Keep eating, Taylor
People Magzine is reporting that Taylor Lautner is actively trying to gain weight so he can keep his job as Jacob Black. He has already gained 19 pounds! I’m rooting for you Taylor…keep eating those carbs.
Read about Taylor’s weight gain here
December 18, 2008 at 11:50 pm | New Moon, Taylor Lautner | No comment
Who is your Jacob?
So as many of you know there has been talk about replacing Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black. According to People Magazine, one of the actors being considered is Scorpian King 2 actor, Michael Copon. So its Taylor vs. Michael. Who do you want as your Jacob? Check out the link to vote in People Magazine’s poll.
December 18, 2008 at 11:42 pm | New Moon, Taylor Lautner | No comment
Stephenie comments on Chris
Stephenie Meyer has posted an entry on her website commenting on New Moon director, Chris Weitz. Stephenie seems really optimistic about this new direction and seems to want to assure fans that things will be fine.
Check out the December 13th post on Stephenie Meyer’s website here
December 14, 2008 at 9:12 pm | New Moon, Stephenie Meyer | No comment
So who is this guy?
So who is this Chris Weitz you ask? Most recently he directed Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman, and has also been involved with films such as About a Boy, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and American Pie.
Check out Chris Weitz’s IMDB page here
December 13, 2008 at 9:05 pm | New Moon | No comment
Letter to the Fans
Chris Weitz has sent an email out to Twilight fans discussing his new role as director of New Moon. He assures us that he will not mess this up…let’s hope he’s right. Check out the text of the email below.
Dear fans of Twilight, New Moon, Bella, Edward and Jacob,
In the past few days I have been involved in a whirlwind romance with Stephenie Meyers’ extraordinary books.
And I am very grateful to have received her permission to protect New Moon in its translation from the page to the screen.
For fans of the books and of the film of Twilight, this may come as an unexpected twist. So I want to write briefly to try to put you at ease, and to give you reason to hope for and expect the best.
For the last decade of my career as a director, I have chosen to make adaptations of complex and involved works of literature. This has always begun with the love of a book and its characters, story, and theme; and it has always involved a respect of and responsiveness to the feelings of other people who loved those books.
When I saw the film of Twilight, I was alternately entranced and left hungry for more. I was also struck by the extraordinary passion for the characters, story and theme that was evident in the people sitting in the seats around me. My job is to live up to that devotion.
Like many of you, I am a fan of Catherine Hardwicke’s work. I can’t really say much about why she is not doing New Moon because I wasn’t involved in those decisions. But I can say that I will devote myself to making the very best and most faithful version of New Moon that can be brought to the screen. To those who doubt that as a male director I can capture Bella’s experience, I can only say that emotion is universal and that my work has often involved working with some of the most talented actresses in the world.
For the rest, the proof will have to be in the pudding. But I promise to remain responsive to your hopes and fears.
I thank you for this opportunity and for your faith.
Very best,
Chris Weitz
December 13, 2008 at 8:03 pm | New Moon | No comment