Believe it or not, Twilight fans, the saga of Edward and Bella is 20 years old this year. Yes, Stephanie Meyer’s pop culture juggernaut was first published in 2005, with the film following just three years later. As a way of celebrating, Lionsgate Films has announced (via Variety) that GEA Live’s national Twilight in Concert tour in the U.S. The tour will begin with a preview performance in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 12, and opens on “National Twilighters Day” in Seattle on Sept. 13. All in all, the tour will play in 60 cities across the country.
For this expansive Twilight concert tour, the musicians will perform the film score in synchronization with the original movie, presented in its entirety on large screens. To add a little more romantic flavor to the proceedings, more than 1,000 candles will illuminate the stage. As it hits the 20-year mark, the Twilight franchise is officially nostalgia bait. It feels like only yesterday that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were the focus of every bit of media attention. While we have all gotten older, Edward and Bella remain perpetual adolescents.
Love it or hate it, the Twilight Saga is one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Over just five films, the series grossed over $3.3 billion. More than just any financial success, it changed pop culture. Twilight is when movie studios began leaning into known IP with unknowns (or relative unknowns) over paying big stars. The swarms of fans camping out overnight at Comic-Con exploded that convention into mainstream awareness. It also began the trend of mining YA novels for blockbuster franchises, leading to hits like The Hunger Games. And for an entire generation, Twilight is their entire reference point for vampires. Dracula who?
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