If fashion is already growing tired of Y2K nostalgia, Hollywood is still taking its cues from 2008. On 19 April, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Lionsgate will reimagine the Twilight franchise as a TV series, with author Stephenie Meyer expected to be heavily involved in the project.
Twilight, a 2000s series with a cult following
The original vampire blockbusters, which grossed more than £2.5 billion worldwide, made Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart household names in the Noughties, spawning a generation of Twi-hards whose fanatical interest in “Rob-Sten” bordered on the surreal. “I can’t be a free spirit,” Stewart told British Vogue while speaking about the difference between her own life and her happy-go-lucky character in On the Road for the October 2012 issue. “Not in a normal, relatable way anyway. I can’t even do my own groceries or walk through a mall.”
Many series from the 2000s are getting a new lease of life
Currently, the Twilight series is in the earliest stages of development – with neither a network nor writer attached – but there are plenty of other Noughties reboots heading into production year, and set to launch a whole new generation of A-listers when they do. Hitting screens first? The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, starring Rachel Zegler and Hunter Schafer. Inspired by Suzanne Collins’s novel of the same name, the action will take place 62 years before Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen sparked a revolution in PanEm, following the young Coriolanus Snow as he befriends a girl destined to compete in the 10th games.
Meanwhile, HBO Max – which recently rebranded as simply Max – sparked debate earlier this month when it announced it would be streaming a Harry Potter series inspired by JK Rowling’s universe. “The series will feature a new cast to lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail, much-loved characters and dramatic locations that Harry Potter fans have loved for over 25 years,” the streamer wrote in a statement, while declining to address the controversy around Rowling in recent years. “Each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and beloved films will remain at the core of the franchise.”
This article was originally published on vogue.co.uk
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