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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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New Moon (marketed as "The Twilight Saga: New Moon") is an upcoming 2009 United States romantic fantasy film scheduled for release on November 20, 2009. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is based on Meyer's previous novel. Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg returns as the screenwriter for the film. She handed in a draft of the film script during the opening weekend of Twilight. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of Twilight.

Plot

When asked about the sequel, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke stated, "It's got werewolves, it's got visual effects that turn people into werewolves, it's got motorcycle stunts, you go to Italy. It's probably twice as much as this [to film]."

On December 13, 2008, Summit Entertainment released a synopsis of New Moon, which states: "Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested."

Production

Development

In early November 2008, Summit announced that they had obtained the rights to the remaining books in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series: New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. On November 22, 2008, one day after the theatrical release of Twilight, Summit confirmed that they would begin working on New Moon. "I don't think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment," said Meyer. Melissa Rosenberg had been working on adapting the novel prior to Twilight's release and handed in the draft for New Moon during Twilight's opening weekend in November 2008.

In early December 2008, it was announced that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke would not be returning to direct the sequel. Hardwicke cited time restrictions as the reason behind her leaving the project. On December 13, 2008, it was announced that Chris Weitz, director of The Golden Compass and co-director of American Pie, had been hired to direct New Moon.

Casting

Due to major physical changes that occur in the character of Jacob Black between Twilight and New Moon, Weitz considered replacing Taylor Lautner in the sequel with an actor who could more accurately portray "the new, larger Jacob Black." In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained excessively and gained approximately 30 pounds. In January 2009, Weitz and Summit Entertainment announced that Lautner would continue to play the role of Jacob in New Moon. In an interview, fellow cast member Kristen Stewart talked about Lautner's transformation saying, "He's an entirely different person physically."

In late March 2009, Summit Entertainment released a list of the actors who would be portraying the "wolf pack" alongside Lautner. The casting for the rest of the Quileute tribe was headed by casting director Rene Haynes, who has worked on films with large Native American casts, such as Dances with Wolves and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. A casting call was also held in Vancouver in February 2009, specifically asking for "any first nations/aboriginal actors and actresses between the ages of 15 and 25".

Talking about the casting of Michael Sheen, director Chris Weitz claims to have "'aggressively' pursued the actor", and describes the character as "on the surface, a very gracious and friendly vampire, but beneath that he is a tremendous threat." It has also been revealed that Jamie-Campbell Bower will begin shooting his scenes in June 2009. About being cast as Caius, he said, "I hadn't read the books before. But [the Twilight series is] a great thing to be a part of..."

Filming

Pre-production for New Moon was started in December 2008. Filming was scheduled to begin on March 23, 2009 in Vancouver, but began a few days early. David Thompson Secondary School served as the location for the high school scenes in the movie. Filming in Montepulciano, Italy occurred in late May 2009.

Music

The score for New Moon is being composed by Alexandre Desplat. He replaces Carter Burwell, who wrote the score for the previous film, Twilight. New Moon director Chris Weitz has a working relationship with Desplat, who scored one of his previous films, The Golden Compass. The band Paramore, who had two songs on the Twilight soundtrack, will not be contributing to the soundtrack for New Moon. Weitz says that the soundtrack will feature songs from Radiohead, Muse, and Band of Skulls. On July 26, 2009, Jeph Howard of the band The Used stated on Twitter that he and his band were in the studio recording a song for the New Moon soundtrack.

Cast

The Cullens and the Swans

Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a teenage girl who has fallen in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire. She is devastated when Edward abruptly leaves her, but is resuscitated by her friendship with Jacob Black.
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's vampire boyfriend who abruptly leaves town to protect her. For much of the film, Edward only appears as a figment of Bella's imagination.
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who becomes best friends with Bella. Greene explained that she would like to boost her strength and stamina for the sequel and said, "Compared to the first film it's a much larger part for me."
Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, leader and father figure of the Cullen family.
Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Carlisle's wife and the mother figure of the Cullen family.
Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, a member of the Cullen family. In an interview, Lutz said, "I've talked to the producers, and they say I have a lot of funny lines."
Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, a member of the Cullen family who "feels really strongly about her hatred for Bella." Reed, a brunette, stated that she will not dye her hair blonde to film the sequel. "It took 36 hours initially to make me blonde, and every other day, I was bleaching my head and my skin," recalled Reed. "This time around, we are testing out different wigs and stuff."
Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen family who thirsts for Bella's blood after she receives a paper cut. This particular scene is Rathbone's favorite, and he stated that he is "very excited to film [it]." Jasper also has the ability to sense and control the emotions of others.

Quileute tribe

Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Bella's old childhood friend and a member of the Quileute tribe. He becomes close to Bella after Edward leaves, and transforms into a werewolf. Lautner says of the role, "[Jacob] transforms mid-story—in the first half, he's Twilight Jacob. I'm wearing a wig. My character's very clumsy, outgoing, and friendly. When he transforms into a werewolf, he becomes something very different."
Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley, the leader of a werewolf pack that protects humans against predatory vampires.
Tinsel Korey as Emily Young, Sam's fiancée and a mother figure to the wolf pack.
Tyson Houseman as Quil Ateara, one of Jacob's best friends and the last to learn of his wolf heritage.
Alex Meraz as Paul, a volatile member of the wolf pack.
Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call, one of Jacob's best friends. Gordon describes the character as "Jake's right hand man, tall, skinny, shy and the fourth to turn into a werewolf."
Bronson Pelletier as Jared, the joker of the wolf pack.
Graham Greene as Harry Clearwater, a Quileute elder and friend of Bella's father, Charlie.
Gil Birmingham as Billy Black, Jacob's father and a Quileute chief.

Nomadic vampires

Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria, a vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her lover, James.
Edi Gathegi as Laurent, a vampire who also tries to kill Bella.

The Volturi

Michael Sheen as Aro, the leader of an ancient Italian vampire coven known as the Volturi.
Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, one of the leaders of the Volturi and a key character in the plot of the film.
Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, one of the leaders of the Volturi.
Dakota Fanning as Jane, a guard of the Volturi who has the ability to torture people with illusions of pain.
Cameron Bright as Alec, Jane's brother.
Charlie Bewley as Demetri, a member of the Volturi. When asked about the character, Bewley said, "He has unparalleled tracking abilities together with insane strength, speed and classiness".
Daniel Cudmore as Felix, a Volturi enforcer.
Noot Seear as Heidi, a vampire who brings humans to the Volturi to eat.
Justine Wachsberger as Gianna, a human who works for the Volturi.

Humans

Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley, Bella's friend.
Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie, Bella's friend.
Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, Bella's friend.
Michael Welch as Mike Newton, Bella's friend who has a crush on her. He joins her on a date with Jacob.

Marketing

The first promotional poster from New Moon was released on May 19, 2009. On May 31, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner revealed the film's first trailer at the MTV Movie Awards. Two scenes from the film were presented at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. A 14-second preview of the second trailer was released online on August 12, 2009, and the full-length trailer was featured before theater showings of the film Bandslam. A third trailer was shown at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009. Spike TV aired a new trailer at the 2009 Scream Awards on October 27.

One promotion teams New Moon with American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta. Iraheta will be hosting an 8-minute block prior to the showing of New Moon in 1,200 theaters across the United States, where she will be talking about her upcoming album and playing some tracks, including "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Pieces", and "Trouble Is". In addition, prior to the film's release, author Stephenie Meyer made an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show to promote the film.

Release

Many theater showings sold out as early as two months prior to the film's November 20, 2009 release date.

Box office

New Moon set worldwide records as the biggest midnight opening in history, grossing an estimated $26.3 million in 3,514 theatres. The record was previously held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which grossed $22.2 million during its midnight premiere. The film is also the biggest advanced ticket seller on Fandango, surpassing Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Critical reception

Based on 130 reviews collected by the film aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, New Moon has received a "Rotten" rating of 30%, with a weighted average score of 4.7 out of 10. Theresa Riley of The Vancouver Sun gave the film a highly positive review, and noted, "With a beginning totally loyal to the book, an awesome cliffhanger ending and an amazing everything in between, this movie was fantastic and done much better than I had expected". Robert Ignizio of the Cleveland Scene described New Moon as an "entertaining fantasy", and noted that it "has a stronger visual look than Twilight and does a better job with its action scenes while still keeping the focus on the central love triangle." David Edwards of Daily Mirror also responded with a positive review, stating, "...while the target audience is surely girls aged 12 to 20, there's enough here for film fans of all ages to sink their teeth into", and made comments like, " Romeo And Juliet it ain't, but as a solid love story, New Moon gets the blood pumping." Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave the film three and half out of four stars, praised Kristen Stewart's performance in the film and wrote, "Despite melodrama that, at times, is enough to induce diabetes, there's enough wolf whistle in this sexy, scary romp to please anyone." Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave the film a grading of "B" and called it a "definite improvement". The New York Times agreed and hailed the book as a "heartthrob thriller".

Time Out New York gave the film 3 stars out of 5, calling it "acceptable escapism for those old enough to see it yet still young enough to shriek at undead dreamboats." Jordan Mintzer from Variety stated, "Stewart is the heart and soul of the film", and added that she "gives both weight and depth to dialogue...that would sound like typical chick-lit blather in the mouth of a less engaging actress, and she makes Bella's psychological wounds seem like the real deal."

Mick Lasalle from the San Francisco Chronicle responded with a more mixed review, stating, "Expect this film to satisfy its fans. Everybody else, get ready for a bizarre soap opera/pageant, consisting of a succession of static scenes with characters loping into the frame to announce exactly what they're thinking." Digital Spy gave the film 2 stars out of 5, praising Kristen Stewart for "carrying the film on her shoulders and, once again, bringing plenty of soul to a character who might otherwise come across as self-indulgent", but was critical of its lack of action, ultimately calling it "a draining experience".

Sequel

Summit approved a film adaptation of Eclipse, the third novel in the Twilight series, in February 2009. The film is tentatively scheduled for release on June 30, 2010. It was announced that Chris Weitz will not be directing the third film. Instead, Eclipse will be directed by David Slade.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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