Tag Archives: Chris Weitz
Chris Weitz Signs With Little, Brown For Post-Apocalyptic Young Adult Novel
Posted on09. Apr, 2012 by lisa.
Deadline Hollywood reports:
Here’s an interesting career development for the director, writer, and producer of films including About A Boy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Golden Compass, and A Better Life. Chris Weitz’ new venture is a novel, The Young World, described as “the first in an epic, post-apocalyptic trilogy” due in Spring 2014. Hachette-owned Little, Brown says [...]
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Chris Weitz to be honored at CHCI Luncheon
Posted on11. Sep, 2011 by amydod.
On Tuesday, September 13th, The CHCI (Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute) will honor Chris Weitz with the 2011 Excellence in Service Award. Weitz will also host a special screening of his film A Better Life. You can read more at the CHCI website.
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Twillight Reflects on Harry Potter & TwilightMOMS Reviews the HP Exhibition
Posted on15. Jul, 2011 by Amanda31.
USA Today ran a feature yesterday about how Harry Potter has changed films, including quotes from Summit’s Erik Feig, Twilight Saga Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and New Moon Director Chris Weitz. Erik: “The story has a younger protagonist, but the book series and the movies are greatly enjoyed by older people, too. I devoured the first [...]
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Special Appearances by Chris Weitz This Weekend in LA & NY
Posted on29. Jun, 2011 by Amanda31.
This weekend you can see New Moon Director Chris Weitz participate in Q&As at select screenings of his new film A Better Life in New York and Los Angeles. Los Angeles Friday, July 1 The Landmark 5:20pm showtime: Chris Weitz & Demian Bichir post-screening Q&A 8:00pm showtime: Chris Weitz & Demian Bichir pre-screening introduction Friday, [...]
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Chris Weitz talks to E! at the Premiere of “A Better Life”
Posted on24. Jun, 2011 by amydod.
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Chris Weitz talks to Movie Line on Twilight, A Better Life, and Oscar nods
Posted on23. Jun, 2011 by amydod.
There were plenty of reasons not to make A Better Life, which opens in limited release this Friday and may be an early awards-season contender, but Weitz had just as many reasons to do it, thus adding another surprise turn to his eclectic career. One was the story itself: A Better Life follows hard-working undocumented gardener [...]
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Fansite Interview with Chris Weitz for ‘A Better Life’
Posted on22. Jun, 2011 by Amanda31.
When we were in LA for the MTV Movie Awards, Summit was kind enough to show us a screening of A Better Life directed by Chris Weitz (the director of New Moon). Yesterday TwilightMOMS along with Twilight Examiner, Twilighters Anonymous, Team Twilight, Twilightish, Twilight Series Theories, and Twilight Lexicon had a chance to interview Chris. [...]
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Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner At The Premiere of Chris Weitz’s ‘A Better Life’
Posted on22. Jun, 2011 by txtwihard.
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner both attended the premiere of A Better Life at the LA Film Festival on June 21 to support New Moon director Chris Weitz. Movieline reports: Chris Weitz’s L.A.-set drama A Better Life features no stars (well, its lead is ‘the George Clooney of Mexico’) and no vampires, but it got [...]
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Chris Weitz provides Indiewire with first person account of his films
Posted on16. Jun, 2011 by amydod.
Chris Weitz is set to premiere his new film “A Better Life” at the LA Film Festival on June 21st. “A Better Life” will be released by Summit Entertainment on June 24th. The director of New Moon recently provide a first person account of his films to Indiewire. The last two movies I directed, “The Golden [...]
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Chris Weitz Tweets For Japan
Posted on16. Mar, 2011 by lisa.
New Moon director, Chris Weitz, seems to have developed a Twitter addiction and lucky for everyone he’s not letting his obsession go to waste: @chrisweitz Ok for the rest of the month I am giving $1 to the Red Cross per tweet or retweet I do… 私は日本を愛して Go Japan Let’s keep Chris tweeting to raise [...]
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Chris Weitz answers questions about New Moon on his twitter
Posted on04. Mar, 2011 by amydod.
Chris Weitz just opened his twitter account and has started off with a bang. Below is just a sample of the recent questions and answers from Chris. You can read more and also follow Chris on twitter @chrisweitz. @mystyna@chrisweitz Favorite song from new moon soundtrack? The Bon Iver… or the Tom Yorke… @caitlin71Ann@chrisweitz were you [...]
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Chris Weitz’s next project “A Better Life” given release date
Posted on28. Feb, 2011 by amydod.
Summit Entertainment will release Chris Weitz’s film “A Better Life” in limted release on June 24th.
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Chris Weitz is now on Twitter
Posted on28. Feb, 2011 by amydod.
New Moon director Chris Weitz now has a twitter account. [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/42400360836513792"]
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Chris Weitz on Kristen Stewart’s MTV Movie Award Nomination
Posted on04. Jun, 2010 by Amanda31.
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Chris Weitz talks Breaking Dawn & Bill Condon
Posted on03. Jun, 2010 by Amanda31.
Chris also comments on filming Breaking Dawn as one versus two films: And he’d be happy to pay for not just one film, but two. It has long been rumored that “Breaking Dawn” will be split into two flicks. That’s a move Weitz endorses. “The book is big enough that it would warrant it,” he [...]
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Nikki Reed & Chris Weitz on the LA New Moon DVD Release Party crowd
Posted on22. Mar, 2010 by Amanda31.
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Nikki Reed & Chris Weitz talk about Breaking Dawn
Posted on22. Mar, 2010 by Amanda31.
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Kaleb Nation interviews Nikki Reed & Chris Weitz
Posted on20. Mar, 2010 by AmyO.
Kaleb Nation got to sit down with Nikki Reed and Chris Weitz last night at the New Moon DVD Release.
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CNN: Chris Weitz Interview
Posted on18. Mar, 2010 by AmyO.
Chris Weitz talked to CNN about the New Moon DVD, why he got involved in the Twilight Saga, his one regret in New Moon and much more- CNN: For the DVD, what do you think the fans will appreciate the most? Chris Weitz: What they’ll appreciate most is certain scenes that didn’t make it into [...]
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Twilight Saga Cast to appear at New Moon DVD Release Parties
Posted on16. Mar, 2010 by AmyO.
Summit just tweeted that Twilight Saga cast members will be appearing at New Moon DVD Release parties again this year. They have stated that Peter Facinelli will be at a party in New York and will be revealing other locations soon. We will update you here as more actors and locations are confirmed. - Edi Gathegi [...]
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