
Every so often a Young Adult book to screen adaptation comes out and takes the world by storm. The Twilight movies were definitely in that category, making household names out of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The latter actress recently got behind the camera for her directorial debutThe Chronology of Water, and spoke about why she "felt bad" for the filmmakers who came in to helm the Twilight sequels.
The Twilight movies were a sensation when they were in theaters, starting with the 2008 original film. The first movie was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and was a pretty faithful adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's novel. In an interview with THR about her movie, K Stew spoke about the freedom Hardwicke had compared to future directors for the franchise, saying: