• 'The Host' Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Faces Alien Invaders, Young Love

    There's a segment of the population that will always turn out to see a movie advertised as being "based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer," no matter what, and another segment that will avoid that movie like the plague, no matter what. Meyer's first non-Twilight tale, the sci-fi romance The Host, doesn't look likely to…

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  • Sequel Bits: 'The Hangover Part III', 'Cloudy 2', 'Fast & Furious 6', 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'Transformers 4', 'The Host', 'Mama 2', 'Riddick', 'The Best Man 2'

    The Hangover Part III may feature a whole new plotline, but based on these new stills the wolf pack still looks exactly the same. Also after the jump: Dwayne Johnson is pumped for Fast & Furious 6 The latest Star Trek comic drops still more hints The Allspark might resurface in Transformers 4 Stephenie Meyer wants The Host…

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  • 'The Host' Trailer #2: Saoirse Ronan Battles The Alien Within

    The Twilight Saga is officially over -- at least until Summit starts working on the inevitable reboot -- but author Stephenie Meyer isn't leaving the big screen just yet. Her first non-Twilight novel, The Host, is headed for cinemas next month, with Saoirse Ronan in the lead and Andrew Niccol at the helm. Where the…

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  • 'The Host' Trailer & Poster: Stephenie Meyer's Post 'Twilight' Sci-Fi Love Story, From Director Andrew Niccol

    Over the past five years, author Stephenie Meyer has proved she can strike a chord blending genre and romance. Her Twilight books and movies are some of the most successful in recent memory, playing to a specific audience hungry for passionate romance and tantalized by their horror-inspired roots. Once Meyer finished Twilight, she published The Host, which has…

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  • Summit Says No 'Twilight' Reboot Is Happening, At Least Right Now

    From the moment that Lionsgate bought Summit, talk of more Twilight has floated around. Lionsgate clearly wanted Summit's chief cinematic asset when it made the purchase of the smaller studio, and even with Lionsgate launching its own tremendously successful teen series this year with The Hunger Games, two massively successful franchises is always better than…

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  • 'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Options Lois Duncan's 'Down A Dark Hall'

    Even as The Twilight Saga heads into its final installment, author Stephenie Meyer's Hollywood career is just getting started. Last summer, Meyer signed on to produce the romantic comedy Austenland, her first foray into the world of movies not based on her own books. And now Meyer's taking another step in that direction, as she…

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  • 'The Host' Teaser Trailer

    Author Stephenie Meyer is obviously best known for writing the Twilight books, but she also wrote a best-seller not filled with vampires, werewolves and teen lust. It's called The Host and the film version, directed by Andrew Niccol, has just released its first teaser trailer. Starring Saoirse Ronan, The Host is about one woman's struggle…

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  • Lionsgate Will Film More 'Twilight' If Stephenie Meyer Writes A Fifth Book

    When Lionsgate bought Summit Entertainment a couple weeks back -- or when Lionsgate bought Twilight, I might say to be more direct -- Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said he would like to continue Twilight, either on film or television. Now, during a conference call to report Lionsgate's third quarter earnings for 2011, Rob Friedman, the…

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  • Casting Bits: Glenn Close And Elizabeth Olsen In 'Thérèse Raquin', David Schwimmer In 'The Iceman', Max Irons In 'The Host'

    Hot off two of the year's most buzzed-about performances in Albert Nobbs and Martha Marcy May Marlene, Glenn Close and Elizabeth Olsen have signed on to star in Thérèse Raquin. Charlie Stratton is writing and directing the erotic thriller, which is based on a 19th century novel and play by Émile Zola. Olsen will lead the…

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  • Liam Hemsworth, Kit Harrington, And More Compete For Male Leads In Stephenie Meyer Adaptation 'The Host'

    With the uber-successful Twilight film series due to end next November, Hollywood is turning its attention that other Stephenie Meyer adaptation, the sci-fi romance The Host. In Time writer/director Andrew Niccol boarded the project earlier this year with Saoirse Ronan set to star, and now a group of young up-and-comers are getting ready to compete…

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  • Andrew Niccol Confirmed To Direct Saoirse Ronan In 'The Host'

    There's been a little bit of back and forth over who will sit in the director's chair for the adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's sci-fi novel The Host. Andrew Niccol scripted and was going to direct before he ran off to do Now with Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake. Earlier this year it looked…

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  • Susanna White To Direct 'Twilight' Author's 'The Host'

    Though it may be hard to believe, Stephenie Meyer, the author behind the Twilight phenomenon, also published a non-Twilight book. It's called The Host and while it also blends genre with romance there are no sparkly vampires here. Instead, The Host is about alien parasites called the Souls who take over Earth by inhabiting human…

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  • Summit Developing Three Twilight Sequels

    Twilight doesn't hit theaters until next Friday, and Summit Entertainment has already aquired the rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance series. According to THR, Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg has signed on to pen the next two screenplays, based on the books New Moon (you can read the first chapter here)…

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  • What Is Twilight? And Is It The Next Harry Potter?

    The Internet Movie Database is not just a useful tool to answer questions like "who was in that movie" or "what else did that guy direct". IMDb also keeps track of a variety of analytics. For example: movie, actor and crew member searches. Who is the biggest star in Hollywood this minute? Tom Cruise? Nope.…

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