"New Moon" Director Wants To Make Fans Cry
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon director, Chris Weitz, talked with People Magazine last night at the Hollywood Film Festival Awards about the upcoming movie, the terrific cast and the pressure they are under.
"We've tried our best to deliver on the romantic scenes in the film, and I would like to be able to produce more tears than any movie before, if possible," "If we could only weigh them with some kind of cubic tear measure!"
He says that he doesn't envy all of the crazy attention on Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson:
"What I've realized is that they have a very tough job – not just playing the characters that they play, but living lives that are now very much under scrutiny all the time."
"Everyone knows where every set is going to be. It goes with the Internet and all the information is out there all the time, and whenever one of them is spotted it's immediately Twittered."
He shares a little of the measures they had to take to keep things under wraps:
"I can remember trying to barricade some windows by turning tables over so that they couldn't look in at a cast dinner that we were having," he admitted.
But he says that they do a good job of dealing with it:
"I think that they handle it very well really. They're smart kids – I can say that because I'm 40 – and they've got good heads on their shoulders. So they'll be all right."
He believes he'll be able to slip away into the woodwork after the movie is out:
"The moment this film is out I go away because no one really knows what I look like," he said. "At least that's my plan!"
Good luck with that, Chris. I think fans of Twilight made Catherine Hardwicke one of the most recognized directors around - and the same will be true of Chris. Especially if he delivers them a terrific adaptation of their beloved book! :) Just 24 more days until we find out!
What do you think about having different directors on each of the movies? Do you think they will each feel very different? Or do you think they'll flow just fine?
Photos by WENN
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24 more days? Wow, I haven't been keeping track like I was with Twilight, and I know this one is bound to be so much better. Or good, at least. LOL
And I recognized him before he became involved with this franchise. I remember him working on American Pie, About a Boy, Nick & Norah... I watch all the special features on the dvds. :)
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His ears are making me cry.
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He's crying all the way to the bank.
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Haha!
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Well, we know what you look like now Chris Weitz. New Moon is my least favorite of the Twilight series, with Breaking Dawn close behind, so I have mixed feelings about this movie. I know it will be of better quality than Twilight but I'm really not interested in the storyline. I'll be anxiously awaiting Eclipse next summer.
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I'm not a Twilight fan, but I'm happy for all of their success.
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"produce more tears than any movie before"? riiiight...
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havent watched the movies but with all the twilight fans, the movie will do really good.
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