The filmmaker alleged that the studio treated her differently than they would a male director who helmed a franchise hit.

"Twilight" was the first of the blockbuster series.Director Catherine Hardwicke has at least one bad memory of working on the first Twilight movie, despite it having performed phenomenally well at the box office and paving the way for four more hit films.

The Red Riding Hood filmmaker only directed the 2008 installment in the Twilight saga, with male directors taking over the reins for the remaining films, including Chris Weitz helming New Moon, David Slade directing Eclipse and Bill Condon overseeing Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2.