Summit Entertainment is holding on to Twilight director
Catherine Hardwicke.
Even though there was a surprising change in directors for the sequel to the vampire hit, New Moon, the studio behind the Twilight movie series has plans to adapt a buzzy young-adult novel called If I Stay with Hardwicke at the helm, reports EW.
The studio would not confirm the plan; a Summit insider said the parties are negotiating and a deal is not yet complete.
The book, from author/journalist Gayle Forman (Sisters in Sanity), doesn't hit shelves until April 1 but was scooped up by Summit last month. The project centers on 17-year old musician Mia who, after a violent car accident, finds herself watching her damaged body taken from the wreck. She must decide whether or not she has the will to live.
This reunion suggests that rumors of discord between the director and her studio may have been greatly exaggerated.
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