Just a short time later, we got wind of some behind-the-scenes contract negotiations drama. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news:
The studio is close to finalizing agreements with leads Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, all of whom will get big raises to return for a fifth installment of the vampire romance saga. And director Bill Condon is already signed to film two "Breaking Dawn" movies, which would be shot back-to-back starting in the fall and released in November 2011 and summer 2012, respectively.The article also mentions the possibility of production moving to Louisiana for filming. That's something that Vancouver based MovieSet had already suggested last week. Stay tuned!
But Summit is having a harder time locking in some of the franchise's secondary characters. Deals for Peter Facinelli (who plays Carlisle Cullen) and Billy Burke (Bella's father, Charlie Swan) are done, but we're told the actors who play the Cullen kids (especially Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene) are trying to sink their teeth into bigger paydays that, at least at this point, the studio behind the billion-dollar franchise is unwilling to provide. "We may have a situation where one of them is thrown out on the street to make a point," says a source close to the dealmaking.
UPDATE: Entertainment Weekly has more details about the salary dispute, including the $4 million
paycheck Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene allegedly want for their participation in a 2nd Breaking Dawn movie.
It's hard to read about this billion dollar franchise... "and thrown out on the street" in the same paragraph even though this dubious quote may be from a completely unreliable source, supposedly close to the dealmaking. The fans love the Cullen family, it's everywhere we look. The Twilight snow ball is hurtling down hill with the force of an immortal ego gone wild. It's time to put some sense into the reality of this unreal world before Summit's own family take on the look of a dysfunctional one.
ReplyDeleteThey cannot even think of replacing those 2. And because there is even a hint of it we should rise up and let them know that isn't going tho fly! Send your support to and for Kellan & Ashley!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely refuse to see anymore of the Twilight movies if Ashley Green is replaced. SHE IS ALICE. The Cullen family, as cast in Twilight and New Moon are integral part of this movie. You ruined one part by replacing Rachelle as Victoria DO NOT DESTROY THIS MOVIE PLEASE.
ReplyDeleteI couln't agree more. If they replace the movie with a different actor and actress for Alice and Emmet Im done supporting the saga. They don't care about what the fans are gonna think. They messed things up with victoria (like, W.T.H)But they can't get away with this. Not this far in absolutely not!
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