娱乐英语新闻:"Twilight" director to reveal behind-the-scenes secrets

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The director of the phenomenally successful teen vampire romance Twilight will reveal details of how the movie was made, according to media reports on Thursday.

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, the division of Hachette Book Group, will release "Twilight: Director's Notebook" on March 17, the company said on Wednesday.

    The book is timed to take advantage of the hype surrounding the vampire romance movie as its DVD comes out on March 21.

Actor Robert Pattinson and actress Kristen Stewart arrive for the UK premiere of "Twilight" in London's Leicester Square December 3, 2008

In the book, Catherine Hardwicke will discuss how she went about casting Pattinson, 22, Stewart, 18, Taylor Lautner, 16. She will also reveal details about locations scouting, wardrobe choosing and her favorite scenes. The book will contain behind-the-scenes photos and storyboard sketches, and will closely follow the director's personal notebook she kept on set.

    "With this book, I tried to show fans and future directors some of the process that the crew and I went through filming Twilight," Hardwicke told Entertainment Weekly.

British comedian Russell Brand (background) host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards is shown on stage with cast members from the film "Twilight" (L-R) Robert Patterson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart" in Los Angeles September 7, 2008