variety.com - 12/13/2008
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Summit taps 'Compass' helmer for 'New Moon' Fresh from an impressive box office performance for Twilight, Summit Entertainment has tapped Chris Weitz to direct its sequel, New Moon. Summit made the announcement Saturday, less than a week after it parted ways with Twilight director ...
deadlinehollywooddaily.com - 12/9/2008
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UPDATES Who Should Direct 'Twilight' Sequels? Yes, he's
had tremendous success working with tweens and teens (About
A Boy as director and writer, American Pie as producer and uncredited director). But Chris Weitz also did The Golden Compass (as ...
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SOURCE: 'Twilight' Sequel Offer From Summit Out To ...
hollywoodinsider.ew.com - 12/11/2008
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Chrisweitz_l There will be a new director atop
the Twilight franchise: and he'll be a man. Sources
tell EW.com that Summit Entertainment is about to hire Chris Weitz ( The Golden Compass ) as the shepherd for New Moon , the second installment of ...
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'Twilight' sequel: 'New Moon' director will be Chris ...
deadlinehollywooddaily.com - 12/13/2008
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He's accepted Summit Entertainment's offer to direct the
movie adaptation of the second book in Stephenie Meyer's
Twilight series of vampire novels, New Moon. (I first broke the news that Weitz had received the offer here, and the news that Twilight ...
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TOLDJA! It's Official: Chris Weitz To Direct 'Twilight' ...
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... may want to shoot that sequel in conjunction with the third installment, Eclipse. There is also speculation that a new actor may be hired to replace Taylor Lautner, who played the latent werewolf Jacob in the first film. Pre-production is slated to begin in Vancouver next week, and if all goes according to plan, New Moon will be in theatres by November 20 -- less than a year from now. -- Entertainment Weekly (x2), Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Nikki Finke, MTV Movies ...
New Moon spin begins
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... of the Twilight sequel New Moon, the author Stephanie Meyer comes out to praise Catherine Hardwicke and pave the way for a sequel at the hands of Weitz, dispelling any hint of a rumour at unhappiness with any of it. Meanwhile Weitz comes out and does the same, attempting to appease fans and make them believe that there's absolutely nothing wrong at all. Chris Weitz was officially announced as the director of the Twilight sequel New Moon at the weekend, and Variety now has the complete story. However it was /Film ...
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