This is the first official poster for Summit’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The film is directed by David Slade and will make its way into theaters on June 30, 2010.

The third chapter’s synopsis reads:

Bella and Edward have been reunited, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking her revenge. And Bella is forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues. But there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality?

At a glance, Eclipse appears to be the same old angst-riddled, tweeny-bopper supernatural romance, but it should be noted that the man holding the reigns to this new chapter is the director of the viciously brutal and gory 30 Days of Night (number 4 on our 15 Vampire Movies That Won’t Make You Gay list).

Will Slade’s involvement give the franchise some much needed teeth … or  was taking the project just a means for him to score mountains of cash to spend on coke and beautiful Euro models? Either way, I respect the guy.

"I want to make sweet love to your throat."