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TheTwilight Sagaremains one of the most popular movie franchises in the world. The first of the five films was released back in 2008. Since then, every year until 2012, aTwilightmovie hit the theaters.
It’s no surprise that the franchise has grossed over $3 billion worldwide. The franchise has received love from various demographics. But there is one demographic that director Catherine Hardwicke would never have thought about becoming huge fans of the franchise.
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TwilightHad a Strong Fanbase in the Prison Community
When people talk about the hardcore fans of the franchise, most think of dreamy teenagers who have fallen in love with the insane chemistry ofRobert Pattinsonand Kristen Stewart. However, in a recent episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, the director of the 2008 film Catherine Hardwicke revealed that her movie has a huge fan following in the prison community.
This hardcore guy that had just face tattoos, had just been in prison for 10 years, hardcore prison. He goes like, ‘You know, I really like Twilight man, we watch it all the time in prison. All the guys loved it.’
Now, that’s a unique fanbase to have for a movie likeTwilight. It just goes to prove that if the content of a film is good, the audience from all sections of society will love and accept it. Hardwicke shared her reaction to the man’s praise in the same interview as well.
I’m like, ‘What?’ I have heard many people come up, everyone loves to come up and say, ‘I know I’m not the demographic, but I love Twilight.’ And then this was hardcore prison. Men’s prison.
When someone pictures a hardcore prisoner covered in tattoos, they assume that their favorite movie would most likely be from the action genre. That is a huge stereotype about prisoners.
However, Hardwicke’s interview proved that’s far from the truth. It’s great to see the veteran director share stories about TheTwilightSaga, every now and then.
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Catherine Hardwicke Gave Birth to One of the Most Popular Movie Franchises of All Time
Considering TheTwilightSaga was based on fantasy novels of the same name, it was important to set the correct mood in the movies. Catherine Hardwicke grabbed the essence of the novel perfectly.
Unfortunately, she did not return to direct the rest of the four movies in the movie franchise. While the movies still ended up being a huge success, to this day, many would die on the hill that if Hardwicke had directed all the movies in the series, it would have been even better.
Well, Hardwicke didn’t direct all the films in the franchise, but she did give birth to arguably the best film out of the five. If TheTwilightSaga gets a reboot in the future, she will be the perfect choice to helm it.
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Aikansh Chaudhary
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Aikansh Chaudhary is an Entertainment/Anime writer for FandomWire with over five years of experience covering the latest movies, TV shows, and sports buzz. In his free time you’re able to find him playing basketball, soccer, watching anime, or asleep. Throughout his career as a writer, he has published more than 5000 articles.Aikansh’s work has been featured on numerous reputed websites such as CBR, Sportskeeda, Essentially Sports, Fadeaway World, and more.
