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) teen series "Lua Vermelha" (Red Moon) had a similar premise of vampire romance but differed in the story. A parody film released that same year titled, "Vampires Suck" spoofed the film series. A television show within the canon of Canadian teen vampire film "My Babysitter's a Vampire" and the television series sequel called "Dusk" is a parody of "Twilight". The 2012 film "Breaking Wind" (parodying the title of "Breaking Dawn", but parodying the whole film series), directed by Craig Moss (best known for "The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It"), is also a spoof