SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today announced the
launch of the Twilight live-to-film concert world tour, marking the
latest iconic studio IP to be adapted into an international
live-to-film event. Twilight is the first film of
Summit Entertainment's wildly successful franchise that grossed
over $3.3 billion at the global box
office, adapted from author Stephenie
Meyer's runaway bestseller book series that sold more than
120 million copies around the world.
"We're thrilled to launch another live-to-film tour in the
footsteps of our Hunger Games and La La Land international concert
events," said Lionsgate SVP of Global Live and Location-Based
Entertainment Jenefer Brown. "The combination of author
Stephenie Meyer's brilliant
storytelling, Carter Burwell's
musical genius, and a truly legendary underlying film and book
property will continue to expand the world of Twilight and
introduce it to legions of new fans around the world."
The Twilight in Concert world tour will debut in
Brazil in August, followed
by stops in Australia and the
UK. The event will feature a full orchestra performing
multiple Academy Award® nominated Carter
Burwell's original film score timed to a screening of
Twilight, the first film in the historic multibillion-dollar
franchise.
Twilight is a mesmerizing and action-packed
modern-day love story set in the town of Forks, Washington. When new transfer student
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) meets the mysterious
Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and discovers that Edward is a
vampire, a forbidden secret, their lives turn upside down in a
fight to preserve their love. The film adaptation was directed
by Catherine Hardwicke, from a
screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, and
starred Stewart, Pattinson, and Taylor
Lautner.
Twilight in Concert's tour joins a series of live-to-film
concerts touring internationally based on Lionsgate properties,
including The Hunger Games In Concert and La La Land in
Concert, with more than 125 performances in 25 countries to
date.
About Lionsgate
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A,
LGF.B) is a global content leader whose films, television series,
digital products, and linear and over-the-top platforms reach
next-generation audiences around the world. In addition to its
filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing
presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, video
games, e-sports and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a
nearly 17,000-title film and television library and delivered
through a global sales and distribution infrastructure. The
Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and
groundbreaking content created with special emphasis on the
evolving patterns and diverse composition of the company's
worldwide consumer base.
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