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Local WA Newspaper Appears in New Moon

by Will on April 3, 2009 · Comments

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200904031154.jpg The Little Nickel, a classified-ads newspaper from Washington, has been contacted by the New Moon prop department in order to provide authentic set dressing for a pivotal scene in New Moon–

A little background. I work at a classified paper in Washington called the Little Nickel. We have 12 editions in Western Washington, 5 in Eastern Washington and 4 in Oregon and 1 Southwest Washington Edition. I am the receptionist in one of the main offices, I usually get most of the calls, but this call went straight to the other admin. assistants.

I was working on Thursday March 12th, and I was you know doing the work thing and all of a sudden one of my co-workers Julie, tells me, ” Did you do that?”

“Do what?” I asked confused.

“Tell the ‘Twilight’ people to use our paper in the new movie?”

“WHAT?!?” I exclaimed. I had no hand in this.

Just my luck, the story is that someone from the what I assume is the production team who works with the props picked up one of our papers and asked permission to use it in the movie and requested 20 of Peninsula/Kitsap edition to be sent them in Vancouver. Of course I asked if I could deliver them or have Robert or anyone from the cast come pick them up. But Julie mailed them out that afternoon.

But for which scene will the papers appear in? The blogger notes that–

I just found out that they called asking for more papers today about 6 bundles of this week’s paper. That’s way over 240 papers for the rack they will be using in a scene tomorrow.

The scene I heard it will be used for is the ‘movie theater’ scene. We all know what scene that is, where Bella tries to organize a group outing to the movies, and slowly couple by couple people start to flake out and all that’s left is Bella, Jacob and Mike!

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  • IndiesR
    This is awesome! I want to see it like now! :)
  • mickey_lamb
    why is there newspaper at a movie theater?
  • Oh my God, this is getting better and better! The whole bikes in Bella's trunk, the wolf pack, even THIS scene?!

    I want to see New Moon like NOW! It seems like Chris Weitz is doing his job and staying true to the book =D Can't wait!
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    Ah I love Chris!!!!
  • twifan
    this is going to be one sad movie and i wil LOVE it. the book made me sad, but i love seeing the way people put the emotion into their role. it makes it more real. i am really anticipating a good acting job on kristen stewarts end when edward leaves.
  • Jembean
    why would newspapers be so important in that scene?
  • IndiesR
    Personally, I have no idea (maybe to see what movie is playing), but I'm still excited. :)
  • I'm kind of confused about it too. I'm thinking about the part where Bella was reading the newspaper and the victims names came up? But I don't think that was in NM...Hmm! We'll find out on November 20th then I guess.
  • Rose
    That's what I was thinking too, but you're right. I think that is what Eclipse is all about.
  • <3 Mari
    maybe they use it when mike gets sick after the movie... he begins to just yack all over the place....
  • nomesters
    I am confused, why do they need all the bundles of newspaper?
  • Ahaha.
  • TwilightFanatic
    OMG OMG!!!
    there filming, or alredy filmend, the theatre scene...
    lmao
  • i love rob
    Yeah....I don't know how the newspapers work into that scene either. But I hope they're really filming that scene.....I love it when the 3 of them go to the movies!!!!

    Again.....so looking forward to this movie!!!!!
  • RustyHalo
    wow, the theatre scene! Aaww, poor Mike is gonna puke his guts up. lol
  • 30yearoldtwifan "Team Slade"
    Im going to have to go read new moon again, even if its the movie scene I dont know why they would need all those news papers. Any Thoughts?....
  • Adriana
    Bella is doing research on what movies to see this where she picks the one where she goes with Mike and Jacob, plus I wouldn't be suprised if they also add the "mutant bear attacking hikers".
  • Dee
    I dont know why Im so excited but this is so awesome! I live in Bothell, Washington its about 30 minn north of Seattle( pretty much in the middle of everything) and it is so cool to see that the movie makers are reaching out to local businesses to ensure authenticity. It usually bugs the crap out of me when movies or shows are "set" in WA St but totally not filmed anywhere near the Northwest (aka Greys and Frasier) I mean I know that they do "city shots" and all that crap, but its not good enough.

    Washington state is the Bees Knees :), WOOOO!!!!
  • i wonder what it will say on the newspaper ....
  • random
    COOOoOLLL !! i live in wa, and i read little nickel! thats really cool :)
  • happilyeverafter7
    I live in Oregon and we have Little Nickel. That's cool. :)
  • TheLionFellIn<3W/Ceci-ROBECI
    Haha I agree w/ most of you about the use of the newspapers... maybe they'll use them for the movie research that Bella does or 'bear' sightings... lol... I don't care, I'm just excited that Chris is sticking very closely to the book and I just can't wait to see it... yay!!
  • Hannah
    The one scene I really wanted in New Moon is in pre-production! YESSSSS!!!! *vicotry dance*
  • Diva
    The Little Nickel is all ads, there are no stories in it! It's a classifieds paper.

    I'm kinda stunned they let you tell everyone. I have something, somewhat similar, that is being used in the movie (I'm also from western Washington and am Native American) and they practically swore me to secrecy. I haven't shouted it out to the world because I'm afraid they'll just pull it out of the movie if I make a big deal out of it!

    I guess a regional classifieds paper is a little bit different than my "item" they're using. I was so excited when they contacted me I was shaking!
  • Brittney
    Maybe they are gonna grab a handful on the way out of the theatre to line the backseat and floorboards of Jacob's car after Mike gets sick. lol
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