Openly gay director Bill Condon is on the shortlist to direct the newest installment of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn. Breaking Dawn is the fourth book in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. Each Twilight film has had a different director, Catherine Hardwicke, Chris Weitz and David Slade respectively.
Condon has directed gay hits such as “Dreamgirls” and “Kinsey.” He also directed “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh” which scared the heck out of me when I was 11. Yes, I did say Candyman in the mirror, in the dark three times. Spoiler alert: I lived the tell the tale.
Other directors on the shortlist are Stephen Daldry (who also directed some great gay movies, The Hours and Billy Elliot), Sofia Coppola and Gus Van Sant. Condon has some touch competition, but the word is that he is the closest to sealing the deal. Maybe the next Twilight film will have appeal for LGBT youth as well as fans of emo teen vamp wannabees. We live in hope.
