{"id":341920,"date":"2025-07-09T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=389292"},"modified":"2025-07-09T07:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:10:43","slug":"the-director-of-twilight-opens-up-about-what-brought-her-the-success-of-the-franchise-they-are-not-going-to-give-you-the-next-job-and-let-you-do-something-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-director-of-twilight-opens-up-about-what-brought-her-the-success-of-the-franchise-they-are-not-going-to-give-you-the-next-job-and-let-you-do-something-good\/","title":{"rendered":"The director of Twilight opens up about what brought her the success of the franchise: &quot;They are not going to give you the next job and let you do something good&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Twilight franchise continues to be a relevant topic of conversation in the film industry, especially when considering the impact of its first installment, directed by Catherine Hardwicke. <strong>Released in 2008, the film cost 37 million dollars and grossed 408 million, marking the beginning of a saga that, in total, accumulated 3.346 billion at the box office through five films<\/strong>. However, its success did not translate into ongoing opportunities for Hardwicke, who was replaced by Chris Weitz for the sequel.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is of no use to do a good job if you are a woman<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview, Hardwicke highlighted the disparity between the opportunities that male directors receive compared to female directors after achieving success. <strong>While men are often offered multiple projects after a box office hit, Hardwicke found herself sidelined, being replaced by a male director and receiving no further significant offers after the phenomenon of Twilight<\/strong>. \u201cNo, people are not going to hire more female directors. They are not going to give you the next job and let you do something good,\u201d Hardwicke pointed out, emphasizing a troubling reality in the film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CREP\u00daSCULO (Trailer espa\u00f1ol)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njoiht3soi0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Despite the growing outcry on social media for greater female representation in cinema, the figures for 2024 reflect that only 16% of the 250 highest-grossing films were directed by women, maintaining the same proportion as the previous year. <strong>The disparity widens even further when observing that 70% of successful films employed ten or more men in key roles, while only 8% did the same with women<\/strong>. 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