The internets have been all abuzz recently with the explosion of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Bloggers are quick to cry that its success is the fall of the industry, a sign that this new generation is intellectually challenged, that the film making $140 million in its first week may lead to locusts, the end of all things, and maybe even !GASP! acting careers for the lead actors.

The most recent discussion has involved the would-be fourth film in the series, Breaking Dawn. Some have described its plot as outrageous and its unfilmable nature. Even so, details are starting to come out regarding production on the flick. According to Variety, not much progress has been made to greenlight the fourth film, and Summit Entertainment has yet to comment on how they’ll tackle the ridiculous plot. They were able to hire Melissa Rosenberg (scribe of the first three films), though.

There seem to be only two things holding production back. The first is that studio execs are currently contemplating going the Harry Potter route and splitting the final film in two, which would necessitate a reworking of the budget for the film as well as the contracts of the actors and filmmakers.

The second is that with the overwhelming success of New Moon, Summit is aching to get Chris Weitz back in the Director’s chair (sorry, David Slade). Apparently the actors were very fond of his style and the studio was obviously very happy with the film’s success. The problem is that Summit has agreed to produce Weitz’ pet project, The Gardener, and unlike a film like, say, The Dark Knight, which can pull in an audience independent of its predecessor, the Twilight series has a shelf life. Teenage girls aren’t teenagers forever. That means that Summit will likely want Weitz to put off The Gardener until after Breaking Dawn. We’ll have to wait and see if he’s willing.

So it seems we will get to see the monstrosity that will be Breaking Dawn. And we’ll be able to tell our kids in the future about its hopefully disastrous release, and it’ll be a great bonding moment for all.