Chris quitting?

Repose to the last post.  A stir has been created about Chris quitting before Breaking Dawn happens.
Is Chris Weitz Retiring Before 'Breaking Dawn?'

Although Summit has kept mum about officially adapting the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer’sTwilight series, fans have latched on to New Moon director Chris Weitz as a favorite to helm the sequel. But has Weitz taken himself out of the running to direct Breaking Dawn in favor of retirement?

In an interview with Movie Maker, Weitz revisited the strain of losing final cut on his previous CG-heavy blockbuster, The Golden Compass, the big-budget adaptation that likely got him the New Moon gig but took a lasting emotional toll on the director. Citing interests outside of filmmaking, Weitz said that after New Moon (which releases this Friday and is already breaking records in advance ticket sales) he plans to do one last movie before he "can put the brush down." Unfortunately for Twilighters, that last project is not Breaking Dawn.

Delving into the full print article, Film School Rejects unearthed more details of Weitz's intended final film: "It’s a script by Eric Essen called The Gardener…It’s sort of an homage to The Bicycle Thief.”

“I feel that if I were to do this one film, I’d feel okay just sitting back and reading,” Weitz added. “I’d really like to read some books.” He also said that he’d like to work on his surfing skills, learn Spanish, travel, and learn kung fu; taking another year of his life to tell an epic story about a vampire showdown was conspicuously absent from the list.

It’s understandable that Weitz would want a break from large-scale moviemaking after spending the better part of 2009 filming, editing, and promoting his Twilight sequel – especially since, in the two years since The Golden Compass, he produced two additional films (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and the upcoming A Single Man). But New Moon will almost certainly open to huge box office returns, it’s returned him to A-list success, and he’s got the support of the fans – at least, for now.

More to the point, Weitz seemed like a good choice to adapt Breaking Dawn, which is heavy on relationship plotlines, has an epic-scale story arc, and will require creative special effects. (Unlike the third book, Eclipse, which has been adapted appropriately by 30 Days of Night director David Slade.) So if Weitz is indeed taking himself out of the running, who will throw their hats into the ring to conclude the Twilight franchise?

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