Almost a year ago, there were initial rumors about a new adaptation of the Twilight story – in the form of a series. However, nobody was likely to have expected the latest update on the project.
Shortly after the announcement of the Harry Potter series, another major fantasy franchise from the past two decades followed suit: The Twilight saga is to be completely retold as a series. After that, however, it became suspiciously quiet about the remake. Only now is there an update. And this may surprise some fans.
According to a Deadline report, Lionsgate is still interested in adapting the story of Bella, Edward and Jacob for a new generation. The studio has already brought the films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner to the cinema. Now the focus is on a series adaptation
Twilight is being completely remade: The popular fantasy series is coming to television as an animated series
The Twilight series will not appear in live-action form, however. Based on the latest information, we are dealing with an animated series. This is unexpected. However, Deadline writes that this decision was made a long time ago. Lionsgate conceived the Twilight series as an animated series from the very beginning
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For the reboot of the fantasy series, the animated form offers many possibilities. The biggest advantage might be: The Twilight series can more easily emerge from the shadow of the original, whose pop culture footprint is massive. As an animated series, Twilight opens up completely new creative possibilities.
In recent years, films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish have shown that there’s a lot going on in the animation field right now. Not to mention the Netflix high-flyer Arcane. The League of Legends series stunned with its distinctive animation style.
