Twilight (2008 film) Twilight (2008 film) Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in "The Twilight Saga" film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan (a teenage girl) and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires. The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation
Twilight (novel series) final novel to be told from Bella Swan's perspective. In 2008 and 2009, the four books of the series claimed the top four spots on "USA Today"'s year-end bestseller list, making Meyer the first author to ever achieve this feat. The series then won the 2009 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book, where it competed against the "Harry Potter" series. Meyer originally planned to write a companion book to "Twilight" called "Midnight Sun", which would be the story of "Twilight" told from Edward Cullen's point-of-view. She stated that "Twilight" was the only book that she planned to rewrite from Edward's