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Gus Van Sant For Breaking Dawn?

17th March 2010

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'Milk' director Gus Van Sant is among a number of filmmakers lined up to helm the final 'Twilight' movie.

The 57-year-old Oscar-nominee has been selected by studio Summit alongside 'Marie Antoinette' director Sofia Coppola and 'Dreamgirls' filmmaker Bill Condon to consider helming 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'.

I wasn't prepared for it, honestly, I knew it was a big deal, but it's one thing to deal with that conceptually and another to fear for their lives in the presence of thousands of teenagers.

Van Sant's representatives confirmed to Entertainment Weekly he had been approached to work on the movie, which will potentially be made in two installments.

A final decision is unlikely until details about the adaptation are given by screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.

Meanwhile Chris Weitz - director of the 2009 installment of the franchise 'New Moon' - admits he is glad to say goodbye to the vampire films.

He said: "I was really astonished. to encounter that level of devotion, and I'm very happy, I must say, to be able to lapse into complete obscurity again and never been recognised for the rest of my life.

"I wasn't prepared for it, honestly, I knew it was a big deal, but it's one thing to deal with that conceptually and another to fear for their lives in the presence of thousands of teenagers."