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) 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