Harry Potter is about to kick the bucket.
Or at least the franchise is: With no new books in the pipeline and movie fodder drying up, there’s a gaping hole in the multibillion-dollar tween fantasy market.
Feature film Twilight, based on a best-selling series of books about teenage vampires, rolls out Dec. 12, and seems primed to pick up where Potter drops off.
As with the Potter craze, tween fans dress up as Twilight characters and turn out in droves for book signings, start Twilight-themed rock bands and even celebrate lead character Isabella Swan’s birthday.
American author Stephenie Meyer has already penned several sequels in the series, with more planned.
Watch the Twilight trailer (above) and let us know what you think in the comments below. Could Twilight skyrocket to the megafranchise status of Harry Potter?
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