Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2010

Japanese audiences had to wait a while longer than everyone else to see Twilight: Eclipse, but now that the film has finally arrived, fans are eagerly awaiting the final installment in the vampire-werewolf romance saga. Filming of Twilight 4: Breaking Dawn has already begun in Rio de Janeiro, where the locals apparently haven’t taken kindly to the disruption caused, setting fire to equipment and organizing demonstrations. Taking a page out of Harry Potter’s playbook, the film will be released in two parts, the first at the end of next year and the second at the end of 2012. Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner couldn’t make it to Japan for the release of Eclipse, but said in a statement that they’re looking forward to coming next year to meet their many young fans.