The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film directed by David Slade and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. It is the third installment in The Twilight Saga film series, and is based on the 2007 novel Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
The film follows Bella Swan (Stewart) as she is forced to choose between her love for the vampire Edward Cullen (Pattinson) and her friendship with the werewolf Jacob Black (Lautner). Edward and Jacob have put aside their differences to protect Bella from a new threat: Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard), a vengeful vampire who is determined to kill Bella for killing her mate.
Bella must also decide whether or not to become a vampire herself. Edward has proposed to her, but he refuses to turn her into a vampire until after they are married. Bella is reluctant to become a vampire, but she also doesn't want to leave Edward.
Eclipse is a visually stunning and action-packed film that explores the themes of love, friendship, and sacrifice. It is also a story about coming of age and making difficult choices.
The film was a commercial success, grossing over $698 million at the box office.
Eclipse is a must-watch for fans of The Twilight Saga. It is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and it captures the essence of Bella's journey as she chooses between her two loves and faces a new and dangerous threat.
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Cast
- Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan: An 18-year-old who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black. Edward had proposed to Bella in the previous film and she says "yes" in this film, ultimately choosing him over Jacob.
- Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen: Bella's vampire boyfriend who is capable of reading minds, except for Bella's. In New Moon, Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life. Edward had proposed to Bella in the previous film and she says "yes" in this film.
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black: A werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in New Moon. Now, Edward has returned to Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is a better choice for her. He is heartbroken and furious when he finds out Bella is marrying Edward but is unable to do anything to stop her.
- Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen: A compassionate doctor who acts as a father figure to the Cullen coven. He turned each member of the Cullen family into vampires other than Alice (who was turned by an unknown vampire) and Jasper (who was turned by a Spanish vampire and his former love, Maria).
- Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen: A loving mother figure to the Cullen coven and the wife of Carlisle.
- Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen: A member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who is close friends with Bella. Being Jasper's mate, she helps him control his thirst for blood and is also the reason why he stays with the Cullen family. Alice's vision of the Seattle army helped the Cullen coven ally themselves with the Quileute pack and come up with a plan to protect Bella from Victoria.
- Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen: The strongest member of the Cullen family, who provides comic relief.
- Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale: One of the most beautiful vampires in the world, according to Bella. She was raped by her fiancé and left to die before she became a vampire. She also feels that Bella is making a mistake for choosing to live the life of a vampire before she could live a full human life.
- Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale: A civil war fighter who was turned into a vampire to train newborns. He's also a member of the Cullen coven who trains his family to fight newborn vampires and can feel/control/manipulate emotions.
- Billy Burke as Charlie Swan: Bella's father and Forks's Chief of Police. Burke admits he has not read the Twilight books, saying, "We can't make the book, we're making the movie", and that he works from the scripts.
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria: A vengeful vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her mate, James, whom she supposes to be killed by Edward in the first Twilight film. She meets her end at the hands of Edward when Bella cuts herself on purpose to distract her.
- Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley: Alpha of the Wolf Pack
- Tyson Houseman as Quil Ateara
- Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call
- Alex Meraz as Paul Lahote
- Bronson Pelletier as Jared Cameron
- Gil Birmingham as Billy Black: a Quileute elder and Jacob's physically disabled father
Tinsel Korey as Emily Young: Sam's imprinted fiancée whom he once hurt unintentionally. - Julia Jones as Leah Clearwater: Seth's older sister and the only female werewolf in existence.
- Booboo Stewart as Seth Clearwater: Leah's younger brother and Jacob's friend.
- Dakota Fanning as Jane: A loyal servant to the Volturi and Alec's twin sister.
- Cameron Bright as Alec: A loyal servant to the Volturi and Jane's twin brother.
- Xavier Samuel as Riley Biers: The one Victoria changed to help her form an army of newborn vampires.
- Jodelle Ferland as Bree Tanner: A newborn vampire created to fight the Cullens, in the newborn army. She is executed by the Volturi at the end of the film.
Sarah Clarke as Renée Dwyer: Bella's mother who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Phil. - Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley: One of Bellas friends in Forks.
- Michael Welch as Mike Newton: One of Bella's friends in Forks. Mike has a crush on Bella, and does not like Edward.
- Christian Serratos as Angela Weber: Bella's shy but caring friend.
- Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie: Bella's friend and Angela's boyfriend.
- Jack Huston as Royce King II: Rosalie's ex-fiancé who drunkenly beat her, resulting in Rosalie's transformation, which led her to kill him afterwards.
- Catalina Sandino Moreno as Maria: The one that turns Jasper into a vampire.
- Charlie Bewley as Demetri: a Volturi guard who is a gifted tracker
- Daniel Cudmore as Felix: A loyal servant to the Volturi who is one of their guards. He executes Bree Tanner at the end of the film.
Director: David Slade
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg Stephenie Meyer
Box Office Gross: $698,509,825
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance Thriller
Release Date: June 30, 2010
Related
- Twilight
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2