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Summary of What We Know about New Moon So Far

by Will on April 5, 2009 · Comments

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200904052124.jpg Rotten Tomatoes has written a great three-page article summarizing all that is out there about New Moon so far. I found the section about director Chris Weitz particularly interesting–

With the conspicuous exit of Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, we’ve got a new helmer at the reins of New Moon: Chris Weitz, who got his start by co-writing Antz (95 percent on the Tomatometer) – and then wrote The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (26 percent). Weitz then wrote and directed About a Boy (93 percent)…and followed it with The Golden Compass (42 percent). (He also produced the American Pie movies, for what it’s worth.)

That said, on paper it’s easy to see the potential Weitz brings to New Moon: he’s proven deft at tackling relationships, teenage audiences, and working with lots of computer generated special effects — the latter of which will come in handy for showing Twilight readers how the Quileutes “phase” from human to wolf form and back (hint for Jacob fans: it involves shredding their clothes to bits and emerging stark naked). Familiarity with CG technology will also be crucial for New Moon’s pivotal scene in Volterra, Italy, in which Edward Cullen’s difficult “sparkling” effect will be on display – an effect proven extremely hard to pull off in Catherine Hardwicke’s film. Then again, Hardwicke was working with a $37 million budget; after Twilight’s $370 million worldwide gross, Weitz will have a blockbuster budget.  

We’re also curious to see how director Weitz handles Bella’s hallucinations; in the book, she discovers that her deep depression over losing Edward has created a psychological tic in which she can hear his voice when in dangerous situations. This leads to a handful of scenes in which Bella stupidly endangers herself on purpose — essential plot events which are quite likely to draw criticism, being that it’s an incredibly unhealthy way for a girl to nurse a broken heart. We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life, in the same way that Stewart played an emboldened version of Bella in the first Twilight film.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Start Obsessing Now! [fan poster by jessdcma]

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  • Destined
    I agree with those who choose New Moon as their fav book. Even though mine is Breaking Dawn, New Moon is my 2nd fav. I don't think people realize how much emotion and story was involved with New Moon. I mean you have complete happiness, unbearable sadness, fear, relief, warmth, I mean really I could go on and on. And the story changes a lot too. You have the Cullens there and then gone, which sets up the introduction for the secret life of the wolves. I mean I can't believe idiots actually skipped through this amazing book just because Edward was gone for a few chapters! Are you kidding me? Why in the hell read the book then, I mean complete idiocy. Anyway, then here you have Laurent and Victoria appearances, the blossoming friendship of her and Jake, Alice return and the race to Italy, and the introduction of the frightening Volturi. And then of course the vote, which solidifies Bella's decision to be a vampire. I mean really, what's not to love about New Moon? Except for the temporary absence of Edward, which sets the tone for New Moon. The book is awesome and the movie will be as well. Can't wait to see some wolves baby!
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    I agree with everything you have said, although I wouldn't call people Idiots for skipping to the end off the book to see if Edward comes back. It's probably because they didn't know if he was coming back or not.

    All off the books are my favourites, I couldn't choose 1 to stand out amongst the rest because it is a journey form start to finish, I loved each book and I also loved the ending in Breaking Dawn. I'm very much Hoping that Stephenie will come back to it all one day and write a book/s form Reneesme's POV, that would be a Brilliant story to tell, A half human/vampire child growing up with a very protective family and an imprinted other half, there is so much off a story to tell. I've also read a fanfic that is an amazing story about Reneesme.

    So fingers crossed and I'm happy to wait how many months or years it would take to do it.
  • Lovin_the_Cullens_n_Bella
    Greatly said....
  • honey bee
    Deedee, great idea! It all makes sense now. Why else would Stephenie introduce us to Reneesme and tie her with Jacob? I never thought of that before. haha. She needs them to keep the saga continuing, of course. I hope a fifth book is in the works! I will keep my fingers crossed too. ;}

    I don't want to give up hope on Midnight Sun either. Someday.......sigh.
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    I would love to see Midnight Sun published. I refuse to read it on Stephenie's website, because I respect her wishes for it not to be read and also I don't want to be left with an unfinished book, it would leave me wanting more, and what if it was never finished, I'd be gutted. So I'm doing my best to wait. And it's agony LOL.
  • honey bee
    Aw, that's cool. I admire your willpower. LOL
    I have no kind of self control whatsoever...I read MS via SM's site quite a few times. :X Your heart kind of sinks when you reach where it stops because you want the story to continue, but alas...
  • RustyHalo
    I'm thinking maybe you think Bella was unidentifiable in Breaking Dawn because she actually grew up?
    I mean if anybody could actually go through and experience all the crazy emotions and situations that Bella has gone through in the books, that would definitely cause you to act more like an adult rather than just a love-sick teenager. Not to mention getting pregnant and having a baby. Even in real life,when that happens it's time to grow up.
    But that's just my little opinion...don't take it personally! =)
  • RustyHalo
    I love it too
  • RustyHalo
    New Moon is my favorite, although I love all of them!, but I absolutely agree about the ridiculousness of skipping through the book because of Edward being gone. *rolls my eyes* Only infatuated, Edward crazed fans would do that, which IS idiotic and kinda sad too.
    On another note...you are also correct about all the emotion and story involved. That's one of the main reasons I fell in love with New Moon. I LOVE it when a book can pull me into the story and bring all those crazy emotions out in me as a reader.
    I have no doubt the movie is gonna kick some major ass!!! =D
    And yeah, bring on the wolves! Especially Paul, he is one fiiine wolf!
  • RustyHalo
    New Moon is my favorite, although I love all of them!, but I absolutely agree about the ridiculousness of skipping through the book because of Edward being gone. *rolls my eyes* Only infatuated, Edward crazed fans would do that, which IS idiotic and kinda sad too.
    On another note...you are also correct about all the emotion and story involved. That's one of the main reasons I fell in love with New Moon. I LOVE it when a book can pull me into the story and bring all those crazy emotions out in me as a reader.
    I have no doubt the movie is gonna kick some major ass!!! =D
    And yeah, bring on the wolves! Especially Paul, he is one fiiine wolf!
  • RustyHalo
    New Moon is my favorite, although I love all of them!, but I absolutely agree about the ridiculousness of skipping through the book because of Edward being gone. *rolls my eyes* Only infatuated, Edward crazed fans would do that, which IS idiotic and kinda sad too.
    On another note...you are also correct about all the emotion and story involved. That's one of the main reasons I fell in love with New Moon. I LOVE it when a book can pull me into the story and bring all those crazy emotions out in me as a reader.
    I have no doubt the movie is gonna kick some major ass!!! =D
    And yeah, bring on the wolves! Especially Paul, he is one fiiine wolf!
  • honey bee
    Heh, great post, Destined. New Moon used to be my least favorite of the series. I was literally sobbing over my book. :x I hated Edward for leaving, refused to read anything about Jacob, and skipped right along to the happy ending. *rolls eyes* While revamping the series the second time around, knowing that Edward does indeed come back, I read all of the parts I skipped and dove right into the entire story. I love Jacob's character, I understand their relationship better, and I also understand why Edward felt he should leave in the first place. It's really a wonderful book. It's a second favorite after Eclipse!

    My advice to the chapter skippers- (lol)
    REVAMP!

    Oh, and reading Stephenie Meyer's NM outtake "The Scholarship" from her website helped a lot. I wanted to have some kind of proof that Edward never did stop thinking about Bella. ;} I think that was a slight frustration of mine on the second revamp. I am on my third go at the series, and I am completely in love with New Moon! It truly is a fantastic story!
  • Elloo
    WOW Rachelle looks so pretty in that picture!
  • mickey_lamb
    my favorite is breaking dawn too, but when i read new moon for the second time, i really understood it and took it all in instead of just wondering when edward would be back. new moon really has a lot of details, and is very well written, and i do love it. thanks stephanie, for writing such a great series of books!
  • jules60
    They wouldn’t change Jane Austin, or Shakespeare’s novels. Romeo and Juliet one of the most famous love stories in history, would they change the fact that they both killed themselves, of course not! Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility would they change the fact that Mary Anne is so upset about Willoby she deliberately goes out in to rain and soaks herself and catches pneumonia. I hope they don’t change it, that’s the whole point of the book, Bella’s pain.
  • HeyItsRae94
    Exactly, I agree completely. The voices and the insane stunts are one of the biggest parts of the story. I think that they do not see the depth to Edward and Bella's love; they see it as teen infatuation, when really it is so much more.
    The fact that she is willing to put herself in physical pain - and risk emotional damage from hearing his voice - shows just how dependent she is on him. Also, without showing that pain, the movie would show no reason for her to spend time with Jacob. She starts to hang out with him because he eases that pain.
    It's ridiculous that they want to change that just to save some outside critism.
  • Jasper's girl
    I hope that Weitz really gets how this movie should be, and i cant wait until november to see the results!!
  • jasper's girl
    by the way, i loooooooooooveeeeeeee that poster
  • kristen_cullen
    It sounds like he gets it, i just hope they make it longer than twilight. All the fans will go see a 4 hour movie anyway, so just strictly stick to the book please.
  • IndiesR
    Me too! There are so many parts of the book that I'm looking forward to see on screen from New Moon. I think one of the most important thing that Chris should avoid, is rushing the story. But I really have high expectations for New Moon and I cant wait to see it how Chris will portray this very emotional part of these series. Keeping my fingers crossed for a major phenomenon. :)
  • I agree. He shouldn't rush the developing of Bella's numbness after Edward leaves. It should have a balance, enough to make us cry, but not too much to make us sick of the whole whining thing. Also the bond between Bella and Jake needs to be properly shown, but I guess that depends on Kristen and Taylor. Anyways, I have big expectations for this movie and i trust Chris, he looks like he knows what he's doing.
  • Hamnoo
    I agree with you, it shouldn't be rushed, but honestly:
    I don't get why nobody sees it that she can be taken seriously, that her grief can be displayed, without overdoing it, and still being faithful to the original party.
    In my opinion, the images of edward (I would've gone old style with just the voice, but whatever) are a powerful display of bella's desperation, but for the audience, they can be taken from a distance.
    (Of course, the other "mourning", i.e. the search for bella in the forest and her hugging herself to keep together should also be there.)
    In the end, there don't have to be that many scenes of her actually breaking apart, and still the audience will understand what she is going through, while at the same time seeing other light-weight stuff (Jacob being nice Jacob, Mike and Jacob in the cinema, etc.) ...
    so in my opinion, it can be done. Yeah. Whatever.
  • i reallly think the move is gunna be great weitz seems to have a pretty good clue on how to do this movie he also has experience with cgi so i think thats gunna be great i just cant wait for new moon everyone including the cast and weitz seems to have a wonderful clue on how the chareters should be in new moon and how the movie should be done i cant wait for the movie i already know its gunna be fantastic :D
  • danielle
    who is that in the poster?
  • katie
    i think it is victoria but it doesnt really look like her???
  • lovemybrits
    According to the person who made the poster..it is Victoria :)
  • lovemybrits
    I just read through the entire story on Rotten Tomatoes and I thought it was interesting that it stated that Jamie Campbell-Bower was cast as Jane's twin, Alec, not as Caius. (page 2) Did anyone else catch this, or have things changed and I am not up to speed?
  • Hmm. Missed that--nice catch; I wonder if they just made a mistake or if the BBC story was incorrect?
  • lovemybrits
    Thanks. I think he would make a better Alec anyway, just my opinion :)
  • Cordelia
    Awesome! I didnt like him as Caius.
  • TwiLove
    I caught that too... That makes a lot more sense than having him play Caius.... especially since caius is described as having snowy white hair.... definetely not as young as Jamie Campell... I think he could be a pretty good Alec. I wish they would release the full cast lis already!!!
  • Cordelia
    Me too! Why all the secrecy?
  • TeamJB
    no it says he's playin caius
  • lovemybrits
    Then they (Rotten Tomatoes) must have corrected it since this post late last night....cause I commented very shortly after this was posted and it definitely stated he was playing Alec...even NewMoonMovie.org seemed to confirm he/she read the same thing :)
  • lovemybrits
    Even TwiLove read the same thing...would sure love to know once and for all who is playing who...guess we will know soon enough I hope :)
  • Rosie
    I don't care if it's like 3 hours, it HAS to stick to the book !
    It would be awesome anyway if it was long :D
    New Moon is my favourite book out of the series
    I hope Chris does a good job (:
  • katie
    wow ok i think you are the only person i have heard say that new moon is your fav book =] me too although i am all Team Edward i still believe this book is the most emotional in so many levels =]
  • vampfan
    Aside from the incomplete Midnight Sun, New Moon is my favorite too! Hope the script sticks to the main events of the book unlike the Twilight movie
  • vampfan
    p. s. don't get me wrong I could watch rob on screen all day. . . TEAM EDWARD!
  • katie
    hells yeah but i think emmett is finer than hell lol but yes the movie better be better than twilight even though i love it ... i will be piz-ed off if it isnt at least a little close =]
  • Miranda
    hmm, you might be just a tad out of touch. I've seen many people here and other places say the same as Rosie. New Moon is my favorite book too. I have two copies of that book, one at home and the raggedy one I keep at the gym. Read it over and over again. And if the movie is 4 hours long I's sit thru it again and again
  • katie
    wow well i think i need to move where you guys do lol here we have girls who have only watched the movie. they have no out reach on the series. i love NM and i just wish people here would give it a chance. so i think i am intouch with the twilight world.. and i was just saying from my perspective .... but i like to here you have to copies that is kick ass =]
  • Miranda
    Ah geez katie, sorry, I must of misunderstood where you where coming from. I tried not to mean no disrespect. It's just that I get just a tad defensive when the books, movies or any of the actors seem to get negative feedback.....yeah.....soooo anyhow, you rock, and New Moon rocks, and the movie will rock and anyone having to say good things about anything about new moon rocks. ok I'll shut up now before I start sounding cheesier
  • katie
    lol its all cool i think any one who love twilight enought to have an online conversation about it is pretty kick ass lol
  • Kelly
    I think New Moon is a lot of people's favorite. You just don't hear people a lot of times announcing which book is their favorite. New Moon is my favorite though. That is how I found the NewMoonMovie.org site; I was searching for anything to do with New Moon and this site was at top.
    And so glad Chris Wietz is directing this movie, and I have been loving every decision and choice he and his team have made so far.
  • LeStatOnTwilight
    I bought all four books together and read them in January this year. I didn't like New Moon when I read it the first time. It was heartbreaking, I found myself crying most of the time. Like others, I rushed through the book to find Edward again. When I read it the second time though, I realized it was such a good book and it's one of my favorites. Been reading the saga over and over since plus a few fanfics and I can't wait for the movie. Glad NMM.org is here =)
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    Me too! My sister bought me the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse as a gift, when she told me they were vampire books I was kinda like....ok not my thing, and I really didn't think I would like them. I got to the part when Bella first met Edward and I was hooked! When I read New Moon, I wasn't expecting Edward to leave, I thought when I seen the chapter title "the end" that it was Bella being changed. So when he left it was like my heart had been ripped out, and I sobbed like I have never cried before, I could hardly breathe. Sounds a bit over dramatic but that was how it was Lol. I still cry when I read it, and it was after reading it for the like the 5th time that I got to appreciate the story fully, but I have to say that I love all the books equally, because its a journey that you go on with them.
  • LeStatOnTwilight
    Well said Deedee! Yeah actually I can't pinpoint which book is the best. When I read Twilight, I said "This is good! Love it!" then New Moon was too sad I hated it at first but I calmed down when Edward came back. I used to say I love Eclipse the best because here they were back together and I liked the competition between Edward and Jacob, nevermind if Jake was being a total ass. I love Breaking Dawn and the introduction of more vampires , the fight scenes and adventure and because here, Bella finally got what she wanted - to be immortal. I love the epic journey! I'm counting the months to the movie and while patiently waiting I got to read a few really good fanfics ("The Honeymoon" is incredible) and I get my fix from NMM.org =)
  • beeee2222
    I also got the books as a present. I read the first one and finished it like immediately. I started reading the intro to the second book, like at 11 pm and I was ready to rush off to the nearest store to buy the 2nd one. But I waited impatiently for the morning. The first time I read new moon I rushed and I peeked ahead to see if edward came back in the end. I was so upset. But the second time I read it I absolutely loved it (not the pain and suffering but the relationship between Bella and Jacob), and it became my favorite also.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    You almost have to re-read the books to truly GET EVERYTHING that is going on in them. They are so full of details that are easily missed the first or second time through. I love the series. I think that Stephenie has done an amazing job portraying the struggles lovers, friends, and family go through (even if it is from a vampire/werewolf/human perspective).
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    Woohoo your back, though it's been a quite weekend on the news front.

    I'm really hoping that Stephenie will come back to it one day and do a book/s from Reneesme POV...that is a whole new story and I think it would be a really interesting one.

    I have my finger, arms, toes and legs crossed for this one LOL
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    I had a long week at work and wasn't in the mood to be on-line this weekend.. :) Sorry . . . didn't mean to scare you. Oh yeah, I'm sending the poster tomorrow. I just got it from him yesterday.

    I would love for the Saga to be continued as Renesmee's story. I think it would be awesome. There are so many places Stephenie could go with her characters. :)



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  • i love rob
    I agree with you.....if it needs to be 3 hours, then make it 3 hours!!! I could sit through it, no problem! Twilight was 2 hours long, and I thought it went by soooo quickly! The first time I saw it, I didn't beleive it was 2 hours long!

    New Moon is my favorite too!!! I am totally Team Edward, but I loved learning about Jacob and seeing his relationship with Bella grow! I fell in love with Jacob in this book! My heart went out to him! It's got to be hard to know that the one you love, loves someone else!!!
  • Salsa
    I caught that, too, lovemybrits. The only articles I have read cast Jamie Campbell-Bower as Caius. I think they just made an error in reporting. I don't think it's going to be exactly like the book. Rochelle Lafavre has already indicated she's going to be in a lot more. I think it will follow as closely as Chris Weitz can make it. I just hope that don't add anything to it, like Rosenberg did in Twilight. Stephanie's books don't need enhancements. They just need to keep what's in the books in the movie and not add a bunch of crap. Hopefully, Chris Weitz will rein in Rosenberg's tendency to write extra things into Stephanie's books. Let's just keep our fingers crossed.
  • dreamschrystal
    OMG I'm with you here all the way! Why in the hell did they need to create a "field trip" scene, when the "blood typing" part in the book would have been SOOOOOOO much better! It seems like all the "enhancements" in the Twilight movie, actually made the movie WORSE!
  • marie
    oh i agree, for me i was dissapointed with twilight, but i have to say there are parts that were good they add thou, like the fight scene. But yeah i would have love to see blood typing and not the field trip scene, i also hate the meadow scene which is my favorite i twilight.
  • Cordelia
    I agree! Why all the extra smack? Stick to the book, it has so many great scenes. I would have loved to have seen the Blood typing incident and I wish that the fight scene when Edward is saving Bella had included the lines from the book, not the stupid lines Edward says in the movie. And not one 'I love you' how can that be? Grrrrrr!

    I think the director said that they didnt want to use the same classroom for too many scenes. CH did you read Twilight? Its the one class that Bella and Edward have together.
  • LadyE
    so.. so.. agree.. I didn't feel they developed the relationship enough in Twilight... and I cant believe they didnt say I love you once to each other.. I actually went back and checked the book after I saw it because I though I'd misread it!!

    I know Kristen plays a slightly different Bella to the one in the book.. almost steelier but I dont know if she even smiles once around Edward... if it was me I wouldn't be able to stop smiling :-)
  • danielle
    victoria? oh okay whateva it doesn't really look like her though...
    yeah i caught that mixup too but could someone update me on the roles of caius and alec? i kinda forgot them
  • TheLionFellIn<3W/Ceci-ROBECI
    Alec is Jane's twin brother... he has that special power of erasing your vision and sense of feeling so you don't know what they're doing to you when they attack or something like that! Cauis is one of the three main Volturi. There's Aro, Marcus and then Cauis... he's the one who thinks Bella should be killed in NM b/c she knows too much about the vampire world, but then Alice "shows" Aro that Bella WILL be turned into a vampire so she poses no threat and Cauis is pissed @ that but they let them go after all... got it? hehe... I think I got it right =]
  • danielle
    THANKS SO MUCH!
  • TheLionFellIn<3W/Ceci-ROBECI
    you're so very welcome =]
  • katie
    i think it is kind of odd to make a poster of a character who isnt really in the majority of the fans. and to put a pic of a person who is Not the actress. kinda odd =\ but ok it is still nice i guess somethings Twilight are better than no twilight =D
  • LeStatOnTwilight
    No, I think that's a nice poster of Victoria who plays a big role in New Moon. I've been seeing a lot of posters with Edward, Bella and Jacob and they're all great but it's the first time I'm seeing one with Victoria. Same with the twilight posters, each character had individual posters and baseball cards =)
  • katie
    i didnt say she wasnt a big part of the book i just said she wasnt in the majority of the fan base. you dont see team victoria shirts going around that was the only point i was making
  • Julie
    Special effects in Twilight were not ALL that bad, but i'm glad they'll be working with a much bigger budget, especially with the werewolves stepping in. I can only hope it's as awesome as i've portrayed it in my head!
  • Kaylie
    are you kidding me? The special effects in Twilight were AWFUL. People were literally laughing their butts off in the theater...
  • amber
    i just want to seee bella grieve for the lost of edward, i dont think they should rush that because that is the whole point mostly of the book. As long as the movie is good, im happy because the book sucked i missed edward too much
  • TheLionFellIn<3W/Ceci-ROBECI
    I have high expectations for Chris... I hope he doesn't let us down... so far, things seems pretty good and like they're keeping it extremely close to the book... I can't wait to see it... woohooo!!
  • shefixesherlips
    "We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life, in the same way that Stewart played an emboldened version of Bella in the first Twilight film."

    Yes, please. Also, I'm really looking forward to how they'll handle the special effects in this movie, from Bella's voice!Edward to the phasing of the wolves. With such an improved budget they should be pretty sophisticated. =)
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    Chris Weltz has amazing experience with CGI, If you haven't seen "The Golden Compass" You should asap, it's fantastic and the special effects are brilliant.
  • crookedsmile
    What do they mean: "We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life"??? That's the whole point of New Moon. Her obsession with a vampire is unhealthy and she does eventually die in human terms. Bella getting over it would change the whole plot of the entire series and I, personally, would be outraged. Would anyone change the ending of Romeo and Juliet just because it does not set a good example to young people on how to deal with the loss of passionate love when that is its point? Softening her suffering would just turn the film into a Disney movie and that's not what the fans want. Credit the young people with a bit of intelligence I say. (okay my rants over)
  • Emily
    I totally agree.. I think people easily recognize that Bella goes a little overboard... but.. that's what makes her easy to relate to... everyone remembers being 15 or 16 and getting broken up with by the first person they ever REALLY cared about.. for a girl.. it's one of the most profound times in her life.. it feels just as Stephenie describes it.. like a hole in your chest... when I read that for the first time.. I was like... YES THAT'S IT.. I've never been able to put it into words so perfectly.. I rarely agree with the Rottentomatoes website anyways... it seems every movie I like gets a bad rating... critics are morons.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    I agree. I am not impressed with that statement at all. Bella doesn't need to get over it fast, if they are to stay true to the book. That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard yet about what they should do to make New Moon a good movie!
  • Lisa
    First off I love the poster of Victoria :)
    Im so excited for new Moon and im looking forward to see how Weitz will do with the movie.
    I really hope the scene where Edward leaves turns out good.
    Im probablly gonna cry when he leaves.
    Forget Taylor/jacob, I'm looking forward to see Alex/Paul :) He is so HOT.
    I hope hes shirtless for like 100% of the time. aha. ;)
  • Emily
    So true.. the guy playing Paul is delicious.. haha.
  • 30yearoldtwifan "Team Slade"
    OMG do I agree crookedsmile. If they changed NM to that extent to just make Bella a better role model, Oh please. ..I will picket in front of summit! I have faith in Chris though lol
  • Amanda
    i hope that they make the wolves almost like werewolves! In the book they say that the wolves are HUGE! So maybe they will have some type of special effects or something. What do you guys think>?
  • Nataniasmom
    We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life

    WAIT! What?! The whole point of the story is her going a little crazy because of the loss, they will royally screw this movie up if they change that!
    And I, for one, will not buy this movie if they make that kind of a change.
  • robpatty
    i'm so looking forward to this movie. im sure it will be way better than twilight now that they will have a bigger budget. i think twilight was good for the amount they could spend, but it could have been better. i agree that i hope they stick to the book better, it's a perfect movie script on its own without adding anything.
  • emma
    "hint for Jacob fans: it involves shredding their clothes to bits and emerging stark naked" hahaha I so giggled reading that.
    OMG Taylor naked!!!
  • Jennifer
    I agree, if you are a big Bella/Edward fan it was hard to get through most of New Moon but you have to do it to really enjoy it. It makes it so much sweeter in the end. Its hard to pick a favorite book for me, I actually think its a tie between Eclipse and New Moon for me then Breaking Dawn nevermind I love them all the same, LOL!!!!
  • Samantha
    "We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life, in the same way that Stewart played an emboldened version of Bella in the first Twilight film."

    Um, that's just stupid. Are they saying don't let Bella jump off the cliff? Well as far as I'm aware, they already shot that part... it's definitely in there. As someone pointed out before- Are you going to stop Romeo and Juliet from committing suicide, just because it's not suitable for 8 year olds? No, you don't. And if you change the cliff scene- there would be no point in Edward going to get HIMSELF killed. Don't water down the movie, into some cheap knock off.

    I know fans get angry when movies aren't exact adaptations of books- but that's just ridiculous. I would start a revolt if they changed that. The world is just too politically correct- and that's why everyone is so messed up. If you shield everyone from reality, what are they going to do when reality hits? They won't be prepared, because you thought it was too scary for them, and they'll do something along the lines- or worse from what you wouldn't let them see in the first place.

    And that ends my rant. Lol.
  • LaVonda
    I'm a Twilight Mom and I must say that I am absolutely impressed with all four books! I am also slightly an OCD fan (obsessive CULLEN disorder <3). I did read New Moon, again today and I was struck by the mistake in the book... I'm sure it was not intentional, but in Twilight, the book and the movie said it was March, middle of the semester when Bella started Forks High School... But in New Moon, she is speaking with one of the girls and says that January 19th was her first day!... oops... but that is ok, because we love Stephenie and all her great work! I certainly do hope they keep as much of the book as they can, especially the big key points... but it is so hard to get a 500+ page novel into a 120 page screen play! I can't wait..
  • Cordelia
    I think the mistake is in the movie only, not the book. Stephenie does makes a timeline mistake in Eclipse and is making a huge one in Midnight Sun.
  • Samantha
    The movie got that wrong. I point that out every time I watch it, and my mom gets annoyed. 'I know yuo told me already!" Haha.

    Bella does start school in January, not March.
  • beeee2222
    Lol I do that throughout the movie. Im like this doesnt happen.. this is wrong. . My husband gets soo annoyed with me
  • tkt
    Edward doesn't sparkle in italy. Thats the point of her getting there in time.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    THANK YOU!!!! It doesn't say anywhere in NM that he sparkles in Italy. And you are exactly right, it is the WHOLE point of her getting there in time!!!!!!!!!!
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    Yeah I was baffled about that as well, cos if he did he would be a goner! The Volturi would have wiped his sparkly butt out, along with Alice and Bella. I think this article is a bunch off bull and who ever wrote it doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
  • jules60
    New Moon is not my favorite book, but I don’t want them watering
    down everything! Edward does sparkle in Italy, Bella is begging him
    to get into the shadows, he is already in the sun with his shirt opened, that’s
    why Aro gives him the robe before he let’s them leave because his shirt is opened, and he says you are not inconspicuous. I wonder what the rating is going to be if Twilight was PG and I didn’t see anything in that movie that needed parental guidance. Maybe other people did, but I saw a movie on TV in prime time that had more stuff going on than Twilight did, from murder, sex, violence and mature content.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    Twilight was PG-13.

    And if Edward would have been full on sparkling in NM . . . the Volturi would have done away with him. He was still in the shadows when Bella got there.
  • WetDishRag (AKA deedee81)
    He didnt sparkle, and his shirt wasn't on him, it was lying on the ground by his feet. He was just about to step out into the sun when Bella got to him.
  • marilyn
    Who is making these posters?!?!? Give them a medal!
  • nomesters
    This article kind of made me mad. They are saying that Weitz and the New Moon crew should change the plot because Bella wasn't dealing with her heartbreak in the right way.
    Well, wow....that's the story of New Moon. That's the point, that Bella can't let go of Edward. I am pretty mad that they would suggest changing the plot for the movie because of potential criticism.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    You are very right nomesters! It would change the entire point of the book and the series for that matter.
  • tkt
    in the alley he tells them that he has broken no laws and wants to leave. and they agree that he has broken no laws but that aro wants to speak with him. if he had been in the sun he would have broken the law.
  • tweter76 . . . vamplover
    exactly!!!
  • ElleZ
    I love this poster.
  • Balel
    I certainly hope he does well with New Moon, and does not change the original story too much such as at the end of this article, “We’d like to see Rosenberg’s script find a stronger way for Bella to move on with her life, in the same way that Stewart played an emboldened version of Bella in the first Twilight film.” I do not agree! One of the main points is that Bella doesn’t move on with her life, at least not completely. She still loves Edward deeply and her dangerous acts only further show her wishing to cling to a part of him and that she can’t completely let him go. I surly hope they don’t change this fact!
  • oceanecho
    So far New Moon is my favourite book and i have only read three I'm saving Breaking Dawn. My favourite part is when Bella and Alice go to save Edward in Volterra, I am really excited to see the home of the Volturi. It has all the right ancient paraphernalia from uneven brick roads to gothic light fixtures, it just screams vampire. I am abit pissed that they have changed location, because now when I’m watching the movie in my head I’m going to be thinking 'that's not Volterra'.

    With the budget massively expanded I really hope that they work on the diamond effect, in Twilight when Edward 'revealed' himself he looked sweaty. I'd love to see more special effects added to the vampire's and can't wait to see the werewolf transformation.

    It needs to be dark; it needs to reflect Bella's depression. Like everyone else has said the plot shouldn't be watered down, everybody deals with things differently and I don't think her visions were unhealthy.
  • TravisMC
    Why even call it 'New Moon', why not 'We Want Money, So F Off'.

    I can understand cutting it down, a LITTLE, but to water it down is just laughable. It's like their trying to ruin it.
  • Adriana
    Okay saying Victoria is not important is the stupidest commet I have read in a long time, Victoria is one of the reason the Cullens and the Wolves join forces to protect Bella, she is the one who plots with Laurent how to get to Bella, she is the one who forms the army in Seattle.
    And she is not important?

    Take a breather just because the comments said Bella should move with her life, we know that CW have said he won't change a thing, so she will be depressed in the movie.
  • Katie!!!
    Lol most of my friends hate new moon but its one of my favourites so im really looking forward to it. I hope it will be around 2 and a half hours to just over 3 and then for eclpise it can be longer. They might put Breaking dawn into 2 parts -book 1 and 2 in one movie and then book 3 in a second. If they make breaking dawn shorter than that it will miss out on important details!
    some of the scenes i most want to see are-
    -Bellas dream in the beggining,
    -the birthday
    -Edward leaving
    -this isnt really a scene but her becoming good friends with Jacob
    -the meadow with laurent
    -jacob when he is avoiding bella
    -when we see paul turn into a wolf
    -cliff diving
    -alice returning
    -going to italy
    -finding edward and then the volturi
    -the vote
    Wow i just realised how much i want to see in this, sorry for taking up o much room!!I Definately (dont know if thats the right spelling!) think that Chris will make a good job of this!
    -
  • mschicklet
    But don't you care about the part when Edward tells Bella why he really left AND reassures her that he's incredibly in love with her? That's THE MOST important part to me...because without that, their lovey dovey relationship in Eclipse just won't work.
  • ForsakenMoon19
    I seriously can't wait for this film!!!! I'm actually more excited to see this book come to life more than the last two adaptations!!! The book i'm the least excited to see is Breaking Dawn, that was just an awful exit out of the Saga!!!! Bella's character was no longer identifiable and deep, a total let down!!!! Anyway, as for soundtrack suggestions I recommend the band "Low Level Flight"!!! They are awesome and their music is full of emotional depth, perfect for New Moon!!! you can catch their tracks on youtube!!!!
  • TeamJB
    New Moon and Eclipse are my favs...I didn't cry when Edward left when I read the book, but I did feel her pain to a point, and I hoping that CW will make it so depressing that I cry. I think that CW will stay fairly close to the book, since most of us were disappointed with Twilight's changes. I didnt read the twilight series until after I saw the movie but when I read Twilight I was like "was that the same movie". The only scene change I agreed with was when Bella told him she knew what he was. they did that scene in the forest instead of in the restaurant I thought it made it more intimate scene. Oh and the baseball scene that was done pretty good, I wish it was a lil longer though. Other than that the movie blows from a readers standpoint.

    BTW...did anyone read the comments on the article's page? I've been so deep into this site that I forgot that there ppl out there who didn't like the movie/books.
  • RustyHalo
    Destined,
    New Moon is my favorite, although I love all of them!, but I absolutely agree about the ridiculousness of skipping through the book because of Edward being gone. *rolls my eyes* Only infatuated, Edward crazed fans would do that, which IS idiotic and kinda sad too.
    On another note...you are also correct about all the emotion and story involved. That's one of the main reasons I fell in love with New Moon. I LOVE it when a book can pull me into the story and bring all those crazy emotions out in me as a reader.
    I have no doubt the movie is gonna kick some major ass!!! =D
    And yeah, bring on the wolves! Especially Paul, he is one fiiine wolf!
  • morgan
    i really dont find it fair that rosenburgs going to make it so bella moves on with her life normally(last paragraph) . i mean it wouldn't be new moon if they did that.
  • Karla_Cullen
    will the italy earthquake affect the filming?
  • Cordelia
    I was just thinking that. All those people so sad.
  • Karla_Cullen
    yeah.. :(
  • ForsakenMoon19
    Sorry guys but for books to film they have to change things in order to keep the movie flowing in a good pace so its not boring. they will change things in New Moon no doubt but it will be good changes. i agree that the twilight movie wasn't the best book to film adaptations but alot of thoes changes were nescessary. in movies ppl want to feel thrilled and not bored or slowed down. they can't put everything in the book that why there's a book and a movie!!! you get a doesage of twice the goodness!!!!
  • hisgoldeneyes
    ewwwww they better not change the way Bella gets over Edaward. I mean without the dangerous acts how to you put in the concept of hearing Edward's voice warning her. We need to see the struggle she goes through not the strength in getting over it. Geez this is a DIFFERENT teen movie.
  • lily
    alot of twilight fans have been saying how they want more edward in the film,
    but i personally think that just a glimpse of edwards face in bellas hallucinations would be better as thats what bella does see. they shouldnt make robert pattinson in the film too much because he would steal the spotlight. new moon is basically about the growing but suffering friendship of bella and jacob & bellas depression when edward leaves. it is jacobs book, not edwards. the book is about jacob mainly, not edward. but i must agree on the fact that they should make bella NOT get over edward, because she clearly doesnt. that aching pain, she'll never forget.
  • Balel
    I LOVE the poster!!
  • i smash houses with emmett
    omg victorias dress is sooooooo pretty ; i want to buy some thing like that for my prom dress:)
  • mschicklet
    Victoria looks beautiful in this poster.
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