Jamie Campbell Bower: Bring on Tim Burton For Breaking Dawn
Posted by Twilight_News - 05/11/09 at 02:11 pm
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Tim Burton would be awesome to have as the director! I’m for it!
Why is there so many people who oppose Catherine? I think she did a phenomenal job with Twilight. I honest to God was not a fan until this past July. I rented Twilight out of the dollar red box movie rentals. I fell in love with the movie! I thought the acting was great as well. I don’t know why everyone is saying taht she did such a bad job with the movie. If it had been such a bad movie, it would have never made the amount of money it did. Word of mouth would have gotten around that the movie sucked. I never heard anything bad about it. My only regret is that I did not see it in the theaters. I wish Catharine could have done the entire series. As far as people criticizing the special effect on Twilight, don’t forget that the movie had a modest budget. Thanks to this movie, I bought all 4 books and read them all in 7 days.
Tim Burton would do a weird good job but DON’T MESS WITH OUR BOOKS even if you didn’t like it.
Ummm,. I dont think so!!
Nope…his style is NOT what we want for the Twilight Saga.
I think his style would be a leap in a different direction from what Catherine, Chris, and David are probably doing. As much as I love him I think he’s too far out there for my Twilight
I don’t think Tim Burton would work at all for Breaking Dawn.
I love Tim Burton, but I hope he stays the heck away from Breaking Dawn! lol Jamie looks cute in this interview.
The only person that would be worse for Breaking Dawn than Tim Burton would be Quentin Tarantino.
I don’t know about that… have you see From Dusk Til Dawn? >____> heh heh heh.
Lol!! I would like Tim Burton to stay faaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr away from Breaking Dawn unless he just goes to see it when it’s in the theatres. Yeah no, no Tim. Like ya stuff but no
haha ditto!!!
HAAAAAHAHAHAHA! It’s so hilarious that you mentioned those two, in that order, because if I’ve said before to my friends that I would be ECSTATIC if EITHER of those directors did Breaking Dawn! Like, I would be the HAPPIEST person on earth!!! Lol I laugh because I know it’s so twisted and so not where this series is going but I am also twisted and I cannot explain the joy in my soul when I let myself imagine the pieces of art those two would create with that story. But it would never ever happen, I’m aware. Oh, but a girl can dream. <3
NOOOO!!! Jamie No! Just because you worked with the guy on Sweeney Todd does not mean he can have our Breaking Dawn!
He was just joking. He picked the director that would be the worst for the movie. He knows that it wouldn’t work that’s why he said he’d “screw around with it”.
People need to take Jamie’s comments with a grain of salt. He doesn’t mean a lot of what he says.
Oh plz no! Not Tim!!!
He’s kidding, right?
I love Tim Burton’s work and I consider myself a student of his,but I don’t think he would be the right choice for Breaking Dawn. I would hope Chris Weitz would return to the directing chair,if he doesn’t have another project lined up. That’s a shame we already want Chris back and we haven’t even seen the final cut of New Moon. I guess based on what we’ve seen so far,we’re impressed with what he’s done with the second novel,that he seems the only ideal choice at the moment.
Yeah, I’m hoping Chris will return too. The only reason they keep changing directors is so that one can be finishing post production while the other starts on pre-production. So Chris would be able to start Breaking Dawn while David Slade finished Eclipse.
I think whoever they pick they will give more thought to than when they did Twilight. Especially considering how many times Chris has mentioned the limitations that were set by the choices made by Catherine (like leaving out storylines).
I also wish Chris Weitz would return for Breaking Dawn. It seems so funny now that we want him to return because when Catherine was replaced, we were all so angry and didn’t trust Chris one bit. Chris even had to convince us by a confirmation from Stephenie that he wouldn’t ruin New Moon and would try to do his best. I feel so bad about that now.
Dude I think it would be awesome. Think Sleepy Hollow.
uh hell to the no
What’s with all of the immature comments? I think that Sleepy Hollow has a really cool vibe to it that could be used in the final film. Think of the crazy tree that the headless horseman came out of…it’s kind of applicable to Bella’s womb… The whole plot of Breaking Dawn is pretty strange as it is, so why not go off the deep end? Not to mention the whole birth scene is pretty graphic, and I think it would be awesome to watch Tim Burton do that scene in particular…think Sweeney Todd……
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Oh No! Not Tim Burton for Twilight. You can always tell when a film is directed by Tim Burton. I hope that Catherine takes the reins for Breaking Dawn. I think she can do a good job at it and would be great for the book of Jacob. All the teen angst that goes in the pack would be beautifully translated to the big screen by Catherine. And I agree Quentin Tarantino would be horrible. LOL. I can already see the movie starting with The Volturi arriving at Forks with a present for the bride(because Bella already got married). Cut to Irina seeing the immortal child and the whole chaos breaking loss. It would be a funny movie.
Catherine?! No way! Look how much BETTER New Moon looks, even just from the trailers, than Twilight does for the entire movie. She wasn’t the right fot for Twilight either!
What about Guillermo del Toro?? “Pan’s Labrynth” was amazing.
Well why don’t we all look at the HP movies and see who did the best job thus far. That’ll be a good selection to choose from!
ugh, completely agree. if im honest with myself, i thought the first movie was actually one hell of a failure. think acting and special effects… neither were near up to scratch. and they have subtly admitted this once or twice themselves, both cast and crew. To be honest, i dont think she is capable of making much more than small indie films. lovely, sweet woman, but out of all the professional directors out there… she would robably be the one id least prefer.
I agree about the first movie. I was so disappointed. And am horrified to this day with the butcher job on the meadow scene.
At least we get (some) of the meadow scene redone in New Moon. It looks so much prettier.
definately not. he cannot fit the style at all.
BAZ LUHERMAN would be incredible.
think of the love films he has created, moulin rouge, romeo and juliet, australia…
I don’t know about that. As an Aussie I adore Baz’s work, but like Tim Burton he also has a certain way of doing his movies. Baz is about quick cuts and over theatrical acting.
I own all of his movies, but I don’t know that he could rein himself in enough to do Breaking Dawn. However, I would have loved to have seen what his wife Catherine could have done with the costumes (the can can dresses from Moulin Rouge were incredible).
Love this idea! Although everything Burton touches turns to gold, and I would LOVE to see him direct Breaking Dawn, realistically his style is too grand and surreal to fit the tone of the saga, and it certainly would look nothing like the rest of the films. Baz Luhrman would be a better fit, still epic and beautiful but a little more human, I think.
Mike Newell did HP’s Goblet of Fire and I thought out of all of the HP films his was the best.
My first choice would be both Chris W and his brother co-directing. Mike Newell would be a good choice too.
I really loved the first movie. Honestly I’m one of the rare ones on this site that saw the movie b4 i read the books. The movie just made me hella curious about the books so if the movie had been different then I wouldn’t be a Twilight fanatic.
totally agree, no catherine
I believe I’m in the minority here but I think he’ be awesome. Breaking Dawn is pretty insane as it is, why not go the whole way? Unfortunately, I don’t think Tim Burton would want to touch BD with a ten foot barge-pole.
I think that Tim Burton is one of the best directors out there but I doubt that Twilight is his style. He often goes for the gothic yet beautiful storylines and Breaking Dawn is really not in that category. Besides although I love the books and movies I doubt that Breaking Dawn would be a good movie, it´s structure is not very movie friendly because of the different pov´s. But also the story is kind of oddly structured there is no real climax in the story which is kind of odd. It´s just my opinion.
nope nope not Tim..BD is not a morbid movie to begin with..i like his works but he doesnt fit it..uhm uhm uhm..i want to see eclipse first beofre i choose wh would direct it
but if they three can make it, why not! 
afterall, BD has intensity transition growing from twilight-eclipse 
let’s see
i love Tim Burton…but def not for Breaking Dawn.
I personally don’t think he would be the best choice but hey, who knows! Just keep in mind that he would probably want have Johnny Depp and his wife cast in the movie! lol
Haha let’s see… Helena would play Irina and Johnny could be… Garett, maybe? Vladimir or Stefan? Nahuel? Man, he could pull off any role on the planet, he could play Renesmee and it’d still be amazing! :p
i’m glad he knows the fans wouldn’t be happy because if anyone actually thought of him as a legitamte option, i think i would cry
Definitely yeah! It would bring a whole new perspective! It would be a masterpiece with him in! Just imagine Renesmee through his PoV…
PETER JACKSON!!!!!!
omg, you are a genius! im obsesessed with his movies and that didn’t even occur to me. though, 1) i don’t think he would do it because its not really his type of movie and 2) he’s got a BUNCH of projects lined up the 2 hobbit movies that he has a big part in.
so i would love to see him to BD but i think we are just dreaming imagining him as director. it would be amazing though….*SIGH*
Nothing wrong with dreaming girl! Never know if you don’t ask…
I’m with you 200 percent! No one can put ‘heart’ into a film like PJ! He’d reduce us all to tears. But I’m absolutely certain 1) he’s way too busy, what with The Lovely Bones coming out, and with The Hobbit on the burner, and 2) he’s way too expensive for Summit to be able to afford.
no please no, i mean he´s a great director but we dont want to watch the entire cullen family singing on the woods with the werewolves!!!
or having tea with Hobbits.
Although a cameo of Legoals, aka “Mr. Yummy”, would be ok… lol
I like Tim Burton but no way! for BD no!!
his style is completely different from the twilight saga
Guillermo Del Toro!!
lol! I thought of him too!
I love me some TB too, but I agree – not a good fit. “Alice” looks darker than I thought the story seems to be even though I’ve never read the book.
And really think about Johhny Depp making his way in if it were done by TB – I’d rather have him as my fav rum-sucker and not a blood-sucker
read the book. the story *is* dark– and great.
with that said- TB’s Alice movie is more of a ‘return to wonderland’ thing, but i bet it will still be closer to the stories than disney’s version (which i still like).
YES! Oh yes yes yes, I thought of him too! He’d be incredible, think of Pan’s Labyrinth, the visuals and the emotional tone. Yes, he would fit and it would be perfect for the story.
why are we discussing this…Tim just isnt a name you associate with twilight…leave it like that…
HELL YEA!!! My favorite director for my favorite series. Ugh please let this happen.
I agree with Rayapooh, fav director + fav series = TOTAL LOVE! PLus I kinda think the Twilight movies have sucked so far, and Tim could change that.
Only one movie has come out so far. You don’t know if the next two suck yet or not
NO TIM BURTON! He is great, but NOT a good fit for BD. Yikes!
um…NO! love tim, but i would NOT like him to do breaking dawn. i can only IMAGINE what his crazy mind would do to it. *shudders*
NAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
It should be Guillermo del Toro. Director of pan’s labyrinth.
NOT CHRIS WEITZ!
My wish is for Breaking Dawn to be divided into two movies, the first until Renesmae is born and then the second begins when Bella wakes up as a vampire (and including the Volturi). The book would be expensive as hell as one movie. Just saying’ then two more directors!
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um, no. breaking dawn doesnt deserve tim burton, and tim burton sure as hell wouldnt do a project like breaking dawn.
Woah! That would be weird. I think Burton tends to stick to stuff that’s more far out than the Twilight books. Love his movies, but I think it would just be…really weird to see Breaking Dawn directed by him…
I avoid Tim Burton movies like the plague. Not my style at all :/
Mike Newell!!!??? I am sorry but that man RUINED Goblet of fire NO WAY I DON”T WANT THAT MAN ANYY WHERE NEAR TWILIGHT!!! THat was a HORRIBLE JOB WORSE OF THE HP MOVIES!!! NO NO NOOO!!! *cough* sorry, my HP side took over for a sec and as to Tim…I dunno…I think he would do a good job. I can’t say totally for sure but my first thought is Heck yeah! Eh, wait and see what happens. Though I love Cathrine and Twilight, it wasn’t all it could of been and I really would like someone else. I agree also that Breaking Dawn would be good to be done in 2 parts to give it enough time to be good.
i love how there are a ton of comments on here, and most of you are basically saying the same thing. i don’t have any other director suggestions, but if they did split breaking dawn into two, i figure the last shot of part one could be either: bella screaming her head off right before they go deliver nessie, or edward plunging the syringe into bella’s heart when they start the vamp transformation…
Ok. I think this is just another one of Jamie’s comments that he says but he doesn’t mean. Does no one remember the whole upset over the supposed “nude” scene? That said, The overwhelming majority of fans would hate it if Tim Burton directed Breaking Dawn. He needs to stay far far faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away from it. He would totally RUIN it. He’s a director of strange, thinking-outside-the-box films. A good director, but totally wrong for Breaking Dawn.
Tim Burton is awesome, and I love his movies, but I don’t think he’d be a good choice for Breaking Dawn. I hope Jamie was joking.
I love Tim Burton because he is so original, but the last thing I would want in a director making an adaptation of a book is someone original. He would change it way too much and I wouldn’t be happy. It’s a cool thought, but he would completely ruin it.
When he suggested that – I instantly imagined Renesemee as a white baby skeleton. Guh! haha I think he’s right.. the fans are not fans of that.
Yikes, that would be HORRIBLE! Tim Burton’s stuff is too “weird” for Breaking Dawn and I do NOT want Rob replaced with Jack Sparrow.
Bring on Joss Whedon (Buffy, Firefly), Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement), or OMG Clint Eastwood would be AWESOME, lol.
hahaha I think it would be awesome if Tim Burton did Breaking Dawn.
Come on twifans, have some fun. It all started with the books, now these are just the movies.
Actually, Tim Burton might do a fair job with it. He actually does the mix of romance and fantasy fairly well – Edward Scissorhands was really a romance. And look at Big Fish if you’re looking for a romantic fantasy without the dark parts. Yes, many of his movies have macabre humor, but Breaking Dawn is macabre. Hello?! The heroine actually drinks blood BEFORE becoming a vampire. Tim Burton can make things beautiful – imagine the way he would make the forest look with Bella’s new vision? And I bet their cottage would look like it was just out of a fairytale.
Forgot to mention also that Burton’s adaptations of literary works are usually much closer to the source than their predecessors (such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the upcoming Alice in Wonderland). He added a little bit of backstory to the Willy Wonka character in Charlie, but overall the movie was much closer to the book than the previous movie.
is this video on youtube?
im in Canada and says it cant play this video in my region
im a HUGE tim burton fan so i REALLY wanna hear what he says!!!!
please anyone???
i think tim burton would give an excellent direction for breaking dawn. he has a way of making reality look different- which i think would help after bella’s transformation. it would be neat to see the world thru her eyes rather than ours.
I love Tim Burton just not for Twilight movies