The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn – Part 2) is an upcoming 2012 romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The second part of a two-part film forms the fifth and final installment in the series The Twilight Saga, the film is the conclusion of the 2011 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles, along with Mackenzie Foy portraying Bella and Edward's child, Renesmee. Part 2 will be released on November 16, 2012,^[4] and will be released by Lionsgate in the United States, in consequence of the merger between Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment.^[5]

Summary

Further information: Breaking Dawn

After being brought back from near-death by Edward after childbirth, Bella begins her new life as a vampire and mother to their daughter, Renesmee. But when Irina, a member of the Denali coven, misidentifies Renesmee as an immortal child, a human infant who has been bitten and transformed into a vampire, to the Volturi, they set out to battle and destroy the Cullens for their betrayal. In a final attempt to survive, the Cullens begin to gather foreign Vampire clans and nomads to stand and witness against the Volturi, including the Denali, the Amazonian, the Egyptian, the Irish and Romanian Covens, with European and American nomads. With their allies, the Cullens and the Wolf Pack stand to prove their innocence to the Volturi once and for all.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
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Directed by	Bill Condon
Produced by	Wyck Godfrey Karen Rosenfelt Stephenie Meyer
Screenplay by	Melissa Rosenberg Stephenie Meyer
Based on	Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Starring	Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner
Music by	Carter Burwell
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Editing by	Virginia Katz
Studio	Lionsgate Summit Entertainment
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment
Release date(s)	November 16, 2012
Running time	116 minutes[1][2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$131.5 million (estimated)[3]