Altfg.com In-between pro-Workers Party political chat on Twitter — general elections were held in Brazil on Sunday — RioFilme's president Sérgio Sá Leitão tweeted that there's "no news regarding Breaking Dawn," which still may or may not be partly filmed in the city of Rio de Janeiro and/or surrounding areas.
To be directed by Bill Condon, who showed up at the Rio Film Festival last week, and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, the suspense about filming (or not) Edward and Bella's honeymoon in Brazil has been going on for a number of weeks.
According to Leitão, Condon is "eager to film here." But ultimately, of course, it's all up to the powers-that-be at Summit Entertainment.
The latest location mentioned as a possibility for Isle Esme — where Bella discovers she's pregnant and a spooked-out half-Indian Amazonian comes up with tales of death and libishomem — is the small colonial town of Paraty [pronounced Pah-rah-CHEE], located 240 kilometers from Rio, along what some refer to as the Brazilian Riviera.
How exactly Paraty would fit with Stephenie Meyer's story is unclear, as Island Esme is supposed to be just that: a tiny tropical islet on which was built a good-sized home. But then again, there are tropical islets all over the Rio State coast, so that may be what's being discussed here.
As quoted on Terra.com, Leitão affirmed that "first of all, we need to know how much the production will spend in the city of Rio de Janeiro because then I'll know how much I'd bring to the city for each real [that's the Brazilian currency] we invest on the film. The ratio must be worthwhile. Second, I figure out how many jobs will be created. And third, we have to take a look at a draft of the screenplay, for we're not going to invest, for instance, on a movie such as Tourists (a 2006 production that showed Brazilians as cruel murderers of innocent Americans)."
Leitão added that "we need not only financial returns, but also promotional returns for the city," going on to explain that Rio would be like a product to be sold, as movies shot there would offer "product placements" of the city by way of "postcards shots."
Once again, how that would fit with Meyer's Breaking Dawn is unclear, unless screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg expands Edward and Bella's passage through Rio on their way to Isle Esme, which lasts all of a paragraph or two in the book.
Via @KStewAngel
Are you ready for Isle Esme? I know you do. lol
14 comments:
Frankly, I don't care if they film it on Alcatraz or Stan Island. All i care about is what happens in the ocean and the blue room XDXDXD
HaHa..the ? is..is Brazil ready for the intense heat..fire and passion Rob & Kristen are going to be bringing there?!!!!
I get weak kneed just thinking about it!! ;p
LoriJ
Love that first comment!!! And I agree, except add what happens in the white room on their wedding night.
I don't care where they film it either, and I'm surprised they would go to the expense of going to Brazil to film it. Just find a small deserted island or one that they can put on lock down so prying eyes stay away. I bet they could film it in Hawaii. No as far and probably less expensive.
Just hurry up and film it and bring up the release date, lol!
love the first comment :):) i totally agree
love them
I agree, it doesnt matter where they film it, as long as it matches up with the descriptions given by Stephanie Meyer, I wont care. But I can see why Condon wants to do film in the actual setting of the story. If the Puerto Rican Government is demanding a copy of the script, yeesh! I don't know that Summit will want to provide it. They are trying to keep as much as they can away from the public. Leaks need to be avoided. It takes away from the excitement of the finished product if you already know whats going to happen. I know, the books tell you, but its not the same as seeing it come to life on screen. Remember when the break up scene was leaked onto the web?
Isle Esme... Mmmm.. We are totally ready for that Shaui! Some great passion to see ;)
I don't give a damn where they are going to shoot it. Just shoot it right people.
And why on Earth does the island have to be in Brazil? Like Froggie said, it could easily be filmed in Hawaii or any little island in the Caribbean and we wouldn't notice as long as they make it look like Stephanie described it.
The location is important for the honeymoon scenes..remember Edward and Bella would have no clothes on..it's got to be a tropical/warm climate..I'm expecting a very hot steamy love making from the honeymooners!!
As long as it fits the description in the book and is sexy as hell, I don't care where they film it. Just want to see the sex. (ok, perv moment over.) ;P
oh i cant wait for isle esme!!!!
@anon 12:26 well said lol ITA !!
Kristen and Rob could do a love scene in the most decrepit place on Earth and still make it look hot ;)
ITA with the general consensus about it not being the place but the performance. Although there are some scenes which involve a tropical setting as written in the book, to make the story as close to the book and believable enough a tropical setting must still be considered albeit not as far as Brazil. I'll take Kauai with its relative isolation and huge amount of privacy for our lovebirds to consummate their love.
Twilola
The Carribean is another good choice if they can't make it in Brazil.
Or better still, downunder at the low lying islands of the Great Barrier Reef or Whitsundays at tropical Queensland of Oz. After all, Oprah is coming downunder in January 2011.
Logistics & distances woes & safety measures for R&K ....
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