The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Forever is just the beginning
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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$110 000 000
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$712 205 856
Director
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Producer
Karen Rosenfelt, Wyck Godfrey, Stephenie Meyer, Marty Bowen, Guy Oseary, Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian
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Artist
Richard Sherman, Jimmy Almeida, Andy Hass
Audition
Stuart Aikins, Sean Cossey
Editing
Virginia Katz
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Short description

The new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Marc Waters and Gus Van Sant were considered for the role of director for the Breaking Dawn dilogy. Ultimately, the director's chair was taken by Bill Condon.
  • Breaking Dawn is the fourth novel in the Twilight series by author Stephenie Meyer. The book was first released in the US on August 2, 2008; sales began at midnight and were accompanied by fan parties at bookstores. The first print run consisted of 3.7 million copies, 1.3 million of which were sold within the first 24 hours of sales, setting a new record for the Hachette Book Group publishing house.
  • Renesmee – the name of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's daughter – was created by combining the names of Bella's mother, Renée, and Edward's adoptive mother, Esme. Her middle name, Carly, is a combination of Carlisle, Edward's adoptive father, and Charlie, Bella's father.
  • Carter Burwell returned as the composer at the invitation of director Bill Condon, with whom he had previously worked on another film.
  • Stephenie Meyer made another cameo appearance in Breaking Dawn: she can be spotted among the guests at the wedding as Bella walks down the aisle with her father.
  • Carter Burwell returned as the composer at the invitation of director Bill Condon, with whom he had previously collaborated on another film.
  • Robert Pattinson followed a strict diet and worked out at the gym for six months (before and during filming). He later admitted that he wanted to look more masculine for the scene of Bella and Edward's first wedding night.
  • The film is based on the novel Breaking Dawn (2008) by Stephenie Meyer from the Twilight series.
  • Stephanie Meyer made another cameo appearance in “Breaking Dawn”: at the wedding, when Bella walks down the aisle with her father, she can be seen among the guests.
  • Robert Pattinson followed a strict diet and trained in the gym for six months (before and during filming). As he later admitted, he wanted to look more masculine for the scene of Bella and Edward's wedding night.
  • Sofia Coppola was interested in directing “Breaking Dawn,” but after Summit Entertainment decided to split the final book into two parts, Coppola switched to searching for another project.
  • Sofia Coppola was interested in directing Breaking Dawn, but after Summit Entertainment decided to split the final book into two parts, Coppola shifted her focus to searching for another project.
  • Mark Waters and Gus Van Sant were considered for the director's position for the "Dawn" duology. Ultimately, Bill Condon took the director's chair.
  • “Breaking Dawn” is the fourth novel in the “Twilight” series by Stephanie Meyer. The book was first published in the United States on August 2, 2008, with sales beginning at midnight and accompanied by fan parties in bookstores. The initial print run was 3.7 million copies, of which 1.3 million were sold in the first 24 hours, setting a new record for the publishing house “Hachette Book Group”.

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