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''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film directed by
David Slade David Aldrin Slade (born 26 September 1969) is a British film and television director and actor. His works include the films ''Hard Candy'', '' 30 Days of Night'' and '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. Slade is also a director for television, di ...
. It was written by
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and was adapted from
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's 2007 novel ''
Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...
''. The sequel to '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' (2009), it is the third installment in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. The film stars
Kristen Stewart Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Acad ...
,
Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. Known for starring in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 1 ...
, and
Taylor Lautner Taylor Daniel Lautner (; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Therianthropy, shapeshifter Jacob Black in ''The Twilight Saga (film series), The Twilight Saga'' film series. Lautner began his acting caree ...
, reprising their roles as
Bella Swan Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen (née Swan) is the protagonist character of the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. She is initially an ordinary teenage girl, but during the series, Bella marries vampire Edward Cullen, with whom she has a hum ...
,
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, and
Jacob Black Jacob Black is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, '' New Moon'', he disco ...
, respectively.
Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. Howard was born in Los Angeles and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, initially leaving in 2002 to take roles on Broadway but officially graduati ...
joins the cast as returning character
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, who was previously portrayed by
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in the first two films.
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announced it had
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the film on February 20, 2009.
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began on August 17, in
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, Canada, and finished on October 31, with post-production beginning early the following month. ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' premiered in
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on June 24, and Summit Entertainment theatrically released it in the United States on June 30. It became the first ''The Twilight Saga'' film to be released in
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. The film, despite mixed reviews, grossed $698.4 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2010. 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 ''
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'' (2011). 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). ''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 ''
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'' (2010) until it was surpassed by ''
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'' (2013). The film received two sequels, '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', in 2011 and 2012, respectively.


Plot

In Seattle, not far from Forks,
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
attacks
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, so she can begin to create an army of newborns with him to get her revenge on
Edward Cullen Edward Cullen (né Edward Anthony Masen, Jr.) is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is featured in the novels ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', and their corresponding film adaptat ...
for killing her true love James. Back in Forks, Edward and
Bella Swan Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen (née Swan) is the protagonist character of the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. She is initially an ordinary teenage girl, but during the series, Bella marries vampire Edward Cullen, with whom she has a hum ...
discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. 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. 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. 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. Although Edward fears for her safety, Bella insists that
Jacob Black Jacob Black is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, '' New Moon'', he disco ...
and the rest of the
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pack would never harm her, but Edward is still unconvinced. Bella goes to La Push to see Jacob and returns home unharmed. During one of her visits, Jacob confesses he is in love with her, and forcefully kisses her. Furious, Bella punches him and sprains her hand, and Edward later threatens Jacob if he ever touches her without her consent again and tells him to wait for Bella to give it to him. She even revokes the invitations for Jacob and his pack members to her graduation party, but when he apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him. Meanwhile,
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sees a vision of the newborn army attacking Forks led by Riley Biers. Jacob, accompanied by Quil and
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overhear this, which leads to an alliance between the Cullens and Wolf pack. Later, the Cullens and the wolves agree to a meeting place and time to train and discuss strategy. During the training
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explains to Bella that he was created by a vampire named Maria to control a newborn army. He hated his original existence and upon meeting Alice, joined the Cullens with her. Bella sees the true bond between a mated vampire pair and begins to understand Jasper better. Despite her reluctance to marry, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else and agrees to marry him. Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains to hide her from the bloodthirsty newborns. During the night, she overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily put aside their hatred towards each other. In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and takes off. She desperately asks him to kiss her, realizing she has fallen in love with him. Edward finds out about the kiss but is not upset, as Bella tells him her love for Jacob is not as strong as her love for him. When Victoria appears, Edward kills her while Seth kills Riley. The Cullens and the Quileute wolves, meanwhile, destroy her "army", though Jacob is injured saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn. Several members of the vampire police, the
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, arrive to deal with the newborn army. They also see that the Cullens are guarding the newborn, Bree Tanner, who had refused to fight and surrendered to Carlisle and Esme. Jane tortures her to collect information, then instructs Felix to kill her, despite the Cullens' efforts to spare her. When Jane notes that Caius will find it interesting that Bella is still human, Bella informs her the date for her transformation has been set. She visits the injured Jacob to tell him that even though she is in love with him, she has chosen to be with Edward. Heartbroken but willing to accept her choice, Jacob reluctantly agrees to stop trying to come between her and Edward. Bella and Edward go to their meadow, where she tells him she has decided to do things his way: get married, have sex, then be transformed into a vampire. She also explains that she never has been normal and never will be; she's felt out of place her entire life, but when she is in Edward's world she feels stronger and complete. At the end of the film they decide they need to tell Charlie about their engagement.


Cast

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Kristen Stewart Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Acad ...
as
Bella Swan Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen (née Swan) is the protagonist character of the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. She is initially an ordinary teenage girl, but during the series, Bella marries vampire Edward Cullen, with whom she has a hum ...
:
An 18-year-old who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful
vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for
vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
Edward Cullen Edward Cullen (né Edward Anthony Masen, Jr.) is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is featured in the novels ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', and their corresponding film adaptat ...
and her friendship with
werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or ...
Jacob Black Jacob Black is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, '' New Moon'', he disco ...
. Edward had proposed to Bella in the previous film and she says "yes" in this film, ultimately choosing him over Jacob. *
Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. Known for starring in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 1 ...
as
Edward Cullen Edward Cullen (né Edward Anthony Masen, Jr.) is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is featured in the novels ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', and their corresponding film adaptat ...
:
Bella's vampire boyfriend who is capable of reading minds, except for Bella's. In ''New Moon'', Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life. Edward had proposed to Bella in the previous film and she says "yes" in this film. *
Taylor Lautner Taylor Daniel Lautner (; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Therianthropy, shapeshifter Jacob Black in ''The Twilight Saga (film series), The Twilight Saga'' film series. Lautner began his acting caree ...
as
Jacob Black Jacob Black is a character in the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series, '' New Moon'', he disco ...
:
A werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in ''New Moon''. Now, Edward has returned to Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is a better choice for her. He is heartbroken and furious when he finds out Bella is marrying Edward but is unable to do anything to stop her. *
Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and film and television producer. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series '' Fastlane'' from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the ''Tw ...
as
Carlisle Cullen The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' an ...
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A compassionate doctor who acts as a father figure to the Cullen coven. He turned each member of the Cullen family into vampires other than Alice (who was turned by an unknown vampire) and Jasper (who was turned by a Spanish vampire and his former love, Maria). *
Elizabeth Reaser Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born July 2, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films ''Stay'', ''The Family Stone'', ''Sweet Land'', '' Against the Current'', '' The Twilight Saga'', ''Young Adult'', and '' Oui ...
as
Esme Cullen The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', '' New Moon'', '' Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major ...
: A loving mother figure to the Cullen coven and the wife of Carlisle. *
Ashley Greene Ashley Michele Greene Khoury (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' novels. Early life Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jack ...
as Alice Cullen:
A member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who is close friends with Bella. Being Jasper's mate, she helps him control his thirst for blood and is also the reason why he stays with the Cullen family. Alice's vision of the Seattle army helped the Cullen coven ally themselves with the Quileute pack and come up with a plan to protect Bella from Victoria. *
Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor and model. He made his film debut in ''Stick It'' (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012). He has since played Pos ...
as
Emmett Cullen The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', '' New Moon'', '' Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major ...
: The strongest member of the Cullen family, who provides comic relief. *
Nikki Reed Nicole Houston Reed (born May 17, 1988) is an American actress known for her portrayal of vampire Rosalie Hale in '' The Twilight Saga'' (2008–2012). She became known in 2003, after the release of the film ''Thirteen'', directed by Catherine ...
as
Rosalie Hale The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major c ...
:
One of the most beautiful vampires in the world, according to Bella. She was raped by her fiancé and left to die before she became a vampire. She also feels that Bella is making a mistake for choosing to live the life of a vampire before she could live a full human life. *
Jackson Rathbone Monroe Jackson Rathbone V (born December 14, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and musician best known for his role as Jasper Hale in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. From 2008 to 2012, he was the vocalist and occasional guitarist, bassist, ...
as
Jasper Hale The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', '' New Moon'', '' Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major ...
:
A civil war fighter who was turned into a vampire to train newborns. He's also a member of the Cullen coven who trains his family to fight newborn vampires and can feel/control/manipulate emotions. * Billy Burke as Charlie Swan: Bella's father and Forks's Chief of Police. Burke admits he has not read the ''Twilight'' books, saying, "We can't make the book, we're making the movie", and that he works from the scripts. *
Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. Howard was born in Los Angeles and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, initially leaving in 2002 to take roles on Broadway but officially graduati ...
as
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
: A vengeful vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her mate, James, whom she supposes to be killed by Edward in the first Twilight film. She meets her end at the hands of Edward when Bella cuts herself on purpose to distract her. *
Chaske Spencer Chaske Spencer (pronounced ''Chess-Kay''; born March 9, 1975) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Sam Uley in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series (2009–2012), Teddo in the acclaimed film ''Wild Indian'', and for his ...
as Sam Uley: Alpha of the Wolf Pack *
Tyson Houseman Tyson Connor Houseman (born February 9, 1990) is a Canadian actor who appeared in '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' as Quil Ateara. Tyson currently performs with two professional theater companies, touring all over the world. Background House ...
as Quil Ateara *
Kiowa Gordon Kiowa Joseph Gordon (born March 25, 1990) is an American actor of Hualapai descent. He is best known for his role as shapeshifter Embry Call in '' The Twilight Saga,'' as well as Junior in the TV series ''The Red Road''. Early life Gordon wa ...
as Embry Call *
Alex Meraz Alejandro "Alex" Meraz (born January 10, 1985) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for playing the werewolf named Paul Lahote in the film ''New Moon''. Life and career Meraz was born in Mesa, Arizona and is of Purépecha d ...
as Paul Lahote *
Bronson Pelletier Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Jack Sinclair in '' renegadepress.com'' (2004–2008) and as Jared Cameron in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. Life and career Bronson ...
as Jared Cameron *
Gil Birmingham Gil Birmingham (born July 13, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater in the Paramount Network's television series ''Yellowstone''. He is also known for his portrayal of Billy Black in '' The Twilight Sag ...
as Billy Black: a Quileute elder and Jacob's physically disabled father *
Tinsel Korey Tinsel Korey (born March 25, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for portraying Emily Young in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. Life and career Prior to moving to Vancouver, Korey had already appeared in so ...
as
Emily Young Emily Young FRBS (born 1951) is a sculptor, who has been called "Britain's greatest living stone sculptor". She was born in London into a family of artists, writers and politicians. She currently divides her time between studios in London and It ...
: Sam's imprinted fiancée whom he once hurt unintentionally *
Julia Jones Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing Leah Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'' films and Kohana in the HBO series ''Westworld''. She also co-stars on '' Dexter: New Blood''. Early life and education Jul ...
as Leah Clearwater: Seth's older sister and the only female werewolf in existence. *
Booboo Stewart Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. (born January 21, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'', Warpath in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', Jay in the Disney television film franchise '' Descenda ...
as
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: Leah's younger brother and Jacob's friend. *
Dakota Fanning Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film ''I Am Sam'' (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomina ...
as Jane: A loyal servant to the
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and Alec's twin sister. *
Cameron Bright Cameron Bright (born Cameron Douglas Crigger; January 26, 1993) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in the films ''The Butterfly Effect'', '' Godsend'', ''Birth'', '' Running Scared'', ''Ultraviolet'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Thank You for ...
as Alec: A loyal servant to the
Volturi The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', '' New Moon'', '' Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major ...
and Jane's twin brother. *
Xavier Samuel Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films '' Adore'', ''September'', ''Further We Search'', ''Newcastle'', '' The Loved Ones'', ''Frankenstein'', ''A Fe ...
as
Riley Biers The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' an ...
: The one Victoria changed to help her form an army of newborn vampires. *
Jodelle Ferland Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She debuted as a child actress at the age of four in the television film Mermaid (2000 film), ''Mermaid'' (2000) for which she won a Young Artist Award and received ...
as Bree Tanner: A newborn vampire created to fight the Cullens, in the newborn army. She is executed by the
Volturi The following is a list of characters in the ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight'', '' New Moon'', '' Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as ''The Twilight Saga'' film series adaptations. Major ...
at the end of the film. *
Sarah Clarke Sarah Clarke (born February 16, 1972) is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on '' 24'', and also for her roles as Renée Dwyer, Bella Swan's mother, in the 2008 film ''Twilight'', Erin McGuire on the short-lived TV sho ...
as Renée Dwyer: Bella's mother who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Phil. *
Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
as Jessica Stanley: One of Bellas friends in Forks. * Michael Welch as Mike Newton: One of Bella's friends in Forks. Mike has a crush on Bella, and does not like Edward. *
Christian Serratos Christian Marie Serratos MovieTome ( born Bernardi, ; born September 21, 1990) is an American actress who played Rosita Espinosa in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'' TV series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing Suz ...
as Angela Weber: Bella's shy but caring friend *
Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, ''Gook'' (2017), '' Ms. Purple'' (2019), & ''Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in '' The Twilight Saga'' film ...
as Eric Yorkie: Bella's friend and Angela's boyfriend *
Jack Huston Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is a British actor. He appeared as Richard Harrow in the HBO television drama series '' Boardwalk Empire''. He also had a supporting role in the 2013 film '' American Hustle'', portrayed the eponym ...
as Royce King II: Rosalie's ex-fiancé who drunkenly beat her, resulting in Rosalie's transformation, which led her to kill him afterwards *
Catalina Sandino Moreno Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in ''Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She cu ...
as Maria: The one that turns Jasper into a vampire. *
Charlie Bewley Charles Martin Bewley (born 25 January 1981) is an English actor and producer best known for his role as the vampire Demetri in '' The Twilight Saga'' films, Charles Wentworth on '' Nashville'', and Galen Vaughn on ''The Vampire Diaries''. Pe ...
as Demetri: a Volturi guard who is a gifted tracker *
Daniel Cudmore Daniel Cudmore (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actor and stuntman. He is perhaps best known for his roles as the superhero Peter Rasputin / Colossus in the ''X-Men'' film series, and as the Volturi Felix in ''The Twilight Saga'' film ser ...
as Felix: A loyal servant to the
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who is one of their guards. He executes Bree Tanner at the end of the film.


Production


Development

Director David Slade at the London premiere of ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' In early November 2008,
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obtained the
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rights to the remaining novels in the ''Twilight'' book series, ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. On February 20, 2009, Summit confirmed that they would begin working on ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. On the same day, it was announced that since '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' director
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would be in post-production for ''New Moon'' when ''Eclipse'' began shooting, he would not be directing the third film. Instead, the film would be helmed by director
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. David Slade dove right into the project, interviewing cast members individually two to three times to discuss characters and the plot.


Casting

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revealed that they would replace
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, who played an evil vampire named Victoria, with
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in late July 2009. They attributed the change to scheduling conflicts, and Lefevre responded by saying she was "stunned" and "greatly saddened" by the decision. Howard had previously rejected the role of Victoria as "too small of a part" when she was approached to play her in ''Twilight''. ''Silent Hill'''s
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was cast as the newly turned vampire, Bree Tanner. Other new cast members include
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as
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,
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as Royce King II,
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as Maria,
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as Leah Clearwater, and
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as
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. Actors who auditioned for the various roles were not given a script to work from. Instead, actress
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mentioned, "they made the scenes exact transcripts from the book.... They didn't give the screenplay out. So, the audition side was just reading a page of ''Twilight'' and reading the lines that were interspersed between the descriptions."


Filming and post-production

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for ''Eclipse'' began on August 17, 2009, at
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. On August 29, photos captured
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, Billy Burke, and other principal actors, filming a scene with graduation caps and gowns. September 2 brought
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together with Stewart and
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filming at a soundstage for scenes at Bella's house. Director
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stated that they filmed a scene with a tent on September 13. He also said that they filmed a kiss between Jacob and Bella on September 17. Filming wrapped up on October 29, 2009, while post-production began in late November. Slade published multiple updates on his Twitter account proclaiming that editing was going well. He said the "story and the way
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approached the film calls for a more realistic approach." In April 2010, it was revealed that reshoots to the film were needed. Both Slade and
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were present at the shoot along with the three main stars. In January 2010, an early draft of the film's script was leaked on the Internet. The script presumably belonged to star Jackson Rathbone, as his name was watermarked across each page.


Music

The score for ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' was composed by
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, who composed the scores for such films as ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy and '' The Aviator''. The film's soundtrack was released on June 8, 2010, by
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in conjunction with music supervisor
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'
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label. The lead single from the soundtrack is "
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", performed by the British band
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. On May 11, 2010, MySpace announced that the full ''Eclipse'' soundtrack listing would be unveiled starting at 8 a.m. the following morning every half-hour, totaling six hours. The album debuted at #2 on ''Billboard'' 200.


Visual effects

As in the previous film, ''Eclipse'' used
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to depict the wolf pack when they were transformed into wolves. Mostly, the wolves were simply animated, although in one scene with Jacob and Bella,
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himself played the wolf, with him wearing a gray suit which was reportedly "so his skin tone wouldn’t bounce back onto Stewart and create lighting issues"; the visual effects of the wolf was later edited onto Lautner.


Distribution


Marketing

On November 5, 2009, the
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revealed the first poster for ''Eclipse''. In late February 2010, Summit Entertainment announced that the first trailer would be attached to the studio's own film ''
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'', which also stars Robert Pattinson. On March 10, 2010, a 10-second preview of the trailer was released online, followed by the release of the full trailer the next day. The trailer's release coincided with the launching of the film's official website. On March 19, 2010, ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray; the
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Ultimate Fan Edition includes a 7-minute first look at ''Eclipse''. On March 23, the second poster for the film was released. The final ''Eclipse'' trailer debuted on ''
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'', and in promotion for the movie, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and
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made a guest appearance on the show May 13; the audience also viewed a version of the film. On June 6, 2010, a sneak peek of the film was shown at the
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; that same week, more clips and TV spots were released also. In order to tie in the
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on June 26, 2010, Summit Entertainment hosted screenings of the first two films in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series in twelve cities throughout the
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. The event was streamed live from
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and
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, and included cast member appearances and special previews of ''Eclipse''.
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and Summit Entertainment joined together to sell a fashion collection inspired by the film, as was done for the previous installment. Created by Awake Inc., the collection was based on
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's character, Alice, and Kristen Stewart's character, Bella. The ''Eclipse'' collection became available on June 4, 2010. In a similar style to its ''New Moon'' marketing,
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started promoting the film on Monday, June 21, 2010. Their promotion heavily focuses on the "Team Jacob vs. Team Edward" aspect of the film.


Release

Tickets for ''Eclipse'' went on sale on various online movie ticket sellers on Friday, May 14, 2010. The official red carpet premiere for the film was held on June 24, 2010, at the Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles. An official
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premiere was held in
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,
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on July 1, 2010. However, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner were not present. ''Eclipse'' opened in 4,416 theaters and 193 IMAX screens. With that, early predictions forecasted the film will gross anywhere from $150 million to $180 million within its first six days of release, putting the record set by ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' in danger of being broken. ''Eclipse'' accounted for 82 percent of Fandango's online ticket sales, reaching the top five on May 14, 2010. MovieTickets.com stated that ''Eclipse'' was the top advance ticket seller on its site, with more than 50 percent of daily ticket sales. The film was the top advance ticket seller as of June 2010. Early ticket sales for the film also have broken records for Gold Class Cinemas, where more than 8,500 ''Twilight'' fans have reserved tickets; the Fairview, TX location sold out their showings of ''Eclipse'' for June 30. The film was re-released into theaters on September 13, 2010 in recognition of lead character Bella Swan's birthday.


Home media

''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' was released on
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in the United States on December 4, 2010. The Two Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray discs include special features such as: eight deleted and extended scenes, music videos by
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and
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from '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' and commentaries by
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and
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,
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and Wyck Geoffery. It was released on December 1, 2010 in New Zealand and Australia. There is also a "gift set" Two-Disc Collector's Edition which features a unique packaging and 6 collectible photo cards. In North American DVD sales, the film has currently grossed $164,676,695 and has sold more than 9,424,505 units.


Reception


Box office

''Eclipse'' set a new record for the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada in
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history, grossing $30.1 million in over 4,000 theaters. The record was formerly held by the previous film, ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', with $26.3 million in 3,514 theaters. It held the record until the summer of 2011, when it was broken by ''
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'', which made $43.5 million. ''Eclipse'' also had the highest midnight gross of ''The Twilight Saga'' film series until it was topped in November 2011 by its successor, '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1'' ($30.3 million). The movie also surpassed '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' in total grosses for a midnight screening in IMAX. ''Eclipse'' garnered more than $1 million at 192 theaters, while ''Revenge of the Fallen'' earned $959,000, until it was beaten five months later by ''
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'' with $1.4 million. The film grossed $68.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, becoming the biggest single-day Wednesday opening over ''Revenge of the Fallen'' $62 million, and the third biggest single-day opening ever at the time. As of 2011, the film has the third-highest opening-day gross of the series behind ''New Moon'' ($72.7 million) and ''Breaking Dawn - Part 1'' ($72.0 million). Furthermore, the film earned $9 million at various IMAX locations during its first week. After six days of release in the United States and Canada, the film ended
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with a total of $176.4 million, including $64.8 million during its first weekend. In its second weekend, the film fell 51%, a better standing than its predecessors, grossing an estimated $31.7 million. The film opened overseas with $16.2 million, beating records set by the film's predecessor in Russia with an estimated $3.9 million (since surpassed by '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' which earned $5 million), in Italy with an estimated $3.1 million, in the Philippines, grossing $1.2 million, and in Belgium, where it grossed an estimated $1.1 million. It is the third-best opening day ever in Italy; in the Philippines, ''Eclipse'' topped ''
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'' for best opening day ever, and was the highest opening day ever in Belgium. In three days, ''Eclipse'' topped the box office with $121.3 million and during its first weekend it earned $71.3 million. Overseas in its second weekend, the film grossed $70.6 million from 9,440 screens in 63 markets, a 1% drop from its first weekend. The film opened in the United Kingdom at number one, grossing $20.7 million from 523 locations (including previews), the market's biggest opening of 2010 (until ''
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'' surpassed it) and about $1.7 million more than ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' grossed in its opening weekend in November 2009. The film also debuted at number one in France, grossing $13.3 million, which marks the third-largest opening in the country for a 2010 film (behind ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' ($20.7 million) and ''Alice in Wonderland'''s ($15.4 million). The film opened at number one in South Korea with $4.9 million. The film ended its box-office run in the US and Canada on October 21, 2010 having grossed $300.5 million, surpassing its predecessor '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', which grossed $296.6 million a few months before, to become the highest-grossing film of the
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and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, werewolf and vampire film of all time at the American and Canadian box office. It is the fourth movie of 2010 to reach $300 million and ranks 46th on the all-time chart in the US and Canada. Compared to its predecessor overseas, it has grossed $393 million against ''New Moon'''s $413.2 million. Therefore, internationally, ''Eclipse'' remains the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise with $693.6 million against ''New Moon'' $710 million. ''Eclipse'' highest-grossing markets except the US and Canada are the UK,
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and
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($45.7 million),
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($33.1 million), France and the Maghreb region ($33 million), Italy ($20 million), Brazil ($30.5 million) and Australia ($28.6 million).


Critical response

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 47% based on 255 reviews and a rating average of 5.5/10. The site's general consensus is that, "Stuffed with characters and overly reliant on uninspired dialogue, ''Eclipse'' won't win ''The Twilight Saga'' many new converts, despite an improved blend of romance and action fantasy." Metacritic, another review aggregator, rated it a weighted average of 58/100 based on 38 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said the film "nails it". Peter Debruge of ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' said that the film "finally feels more like the blockbuster this top-earning franchise deserves". Rick Bentley of McClatchy Newspapers said the film was the best in ''The Twilight Saga'' so far, suggesting that, "The person who should be worried is Bill Condon, the director tapped for the two-part finale, ''Breaking Dawn''. He's got a real challenge to make movies as good as ''Eclipse''." ''The New York Times'' praised
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's ability to make an entertaining film, calling it funny and better than its predecessors, but wrote that the acting has not improved much. Giving the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, Betsey Sharkey from the ''Los Angeles Times'' praised David Slade's method of blending his previous works to form a funny movie. She stated, "''Eclipse'' eclipse[s] its predecessors." The film was also listed in 49th place by Moviefone on its list of the 50 best movies of 2010. Roger Moore of the ''Orlando Sentinel'', who gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, said, "The dullness of the performances really stands out when somebody like
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, or
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turn up and liven up their scenes." While calling the film "too chatty and too long", he did compliment David Slade's directing and noted that the movie will please the fans. Michael Phillips of the ''Chicago Tribune'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating that David Slade's pacing is "everything like molasses running uphill". He also criticized the characters, the actors portraying them, the big close-ups of hand-held devices, and called Howard Shore's score "gunk". Wesley Morris from the ''Boston Globe'' said, "If the first two movies were "get a room," part three is "get a therapist". He said the second and third film "repeat that discovery [in ''Twilight''] without truly deepening it...the movies are interesting without ever being good." Geoff Berkshire of ''Metromix'' said that while "''Eclipse'' restores some of the energy ''New Moon'' zapped out of the franchise and has enough quality performances to keep it involving", the film "isn't quite the adrenaline-charged game-changer for love story haters that its marketing might lead you to believe. The majority of the 'action' remains protracted and not especially scintillating should-we-or-shouldn't-we conversations between the central triangle." Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun Times'' gave the film a more positive review than for the first two films in the saga, but still felt the movie was a constant, unclever conversation between the three main characters. He criticized the "gazes" both Edward and Jacob give Bella throughout the film and said audiences unfamiliar with the saga would understand the opening or closing scenes. He gave the film 2 stars out of 4. Steve Persall of the ''St. Peterburg Times'' rated the film C− and called it "just monstrously bad". He said, "''Eclipse'' leaves the sputtering story arc in idle, with only an uneasy truce between the vampire and werewolf clans amounting to anything new". ''The Guardian'' columnist Peter Bradshaw gave the film a one-star rating in a review that lampooned Bella's continued abstinence, among other plot elements. Bradshaw, dubbing the series "The epic of the unbroken duck", wrote that "Bella Swan is starting to make Doris Day look like the nympho from hell", and concluded that "it could be time to sharpen the wooden stake."


Accolades


Sequel

Summit Entertainment announced it would adapt ''Breaking Dawn'' into a two-part film in June 2010. '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' was released on November 18, 2011 and ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Part 2'' on November 16, 2012 with Bill Condon directing.


References


External links

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