The Twilight actors who play two of the vampire Cullen kids have rejected Summit Entertainment's offer to return for a fourth and fifth movie, thus holding up the studio's plan to send teenage girls into fits of euphoria by announcing that Breaking Dawn will be split into two instalments.
Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen) and Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen) are asking for about $4 million apiece for each movie, sources close to the dealmaking said.
A couple of interesting wrinkles in the negotiation: While lead actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner all re-did their deals for huge raises after the first Twilight hit big (and are said to be close to deals for Nos. 4 and 5), Summit did not offer to renegotiate with the Cullens. So their pay for the first three movies has been low, which would explain why they want to cash in on Breaking Dawn.
Also, while the Cullen kids don't play a huge role in the second or third books, they're both in Breaking Dawn a lot more. That fact is said to be fueling the demands, though Summit won't lock the script for the final movies until it's a 100-per-cent done deal that there will be two. So parts could still be minimized or beefed up.
Neither side expects a speedy resolution. Summit wants to move quickly but isn't afraid to recast. Reps for the actors want to make a deal, but don't understand why the studio won't take care of the cast in a franchise that has generated more than $1 billion.
Subject: Contract talks could delay Breaking Dawn 
Sat May 15, 2010 10:57 am