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"The epic finale that will live forever."
Breaking Dawn - Part 2 tagline.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is the fifth and final installment of the Twilight Saga film series, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name.

Summit Entertainment (later bought by Lionsgate), the studio behind the film adaptations of novels in the Twilight series, announced in November 2008 that it had obtained the rights to the rest of Stephenie Meyer's series, including Breaking Dawn.[1][2][3][4] Breaking Dawn was split in two parts due to the length of the book.

This movie picks up where the first half had left off (with Bella awakening from her vampire transformation), and was released on November 16, 2012.

Plot

...Continues from Breaking Dawn - Part 1
"My time as a human was over. But I've never felt more alive.
I was born to be a vampire.
"
―Bella
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Bella's first hunt with Edward.

The movie picks up where the previous movie left off, right when Bella Cullen opens her eyes after her transformation into a vampire. She savors a moment with Edward Cullen and her newly developed beauty. She requests to meet her daughter, Renesmee, but Edward tells her she needs to hunt first. During the hunt, she quickly learns to harness her senses and abilities. When the scent of a human hiker crosses her nose, she immediately attempts to hunt the hiker, until Edward tells her not to. She quickly comes to her senses and feeds off a mountain lion.

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Bella is pleased to see that Jacob didn't leave.

When they return home, Jacob uses himself as a test subject to see if she is tame enough to meet her daughter. Once she passes the test, she goes on to meet Renesmee, who shows her her first memory of Bella as a human. Bella then finds out that Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee and angrily confronts him about it. Her anger escalates when Jacob calls her daughter "Nessie" - a nickname derived from the Loch Ness Monster - to the point that she attacks him. Seth attempts to interfere and gets thrown into a tree by Bella herself and she apologize to him after.

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Edward and Bella in their closet

At nightfall, Alice takes them to the cottage which will be Bella's, Edward's and Renesmee's home. Bella and Edward spend the night at the cottage, then return the next morning, where they discuss how Bella will fake her own death to keep Charlie from finding out about her new situation (her being a new vampire and Renesmee's existence). Jacob, upset by the separation from Renesmee, runs to Charlie to show him his ability to transform into a wolf, then explains that Bella has changed in order to get better from her "illness". Charlie goes to confront Bella, who tells him that she can only give limited information. Then he meets Renesmee, the "adopted daughter" of Bella and Edward, but he figures out the truth when he sees her hereditary brown eyes. Emmett challenges Bella to an arm wrestling match, which she wins due to her newborn superior strength.

Sam's and Jacob's packs resolve their differences. Renesmee's rapid growth causes worries to the Cullens, who plan to travel to Brazil to learn about the Ticuna legends that may tell them how Renesmee will turn out in the future.

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Bella and Edward are standing in front of Renesmee on the battle field.

Months later, Irina comes to Forks and misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child," a child who has been turned into a vampire when she sees her from a distance. She then travels to Italy to inform the Volturi of this matter, which triggers Alice's vision of their doom. In hopes of resolving the matter peacefully, the Cullens set out to find their friends (the Denali, Egyptian, Irish, Amazon, and Romanian covens, as well as some nomads) from around the world to stand as witnesses and prove to the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child. Meanwhile, Bella finds out that she has the power to block psychic powers, and begins practicing how to use it. The packs are also expanded due to the increasing numbers of vampires near the area.

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Bella, Edward, Renesmee and Jacob during the confrontation.

Bella finds a clue left by Alice, who has left the family with Jasper, and goes to find J. Jenks, a lawyer who has been forging illegal documents for the Cullens for decades. He gives Bella a set of IDs, passports, and driver's license forged for Renesmee and Jacob.

Alistair, one of the witnesses, leaves for his own survival. The Cullens and their allies gather around a bonfire the night before the confrontation and share war-stories. Upon confronting the gathered Cullen witnesses, the Volturi discover that they have been misinformed and immediately execute Irina for her mistake. However, they remain undecided on whether Renesmee should be viewed as a threat to vampires' secret existence. Alice and Jasper return in time to present their "proof" that Renesmee poses no danger, but Aro is determined to destroy the Cullens. Carlisle initiates the battle with Aro, and is immediately destroyed. The rest of the Cullens, Volturi and their respective allies engage in a huge battle, killing Jasper, Seth, Leah and multiple others while Renesmee escapes with Jacob. Aro personally attacks Bella and Edward after most of his coven was destroyed, which results in his own destruction.

The scene is then brought back to the moment when Alice "shows" Aro her proof, revealing that the entire battle scene was a vision of his demise if he proceeds with his plan to destroy them. The new witnesses, Huilen and her half-vampire nephew, Nahuel, tell their story, revealing that they are actually much like pure vampires, but merely more human. The Volturi then leave in peace at Aro's confirmation that no danger is involved. As they leave, Aro glances back at Alice, then Bella, realizing that he has given up much to save his annihilation. The Cullens and their allies take a moment to rejoice in their victory. The Romanians demand to launch an attack, but no one is willing to follow, prompting their ambition to an end.

As their friends leave, Edward tells Jacob that Renesmee is lucky to have him. He asks if he should start calling Edward "dad" now, but he disagrees immediately. While the four of them (Bella, Edward, Jacob and Renesmee) share a moment together, Alice shows Edward a vision of the four of them. Renesmee has grown into a fine young woman and is living happily and peacefully with Jacob and their family.

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Bella and Edward's final scene.

Sometime later, back in the meadow, Bella removes her shield to give Edward access to her thoughts for the first time. She tells him that no one has ever loved anyone as much as she loves him, but he disagrees saying there is one exception. He then asks her to remove her shield again, but she tells him they have forever to work on it.

The movie concludes with the couple kissing, and the saga ends.

Production

Development

The witnesses

The Cullens' witnesses gather to fight the Volturi.

Meyer stated in her Breaking Dawn FAQ that if a film were to be created, she thought it would have to be made into two movies because "it's hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes. The book is just so long! I can't imagine how to distill it—if I could, the book would be shorter."[5] According to Variety, the studio had decided to split the 756-page book into two films, along the same lines as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[6]. Subsequently, Summit had to negotiate new deals with the main cast, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, since they were only under contract for four films.[6]

Meyer also believed it may be impossible to make Breaking Dawn into a film, due to Renesmee, writing that an actress could not play her because she is a baby but has complete awareness, and that "the one thing that I've never seen is a CGI human being which truly looks real"; however, she went on to state that "they develop amazing new technologies everyday, and we've got a little time left."[5] It is still however unknown whether Renesmee will be CGI, or if one/many actresses will portray her. There are also concerns about making a PG-13 movie adaptation, given the book's complex and graphic storylines, including the birth of a half-vampire, half-human baby.[6]

It was announced on April 28, 2010 that Bill Condon will direct the film. On July 5, on Twitter, Melissa Rosenberg, the official screenwriter for Twilight, announced that Breaking Dawn will remain a PG-13 movie. She added that, quote: "I think we can get awfully [hot] with PG-13. I'm not worried about the rating. I know a lot of fans are like, 'We have to go R to do it justice', but i don't think so. I think it's going to be pretty hot. Way hot!" Rosenberg says. Rosenberg was referring to the worry of some fans about the movie being rated R because of love scenes between Edward and Bella. She added that a lot can be done in a PG-13 movie, despite what skeptics may think or say.[7]

Filming

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Aro and other Volturi members ready for the battle.

In July 2010, Summit announced that the movie will be shot in Vancouver, Canada and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[8] Both parts of Breaking Dawn were shot simultaneously as one project. Filming officially began on November 1, 2010 in Brazil.

It took about four to five weeks to shoot the ending sequence of Part 2 which would consume about twenty-seven minutes of the film. The sequence was shot using a green screen and fake snow with 75 actors on set.

Filming wrapped on April 15, 2011, ending the franchise's three years of production since March 2008.

In April 2012, director Bill Condon announced that there would be reshoots in Los Angeles. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart filmed that day as the very last day of filming for the Twilight franchise.

Cast

Cullens and Swans

CULLENCOVEN

The Cullen Family.

Image Actor Role
Kstew2 Kristen Stewart Bella Cullen
OWm6H Robert Pattinson Edward Cullen
3-peter-fac-09 Peter Facinelli Carlisle Cullen
TodoTwilightSaga - Elizabeth Reaser (12) Elizabeth Reaser Esme Cullen
156283928 Ashley Greene Alice Cullen
0045g Jackson Rathbone Jasper Hale
TodoTwilightSaga - Nikki Reed 01 Nikki Reed Rosalie Hale
KellanLutzWeeklyHotHollywoodStyleEventAcOiUlO9IGol Kellan Lutz Emmett Cullen
TodoTwilightSaga - Billy Burke 01 Billy Burke Charlie Swan
Mackenzielapremiere Mackenzie Foy Renesmee Cullen

Quileute tribe

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The Black Pack.

Image Actor Role
Taylor-Lautner-at-San-Diego-Comic-con-2012-taylor-lautner-31463555-301-400 Taylor Lautner Jacob Black
Normal 159 Chaske Spencer Sam Uley
Booboostewartglamorama1 Boo Boo Stewart Seth Clearwater
TodoTwilightSaga - Julia Jones MQs 04 Julia Jones Leah Clearwater
AlexRice8 Alex Rice Sue Clearwater

Volturi

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The Volturi.

Image Actor Role
Michael-sheen-aro-003 Michael Sheen Aro
5704f2156648294 Jamie Campbell Bower Caius
Christopher Heyerdahl7 Christopher Heyerdahl Marcus
Daniel Cudmore 2 Daniel Cudmore Felix
TodoTwilightSaga - Charlie Bewley MQs 17 Charlie Bewley Demetri
TodoTwilightSaga - Dakota Fanning HQ 08 Dakota Fanning Jane
Cameron bright 5387252 Cameron Bright Alec
Lateef Crowder Lateef Crowder Dos Santos Santiago
Caseu Casey Unterman Volturi guard
MV5BMTM3MzIxODA4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODQ4OTc4OA@@ V1 SX214 CR0,0,214,314 Ashley Hebert Volturi guard
Tyler Tyler Forrest Volturi guard

Denali coven

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The Denali Coven.

Image Actor Role
143627762 MyAnna Buring Tanya Denali
TodoTwilightSaga - Casey LaBow 4th Annual Roc Nation Pre-GRAMMY Brunch 01 Casey LaBow Kate Denali
Fa4c7b495da63608ef23c248e119bce9 Christian Camargo Eleazar Denali
Mia Maestro-mmsp3 Mia Maestro Carmen Denali
TodoTwilightSaga-MaggieGrace-TheGrey-Prem Maggie Grace Irina Denali
Lee Pace Mr Abbot 1-682x1024 Lee Pace Garrett
10044dba1f747f8df8052fcf64d2f11c Andrea Powell Sasha
MV5BMjA2MTc0NzMxNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTAxNTQ3OA@@ V1 SX214 CR0,0,214,314 Billy Wagenseller Vasilii

Egyptian coven

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The Egyptian Coven.

Image Actor Role
ImagesCAO6EZ82-Rami Malek Rami Malek Benjamin
Images-098u7u-Omar Metwally Omar Metwally Amun
Images-Andrea Gabriel Andrea Gabriel Kebi
ImagesCA3H7PIT-Angela Sarafyan Angela Sarafyan Tia

Irish coven

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The Irish Coven.

Image Actor Role
ImagesCAAH9COZ-Marlane Barnes Marlane Barnes Maggie
ImagesCAO0MRAA-Lisa Howard Lisa Howard Siobhan
Patrick-Brennan Patrick Brennan Liam

Amazon coven

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The Amazon Coven.

Image Actor Role
Imagesjudi-22 Judi Shekoni Zafrina
Tracey HegginsTracey Heggins-00 Tracey Heggins Senna

Romanian coven

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The Romanian Coven.

Image Actor Role
ImagesCACA93VF-Noel Fisher Noel Fisher Vladimir
Untitled-Guri Weinberg--0 Guri Weinberg Stefan

French coven

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The French Coven.

Image Actor Role
File:Téléchargement (3).jpg Amadou Ly Henri
Images (1) Janelle Froelich Yvette

Nomads

Image Actor Role
Images (511) Joe Anderson Alistair
ImagesCAVS0XZNToni Trucks Toni Trucks Mary
Bill Tangradi Bill Tangradi Randall
ImagesErik Odom Erik Odom Peter
ImagesCACI56PTValorie Curry Valorie Curry Charlotte
ImagesCARDMTETJ.D. Pardo J.D. Pardo Nahuel
ImagesCADY1ZLN Marisa Quinn Huilen
Masami Kosaka Masami Kosaka Toshiro
Gggggg Christine Craft Regusa Aro's Witness #1
MV5BMjE5NTY5NjA1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzc4NjE5NQ@@. V1. SX480 SY720 Salomon Passariello Aro's Witness #2
Vvvvvvvvvv Vivian Fleming-Alvarez Aro's Witness #3
Ttttttttt Tammi Arender Aro's Witness #4
Lllllllllll Lindsay Small Aro's Witness #5

Humans

Image Actor Role
WendellPierce Wendell Pierce J. Jenks
John edward lee John Edward Lee English Man

Leaks and lawsuit

Leaks

When the filming started on November 7, 2010 in the Lapa District and Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaked set photos and footage videos surfaced online. Summit Entertainment responded to the leaks by removing the photos and videos from YouTube, fansites, and gossip websites. On January 13, 2011, scans of a still of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in one of their honeymoon scenes in an Entertainment Weekly article ran online, prior to the magazine's official release of the still. On March 31 and April 1, 2011, a mass leak of a 14-second video and numerous low-quality stills hit the Internet, resulting to enthusiastic fan reaction and speculations that the film wouldn't be able to maintain a PG-13 rating.

Summit Entertainment official statement saying:

As some of you may know, pictures and screen grabs of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn as a work in progress have leaked on the internet. We are extremely proud of this film and also extremely heartbroken to see it out there at this stage. The film and these images are not yet ready or in their proper context. They were illegally obtained and their early dissemination is deeply upsetting to the actors, the filmmakers and Summit who are working so hard to bring these movies to fruition to you in November 2011 and November 2012. Please, for those who are posting, stop. And please, though the temptation is high, don't view or pass on these images. Wait for the film in its beautiful, finished entirety to thrill you. Sincerely, Stephenie Meyer, Bill Condon, Wyck Godfrey and Summit Entertainment.

Additionally, the teaser trailer for Part 1 leaked online hours before its debut at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.

Lawsuit

On August 1, 2011, Summit released a press release announcing the identification of some of the alleged people responsible for the leak of images and video from Breaking Dawn on March 31 and April 1 and the decision to take legal action. Summit claimed that the leak came from Posadas, Argentina, but due to the possibility that other people might be involved in the leak, the investigation is still ongoing. The only person Summit named was a woman called Daiana Santia, resident in Posadas, allegedly being involved in the group that stole the images and footage. Civil action has been filed in the U.S. and Argentina, while criminal action has also been filed in Argentina. Summit hired law firm Keats McFarland & Wilson LLP to search four continents, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia, to find the other people behind the leak.

On the other hand, Santia hosted a press conference in her town and denied Summit's claims. She claimed that she only saw the images "while surfing the Internet" and didn't send them to anyone. She also stated that she didn't log in anywhere to see them and denies having the technical knowledge of hacking, specifically saying that she "in no way be considered a "hacker" because [she] has no computer skills other than simple user level". Her attorney confirmed that Santia and her family are considering a counterclaim against Summit due to defamation of character and continual harassment by the film's producers who kept requesting that she would let them check her computer to see if she still has the images on her hard disk, although she refused more than once claiming that she is innocent and her computer contains personal items. Her attorney called the situation "a harm to privacy and personal right".

Summit's official response to the press conference said, "First and most important this is NOT about greed or the Studio wanting to bully a woman from a small town in Argentina – rather, it is about stolen material that is private and sensitive which was obtained by illegally accessing private/secure servers as well as personal email accounts." Summit gave details about the case stating that the studio has been in contact with Santia since May 2011, but "with no resolution or further good faith efforts on their part, thus the only alternative left was to pursue legal action to ascertain that Ms. Santia no longer holds the images and video in any shape or form. In the response, Summit announced the following claims:

Specifically on June 8, 2011 Ms. Santia confessed in the presence of her attorney that she accessed servers and email accounts via a systematic attack — stealing photographs, unfinished images and video footage over several months. Additionally there is indisputable evidence linking her directly to IP addresses that were used in the unauthorized access. Her actions appear to be premeditated and not done on a whim, but rather using technology and tactics that require thought as well as time and skill. Because Ms. Santia decided that she does not want to cooperate, Summit has been unable to settle this matter privately with Ms. Santia and her representatives in Argentina.

Home media

Breaking Dawn - Part 2 DVD

Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Blu-Ray Cover

The DVD/Blu-ray of Breaking Dawn - Part 2 will be released on February 16, 2013. 

Three-disk features

Disk 1

  • Longer version of Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (7 minutes bonus)
  • Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Disk 2

  • Commentary with Bill Condon
  • Making Of featurette (60-90 minutes)
  • Featurettes on Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (5-7 minutes)
  • Featurette on the music

Disk 3

  • Vampires and their powers
  • Vampires and their stories
  • Aro and the Volturi

Music

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Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack.

Main article: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack
Main article: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 score

In January 2012, it was revealed that the soundtrack that accompanies Breaking Dawn - Part 2 had started production. In September, it was announced that the soundtrack would be released on November 13, 2012.

A song by the band Iko was featured in an exclusive scene of the movie, and it was announced in July that they would be on the soundtrack. In July, the electro-pop band Passion Pit was the first band announced for the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack. In October, the full soundtrack was released. It included the return of Christina Perri and newcomers like Green Day and Ellie Goulding. The Twilight Saga's own Nikki Reed, along with her husband Paul McDonald were included.

Trivia

  • Breaking Dawn is the only two-part movie in the series.
  • All the films and its logos have all been in a certain tint. Twilight: blue/grey; New Moon: gold/brown; Eclipse: white/grey/red; Breaking Dawn - Part 1: coral/red; Breaking Dawn - Part 2: yellow/blue.
  • Both parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn were filmed as one whole movie over several months.
  • This film had a $120 million dollar budget, making it the highest out of every Twilight installment filmed.
  • This is the first of the Twilight movies to ever have such extensive credits, in both the beginning and end.
  • This is the first film featuring opening credits.
  • Every actor with a speaking role in the entire film series was credited at the end of the film.

See also

References

  1. Steven Zeitchik (2008-11-14). 'Twilight' film franchise looks ahead. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2008-12-13.
  2. Larry Carroll (2009-02-23). 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Talks 'New Moon,' 'Eclipse' And 'Breaking Dawn'. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-03-03.
  3. Nadya Vlassoff (2009-07-04). Twilight Filming Set for Breaking Dawn After New Moon and Eclipse. The Deadbolt. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.
  4. Gina McIntyre (2009-07-16). On the set: 'New Moon' on the rise. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-07-16.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Breaking Dawn FAQ. StephenieMeyer.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-07.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Big Questions Surround the Final 'Twilight' Film. Retrieved on 2009-12-03.
  7. Screenwriter Says Twilight: Breaking Dawn Will Be Hotter
  8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn

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