NY Post: Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz Have Signed On For Breaking Dawn

The source here is the New York Post’s Page Six, which typically covers things like who drunkenly stumbled out of the NYC club scene the night before to various celebs strolling with their kids in the Village and Central Park. So, consider the source. I think we can be tentatively optimistic that Kellan and Ashley have signed on. EW and THR who have been covering the story since day one and have stronger reputations (in our opinion) probably have similar sources, we’ll be watching for their validation.

“Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz have closed deals to reup their roles in the next Twilight movie, “Breaking Dawn.”

Greene and Lutz signed contracts last nights, acccording to sources close to the deal.

Movie studio Summit Entertainment, which has made billions off the franchise, had been in negotiations with the two supporting characters since last week, but the two actors reportedly wanted pay increases for the next movie since the studio did not allow them to renegotiate on the second and third films.

Summit caved in after the two actors held out for more cash. “The studio realized how valuable Ashley and Kellan are to the franchise and did what they needed to do to keep them,” said a source close to the situation.”
See the total dollar amount here.

EDITED: The Hollywood Reporter Corroborates the NY POST story:

“Lutz and Greene are getting in the neighborhood of $1.25 million for each of the final movies, we’re told. A far cry from either the $4 million or $2 million (depending on who you believe) paydays they were initially seeking. But certainly more than they made for the first three movies.

We’re told the deals closed last night after a week of tense negotiations. Will the studio now officially greenlight a fifth “Twilight”? No word yet, and sources say the trigger won’t be pulled until everything is 100% finalized. But now that the principal cast (Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner) are wrapping up deals, supporting players are signed and director Bill Condon is on board for two movies, we expect an announcement very soon.”

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