Twilight The Graphic Novel Update

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive sneak peak at the new Twilight graphic novel by Stephenie Meyer. In the January 29 issue which hit newsstands on January 22, ten pages from Twilight, The Graphic Novel are shown along with a Q&A with author Stephenie Meyer.

Yet another Twilight series, you ask? Yes, the same Twilight series but with a different twist. In case you are unaware, a graphic novel is a story told through ilustrations and captions much like a comic book, yet the subject matter can range from non-fiction to fictional works.

What will be most noticeable to fans is that the characters of Bella and Edward look nothing like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson who play Bella and Edward in the Twilight movie. Korean artist Young Kim created the images for this 224-page book.

Stephenie Meyer explains the look of the characters saying that it was important that the graphic novel be "an interpretation of the novel, rather than a cartoon version of the movie."

Kim based the graphics on the description from the characters in the original Twilight book. "The images are much closer to the characters I see in my head than any actual human being could be," Meyer explains.

Twilight, The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 will be released on March 16, with a first printing of 350,000 copies. Meyer's website states: "Due to the length of the prose novel, the book will be divided into two volumes and the release date for the second volume is forthcoming."

The graphic novel cost $19.99.

Source : Examiner

Twilight Saga News : Tim Burton To Direct Breaking Dawn

Jimmy Campbell Bower wants Tim Burton to direct the fourth installment of Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn. This news article comes from MTV.com

Tim Burton digs supernatural stories: the goth-comic ghost tale of "Beetlejuice," the headless killer from the great beyond in "Sleepy Hollow," the undead love story of "Corpse Bride." In a way, Burton knows vampires too, resurrecting Bela Lugosi — the definitive cinematic Count Dracula — in the Oscar-winning biopic "Ed Wood."

All of this has made "New Moon" vampire Jamie Campbell Bower think that Burton should direct "Breaking Dawn," the expected film adaptation of the final book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series.

"It'd be cool if Burton came and did 'Breaking Dawn,' " Campbell Bower told MTV News of his "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" director. "I think he'd just change it up. I think he'd screw around with it quite a lot, and aesthetically, I think it'd be incredibly different. I don't know if the fans would like it, but I'd sure like it."

Unlike other blockbuster franchises, all three "Twilight" films have been helmed by different directors. Catherine Hardwicke oversaw the first one, Chris Weitz took over for "New Moon" and — following rumors about Drew Barrymore and Juan Antonio Bayona — David Slade was selected for "Eclipse," which wrapped late last month. Though "Breaking Dawn" has not officially been announced, it's all but certain to move toward production.

"Nothing is confirmed as of yet," said Bower, who plays hot-tempered Volturi vampire Caius. "They've got some things to figure out."

While Bower threw his support behind Burton, another name that has cropped up in discussions about the fourth book — which, it has been rumored, might be split into two movies — is Weitz.

"No official offer has been made," the director said in October about directing "Breaking Dawn." "The fans have been enthusiastic about the ['New Moon'] footage and the trailer, and the studio responds to that by feeling good about me. We'll have to see how people feel about the entire movie, not only the studio but the fans, before the verdict is out whether I direct # 4."

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