New Moon release date

[Roy Mustang]

New Moon release date

The wait is over for the fangirls! XD

E! Online reported that New Moon--the sequel to Twilight--will get a Nov. 20, 2009, release date.

Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) was previously announced as the director of the sequel, which is also based on a book by Stephenie Meyer. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are expected to return as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen.

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[Ashley]

Hmm. I loved the book, but I wonder if I'll love the movie. It took some getting used to to deal with the first movie--it was okay, but not as good as the book But I'll probably see it anyway.

Too bad Christopher Nolan isn't directing it. Bet it'd be AWESOME.

[ChristianKitsune]

Hmm. I loved the book, but I wonder if I'll love the movie. It took some getting used to to deal with the first movie--it was okay, but not as good as the book But I'll probably see it anyway.

Too bad Christopher Nolan isn't directing it. Bet it'd be AWESOME.

Ahh~ It makes me happy to hear that I'm not the only fan of this series on CAA XD... I've been so scared of exploding with happiness...because I really loved the movie...but like Ashley said it wasn't as good as the books...ah well~

They got a new director...it would be interesting to see how Weitz goes with it...although...I'm a bit sad to see Catherine go..:/ And there's rumors they are replacing Taylor Lautner...mixed feelings. I mean I know WHY they want to do it...because gosh, this movie is coming out in 11 months... that's a not alot of time for that kid to grow (if anyone's read the books you'll understand why xD)

Incidentally, Chris Weitz has written a letter to the fans, promising that he will make us happy...

[quote]Letter from New Moon Director Chris Weitz

Dear fans of Twilight, New Moon, Bella, Edward, and Jacob,

In the past few days I have been involved in a whirlwind romance with Stephenie Meyer's extraordinary books.

And I am very grateful to have received her permission to protect New Moon in its translation from the page to the screen.

For fans of the books and of the film of Twilight, this may come as an unexpected twist. So I want to write briefly to try to put you at ease, and to give you reason to hope for and expect the best.

For the last decade of my career as a director, I have chosen to make adaptations of complex and involved works of literature. This has always begun with the love of a book and its characters, story, and theme]

I wasn't all that optimistic about the first movie until I saw trailers for it... that's when I knew that they actually cared...the first movie had it's flaws with Catherine... I thought a few special effects could have been done better...and with a bigger budget (this time, instead of 39 million, its' 150 million...) we may get a better movie.

I guess part of me is kind of relieved to see a new director...because I think that Cathrine Hardwick's idea of the second book was really off...

[spoiler]She seemed to think that the second book was about Jacob and Bella's budding relationship after Edward leaves, but she only got it half right...it's still about Bella and Edward's love...Edward loved Bella SO much that he wanted to protect her, that's why he was an idiot and left her... not knowing what would happen... Its a bit more deeper than that i guess..[/spoiler] so I was a bit worried about her idea of it...but We got 11 months to wait and see though...cross your fingers, fans!

[Roy Mustang]

Is Lautner Out Of New Moon?

There are reports that Summit Entertainment may be recasting the role of Native American werewolf Jacob Black for the Twilight sequel New Moon, played by Taylor Lautner in the first movie.

Entertainment Weekly reported that Lautner's agent has reached out to one of the visual-effects companies that worked on Brad Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in order to show New Moon director Chris Weitz and Summit how visual effects could create a digitally bulked-up Lautner, suggesting a possible casting change was based on Lautner's physique.

Lautner himself told SCI FI Wire and other reporters last month that he was working out in anticipation of New Moon, which revolves around the relationship between Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Jacob.

"I'm trying," Lautner said when asked if he was hitting the gym.

"I'm trying not to think about it, not getting my hopes up yet," Lautner said about the sequel while promoting Twilight. "I mean, anything can happen. But, yes, the buzz behind this is unreal and just the amp coming up to the movie."

Many fans support Lautner's casting. Summit is quick to say that casting for the character has not been decided.

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[ChristianKitsune]

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Over the last few weeks "Twilight" Nation has been thrown into disarray, first over the appointment of a new director, Chris Weitz, for the sequel and then by rampant rumors that 16-year-old Taylor Lautner is going to be similarly replaced. (One bright light of the week: We just named Twilighters, collectively, the Woman of 2008.) On Wednesday night, Lautner spoke exclusively with MTV News and insisted that reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.

"I have been working out. I've been working out since the day we finished filming 'Twilight.' I just weighed myself today; I've put on 19 pounds," the noticeably larger Lautner told us, promising that he'll be big enough to fit Stephenie Meyer's physical description of Jacob Black in "New Moon" when cameras begin rolling in 12 weeks. "I'm guaranteeing Weitz 10 more [pounds] by filming. I get to meet Chris on Friday, in two days, so I'm excited. I'm going to have lunch with him."

The news of a Lautner-Weitz sit-down will undoubtedly launch a few thousand "OME!" exclamations, as Twilighters have spent the past few days launching Web sites, petitions and other shows of support for the young star. Speaking with us at Wednesday's Hollywood Foreign Press Association Salutes Young Hollywood event, Lautner also addressed actor Michael Copon's claims that he had landed the Jacob role, insisting that Copon's Facebook declarations might be a bit premature.

"I've heard a few things," he said of Copon. "I don't really know too much to comment on it. As far as I know, I haven't been told 'no' yet, so it's still all up in the air."

In regards to the series' recent musical-chairs situation, the affable actor offered nothing but kind words for both his past and possibly future directors. "I've seen a few of [Chris Weitz's] films, and he's really talented. The same thing with Catherine [Hardwicke]; I mean, Catherine had a really interesting mind," Lautner observed. "[Weitz] has that as well, and he's very talented. I've heard a lot of good stuff about him, so I'm excited to meet him. I heard he's like a surfer dude, and that he's really laid-back and friendly. It'll be fun."

The "Twilight" heartthrob also gave us his reaction to the studio's "New Moon" press release issued Saturday, which listed his co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, but caused widespread speculation in its omission of Lautner's name.

"I think it's because, well, Rob and Kristen were the lead roles in 'Twilight,' so they've got to be back," he reasoned. "I don't even know if they're officially signed; maybe they are, I don't know. They just hired Weitz, and now they're just moving down the cast. All I can say is, I'm going to be ready if my number's called."

In all the chaos of the past few weeks, Lautner added, plenty of things have been exaggerated by the media. Entertainment Weekly reported this week that his agent is talking to the effects people behind "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" about demonstrating how effectively Lautner could be transformed digitally. "Nothing [along those lines] has happened, and I don't know if it will," he told us. "I think there's a lot of things that have gotten blown up that haven't really occurred. That hasn't happened. I've just been working out for awhile, and I'm ready."

Sure enough, Lautner's partially unbuttoned shirt, larger physique and beginnings of a mustache sure seem to indicate that he's ready to show Weitz how he could effectively return as grown-up Jacob Black. And the actor said that in these uncertain times, he continues to surf the "Twilight" sites and take solace in the fans' support.

"Thank you, fans. Keep going, keep working hard, and we'll see soon," he said, addressing the recent MTV poll that had Twilighters choosing him over Copon (or anyone else) by a 12-1 margin. "That's good to hear. I appreciate all the fans who are doing stuff [to show their support].

"My job for 'Twilight' was to bring 'Twilight' Jacob to life — the friendly, happy-go-lucky little Jacob," Lautner explained, looking forward to the Friday lunch that will shape the future of his career. "And my job for 'New Moon' is completely different; I've been looking forward to that. I've been getting ready for it, and I can assure them that I will follow through with that job."

I hope they don't recast him...^^; I really thought he did a great job as Jacob...

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"]Everything I've seen has hinted heavily at recasting Taylor. I'll be so sad if they do, because he was one of the few actors really super on board with the series. He's trying so hard to be a good Jacob, and it would be horrible to replace him. They're thinking about a...Michael Copon as a replacement. I've got one link to the article, but I read a second as well. I don't think anything is totally official yet.

Plus, once they let Taylor take off those awful extensions, he's gorgeous. *laughs*

I love the books and the movie. New Moon was my favorite, as I'm more of a werewolf girl than a vampire girl. (As if that weren't a wee bit obvious. *rolls eyes*) I'm really looking forward to New Moon, but they're pushing for such an early release I'm a little worried quality will get cut for time. It's not getting any more of a budget, and now they have fursploding werewolves to CGI. (The 150 million I believe is what it's grossed so far. The budget is still around the same as what it was.)

I've also heard a tenative rumor that they want Ben Barnes to play Aro, and that's totally not how I pictured Aro. I'm sure they're going to do oodles of make up and all, but...I just can't picture the transition.

Why, no, I don't pay much attention to Twilight. Why do you say that? [/color]

[ChristianKitsune]

[color="DarkOrchid"]Everything I've seen has hinted heavily at recasting Taylor. I'll be so sad if they do, because he was one of the few actors really super on board with the series. He's trying so hard to be a good Jacob, and it would be horrible to replace him. They're thinking about a...Michael Copon as a replacement. I've got one link to the article, but I read a second as well. I don't think anything is totally official yet.

Plus, once they let Taylor take off those awful extensions, he's gorgeous. *laughs*

I love the books and the movie. New Moon was my favorite, as I'm more of a werewolf girl than a vampire girl. (As if that weren't a wee bit obvious. *rolls eyes*) I'm really looking forward to New Moon, but they're pushing for such an early release I'm a little worried quality will get cut for time. It's not getting any more of a budget, and now they have fursploding werewolves to CGI. (The 150 million I believe is what it's grossed so far. The budget is still around the same as what it was.)

I've also heard a tenative rumor that they want Ben Barnes to play Aro, and that's totally not how I pictured Aro. I'm sure they're going to do oodles of make up and all, but...I just can't picture the transition.

Why, no, I don't pay much attention to Twilight. Why do you say that? [/color]

Nothing is squared away yet, there's still hope and the fact that the VAST majority of the HUGE Twilight fanbase wants Taylor to stay, might keep them from replacing him...

At the very least at least Micheal Copon... looks KINd of like Taylor, but he's worked VERY hard for Jacob...(I mean the poor kid is changing his entire body for this role.) It would suck if they replaced him...

Actually Twilight was made with a budge of 39 million dollars, a VASTLY different budget then what they have now... It was kinda labeled as an indie movie..^^; Which is why the first weekend's box office was so amazing, because they earned back nearly double what the movie cost to make... (yah...I'm a dork, I totally read the movie companion guide one day while waiting for my friend to get off his job at the bookstore ^^; )

Is Ben Barnes the guy who was Prince Caspian? Because I heard he was vying for the role as well...

The weird thing is Twilight was shot around the same time that they want to start shooting New Moon now... I think there's only a month's difference... So it might not be that bad...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for it, because I want to believe this guy will reamain faithful to the story, like Catherine tried to do...

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"]The huge Twilight fanbase also wanted Robert kicked off the film when he first got cast. I remember the explosion that was. Most of the fandom seemed to want Gaspard Ulliel for the part and pitched all kinds of fits. There was a smaller outcry about Kristen Stewart as Bella, too, as many wanted Emily Browning (Lemony Snickets Unfortunate Events) to be Bella.

Oh, I know the budget was only that. I was just saying the budget's only going up maybe a couple million more. That's one of the reason's Hardwicke was 'fired', IIRC, because she wanted a bigger budget for the project. (I'm looking for my links, but there's many to sort through.) I can pretty much guarentee you that the budget is no where near the 100 million mark, let alone 150. They're going to keep it as low budget as possible, regardless of how much Twilight made. They want the bigger return. Ah, here it is (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/is-summit-intentionally-torpedoing-the-twilight-sequel). This article says 50 million budget, most of it to be spent on Rpattz and Kstew. They deserve a raise, is all I'm sayin. (Love the movie and books, as I said, but the fandom is batty.)

Barnes is Caspian, yes. Again, the article mention him being potentially cast as Aro has been lost in my backlog of URLs.

They've stayed pretty true to the story, because if they don't, they're going to lose the following. Actors can be eventually accepted and whatnot, but the story can't change without losing people. The only way I'm worried about it changing is if they trivialize Bella and Jacob's relationship and skip a lot of the middle section to get back to the Edward parts.

I come for the werewolves, darnit, I want them to get as much screen time as possible. [/color]

[ChristianKitsune]

[color="DarkOrchid"]The huge Twilight fanbase also wanted Robert kicked off the film when he first got cast. I remember the explosion that was. Most of the fandom seemed to want Gaspard Ulliel for the part and pitched all kinds of fits. There was a smaller outcry about Kristen Stewart as Bella, too, as many wanted Emily Browning (Lemony Snickets Unfortunate Events) to be Bella.

Oh, I know the budget was only that. I was just saying the budget's only going up maybe a couple million more. That's one of the reason's Hardwicke was 'fired', IIRC, because she wanted a bigger budget for the project. (I'm looking for my links, but there's many to sort through.) I can pretty much guarentee you that the budget is no where near the 100 million mark, let alone 150. They're going to keep it as low budget as possible, regardless of how much Twilight made. They want the bigger return. Ah, here it is (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/is-summit-intentionally-torpedoing-the-twilight-sequel). This article says 50 million budget, most of it to be spent on Rpattz and Kstew. They deserve a raise, is all I'm sayin. (Love the movie and books, as I said, but the fandom is batty.)

Barnes is Caspian, yes. Again, the article mention him being potentially cast as Aro has been lost in my backlog of URLs.

They've stayed pretty true to the story, because if they don't, they're going to lose the following. Actors can be eventually accepted and whatnot, but the story can't change without losing people. The only way I'm worried about it changing is if they trivialize Bella and Jacob's relationship and skip a lot of the middle section to get back to the Edward parts.

I come for the werewolves, darnit, I want them to get as much screen time as possible. [/color]

ahh I see where you were going XD...but I've read countless articles that said it was 150 million (they said it woudl have to be to do the CGI stuff...)...hmm... guess we'll have to wait and see XD

Oh I agree with you, XD actors change, willbe accepted butnot if they change the entire story around...

XD I see the book differently than you do I guess... I always thought the book was about strengthening Bella and Edward's Relationship..XD

I love Jacob and all...but... I never rooted for him and Bella to end up together. He deserved someone else XD.

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"] I didn't want him and Bella to end up together either. I'm...well, a weird kind of Twilight fan. I'm actually not fond of Bella at all. I think Jacob deserved much better than her.

And Breaking Dawn...is stricken from my record. Seriously. [/color]

[ChristianKitsune]

[color="DarkOrchid"] I didn't want him and Bella to end up together either. I'm...well, a weird kind of Twilight fan. I'm actually not fond of Bella at all. I think Jacob deserved much better than her.

And Breaking Dawn...is stricken from my record. Seriously. [/color]

Really? Breaking Dawn was my favorite from the entire series ^^;

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"]Really? Huh. You're like, the second person I've talked to that liked it. ^_^;; I will say that Bella got cool sort of for the moment she was like "I'm totally awesome" but that was about it. Aside from Leah and Seth being way cool. [/color]

[Ashley]

Actually, I liked Breaking Dawn best, too. New Moon was my least favorite, but I'm a hardcore EdwardxBella girl, so I didn't like the JacobxBella insinuations XD

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"]Up to 3, then. *laughs* I don't know, I like Jacob, so the fact that he imprints on the woman he loves half vampire baby, who by the way, was just born not ten minutes earlier by C-section by teeth is a little too far on the bwuh? side of life for me.

I did like a few of the new vampires she introduced, though, they were pretty cool. [/color]

[Ashley]

Yeah, I wasn't thrilled about Renesmee Carlie (what an awful name, by the way), either, but I like the way it all resolved; the build-up in the end was pretty intense, in my opinion.

[Roy Mustang]

its official taylor lautner will be jacob in new moon

Looks like Taylor Lautner dodged a silver bullet: Variety reported late today that he will indeed reprise the role of Native American werewolf Jacob Black in Summit Entertainment's Twilight sequel New Moon.

As we reported earlier, Lautner was holding out hope that rumors of his replacement were false.

Sure enough, Summit and New Moon director Chris Weitz made the announcement Wednesday that Lautner would join returning castmates Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the second installment of the vampire franchise, based on Stephenie Meyer's hit books.

In New Moon, Jacob Black becomes a central figure as Bella Swan (Stewart) is drawn into the world of the werewolves, the ancestral enemies of vampires.

Weitz acknowledged the speculation about whether Lautner could portray the character who goes through many changes physically, including growing taller and bulkier and aging 10 years. The 16-year-old Lautner has been spending time in the gym, trying to add 19 pounds of muscle. Weitz added that Lautner is "emotionally right" for the part," the trade paper reported.

New Moon set to begin production soon for a Nov. 20 release.

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[ChristianKitsune]

[quote="Ashley (post: 1279036)"]Yeah, I wasn't thrilled about Renesmee Carlie (what an awful name, by the way), either, but I like the way it all resolved]

I actually loved that about the fourth book XD it was really unexpected >_>

anyways...

yaaaay Taylor is IN! good, that kid deserves that role...