Twilight (novel series) the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009, for being "Sexually Explicit", "Unsuited to Age Group", and having a "Religious Viewpoint". A screenplay for "Twilight" was written by Melissa Rosenberg and has been adapted into a film by Summit Entertainment. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the leading roles of Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, respectively. The movie was released in the United States on November 21, 2008. "Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion", written by Mark Cotta Vaz, was released October 28. On November 22, 2008, following the box office success of
The Twilight Saga (film series) first "Twilight" film to be released in IMAX. The series was in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation of "Twilight" that differed significantly from the novel was written. Three years later, Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the film. After "Twilight" grossed $35.7 million on its opening day, Summit Entertainment announced they would begin production on "New Moon"; they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month. A two-part adaptation of "Breaking Dawn" began shooting in November 2010 with release dates of November 18, 2011, and November 16, 2012, respectively.