The Twilight Saga (film series) on the set of "Adventureland" when Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test, which "captivated" the director. Hardwicke did not initially choose Robert Pattinson for the role of Edward Cullen; but, after an audition at her home with Stewart, he was selected. Meyer allowed Pattinson to view a manuscript of the unfinished "Midnight Sun", which chronicles the events in "Twilight" from Edward's point of view. Meyer was "excited" and "ecstatic" in response to the casting of the two main characters. She had expressed interest in having Emily Browning and Henry Cavill cast as Bella and Edward, respectively, prior to
The Twilight Saga (film series) stated the film was the best in "The Twilight Saga" so far, acknowledging that, "The person who should be worried is Bill Condon, the director tapped for the two-part finale, "". He's got a real challenge to make movies as good as "Eclipse"." A.O. Scott of "The New York Times" praised David Slade's ability to make an entertaining film, calling it funny and better than its predecessors, but pointed out the acting hasn't improved much. A more negative review said that while ""Eclipse" restores some of the energy "New Moon" zapped out of the franchise and has enough quality performances