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Summit Develops 'Twilight' Sequels

Summit Develops 'Twilight' Sequels

With ticket presales for "Twilight" already through the roof, Summit Entertainment is moving into development on a series of sequels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company has acquired the rights to "New Moon," "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn," Stephenie Meyers' three "Twilight" follow-ups.

In addition, the company has enlisted "Twilight" (and "Dexter") scribe Melissa Rosenberg to adapt "New Moon" and "Eclipse." No writer has yet been attached to "Breaking Dawn," the trade says.

In "Twilight," fans were introduced to the humanly awkward Bella (Kristen Stewart), who falls in love with uber-dreamy vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) and realizes that his lifestyle brings both swoony romance and also danger. Subsequent books deepen that core relationship, but also throw in a possible love triangle which still splits fans even after its resolution in the fourth novel.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, "Twilight" will hit theaters on Friday, Nov. 21. The film's soundtrack already sits atop the Billboard charts.

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