Release Date Set For Part Two Of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn; Lee Pace Reportedly Cast

Briefly: Contain your excitement! Or, if you're eagerly awaiting the end of the Twilight films, don't. Rejoice that the end is near. Summit has set a release date for the final film in the series. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 will open in theaters on November 16, 2012. (So the end isn't too near — that's 837 days away.)

In related news, Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies is reportedly being cast in the final films. According to E! News, he's the top choice to play Garrett, "a tall, nomadic vampire with sandy hair that he keeps tied back with a leather thong." Even better, E!'s insider says that director Bill Condon is "hoping to take [the final films] in a more artsy direction." I'll believe that when I see it.