

While Charlie Swan investigates the disappearance of Riley Biers, Edward suspects his disappearance was caused by the newborn vampires, furthering his suspicions is Riley's intrusion into Bella's room.Īlthough Edward fears for her safety, Bella insists that Jacob Black and the rest of the werewolf pack would never harm her, but Edward is still unconvinced.

Edward refuses to turn her into a vampire until they are married, his argument that she should have various human experiences she would otherwise miss. At 18 years old, one year older than Edward was when he became a vampire, Bella expresses her aversion to the idea of marrying so young. In Seattle, not far from Forks, Victoria attacks Riley Biers, so she can begin to create an army of newborns with him to get her revenge on Edward Cullen for killing her true love James.īack in Forks, Edward and Bella Swan discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. The film received two sequels, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, in 20, respectively. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has also become the film with the widest independent release, beating The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and the widest domestic release, playing in 4,416 theaters, beating Iron Man 2 (2010) until it was surpassed by Despicable Me 2 (2013). The film then scored the biggest Wednesday opening in the United States and Canada with $68.5 million, beating Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). It held the record for biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada, grossing $30.1 million, beating The Twilight Saga: New Moon until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). The film, despite mixed reviews, grossed $698.4 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2010. It became the first The Twilight Saga film to be released in IMAX. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse premiered in Los Angeles on June 24, and Summit Entertainment theatrically released it in the United States on June 30. Principal photography began on August 17, in Vancouver, Canada, and finished on October 31, with post-production beginning early the following month.

Summit Entertainment announced it had greenlit the film on February 20, 2009. Bryce Dallas Howard joins the cast as returning character Victoria, who was previously portrayed by Rachelle Lefevre in the first two films. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. The sequel to The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), it is the third installment in The Twilight Saga film series. It was written by Melissa Rosenberg and was adapted from Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel Eclipse. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film directed by David Slade.
