The fact that production for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is taking place partially in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is making big waves in the community.
A local news source did some poking around to find out details about production plans for the films, and they learned that the scenes being shot in Louisiana will indeed be indoors and that it is being considered very beneficial to the local economy.
“What you’ll see is much like what ‘Steel Magnolias’ did for Natchitoches . . . People go to Natchitoches to this day to see the house in ‘Steel Magnolias,’” reports WBRZ. Given the fact that Twilight fans are famed for traveling to Forks, La Push, Portland, Vancouver, and even to Italy to see the Twilight sights, this is probably at least a little true.
Now latest report on The Twilight right now is regarding its casting side. It is reported that one of the actors of the HBO series ‘The Pacific’ is going to be appearing in the final chapter(s) of the Twilight Saga: The Breaking Dawn.
As you know, the final two films will be directed by Bill Condon that will feature Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, and Nikki Reed. It is now reported that Rami Malek is selected to play the vampire Benjamin in the final film. Benjamin is an Egyptian vampire who serves as a witness for the Cullens.
This is not the first time that Rami has played an Egyptian. He also featured as Ahkmenrah in Night at the Museum 2. It is also known that Rami Malek is chosen for a part in the upcoming Tom Hanks’ film Larry Crowne.
Summit Entertainment announced that Twilight Breaking Dawn will be released on November 18, 2011. They still haven’t officially confirmed if Breaking Dawn will be split in two movies
