LOS ANGELES - The `Twilight' movie franchise is getting its third director.
Summit Entertainment said Thursday that David Slade has been tapped to direct `Eclipse,' the third film in the series based on the Stephenie Meyer's best-selling vampire books.
Slade has bloodsucking experience: his credits include the 2007 horror `30 Days of Night' about an Alaskan town plagued by vampires.
Last year's original `Twilight' film, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and grossed over $350 million worldwide.
`New Moon,' the second `Twilight' film, is currently in production in Vancouver, and is being directed by Chris Weitz.
`New Moon' is scheduled for release Nov. 20.
