The Twilight saga, the teen vampire romance films that became one of the world’s major talking points in the late Noughties, coming only second, perhaps, to the US election race and Obama’s accession, is going to be remade into a TV series.
The news has, predictably, caused a firestorm online, as fans of the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s novels cannot believe that anyone would bother touching what they deem to be a “cinematic masterpiece”.
According to Hollywood Reporter, the new Lionsgate Television series is in early development. Sinead Daly, who wrote the 2016 TV show Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, is attached to the script. It’s not yet clear which parts of the Twilight saga the new series will focus on, or what story the TV show is going to tell. Still in its very early days, the new series apparently has not yet even been bought by a network.
Meyer’s six Twilight saga novels were made into five films, all of which follow the story of vampire Edward Cullen and human Bella Swan who fall in love in the first novel. The series, which famously starred Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, has grossed over $3.4 billion worldwide.
So how have the Twilight fans, a notoriously passionate group, reacted to the news?
“This is the worst day of my life,” tweeted one, while another said, “A twilight remake is blasphemous. you cannot catch lightning in a bottle twice.”
Here is our pick of some of the most heartfelt reactions online.
There are those who are overwhelmed by all the recent remake news
Harry Potter remake. Legally Blonde remake. The chronicles of Narnia remake. Peter Pan remake. Twilight remake??? We’re in hell.
— ~Hannah~ 🕊 (@obxbellarke) April 19, 2023
i broke the news to my twilight obsessive pal about the remake, and this response has me wheezing pic.twitter.com/Pv7mpabNtl
— sarah kenchington (@scakenchington) April 19, 2023
And those who are specifically unhappy about the Twilight remake news
WHY are they making twilight into a tv show? this is the worst day of my life pic.twitter.com/3kpq31851C
— mika ♡ (@mikaauguste) April 19, 2023
my face reading the twilight remake planspic.twitter.com/mXWdKsv97g
— kenny (@houseofdarklina) April 19, 2023
if you ignore the twilight reboot it doesn't exist pic.twitter.com/xnxNUyOJ4Y
— tinks 🌙 (@prettymagicx) April 19, 2023
The oldest twilight movie isn’t even old enough to drive and y’all wanna fuck w that legacy??? pic.twitter.com/DiSRhZYukK
— Heather (@itshdgilbert) April 19, 2023
There are the fans who think it can’t be done well
the twilight reboot could NEVER achieve outdoing this cinematic masterpiece even if they try so hard pic.twitter.com/N77MGQXOts
— ken (@wandaslizzie) April 19, 2023
They could never be them pic.twitter.com/H3ANf9mE4j
— 📖Twilight Shitposting🌵 🐀 (@twishitposting) April 20, 2023
The Twilight reboot will never top the Don’t step into the fanWAFT moment pic.twitter.com/DZ2IPKk1Aq
— Teddy (@Teddyanydots) April 20, 2023
imagine trying to remake twilight when the original has robert pattinson
— jiara (@jnkrosie666) April 20, 2023
And then there are the Twilight fans who are just plain grumpy
Me for every reboot and remake: it's fine, nobody's touching the original, just don't watch it
— popcorn. (@IsaRKLover) April 20, 2023
Me for the Twilight tv show: HOW DARE YOU
no twilight remake will top the first film. NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Cleo (@teenage_fairy) April 20, 2023
they could legitimately remake twilight (2008) every 10 years until the end of time and nothing will ever come close to being as iconic and perfect. I’m not even mad, I’m actually humbled by the fact that they think they can pull it off 😹
— mell (@emxlewin) April 20, 2023
a twilight remake is blasphemous. you cannot catch lightning in a bottle twice.
— uncle jester (@cheddargoblinn) April 20, 2023
