Melissa Rosenberg: Birth scene will be “as intense as it is in the book”
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Amanda31 in News
Melissa talked to E! Online’s Marc Malkin about the Breaking Dawn scripts and what fans can expect from the birth scene.
Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg tells me she’s been in Baton Rouge with director Bill Condon doing rewrites for the scripts for the two BD movies.
“We’re working on it,” Rosenberg says of baby Renesmee’s less-than-pretty arrival. “And we’re working on it to be as intense as it is in the book.”
Yikes. That could be a whole lotta gore.
“I don’t think it’s about the amount of blood you show,” Rosenberg says. “It’s about the intensity of it. It’s on their faces. It’s all from Bella’s point of view when you’re seeing what’s going. It should feel visceral. I think it’s going to be pretty intense.”
What’s Rosenberg’s ETA on the final scripts? “It better damn well be before the beginning of November,” she says, “because that’s when we start shooting.”
2 Responses to “Melissa Rosenberg: Birth scene will be “as intense as it is in the book””
Dreamingheart
01. Sep, 2010
Melissa’s wonderful in her dedication towards the books, and I understand her wanting to keep this in Bella’s perspective.
However, I really want this birth scene to include Edward’s and Jacob’s perspectives as well as Bella’s. After all, she’s not conscious of everything going on around her, or of their unified efforts to save her life when she’s just concentrating on keeping her own heart beating. I really want to see *all* of that!! I want to see Edward’s frantic, unorthadox administration of the venom and also Jacob’s sudden hands-on involvement in keeping Bella’s heart pumping!
I do believe all of these things can be done within the PG-13 boundaries, and I really hope that Melissa will come to realize this! (If anyone knows how to pass this on to her, or to Mr. Condon – please feel free to do so!!) ;D
Natasha
02. Sep, 2010
That part is really from Jacob’s POV. I hope she realizes that!