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Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by snapjag in News
Weekly Ketchup lists coming remakes and sequels, including New Moon. (And as a sidenote, for all our Harry Potter Fans, there is some speculation on a possible movie for The Tales of Beedle the Bard.)
First, there was news early in this week that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke was being asked not to return for the sequel, New Moon, due to “scheduling” issues (more on that later). Then, the news came out that the choice for her replacement is Chris Weitz, who codirectedAmerican Pie with his brother, and went on to direct About a Boy and The Golden Compass by himself. Summit is hoping they can get Weitz to Vancouver by this Monday to start preproduction on 12 weeks of filming. Now, going back to scheduling, Summit is tentatively looking at a release date for New Moon of November 20, 2009. The rumors are that Hardwicke wanted more time, and that Weitz is perceived as someone who is good at getting movies done quickly. Now, what’s most interesting to me about that release date, besides the fact that Twlight opened one day later in 2008 to $69 million is that Universal this week announced that they were going to push The Wolfman back seven months from April to November 6, 2009. What that has to do with New Moon might be a spoiler to the book (although I highly doubt the trailers won’t “spoil’ this aspect of the movie), but let’s just say New Moon andThe Wolfman are very similar movies. So, will they go nearly head to head, or will one of the companies flinch and move their date?
UK
A seriously excellent article by Allison Pearson for moms and daughters alike!
A well-mannered vampire is the latest heart-throb for Britain’s teenage girls. As his adventures hit the big screen, Mail columnist Allison Pearson (and her besotted daughter) get their teeth into him. Read HERE.
Head over to Busy Mom, a fabulous website that’s right up our alley! They gave TwilightMOMS a dazzling review and while you’re there be sure to enter their giveaway for a chance to win a TwilightMOMS T-shirt! Read all about it HERE.
The box office has defied expectations in several ways this year:
Women and girls flex box office muscle. Usually, male-driven fare and family titles dominate the top 20 box office chart. This year, three female-driven pics made the list: Warner Bros./New Line’s “Sex and the City,” Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight” and Universal’s “Mamma Mia!”
From Johannesburg, South Africa – one critic’s 2 cents on how Twilight will be received there. Read Here.
“Those very same teens will probably also be attracted to Twilight (releases next Friday), which has seen fans of the book by Stephenie Meyer go completely gaga to the extent of rioting in US malls.Starring Robert Pattinson as the vampire Edward – the object of human Bella Swan’s (Kristen Stewart) affection – the film is a teenage love story for children who cut their film teeth on the Harry Potter flicks (Pattinson was the doomed Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire).On the back of the film’s success, the sequel, New Moon, is already in pre-production, but director Catherine Hardwicke isn’t on board, because she wants more time to develop the script while the studio that produced the film only seems to have dollar signs on the brain.”
Planning a trip to Forks anytime? The owners of A Cozy River House are offering a Twilight Fan Discount! TMs stayed here during the TwilightMOMS Forks Trip and many of us are dying to go back!!! So, we recommend staying in one of their cabins if you ever get the opportunity!
In honor of the Twilight movie release and as fellow Twilight fans, we are offering a special Twilight Fans Discount Coupon to come to Forks and stay at one of our two vacation rental homes on the river. Why stay in an old, stuffy motel room when you can have an entire river house to yourself, right? Besides, isn’t it more fun to sit on the decks overlooking the river where you can just imagine Bella and Edward rushing through the woods. . . or is it the pack that you hear???
