in November 2009. Together, the two films have already grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
Rosenberg recently completed the fourth season as both head writer and executive producer of the Showtime original series Dexter. Her work on the show helped earn it the prestigious Peabody Award, an Emmy nomination, and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination. Rosenberg has scripted several of the most memorable episodes, including Born Free, Finding Freebo, Dex Takes a Holiday, and The Getaway.
She launched her screenwriting career with the box-office smash Step Up. A trained dancer herself, Rosenberg was perfect to the write the film, an urban romance between a naturally gifted troublemaker (Channing Tatum) and an upper-class ballerina (Jenna Dewan). The film has earned over $114 million worldwide and launched Tatum into Hollywood heartthrob status.
Rosenberg was no stranger to writing for the teenaged set; before signing on to write Step Up, Rosenberg wrote several episodes of Fox's series The O.C. Inspired by character-driven projects, Rosenberg's other credits include Ally McBeal, Party of Five, Boston Public, The Outer Limits, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
With a goal toward becoming a choreographer, Rosenberg earned her B.A. in dance and theatre from Bennington College in Vermont. When Rosenberg moved to Los Angeles, she pursued a different avenue: writing. While working as an assistant to a television producer, Rosenberg went on to earn an MFA at the University of Southern California, through the Peter Stark Producing Program at the School of Cinematic Arts.