"Twilight" was the first of the blockbuster series.Director Catherine Hardwicke has at least one bad memory of working on the first Twilight movie, despite it having performed phenomenally well at the box office and paving the way for four more hit films.

Catherine Hardwicke originally stated that she would not return for the 'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' "due to timing"

In a new interview with The Guardian, the movie’s director, Catherine Hardwicke, revealed that she received a...sliiiightly underwhelming gift from the film studio after its huge opening weekend in November 2008. After all, Twilight opened with $69 million and launched an entire franchise based on the romantasy novel series.