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Gun Van Sant, whose credits include "Milk" and "Good Will Hunting," was hoping to land the job directing the final two "Twilight" movies, "Breaking Dawn" -- Parts 1 and 2. But he said he was unprepared when he went in to make his pitch.
"I got very nervous," Van Sant told MTV. "There were like 15 people. I had never really auditioned or gone into a job interview in that way since maybe 1988 or '87. I guess I was unprepared for that. Usually people just hire me."
Apparently, talent and experience weren't enough for the "Breaking Dawn" producers. They wanted a director with a clear vision that closely followed the final book in Stephenie Meyer's vampire series.
"I was talking about the book and really all I was saying was 'OK, this is great, let's go do it,'" he said. "That was my pitch, and I think they're used to something else. They're used to, for those of you who might audition for film jobs, they're used to like a 40-minute dissertation with perhaps visual aids and a pep talk about how fantastic this project is going to be and I just didn't know how to how do that."
Sofia Coppola and Bill Condon -- both Oscar winners for writing -- also reportedly auditioned for the job, which ultimately went to Condon.
Van Sant is at the Cannes Film Festival promoting his latest move, "Restless."
"Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" opens Nov. 18.
– The Hollywood Reporter
