Sparks explained that such an arrangement was necessary to accommodate filming in summer 2009, as Disney had scheduled, but, "this is similar to the way it's gone with movies based on my novels; it's just out of order."
Sparks forklarede, at et sådant arrangement var nødvendigt for kunne starte optagelserne i sommeren 2009, som Disney havde planlagt, men "der er sket det samme med de film, der er baseret på mine bøger: det er bare omvendt."