Disney+ Supernatural Romance Blockbuster Is Still Controversial Today

Blessed with more luck than any other average writer, Meyer’s book began shifting through producers’ hands a year before it was published. In 2004, Greg Mooradian introduced the unpublished manuscript to Paramount Pictures’ MTV Films. Despite initial enthusiasm, the adaptation’s departure from the source material led to development stalling at Paramount.

But Karen Rosenfelt, co-president of production, bit by the vampire bug, was determined to see the project through. She sought alternative avenues and eventually connected with Summit Entertainment. Under Summit’s leadership, Catherine Hardwicke was tapped to direct Twilight, with Melissa Rosenberg as the screenwriter.