21 "Twilight" Behind-The-Scenes Facts That'll Make You Watch The Movie In A Whole New Way

Twilight production executive Gillian Bohrer told The Big Hit Show, "It was sort of exciting to us that somebody like Catherine, who had done such kind of grounded, realistic portrayals of adolescence, saw something in the book that really spoke to her."

She continued, saying, "She came in with an annotated copy of Twilight and a big visual presentation, and she'd put together a whole lookbook on how she saw Twilight. And from that point on, there was never really a serious conversation of any other filmmaker."

Eventually, Melissa Rosenberg was brought on to write the Twilight script. She went on to write all five Twilight movies. 

Speaking to The Big Hit Show podcast, Melissa said, "Well, it's interesting that the first writer on it was a man, and it led to jet skis and shotguns in order to deal with the challenge of making Bella proactive. And then, when you put women on it, we go in the direction of character."