If your formable tween and teen years fell somewhere in the late noughties and 2010s you were lucky enough to live through the cultural phenomenon that was Twilight.
From the release of the first book in 2005 to the film adaptation’s premiere in 2008, through to the final installment of the saga in 2012 and even the ‘Twilight Renaissance’ of 2020, the franchise has become an everlasting cultural touchstone. One that’s begging for a revival.
It’s not just Twihards calling for the films to receive the reboot treatment, with star of the film Kristen Stewart, aka Bella Swan, throwing not only her support behind the idea but her desire to direct the project.
Having just made her directorial debut with The Chronology Of Water, the 35-year-old was asked if she’d consider flexing her new skillset on a Twilight remake.
“I was talking to one of my friends about that movie ’cause it’s on TV a lot over the holidays,” she said. “I was like, ‘How is that aging?,’ because they watch it every year on Christmas with their fam,” she told Entertainment Tonight.
She then went on: ““Imagine if we had a huge budget and a bunch of love and support and … I would love to readapt. Yeah, sure. I’ll do the remake. I’m doing it. I’m committed.”
Thanks to his recent press tour for Die, My Love with Jennifer Lawrence, we know Robert Pattinson would be on board, too.
During Vanity Fair’s lie detector test with Lawrence, she asked: “If they were gonna direct a new Twilight, would you do it?”
He replied without flinching: “Oh yeah, for sure.”While the Twilight fandom may not be as rabid as its 2010s peak, the Twihard fanbase is as dedicated as ever. The infamous renaissance of 2020 – spurred on but COVID locked downs giving many time to revisit all things nostalgic and the release of all five films on streaming platforms – proved that.
In fact, a Twilight remake could birth a whole new generation of fans, with many too young to feel the full effect of the phenomenon still wholly aware of its cultural significance.
On reddit one going as far as to ask: “What was the twilight craze actually like? I’m too young to remember.”
The query spurred many fond memories of the era, with one user responding: “There was never just “a” midnight showing. At my local theaters there were so many people they would literally have 6+ showings all starting at 12, 12:01, 12:02, etc”
Another adding: “It was insane, I had a girl offer me $200 to take my place in a crowd just to see Robert Pattinson make an appearance at a mall. And I DIDN’T ACCEPT THE OFFER.”
If you thought Team Jeremiah V Team Conrad was fiery last year, you clearly don’t recall the OGs, Team Edward V Team Jacob. If you ask us, with the return of appointment television and teen romance dominating television, there’s no better time to reignite the debate.
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