The problem that stalled negotiations was that Hardwicke had strong opinions about what to do with the next installment, and so did Summit. The debate was how to focus the adaptation of the second book, which deals more with werewolves than vampires, as well as Bella's long depression after her vampire lover leaves her. One issue will be how to get more of teen heartthrob Rob Pattinson into the film.

Last week reports surfaced that Summit was checking out other directors for the Twilight franchise while they insisted they were still negotiating with the director, who delivered them the highest-grossing movie opening ever for a woman.