Twilight: Director’s Notebook

Twilight: Director’s Notebook

Written by Catherine Hardwicke

February 4, 2009 (New York, NY) – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, will release Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight: Director’s Notebook as a one-day laydown on March 17, 2009, it was announced today by Megan Tingley, the division’s Senior Vice President and Publisher.  This intimate look at the making of Summit Entertainment’s film follows visionary director Hardwicke through the creative process.  Designed to replicate the director’s own personal notebook that she kept on set, readers will discover the inside secrets on casting, location scouting and wardrobe to storyboard sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, personal notes about Catherine’s favorite scenes and much more. This one-of-a-kind experience for all Twilight fans will be released in hardcover for $17.99 with an announced first printing of 500,000 copies.

“With this book, I tried to show fans and future directors some of the process that the crew and I went through filming Twilight,” said Hardwicke.  “My challenge was to translate Stephenie’s powerful book and make you feel what she makes you feel when you read her works.”

The movie version of Twilight has grossed over $340 million worldwide since its release on November 21, 2008.  The movie debuted at #1 at the box office with $70 million, making it the highest debut for a female director.  Twilight: Director’s Notebook is being released just in time for the March 21st multi-million copy release of Twilight on DVD.