The Twilight Saga (film series) of "Breaking Dawn" reasonable, which would be substantially greater than the previous instalments in the series, filming in Louisiana was also negotiated, providing larger tax credits for the studio to benefit from. Twilight was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Melissa Rosenberg. It focuses on the development of a personal relationship between Human teenager Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a separate group of hostile vampires. The film was released theatrically starting on November 21, 2008. It grossed $35.7 million on
The Twilight Saga (film series) Madison High School. Other scenes were also filmed in St. Helens, Oregon, and Hardwicke conducted some reshooting in Pasadena, California, in August. In early November 2008, Summit announced that they had obtained the rights to the remaining books in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series: "New Moon", "Eclipse", and "Breaking Dawn". On November 22, 2008, one day after the theatrical release of "Twilight", Summit confirmed that they would begin working on "New Moon". Melissa Rosenberg had been working on adapting the novel prior to "Twilight"'s release and handed in the draft for "New Moon" during "Twilight"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s opening weekend in November 2008. In