The list of movie sagas looking to try their luck in TV series keeps growing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he will be joined by the popular Twilight franchise, which has found success in movies.
The production company intends to bring in Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight novels, but there is no agreement reached at this time.
However, it is a fact that Wyck Godfrey and Eric Feig will be directly involved as producers. It should be noted that the second owns the rights to the film adaptation of “Twilight” after the termination of the agreement with Paramount Pictures. Godfrey, for his part, already has plenty of experience with the franchise, as his production company Temple Hill Entertainment made all 5 films starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
One of the topics discussed is the platform on which they will offer the Twilight series. Since Lionsgate does not have its own video streaming service, they will have to sell the content at the highest price. Currently there is no information on who is interested, but there will certainly be enough.
Lionsgate Television has long been considering how to revive “Twilight,” which grossed $3.4 billion theatrically. The economic success, despite the criticism, was enough to keep exploring a franchise that has millions of devoted fans.
It’s clear, however, that Lionsgate has no intention of taking a misstep, as even a popular franchise like Twilight could be in jeopardy if the adaptation fails to live up to expectations. Certainly, the company took the time to plan properly. The above is confirmed by the signing of contracts with Wyck Godfrey, Eric Feig and possibly Stephenie Meyer.
In 2017, John Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate, acknowledged that Twilight and The Hunger Games had even more to say. The first has already launched as a series, while the Suzanne Collins-created franchise will continue to focus on the big screen. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds is set to premiere on November 17 this year.
Mind you, this isn’t the first movie saga from the past to attempt to make its way onto television. Just a week before, Warner Bros. Discovery has officially unveiled the Harry Potter series, which will be standard production from Max (formerly HBO Max). Surprisingly, they won’t explore alternate histories of the wizarding world, but rather adapt the main saga of JK Rowling’s novels. Yes, there will be new actors in the roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Wesley and company…
So it looks like nostalgia is once again proving to be quite a profitable commodity in the entertainment world.
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