Eclipse Film Release Date

You heard that right. Eclipse, the third installment in the Twilight saga, already has a release date for June 30th, 2010, making it a summer tent pole movie.

New Moon comes out November 20th this year and will be directed by Chris Weitz.

EW reports the latest:

Chris Weitz will not direct the third film in the Twilight series, Eclipse, a source close to the production tells EW.com exclusively. Because New Moon, which Weitz is helming, and Eclipse are due to be released so close together (on Nov. 20, 2009, and June 30, 2010, respectively), Weitz will be in post-production on New Moon at the same time that Eclipse will be shooting. That said, the source confirms a report that the movies will not be shot simultaneously or back-to-back; there will be a brief gap between the production of both films.

I hope Summit isn't sacrificing quality in its race to cash in on Twilight's popularity with fickle teens.