Twilight fans have been reacting to the “best news” as a new animated Netflix series set in the Twilight universe has been given the go ahead.
The streaming giant has given a straight-to-series order, developing Midnight Sun – Twilight author Stephanie Meyer’s companion novel to the Twilight series.
The book is a re-telling of the events of Twilight from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen. The main series, meanwhile, is told from the point of view of Bella Swan.
Lionsgate Television will produce the series: they also released four of the Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart-starring Twilight movies.
Pattinson and Stewart starred in the Twilight films as Edward and Bella. The principal cast also included Ashley Greene, Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Jackson Rathbone.
Fans of the series have been reacting to the news on social media, describing it as “the best news” and “excellent.” You can see some of the reactions here:
I feel like twilight works way better as an anime/in animation so this would be fire. The live action stuff just feels cringe for this type of story by nature of how cheesy it is frankly
— 優木 せつ菜
| Makeine SZN (@Nljigakulive) September 4, 2024
suddenly I’m in middle school again
— Ali Malone (@folkred12) September 4, 2024
This definitely will be much better than the Twilight movies
— Sama (@rwotsama) September 4, 2024
This is the best news i've ever heard in my life
— dr. z, esq. (@zeynepmyenisey) September 5, 2024
Excellent
— کوجا (@ShadBewafa) September 5, 2024
I’m intrigued! Midnight Sun has so much potential—hope they do it justice!
— Aurora
(@Aurora_Myst) September 4, 2024
Finally, a chance to see Twilight through Edward's eyes! Looking forward to this!
— Aurora
Last year, original Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke endorsed the idea of Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi playing the roles of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen today.
Hardwicke – who helmed the original 2008 film starring Stewart and Pattinson – spoke about possible stars today that could take over.
Speaking on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, host Josh Horowitz asked: “Is there anyone in the new crop today? Like who do you cast? Is Jacob Elordi Edward Cullen today? Is Jenna Ortega…”.
Hardwicke then interjected: “Oh yeah, that would be perfect.” “Have you seen Saltburn? He’s amazing,” she added of Elordi. “He probably would be Edward today. Exactly.”
Addressing Ortega, Hardwicke continued: “I do think there’s a lot of really cool young actors. You just mentioned Jenna Ortega, she’s amazing.”
Meanwhile last year, Sofia Coppola revealed she turned down the chance to direct the final Twilight film Breaking Dawn because she thought the concept was “too weird”.
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