Word started trickling in early today, that a potential deal to take Breaking Dawn production to Brazil had been derailed by recent violence in the city of Rio. We held back from reporting it until a news agency did a little more digging:
There was never official word that talks were even happening, but the President of RioFilme had been sharing details of the possible filming and today had this to say via his twitter:
The cast and crew of the hit "Twilight" vampire movie series may abandon plans to shoot scenes from the final movie in Rio after a deadly shoot out there last weekend between police and a gang who took hostages in an upmarket tourist hotel.
Riofilme, the city's agency for promoting movie production, told AFP that "Twilight"'s US production company Summit Entertainment was in talks with Rio de Janeiro state officials who were trying to convince them to stay.
And while Summit was forthcoming today with specific details on casting for Breaking Dawn, it had nothing to say about the news coming out of Brazil. We'll stay on top of it for you as we count down to November 1, when Breaking Dawn is set to start filming in Louisiana.Still about BD... Mayor Eduardo Paes and Governor Sérgio Cabral offered complete security to the producers. It still might happen.
~Robstenfan
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