The Twilight Director Has A Wild Remake Idea: Vampires... In Space?

It's been years since the first "Twilight" movie came out in 2008, launching a new franchise to dominate the cinematic landscape. And in the current pop culture cycle of rebooting everything, the series is due for a revival any day now. There has been talk of a Twilight TV series being in the works, although little has been heard about it lately. However, Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first film in the series, has thoughts on what it should be about.

The filmmaker appeared on Josh Horowitz's "Happy Sad Confused" podcast to discuss her film as well as the future of the franchise. When the topic of the TV show came up, Hardwicke offered some thoughts on how to differentiate it from the movies, "For me, it would be fun to do 'Twilight' in outer space. I would be ecstatic to do that, something totally different." The concept of vampires in space sells itself despite being a vast departure from the source material. But maybe Bella could move to Forks, Mars, and wind up in a monstrous love triangle there. 

Hardwicke also admits she doesn't know the plan for the show or the franchise, but it's fun to see the director still invested in the series so long after she brought it to the big screen. 

Vampires in space may seem like a stretch, but there have been ideas in the past to deviate from the source material. When Catherine Hardwicke appeared on "The Big Hit Show" podcast in 2022, she revealed there was an early version that had Bella (Kristen Stewart) in an unusual environment, "The original script literally had Bella on jet skis being chased by the FBI. She was a star athlete. Nothing to do with the book." It sounds like Hardwicke may have changed her tune about wanting to do something vastly different. 

On "Happy Sad Confused," Hardwicke also discussed who she would want to play Edward and Bella in this day and age. Host Josh Horowitz floated the idea of Jacob Elordi playing Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson's character from the films. Hardwicke fully supported that idea, praising Elordi's performance in "Saltburn." For Bella, she suggested Jenna Ortega of "Wednesday" fame take over for Stewart. But the odds of them starring in a "Twilight" TV series — if it came to pass — are probably low, as their stars have risen tremendously over the last few years. 

Granted, Hardwicke may be onto something. Elordi and Ortega starring in "Twilight" set in space may be wild enough to break the internet. It might even make people who didn't watch the movies interested in the series. But we don't expect to see it get off the launchpad anytime soon.