Fearnet: Melissa Rosenberg on Breaking Dawn script

Jumping forward to Breaking Dawn, where are you in the scripting stage now?

Deep in the center. Kind of right in the first draft mode, dead center in the middle I’d say. Of both [parts]. I’m kind of writing them simultaneously — writing both outlines and then writing both first drafts because we’re shooting them together. [The producers] need things to prep off of, because they have to find locations, so in some ways I’ve been treating it as one film, but on two different pieces of paper. It’s a huge challenge. It’s a lot of pages!

Where exactly do you envision splitting Breaking Dawn into two parts?

We’re still talking about specifically where, but I think there’s kind of a natural break. You have the first half about Bella being human and a newlywed and pregnant, and the second half is about her being a vampire and a parent. I think somewhere in that transition is where it breaks. We’ve tried a couple of things and I think we’re settling on one, [but] we’re not sure.

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7 thoughts on “Fearnet: Melissa Rosenberg on Breaking Dawn script

  1. Marie

    I've had this image in my head of the end of the first part….we know Bella's had the baby and is almost done changing and the camera focuses on her closed eyes and slowly pulls away as they open to reveal blood red eyes and Bella's beautiful vampire features….with great music this could be super creepy and epic at the same time!

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  2. Jennifer

    The natural break for me is when Bella starts to 'die' as she is giving birth. They take Renesmee out and she is between death and life, right as Edward injects her. I can see them opening the second movie with her burning as she transitions to vampire.

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  3. Tiffany

    why wuold u break it into two movies is the question. i mean, sure theres a lot going on, but its just the fact that itll be longer and i dont think twilight fans would be that upset, i mean the movies are good, and i just dont see it.

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  4. cat

    This is how I think it's gonna split. Bella finds out that Jacob imprints on Renesmee and then calls her Nessie. Bella gets mad launches at him and the screen goes black.

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  5. Acne Vulgaris

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