Stephen Daldry A Candidate To Direct “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”

Another Oscar nominated director has been linked to direct the last films in the “Twilight” saga. English director Stephen Daldry has been approached to take the reins for “Breaking Dawn,” the last book in the ‘Twilight’ series.

According to Los Angeles Times, other critically-acclaimed directors had been approached to tackle the maybe-two-part film. Among the names are Bill Condon, Gus Van Sant, and Sofia Coppola.

Like those three, there are not yet indications Daldry would actually take the gig, but the fact that Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the films, has reached out to him suggests where its intentions lie for the fourth film. Having already gone indie with Catherine Hardwicke, polished/commercial with Chris Weitz and genre auteur with David Slade for the franchise’s first three movies, Summit clearly wants a high-end prestige filmmaker to handle the fourth picture.

Daldry’s prior film credits include “The Hours,” “Billy Elliot” and “The Reader,” for which actress Kate Winslet won an Academy Award. Van Sant is considered a favorite among several “Twilight” castmembers, including Robert Pattinson and Peter Facinelli. Melissa Rosenberg, who adapted the previous ‘Twilight’ movies, will also write the script for ‘Breaking Dawn’. Once the script is finished, only then formal offers to directors will be made. As of yet, there’s no indication either way whether these directors are interested in the gig. The filming for what will likely be two films will probably take place this fall.