The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Director: David Slade, Conor McPherson, Wyck Godfrey David Slade

Overview

The third film in the Twilight series explores a love triangle between Bella (Kristen Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson), and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) as the werewolf pack and the Cullen clan join together to fight a new breed of vampires. Melissa Rosenberg provides the screenplay for the Summit Entertainment adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel, with director David Slade calling the shots behind the camera. Bryce Dallas Howard joins the cast as Victoria, the role originally played by Rachelle Lefevre in the first film.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2010
UPC:	0025192083266
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00
Sales rank:	48,199

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Pattinson	Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner	Jacob Black
Billy Burke	Charlie Swan
Dakota Fanning	Jane
Peter Facinelli	Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser	Esme Cullen
Jackson Rathbone	Jasper Hale
Kellan Lutz	Emmett Cullen
Ashley Greene	Alice Cullen
Catalina Sandino Moreno	Maria
Anna Kendrick	Jessica
Michael Welch	Mike
Justin Chon	Eric
Christian Serratos	Angela
Xavier Samuel	Riley
Sarah Clarke	Renee
Paul Jarrett	Mr. Biers
Iris Quinn	Mrs. Biers,Actor
Kiowa Gordon	Embry Call
Tyson Houseman	Quil Ateara
Bronson Pelletier	Jared
Alex Meraz	Paul
Julia Jones	Leah Clearwater
Tinsel Korey	Emily
Chaske Spencer	Sam Uley
Alex Rice	Sue Clearwater
Boo Boo Stewart	Seth
Cameron Bright	Alec
Jack Huston	Royce King
Ben Geldreich	John
Charlie Bewley	Demetri
Leah Gibson	Nettie
Kirsten Prout	Lucy
Peter Murphy	The Cold One
William Belleau	Quileute Warrior
Justin Rain	Quileute Warrior
Monique Ganderton	Beautiful Vampiress
Byron Chief-Moon	Taha Aki
Mariel Belanger	Third Wife
Dawn Chubai	Female Reporter
Cainan Wiebe	Newborn Boy
Gil Birmingham	Billy Black
Billy Roche	Actor
Eanna Hardwicke	Actor
Hannah Lynch	Actor
Ciarán Hinds	Actor
Iben Hjejle	Actor
Dorothy Cotter	Actor
Karen Rosenfelt	Actor
Marty Bowen	Actor
Wyck Godfrey	Actor
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

Melissa Rosenberg

Stephenie Meyer

David Slade	Director
Conor McPherson	Director
Wyck Godfrey	Director,Producer
Marty Bowen	Executive Producer
Greg Mooradian	Executive Producer
Mark Morgan	Executive Producer
Guy Oseary	Executive Producer
Melissa Rosenberg	Screenwriter
Stephenie Meyer	Screenwriter
James Kusan	Sound Mixer
Leslie Shatz	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Eclipse is the third installment in the Twilight Saga, but unlike the previous films this one feels like a deserving blockbuster, with a faster-paced story and more action. Of course, the things that make a Twilight film what it is -- teenage romance and bloody danger -- still remain, but this film feels less sappy and more urgent while at the same time avoiding the hormonal deluge of Twilight and the sleepiness of New Moon. Director David Slade nails the tone and intercuts bouts of breezy romance, sexual tension, and suspenseful action, while screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg skillfully translates Stephenie Meyer's prose into a digestible and coherent narrative. Some of the themes stay the same, but Eclipse gets right to the thing that makes this franchise so popular: the love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob. It's the ultimate fantasy -- a young girl is forced to choose between two equally tall, dark, and broody men who yearn for her. This desire leads to conflict, and Bella finds herself stuck between the vampire she loves and the wolf she's falling for. In Eclipse, Edward is determined to marry Bella and Bella wants to lose her soul and virginity to her broody vampire beau. Edward wants to keep her pure and living as long as he can, and so does Jacob for that matter, who gets angry after Bella tells him that she'll become a bloodsucker after graduation. After the requisite reintroductions of minor characters, the film picks up quickly. Victoria's back, but this time she's created herself an army of newborn vampires -- undisciplined yet powerful and extremely dangerous. In order to protect Bella, an unlikely alliance forms between the wolf pack and the Cullens, which leads to Edward and Jacob teaming up -- and bumping heads -- all in a bid to keep her safe and win her heart. Rosenberg broadens the series' scope, this time incorporating backstories for supporting characters Jasper and Rosalie and adding meatier rolls for Bryce Dallas Howard and Dakota Fanning, but most importantly, Bella and Edward are allowed a wider range of emotions. The sexual tension between stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson is pretty hot, and despite the fact that all they really do is kiss, the chemistry is definitely there. Both actors seem more comfortable in their roles -- though Taylor Lautner stands out as the shape-shifting werewolf making Bella's decision that much more difficult. But like all the Twilight films, there's a balancing act between swooning cheesiness and gothic slaughter. With sweeping shots of the mountains of British Columbia as stand-ins for Forks and slightly better special effects than in previous Twilight films, Slade alternates between suspense and romance with careful precision. There are times when the film pokes fun at itself -- like when the Cullens joke about throwing a party because "how many times are you going to graduate from high school?" or when Edward comments to Bella about a shirtless Jacob, "Doesn't he own a shirt?" -- but true fans will love this installment, which is easily the best so far in the series, for the simple fact that Eclipse is the film in which Bella finally chooses between Edward and Jacob.