Sofia Coppola turned down the final Twilight film, calling it “too weird”
nme.comTwilight film Breaking Dawn because she thought the concept was “too weird”.READ MORE: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part Two’ reviewThe last book in Stephanie Meyer’s vampire saga was split into two films, with Breaking Dawn – Part 1 coming out in 2011 and Part 2 following in 2012.
In the end, both instalments were directed by Bill Condon.Speaking to Rolling Stone, however, Coppola has said that she met with producers to discuss jumping on board the project when it was still in development.“We had one meeting, and it never went anywhere,” she said.“I thought the whole imprinting-werewolf thing was weird.
The baby. Too weird! But part of the earlier Twilight could be done in an interesting way. I thought it’d be fun to do a teen vampire romance, but the last one gets really far out.”Coppola, who has directed films including Lost in Translation, The Bling Ring and The Virgin Suicides, is preparing to release her new feature Priscilla, a biopic of Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley.
Starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, the film is set to be released in the US on October 27, before hitting big screens in the UK on December 26.In August, it was revealed that the Presley estate had refused the film permission to use Elvis’ music.
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