Sofia Coppola talks about why she was interested in directing ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’

You probably remember a few months back when the director choice for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 wasn’t quite made, and there were three directors being talked about for the job: Bill Condon (who was later chosen, of course), Gus Van Sant, and Sofia Coppola.
Well, Sofia Coppola spoke with MTV about why she was vying for the position in the first place, saying “I was interested in doing something but I didn’t end up doing it. But I love, I’m impressed by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison pulling it off in that whole story . . . And my friend’s kids love the story so much that I thought it would be fun to make something that they love so much . . . I just love that it’s so romantic.”
Bill Condon’s opening words to Twilight fans, you might recall, carried a similar vibe. “The wonderful world that Stephenie has created has obviously struck a chord with you, and I don’t think it’s difficult to see why. For me, her characters are simultaneously timeless, yet very modern. Rooted in a beautiful, real landscape with a great sense of place, Bella, Edward, Jacob, and the rest of the Forks/La Push menagerie, experience emotions that are primal, and universal: desire, despair, jealousy – and it all comes to fruition in BREAKING DAWN. This is a final chapter in the best sense; not just wide in scope and scale, but emotionally charged and intense throughout,” he said.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (both) starts production this winter.
Via  Amanda Bell: Twilight Examiner