The ‘Twilight’ Movie Sequel Is Now Scheduled For A 2009 Release
Holy Moly, y’all! Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Summit Entertainment, the folks that produced Twilight and will be producing the subsequent sequel movies, has announced that New Moon is now tentatively scheduled for a November 2009 release — BE WARNED … the report below contains MANY SPOILERS about the plot of New Moon and should prolly be avoided by those of you who have yet to read the book and want to remain unspoiled:
Summit Entertainment has tentatively slated Nov. 20, 2009, as the release date for New Moon, the Twilight sequel, which means any director who signs on to replace Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has to be in Vancouver by Dec. 15 to begin 12 weeks of preproduction before a mid-March start date. Reports have speculated that Hardwicke was fired for being difficult on set, but sources close to her suggest Summit’s aggressive production schedule turned her off. “She’d love to do the sequel if she could do it better than Twilight,” says one. “It became clear that Summit didn’t have those same priorities.” Indeed, at press time the second movie appeared to have little more than a rough first-draft working script. As Summit’s production president Erik Feig told EW during Twilight’s record-busting first weekend, “There is that first…script. All the finesse that turns a screenplay into a movie hasn’t happened yet.” Two weeks later, Summit is saying it’s happy with screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg’s progress. Another of Hardwicke’s primary concerns was that hunky vampire Edward remains MIA throughout New Moon’s middle portion. In her own opening-weekend interview, she told EW, “You have to get the chemistry as strong between Jacob and Bella as it was between Bella and Edward. You also have to do something with that arc: She’s in love with somebody, he disappears, she falls in love with someone else, and the first guy comes back. Movies like Pearl Harbor have tried it. It absolutely didn’t work.” With or without Hardwicke, Summit faces other snags. Two sources tell EW the studio doesn’t want to rehire baby-faced Taylor Lautner (pictured) as Jacob, though Lautner’s agent has apparently reached out to the imaging company behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in an attempt to demonstrate to Summit how a digitally bulked-up Lautner could work. (Summit says it won’t make a decision until a new filmmaker is on board.) There’s also the matter of finding a cast of Native American actors to play Jacob’s werewolf clan — a difficult challenge Hardwicke was also faced with before settling on Lautner, who isn’t completely Native American. And with a slightly increased budget of $50 million — much of which is assumed will go to leads asking for heftier paydays, location shoots in Italy, and ramped-up F/X — Summit will have to scrimp somewhere. So what director would want to take on such a big headache? Well, at press time, an offer was out to Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass), who put Summit on the map years ago when its foreign sales operation made tons of cash off of his first film, American Pie. (One source says Weitz has already had conversations with below-the-line crew for New Moon.) “We are in a recession,” reminds one Hollywood insider. “It’s a hit franchise. Whoever steps into it is guaranteed a $100 million gross. Everyone wants this movie.” Adds an exec at another studio, “You’d have to have a very high standard for art, hate the movie business, and hate money to walk off this sequel.”
Oh man … this is really worrisome. There are quite a few things in this report that raise red flags for me. Recasting Jacob Black is a terrible idea! Taylor Lautner made a great Jacob … I can’t believe they hired him for the part only to replace him in the rest of the films. I’m also concerned that they are talking about changing major plot points of the book. Fiddling with the way Edward appears in the sequel is a bad idea … the surest way to piss off fans is to “reimagine” the storyline and make major changes. Finally, I’m really concerned about the rush to make the film. Pre-production is to start next week … and they don’t have a finished script or a director? This just all screams BAD NEWS in my head. What do y’all think … does any of this sound reassuring to you?
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I was hoping that they wouldn’t try to rush this..obviously they are looking at making money and not doing it the best they can. Jacob isn’t my fav character, but I liked Taylor Lautner and it would be weird to see someone different. I love the books and am excited for the movies, but this new news makes me apprehensive.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Im worried. They better not mess up the film or im taking someone down. lol
December 10th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
After hearing this news it reaffirms my decision to refrain from seeing any of the movies.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
the rushing worries me. Recasting Jacob, makes me pretty happy. He was the only character i didn’t like the casting choice of. i am sure they will work it all out, and it will be as good as the first one was.. at least i hope …
December 10th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Taylor better come back, they can totally add stuff digitally if need be. They made James Marsden taller in X-Men easily to make him as tall as Hugh Jackman.
And Bella never falls in love with Jacob (at least, completely). She realizes she COULD fall in love with him, but she always saved her heart for Edward (IMHO, unfortunately), so I think the “Pearl Harbor” thing will work if they write/show it right.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Summit is trying to rush this=not good!!!! I understand that Edward (Robert Pattinson) can’t seem to be changing, and Summit doesn’t want to keep fans waiting…but the quickest way to bring down the movie franchise is to botch the movie!
I’m a little afraid of the job Chris Weitz might do- I liked The Golden Compass, but I’ve heard that it was completely different than the book.
I really liked Taylor…I’m completely on Team Edward, but Taylor made me dislike Jacob a little less.
Let’s just cross our fingers and hope that’ll turn out!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I am beyond pissed after reading this and I hope summit is prepared for some nasty letters because they are about to receieve them!! This is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!! Changing the plot what the hell are they thinking? as much as we love edward, we want the movie to portray the book more. If the rush this movie after making twilight like that noone is gonna see the damn movie, they didnt get such great sales because the movie was good(it was horrible) they got such great sales because we all wanted to see it and there are a lot of us twilight fans. I cannot even believe this, and they only raised it to 50 million? are they fucking crazy? they have to do a shit load of CGI and if they make this movie crap I can almost guarantee noone will see the rest of them? How culd they do this to us, they are the worst company, honestly i think we should protest them and hope another company will take the Twilight Saga on and make the movies better than any other movie. I’d rather wait til mid/late 2010 hell even 2011 if they were gonna do it right! This is the absolute worse thing they could do, they are only making themselves look bad… Protest anyone? Bitch-out letters here they come!!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I am a bit worried at the fact that they are rushing things. I am excited that it’s coming out in a year but I worry that the actors won’t have the time they need to really make their characters develope, especially since New Moon is such a powerful book.
I don’t care about then recasting Jacob. I thought Taylor made the character really cheesy, and he’s really young, there’s no way he can look like a beefy werewolf by March.
As far as changing plotlines so there’s more Rob screen time, I think that might mess with the integrity of the book. Don’t get me wrong I am totally Team Edward! But I think the ending when Edward comes back needs to be powerful and if we see him throughout the movie it won’t have that same effect. I do think they should just add Rob in when Bella hears him in her mind, so that way Rob will be on the screen even if it’s her imagination.
I’M SO EXCITED!!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Btw nothing is official…I think ppl should refrain from making comments like not going to see the movie until the trailer comes out.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I’m scared they won’t treat New Moon like they should!! I want it to be great but it seems like they’re just gonna throw something together! eeeek!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
How could u possibly think its going to be good after this and how shitty they did twilight? waiting for the trailer? honestly, the trailer decieved me, they trailers were amazing but when i watched the movie, i thought what the hell happened. they are going to make a public embarrasment of their company if they rush this, the CGI needs to be perfect, and they give them a 50 mill budget? thats shit in hollywood! they are gonna throw a bunch of clips together like they did twilight and were gonna watch another 2 hour trailer with shitty effects and CGI and then the ones who think we should wait and see are gonna be the ones bitching and the rest of us are gonna be like we tried to tell you! why not join together and stop this disaster ahead!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
All in all, the HP franchise had about the same time frame and a hell of a lot more CGI than Twilight ever will have. I think it’s doable, they just have to find the right director. And as far as Taylor Lautner goes, I was not impressed with his performance in the least and felt 0 chemestry coming from him and Stewart. It would be weird to cast a new Jacob Black, but not unfortunate.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I sense an epic fail is in the works.
The Golden Compass (film) anally raped me. That book series is so effin’ fantastic and then it was completely ruined on the big screen. If homeboy who was responsible for that mess is possibly going to work on New Moon, it’s doomed.
Sigh.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I really hope they replace Taylor. He was sooooo bad in Twilight. Seriously, his acting was terrible. Plus, I would be thrilled if they brought on Chris Weitz, would give me a lot more confidence in the movie. Things are looking up in my books! :)
December 10th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Im nervous about what the movie will be like.
I don’t think they should mess with Edward’s story line at all.
I also do not think they should bring Taylor back as Jacob. Honestly I didnt like him. It just wasnt how i saw Jacob.
I really wish Catherine Hardwicke would have stayed and finished the Twilight saga with them.
All in all im excited for New Moon.
But being the diehard fan that I am….I can’t help but worry.
Twilight was incredible…I just hope that keep the story line and do a wonderful job on New Moon.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
How do we contact these idiots and tell them they are seriously going to really piss off the Twilight Fans. Jacob is just fine the way he is. Seriously can you start a web strike or something!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I agree with what the poster Melissa said. They shoudn’t change the story at all. Granted it would be GREAT if Rob P. was on the screen the whole time but to keep the integrity of the story Edward needs to be away from Bella for awhile. At least when she hears his voice when she is in trouble, he could be shown talking to her in a sense. I sure hope they don’t rush this. The ending could be incredible, but not if they botch it by getting it made too soon.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Trent, doesn’t Stephanie Meyer have any say in this? Like, she wouldn’t/couldn’t let them change the storyline right? That messes up everything! This is horrible news! I’m so disappointed.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
In regards to Jacob…Bella shouldn’t have the same chemistry with him as she does with Edward. At least in New Moon I didn’t get that she was torn in any way, shape or form. She cared for Jacob but never on the level she did for Edward.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
the only way they could reassure me is to say “hey, we’re fuck ups. we’re not going to make any more movies. we’ve decided to STOP completely ruining the story.”
no such luck there.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I’m totally agree with Sarh, because the just CAN’T change the plot!!, and this rush maybe cause a major dissaster for the saga!!. i don’t mine wait a year to see New Moon Movie, I’ve to tell that this book of the sga (New Moon( is not my favorite but I know that all that time without Edward, is important to the story because when Bella see him again, is such a MAGICAL moment, that I want to see!!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’m not mad about the recast, because in the rest of the books, Jacob gets bigger and seems older. I wouldn’t be able to see Shark Boy as the Jacob of the other books, he was perfect for Twilight because he was supposed to be young. Jacob grows up in the rest of the books, so they need an older person to play him…preferably Steven Strait.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Oh Hollywood you and your greedy ways. Lets sucker the ladies! They will come no matter what to look at Robert Pattinson! I really really hope that if they are dead set on starting this movie like tomorrow that they hire a director with a lot of patience and passion for this story. I believe that will be the only thing that will save this film. I am sad to hear about Taylor. I really hope they will find a way to make him work. As soon as I saw him in the film I was a like “that boy is a bit short to be playing Jacob.” Hopefully he is working on a growth spurt before filming begins in march. I’m crossing my fingers. This is a great story and deserves a great movie.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Argh I can’t stand it when major characters get recasted in a series.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
they have to re-cast disney jacob – he was awful and honestly, he’s no competition for rpattz so the whole movie won’t make sense if they don’t score a new, much hunkier jacob.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I really believe that recasting Jacob is a great idea. He was almost unrecognizable in the book after the change. Taylor is too young. It’s a sad fact, but a fact.
Also, I don’t think that we should jump to any conclusions about them changing the book until we see something more concrete.
Plus, I’m a huge fan of the books and this one was my least favorite because it just felt like filler space to me. So, if they shift the focus a little more to Italy and less on Bella and Jacob, I wouldn’t mind.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Hmmm, I’m totally in two minds about this. I didn’t mind Taylor in the movie, but he did seem really young so unless they can digitally do something with him, which is so not cost effective, I think it’s probably a good idea if they recast him. But with who????
I am very very nervous about ANY possible plot changes to the middle portion of New Moon. The entire point of the book is that Edward IS NOT THERE, if he is it just destroys everything.
I also wish they could have raised a higher budget – $50million?! I’m not too concerned with a cheap budget concerning the wolves though, I think it will be SO much worse if any of the action in Volterra looks stupid. Remember, they have to have a good 20 stunning people playing the Volturi and their guard, in a beautiful city with like a castle and moat… I really hope it doesn’t look like a crappy Dracula remake. My favourite part of the whole series is when Edward and Bella get back together and I really hope they don’t screw it up too.
And where will they find all the wolves? I absolutely hated the guy who I think played Sam in Twilight, he looked about 35 for goodness’ sake. They need a massive amount of Native American extras for all the different people… I just about liked Twilight, I really hope it all doesn’t go downhill in Summit’s quest for more cash.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
ahh… okay. here we go. while i LOVE the fact that i’d be able to watch new moon by the end of next year… at the same time that worries me. rushing makes me think that the movie production would be just half assed. id rather they do it RIGHT.. rather than rush it.
second… i think recasting jacob is a TERRRRRIBLE idea. i hate seeing new people playing a role that was created by someone else. and i mean, i can kind of see WHY they might need to do it… since jacob has an inhuman growth spurt and is supposed to be fully grown and manly… id say casting steven strait as jacob if they must… since they look so alike.
and yeah.. changing plot points seems like a risky thing to do. if anything.. i think they need to move some stuff around… and personally… i think that new moon and eclipse should be combined… i wrote this whole theory/blog on why i think it should be combined… haha.. so i won’t get started.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
They can’t replace Taylor!! They just can’t!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
i wish they would just slow down, people will still want to see a sequel in 2010! and new moon needs so much attention to special effects and what not, i really hope they don’t mess it up.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
*I’m the sarah that is absolutely pissed and thinks it will be a disaster, I’ll throw in the W so me and the other Sarah dont get confused*
You asked and here is the address you should send them a letter at, complaining/supporting, but in my case i think they are idiots trying to rush a movie in less than 10 months thats not even prepared for, with a crappy budget, and trying to change the storyline..if they want more edward add him in when bella is crazy “hearing his voice telling her not to be stupid”..instead make him appear like an apparition, instead of just hearing she sees and hears them, you know visions..im sure you all understand the concept..and just have him fade away after he tells her not to be stupid..that would be there best bet, of how to solve that problem! ughh
Please lets save New Moon before it’s too late!
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December 10th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I agree with you whole heartedly! This is terrible, patience is a virtue in this case, and it’s sad that it’s all about money and not staying true to Stephenie Meyer’s book/story. And I too loved Jacob in this movie, he was PERFECT. I really hope they keep him!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Don’t forget guys, Jacob does grow a crazy amount once the wolf in him starts to come out. Taylor is not tall enough or big enough to be a guy who can transform into a wolf.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Jacob needs to be replaced. In the second book he grows to be well over 6 feet tall, and look much older. That kid can’t do that. Edward being missing in most of the book is a problem. I found myself rushing through that part. Maybe if they showed him on his travels and suffering, you can get your Edward fill. My favorite character is Alice.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I agree Cheryl, If they show him doing his own thing once in awhile, and when “he’s talking to her” it will be great! but they cant rush this, this and Breaking Dawn are going to be the hardest ones to make, they need to take time to do this right, and give up a lil more than 50 million, that buys nothing in hollywood!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Oh and I do agree about Jacob..Taylor, well he’s just so young and sweet, I dont think enough CGI and makeup in the world will make him look big and muscular enough, who knows, maybe they can, but they arent willing to spend the money, and him n bella look wrong, he needs to look older, lets not make this look like a pedophile case. i mean taylor is like 15 hes just to babyfaced and young, i think we need an update. sorry taylor.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
um…does anyone remember going on summer vaycay and coming back and all the 16-17 year olds looked HOT??? give the kid a chance!!!! he’s absolutely gorgeous, and the only character that is the age his character is!!!!
also…THERE ARE A LOT OF NATIVE AMERICAN ACTORS, SO THAT WHOLE SECTION WAS BULL. God forbid they get Hispanic actors for the parts cause they work for less as actors.
PS Pearl Harbor sucked with or without the love triangle.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Yikes! This sounds really scary! Let’s hope Summit pays attention to the reactions this news has generated and rethinks some of their plans. I’m going to keep the faith!
December 10th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Please sign this petition in support of making this movie right!
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savenewmoon
December 10th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I’m glad they’re re-casting Jacob. With all the Indigenous actors out there they couldn’t get an authentic Indigenous person to play that role? Please! It was insulting!
December 10th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I signed *Number 17 =) *(edwards “17″, bellas “17″, I’m “17″ hehe, I love it!)* But please we need to send them letters because as an official notice from stephenies website, they said that they only pay attention to actual letters, i posted the address above, please tell them, they are doing it all wrong, they need to take time, and spend the money, we handed them, they have more than enough to do this movie, they need to stop being such stingy bastards!
December 10th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Crossing my fingers they don’t mess this up. Oh and not too upset about Taylor- he was too cutesy in the first place and Steven Strait was who I pictured for Jacob from the get go. Stephenie herself said that was who she wanted. Stephenie Meyer needs to step in to protect what she wrote!
December 10th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
it can’t get any worse than it already was. the script sucked and they obviously didn’t use the book enough as material, which never made sense to me anyway. no one can be edward, so casting was a disappointment for me. but it clearly says in the book jacob takes a major growth spurt. hopefully whoever directs this stays true to the book.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Summit needs to get their act together. I have a feeling they are going to mess this up. *sigh* and replacing Taylor? bad move. This is going to be rushed and in return we are going to get a horrible movie. If that does happen, is bye bye twilight films for me.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I totally agree with you Trent, I think if they would have just left things for New Moon as they were with Twilight (with a couple minor changes including special effects and needing a much bigger budget) people would be happy. I can’t see them recasting Taylor because the fans love him too much. I am also veryy worried about the rush to get the movie out. As much as I can’t wait to see it, I’d rather wait a few more months for a good movie than see a not-so-good one sooner.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
sadly summit entertainment doesn’t care about anything except for making money. atleast we have the books we can enjoy
December 10th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Just a reply to some people saying that Taylor can’t get bulky like he needs to….I read an article where they said he’s already gained 16 lbs in anticipation of filming New Moon, and that is what CGI is for. Plenty of movies use it to make actors look taller or bulkier. There’s ways around it. Or he could just start working out like crazy with a personal trainer (but in a healthy way!) and gain some muscle
December 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
of course summit wants to make money that is the whole point in making the sequel. i agree with the thought of showing edward during the middle… THAT was the most tiresome part of NM for me… the fact that the cullens left and are just gone through 70% of the book. i think showing where they are… what edward is doing while he is gone THAT will put a spin on the film that is needed.
and bella doesn’t LOVE jacob… not like she does edward yes they have a “relationship” but it isn’t like she has with edward. i see that they would need chemisty and i didn’t see that with taylor and kristen… they did only have 4 scenes together so there wasn’t room for it. i had a feeling a recast was gonna happen and i don’t think they will have ANY trouble finding people to audidtion for the quiluetes… not now anyway maybe with the first movie they did but now!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
New moon is going to suck. How can they recast Jacob??? He wa in the first one! It’s going to be a total mess. errr
December 10th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
if they are filming in Canada why can’t they find any Native Canadian actors? There have been several big budget and low budget westerns filmed in BC and Alberta that have used really good Native Canadian actors…maybe someone should watch ATN while they are in BC.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Okay, as exicited i am to hear that New Moon will be released November 2009. like i scareamed so exicited. but still i dontt hink Summit should rush this.. like yes it should still come out in 2009 i thikn but i dont think that november? they have to give them time to figure it out how they want to do it. you cant wing New Moon. expecial New Moon its like the most epic one. Bella is like in so much pain and you cant rush that. Kristen has to have time to be able to become that or else its just acting. and if they rush it like… its not going to be the same its just going to be a movie with some actors and our favorite lines and scenes from the book, but that will mean nothing if its not done right. Oh well its not like they’re going to change anything i just really hope they’re making the right choices and know what there doing and know that if they mess this up theres going to be alot of anger twilighters after them haha. but i do think that maybe changin directors is a good idea. i LOVED Cathrines work i thought it was done SO well, but like it’d be cool to see it from a different directors point, maybe it will be better, but catherine thinks they need more time too and shes was reallly devoted to this saga, which competly sucks, i hate to see her leave.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
PS. HOLY FUCKING SHIT THERE FILMING SOME OF IT IN CANADA?
December 10th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
This is my first time to comment although I have read for over two years.
But moving on…I guess I am one of the few who is excited to see the sequel come out sooner than later. BUT that is where the excitement ends…
I am not excited about…ANOTHER low budget. They could have easily put another hour into the first movie with more money and fans would have left way more satisfied. I am also not excited about possibly cutting Lautner…I felt that one of the best things that they did right for this movie was capture the essence of who these characters were in the book…cutting Lautner will hurt them majorly.
And the biggest bummer of all is that they want to change the reappearance of Edward. It is bad enough that they left out why the Cullens are the way they are in the first one…which btw is major foreshadowing for the second movie. I guess I’m not a fan of the president of Summit more than anything.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
i’m THRILLED they are replacing jacob. he was kinda terrible. plus theres that other guy that looks just like him but more muscly, steven something. and SO glad hardwicke is gone. all they need to do is switch rosalie and i will be thrilled.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
well, “Twilight” wasn’t that great of a movie, so maybe these changes will bring about a better “New Moon”? Though rushing doesn’t seem like a great idea — didn’t really work for Breaking Dawn, did it?
December 10th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
As excited as I was to read that they want to put the movie out in a year I’m not sure it’s such a good idea. I don’t like the thought of the recasting thing, since the actors from Twilight were so well cast it would be wierd to watch a movie without them. Also while I don’t necessarily don’t want to think about sitting through half a movie watching Bella try (unsuccessfully) to get over Edward. That was long enough in the 300 pages of the book. I like Jacob and all but I think that in the end she was just in love with him a different way and I think they had a different kind of chemistry that was very one sided. Trying to get the same chemistry from Bella/Jacob as you get from Bella/Edward is just impossible because Kristen and Rob just have this thing about them that puts that chemistry in the movie. I don’t want to see a haphazard movie even if that means waiting a little longer. I understand why they would want to put these out fast, but I hope they at least do it the right way.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
well that does make me nervous but i’m going to have faith that they make it work. I really didn’t think they did a bad job with Twilight. Reading some of the others posts its totallly possible to have rob in it more without ruining the story line, Such as show how miserable he is from being away from bella and when she hears his voice they can show him like standing behind her but he’s not really there kind of thing, I’m also kinda bummed that they might replace taylor, I think he did a good job. He wasn’t in Twilight enough to really get a feel for how he will take the roll of jake further. I’m going to have faith in them and wait until the have a trailor :)
December 10th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
The thing that screams bad news to me is that they’re talking to Chris Weitz to direct it. He turned The Golden Compass into one of the worst movies ever. He obviously CANNOT do fantasy at all. All the plot points they made in TGC totally ruined it, so I see disaster on the horizon if they hire him. It really blows my mind that he would be on any list at all.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
(and by “plot points” I mean changes from the book)
December 10th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
You can always tell when a movie studio is rushed. It’s always a mess of a final product. This will be disappointing. But a movie with hardly any edward will suck anyway LOL.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
This just worries me!! There is no reason to rush New Moon. The fans aren’t going anywhere. Hello, we have to wait for the Half-Blood Prince, and we all still love Harry, and it’s not like we all still won’t see the movie. Summit is trying to cash in on all the hoopla, and it will just be a huge backlash of pissed off fans if they screw this up. Art shouldn’t be rushed! Trying to recast any of the major players in this movie is just a bad idea. They really need to rethink this. Any true fan will wait as long as it takes.
December 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
hardwicke did an okay job. it was by no means fantastic. i saw twilight twice not because the movie is great. it was because i am a fan of the series and Rpattz. :)
a new director with a higher budget and more time might do better. less than a year to prep, shoot, and edit with only 50 mill smells like a disaster. i was checking out some of the budgets for films. geez…it costed 100 mill to make 4 christmases. it’s almost impossible to do a good job or even a decent job with 50 mill considering 24 of those millions are already going to Rpattz and kristen stewart. i don’t know how summit is thinking that this is possible.
they have to recast jacob. i reread eclipse last week and it said he was like 6′7 at his full height. so in new moon, he should be at about 6′3 of so. he supposedly towers over edward and rpattz is pretty damn tall. the other cast member that needs recasting is rosalie. she was NOTHING like the way i imagined her to be. big ass with acid wash jeans? come on! where is the supermodel that looks like a million bucks?
so…in the end…does it matter? they will probably put out a bad film. fans will still go to see it. i didnt like twilight and i saw it twice.
at least rpattz is still in it. its the only silver lining.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
twilight was a horrible movie.new moon is gonna be REAL shit…the books are thegreatest thing i know!!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
50 mill budget??? the first one was like 38 mill and it wasnt even special location…. Well, i guess summit only cares about the quantity of dollars that come in rather than making a quality product. the first one was a nightmare, New Moon looks like its headed that direction too. regardless of the big bucks for a director behind this – they’ll never get another job again with a crap movie, put together in under a year and with small money, on thier resume! I certainly dont think many directors will be jumping at it, payday better be good, cause itll be thier last!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
I am by no means team jacob, HOWEVER, taylor lautner is an amazingly adorable jacob. Perhaps that’s why Summit doesnt want him back, bc they think he’s too “cute” and not intimidating enough, but I think thats the point of jacob’s character. He is a 16 year old in a 25 year old’s body after all.
December 11th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I want the SCRIPTWRITER to be replaced!!!!
Actually, I want another studio to be responsible for Twilight.. Summit is a mess.
The only thing good about Twilight was the trailer… The ending part of the trailer where Edward said ‘you are my life now’ was melt-worthy… But the movie rushed that part and screwed up the rest of the dialogues….
December 11th, 2008 at 5:59 am
I’m definitely worried because, as others said, they are clearly more worried about making money than they are about getting the book right, and that sucks! I loved new moon, and I think they need to leave Edward out of it and have viewers wondering where he is and why he isn’t with Bella, as it is in the book. I agree with re-casting Jacob though because Taylor won’t be big enough to do the description justice. He’s too baby-faced. And I agree that the scriptwriter is who needs to be replaced!! Please!!
December 11th, 2008 at 6:10 am
Oh wow where to begin with this? The two major areas of concern here are the time frame they have despite lacking a director and discussion about recasting Taylor. To put it all in perspective, remember R Patz was cast in December of 07 and the majority of the Cullens between then and when and filming started Feb 08 (Kellen Lutz was quite literally last minute). The difference is that they had Catherine on board before that point, so obviouslyrushing a director is more worrison then rushing actors. The arguement could be made they felt it is possible/realistic but that Catherine wasn’t as experienced/skilled as other directors who are capable of working like that. The issue with Taylor does not surprise me. As of mid January 08 Summit was still looking for a Jacob, even putting out a release looking to make a local Washington actor into a star (its on Stephenies website under the movie section) which tells us Taylor was cast relatively late in the game and probably involved some “settling” in terms of what they were looking for. A foolish move if they were considering sequels. Now they could get away with recasting him…he had what three scenes total in Twilight? But, for starters, I felt he had more chemistry with Kristen then Rob did. And I have heard the same reports about him bulking up, and they could use lifts and such to make him appear taller. His agents efforts to demonstrate how Benjamin Button effects can be used are commendable but probably moot — that would require money and Summit is obviously being cheap. If its more cost effective to recast while not risking ticket sales ie. pissing off fans, they’ll do it. I think the real issue Summit is rushing all of this is because unlike HP the movies are coming out after the books. The series is done, so while HP fans were able to alternate book releases with movie premieres Summit won’t have that luxury and they’re probably worried that the interest will wan. They were lucky that Breaking Dawn came out a few months prior to the film and helped generate even more buzz, but at the same time it ended the series and now that combined with the pretty even divide between fans either really loving or really hating the movie, they have made a lot of extra work for themselves. Thats not to say its impossible or event difficult to continue interest in a series of movies based off a completed series of books, but in its efforts to strike while the iron is hot and not interest etc, Summit has bungled this, achieveing the opposite and basically making it much more harder then it should be. In order to continue doing solid at the box office they need to start giving fans more reasons to think New Moon (and the rest of the series) will be an improvement on Twilight and actually do so. This is the exact opposite. And as big a Twilight a fan as I am, I have to say that their source material doesn’t exactly improve as the series goes on. Summit needs to get their act together b/c this is insulting to fans and setting up the franchise for potential major embaressment. Wake up stupid executives, its straight up business 101 you need to spend money to make money.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I agree with everyone above, they SHOULD NOT RUSH into it. Take time and make this film better than the first. They should def stick to the original story line of the book and not change it cause its going to be a big MISTAKE!! Please do it right!! And about Taylor…they should just keep him, cause we already have a visual of Jacob in the book and that cannnot be changed. I mean I was dissapointed when the original Evey didn’t come back for the 4th installment of The Mummy…so don’t fuck this up Summit
December 11th, 2008 at 6:39 am
This could turn out to be absolutely disastrous. I felt the first movie was rushed too much, and now they are planning a 2009 release? There is a good chance I will never go to see this film after how disappointed I was with the first one.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:44 am
If you would like to write Summit here’s the info:
Letters To Summit
Here is Summit’s address if you would like to write to them. Remember you can share your feelings & concerns while still being respectful. Individual written letters can have a big impact! We also have an area in our forum if you would like to post your letter that you send in.
Summit Entertainment, LLC
1630 Stewart Street, Suite 120
Santa Monica, California 90404
Atten: Twilight Saga Concerns
December 11th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Jacob=Bad Actor
December 11th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Problem 1: They’re keeping Rosenberg
Problem 2: They’re recasting, which will piss off the fans, since Taylor is a fellow Twihard and has worked hard to gain the fans love. He is, perhaps, the most beloved actor besides R.Patz
Problem 3: THEY’RE CHANGING THE STORYLINE!!!!
Liz will be sending a letter to Summit and explaining in very nice terms why she is wishing that she could pretend they are James and she is Alice.
Seriously, Summit? Why don’t you just start killing people off? I shudder to think about what they’ll do to Eclipse. Or Breaking Dawn… Oy.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:41 am
I have the same concerns as many others here. While I would really like to see a New Moon movie as soon as possible, I’d rather wait til they got it right.
I had such high hopes for the big screen version of Twilight and it fell flat. Don’t get me wrong, I liked it, but it bothers me that had you not read the book before seeing the movie, it would just be…boring. They took so much emotion and so much of Bella’s thought process out of the movie that their whole relationships seemed rushed.
Also, I loved Taylor in the movie. He is just so adorable and I really felt like he and Kristin had a connection.
New Moon needs to be amazing, though. The beginning of the book just crushes you, and breaks your heart and you really FEEL what Bella’s feeling. If they don’t do this movie right, that emotion is going to be lost in translation and then what will we be left with? New Moon draws you in through Bella’s despair, whoever directs this film had best know how to make an emotionally intense movie. And with $50mil, I hope the werewolf/human changes are not cheesy. It was all I could do to not laugh at Edward’s running.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:57 am
I dont know where to start with all this mess….They should however, get a new screenwriter who will stay true to the books. Twilight was horrible, and its not just because of the director, the lines were horrible. Also, I liked Jacob, yes he has to grow, but Summit made enough money from us fans to invest in the making of New Moon, and can use the camera to there advantage and keep the existing Jacob. Also, Bella and Jacob were FREINDS, she knew how Jacob felt about her, but she had always let him know that it was not the same for her “it wasnt enough” has she had told him, so there was never really any chemistry..Bella’s heart belonged to Edward from the moment she laid eyes on him. She even told Jacob, after she went to see him after the fight and he was injured that it was like imprinting “Its like Emily and Sam, I never had a choice, I knew nothing would change”…yes I read the books severals times. With that said, I really hope they dont mess this or the other sequals up, Twilight was bad…be honest, it really was. I hope Stephanie at least finishes Midnight Sun, then they can make the movie for that one to redeem Twilight – give them a second chance to establish the core of the books which is the irrevocable way Bella and Edward love each other and their trials and tribulations based on the fact that she is mortal and he’s immortal.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I’m worried about them rushing the movie. Twilight the movie turned out horribly I think… because they RUSHED it :-/
I can see why recasting Jacob would be ideal. He grows up so much physically in the next few books and Taylor is way too boyish-looking I think to pull off the big-bad werewolf thing in the future. Hm.
Either way, they’d better not screw this movie up >:-(
December 11th, 2008 at 8:36 am
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=37730489823&ref=nf
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savenewmoon/
Steven Strait!
He’s been in a ton of movies. He is Native American. He can act. He looks about 21-25 and he is 6′2 with some insoles in his shoes and minimal special effects he will look 6′5-6′7 which is how tall Jacob is in New Moon and by Eclipse he looks to be about 7 ft tall to Bella. Steven can bulk up and there you have it. Honestly it’s sad they cast Taylor but anyone who has read the books KNOWS that he cannot be Jacob. I mean really.
December 11th, 2008 at 9:13 am
haha Liz I love your comment. At least the one good thing Stephanie DID mandate with Summit was they could never kill a character in the movies who didn’t die in the books, so we know we’ll never see Mike falling victim to Victoria or anything ridic like that. And so true that Taylor’s a Twihard and so loved. He’s just a loveable guy, i mean c’mon, he took it upon himself to plan an appearance at a bookstore in his hometown for the Breaking Dawn release. Lets not forget how much everyone *loved* R Patz when he was first cast as Edward…
December 11th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Personally I don’t want to see Taylor go, but I can understand if they have to recast him, there is a big diiference between Jacob in Twilight and Jacob in New Moon, and if Summit isn’t going to up the budget I really can’t see Taylor working out. Now if they have to recast him people have been throwing out Steven Strait’s name, I think he would be great for Jacob and it wouldn’t be hard to believe that the Jacob from Twilight grew into this Jacob in New Moon since they have a similar look. Plus it would leave more of the budget for other special effects that they are most definitly going to need.
I personally am happy that they got rid of Catherine, I felt she did a horrible job, now if they’d only get rid if the screen writer and gave more to the budget we’d be set!! I’m not worried about the date for the release as we know those are always subject to change, I understand why they have to rush Robert ain’t getting any younger and comparing it to Harry Potter is like comparing apples to oranges…Harry and friends are suppose to get older, so they have the luxioury of taking their time to film, Edward and vamps can’t age so it really limits the filming. So the 2 things I’m concerned with is
A: The budget if they think they can make this on 50 mil they are mistaken the effects on NM have to be 100% better than Twilights if they want us to watch the man to werewolf transformation!
B: The sceenplay, they need to bring their A game for that, they cannot mess with the storyline and none of the cheesey ass lines like in Twilight, I mean spider monkey?!? Are you shittin’ me?
As long as they fix those 2 things along with the new director NewMoon should be great!!
December 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Is there even an actual film script yet?
They’re going to screw it up by rushing it.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:02 am
I really dislike the idea of recasting the Jacob role, I think Taylor did an excellent job with what he was given and the chemistry between his and Kristen’s character is actually believable; I can actually see this relationship building. As far as Steven Strait, I just IMDB’d him right now, and while I have nothing against him, he looks too old to play the role.
I really hope they don’t change the storyline just to give into the pressure of seeing more Edward. That’s not how the book goes, and while I know this is a separate entity from the Twilight Saga, the essence will change. We need to see/feel the relationship of Bella and Jacob grow. It’s essential for the next 2 books.
Sadly, it’s all about money and what can sell. I’ll judge the trailer when it comes out.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Yes they have already said they have a script, they said it needs some
fine tuning though.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Ashley H., no Stephenie doesn’t get much say in this. She sold the movie rights (as most authors do) when she made the book deal. She only gets to “strongly suggest” things. I heard that she did put her foot down a few times during Twilight – apparently the original script left out all of the Cullens – so they may listen to her a little bit but she can’t stop them from butchering it the way it sounds like they’re trying to.
I liked Twilight but there were some things that could have been improved. I was hoping that once this one was successfull, they’d be able to put more time and money into the sequels and make them even better. But it seems like all Summit is thinking about is the money, when they could probably get a lot more money if they’d slow down and do it right. :(
December 11th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I just want to say that using CGI to make Taylor grow up is an awful idea because that would be SO expensive. We all know that the budget is going to be limited, so why throw money away for retouching when they can just cast a better and more adult actor to play Jacob?
I’d rather the scenes in Volterra be good than keep Taylor around, sorry.
December 11th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
i will be frickin’ pissed off if they replace taylor!
taylor made such an amazing jacob black.
and will still be an amazing jacob black.
December 11th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
i am ok with them recasting jacob not crazy about the whole bella and jacob storyline but it’s there. i am sure that summit will do there to make a good movie. we will just have to wait and see
December 12th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I’m excited to see the sequals but it’s gonna be complete bull if they recast taylor and change everything up too much. to be honest i was very sad when they announced that they would be changing directors, I thought Catherine did a great job. I blam Summit, one the (rumored) reasons they let Catherine Hardwicke go was because she had a BETTER idea of taking a little more time to prepare shootoing the next film. i’ll be a monkey’s uncle if it all goes smoothly and the new moon is just as good as twilight.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I’m super worried too!!! I hope they don’t mess it up. I would rather they take the time to do it right and as per the book instead of rushing it to try and make it a cash cow.
December 12th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
my friend goes to the same agency as rob p. and got his email
rtprs17@hotmail.com
i just emailed him, i hope he answers :)
December 14th, 2008 at 2:12 am
omg!!!
hope to watch the movie new moon soon. i’m so obsessed with the twilight’s next sequel…me and my friend are sa adicted to it..
we love you edward!!!
December 14th, 2008 at 2:23 am
please make the movie new moon so like what the movie should be..
hope to see the impact of jacob black’s character…
=)
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December 14th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Recasting Jacob is a good idea…but not until later. The book talks about how Bella sees Jacob again and he is bigger and taller. The guy who played Jacob in Twilight is the before and they should recast for the after.
January 4th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Hopefully they wont change jacob:(
i want it to stay taylor :)
anyways hopefully they wont change too much about the movie cause its pissing off alot of people..
so they better be carefull…