I’ve honestly run out of things to say about The Twilight Saga: New Moon. I think Chris Weitz is a fantastic director and I’m chomping at the bit to see his full director’s cut of The Golden Compass, but nothing except the handful of glimpses at the end of this trailer make me think this [...]
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‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ First Trailer Released
June 4, 2009 – 5:26 am
If there was ever a post that didn’t need an introduction, it’s this one.
After 24 hours of online time, this teaser trailer had been viewed 5.8 million times. Since then, counting everywhere it’s been posted, the number has likely tripled. We’ve had it up since June 1st, but to those of you who only look [...]
Chris Weitz Doesn’t Even Know Who the Author of the Twilight Series Is
December 15, 2008 – 3:48 pm
Chris Weitz has officially accepted the offer to direct the Twilight sequel New Moon, replacing the axed Catherine Hardwicke.
The official word is that Summit Entertainment hired him because they liked the look of The Golden Compass. That’s valid enough — Compass had professional-looking special effects, and Twilight did not — but Compass was, uh, a [...]
Summit Entertainment is Trying Very Hard to Screw Up the Twilight Franchise As Much As Possible
December 11, 2008 – 5:45 pm
While Twilight continues to rake in money — early next week it will cross the $150 million mark — Summit Entertainment, the fledgling studio behind it, is doing its best to make its upcoming sequel, New Moon, a complete and total mess.
First came word that Catherine Hardwicke, the director of Twilight, got fired. Well, okay, [...]