Shortly after Warner Bros. announced that they were rebooting the Harry Potter books, another franchise is following suit. Lionsgate Television is reportedly working on a reboot of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
The announcement first came from The Hollywood Reporter, which reported that Twilight is getting rebooted as a TV series. It is said to be in early development as of this writing.
Twilight TV Show Production Status
The original report reveals that the project is currently in its early stages of development. There is no network or writer attached to the reboot project yet.
So far, we only know that the original book writer, Stephenie Meyer will be part of the show's production to some extent. Wyck Godfrey and Erik Feig have been named as executive producers.
The Twilight movies were a success for its production company at the height of its fame between 2008 and 2012. There are a total of five movies that made a total of $3.4 billion worldwide.
This reboot, however, will turn the franchise into a TV show.
Who’s Joining the Twilight Saga Show Reboot?
It's been a decade since the Twilight movies came out and catapulted the original actors into instant stardom. The main actors of the franchise include Kristin Stewart (as Bella Swan), Robert Pattinson (as Edward Cullen), and Taylor Lautner (as Jacob Black).
Since the upcoming Twilight TV show will be a remake, we'll likely see Lionsgate Television bring together a new set of talented actors to bring the roles to life once again. But at this point, no casting announcement has been made.
We'll update this post once more information has been revealed.
Fans React to Twilight Reboot Announcement
After news of the Twilight reboot came out, avid fans jumped on Twitter to share their thoughts about the remake. While some were against the idea of a remake, others felt it would give justice to the books.
Here are some of the fan reactions on social media:
"Victoria Pedretti playing bella PLEASE. Please."
"flop harry potter but a tv show is actually the PERFECT format for twilight"
"The Harry Potter VS Twilight rivalry is about to be back like it's 2008."
"If it lasts for more than 1 season, then its got game. Reboots are unpredictable especially when the originals were such a huge success."
"we already have vampire diaries bruh"
"Apart from the lack of ideas, that story is terrible and I was relieved when the hype around that ended. In 2023, promote a story about a girl living just to find the love of her life and get married at 18 is ridiculous."
"Why does everything have to be remade now"
One thing's for sure: this reboot will bring back an important question. Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?
We'll update this post once more information becomes available.
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