Variety is reporting that Summit Entertainment has officially greenlit the third film in the Twilight Saga, "Eclipse" with a release date of June 30, 2010.
Production begins shortly on the Twilight Saga's New Moon, the second film. Chris Weitz replaced Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke on "New Moon" with lead actors Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Taylor Lautner as Jacob, reprising their roles.
Summit has not selected a director for "Eclipse" as of yet.
Twilight has earned $189 million domestically and another $174 million overseas.
The vampire thriller represents a ready-made franchise for Summit with four books in Stephenie Meyer's series, which have sold more than 17 million copies worldwide reports Variety.
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