The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn: Part 2) is a 2012 American romantic drama fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer. Constituting the second of a two-part adaptation of the novel, the film is the fifth and final installment in "The Twilight Saga" film series, following 2011's "". All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles, with Mackenzie Foy portraying Renesmee Cullen. Alongside Pattinson, Lautner, Stewart and Foy,
The Twilight Saga (film series) Kellan Lutz was in Africa, shooting the HBO miniseries "Generation Kill", when the auditions for the character of Emmett Cullen were conducted. The role had already been cast by the time the HBO production ended in December 2007, but the selected actor "fell through". Lutz subsequently auditioned and was flown to Oregon, where Hardwicke personally chose him. Rachelle Lefèvre wanted a role in the film because Hardwicke was director; she saw "the potential to explore a character, hopefully, over three films"; and she wanted to portray a vampire. "[She] thought that vampires were basically the best metaphor for human anxiety