Chris Weitz says "New Moon was made for fans. If you don’t get it, then you don’t get it"

Way to tell the masses to read the books Chris! EW points out that Chris Weitz is in an elite group of directors to make a movie that opens above the 100 million mark! Go Chris!!! With that flattery EW should get some good face to fave time for an article with the king of New Moon and they did!

What were the highest and lowest points of making New Moon?
The lows had to be shooting at 5 a.m. in a forest and struggling to get certain shots so a sequence would string together properly. It was a very cold forest in British Columbia, and we knew we’d have another night shoot just like it the next day. The highs were the moments of real identification with the actors. With Taylor, the moments early on when he realized he was going to do it. That was very gratifying to me.

What do you think is Taylor’s best scene?

When he jumps into Bella’s room. There is so much pathos there even though it’s melodrama, there’s something touching about it. Or maybe the last moment he has, just when he says Bella’s name. You sort of understand just how crushed he is at that moment. There are a few times where he’s absolutely that guy and it’s really lovely. He’s that guy for the fans and that’s what I always thought he could do.

Do you think Kristen evolved as an actor in this movie?
I’m not sure she evolved as much as she had room to run. She’s a thoroughbred as far as actors go. To me, she can do know wrong. The experience of working with her and the caliber of work she was doing was pretty extraordinary. Let’s put aside girl in love with a vampire, her ability to manifest these emotions below the surface, above the surface just to get things right. She’s extraordinarily exacting of herself and in those moments where I was able to give her the room to do that are things I’m very proud of. That’s a high point.

You made the movie you wanted to here?
Yes, pretty much. In terms of what I wanted to do with the gloss of the picture, the look of the picture, I’m very satisfied with it. And satisfied to touch back with the crew and the actors and to feel we made it under humane conditions as well. No actors were harmed in the making of this movie.

The music was such a big part of this film. How did that all come together?
The songs that came in didn’t have to be as good as they were. We asked bands to come up with something in days or weeks. We screened the movie for The Killers, Death Cab, Lykke Li, Anya Marina. In the case of Thom Yorke, it was surprising and delightful that the song he did worked for the action scene. There were a lot of songs that didn’t make it because they didn’t fit a particular moment or mood, not at all due to their quality. Somewhere out there is a Anya Marina recording of Lou Reed’s Perfect Day. There’s some lovely work by the Republic Tigers, some lovely work by Moby. You could make a pretty good album of the stuff that didn’t make it.

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Comment by Fire and Ice* vampiregirl on November 24, 2009 at 2:43pm: i agree with Chris the "you dont get it then u dont get it"...
there is no point in watching New Moon or any of the the Twilight
Movies if u didnt bother reading the books.
how can u say u dont get it if u dont know what the hell it is about?
i hate ppl like that..the Fans loved it and thats what matters
turns out the fans are more then the haters so yeah whatever about the rest

Comment by Kandy Escamilla on November 24, 2009 at 2:56pm: true true

Comment by Taylor C on November 24, 2009 at 2:58pm: true true

Comment by Tammy Case on November 24, 2009 at 3:18pm: I have seen new moon 3 times already it was heartbreak and beautiful talk about heartbroken Damn can they do a break up scenes I liked Kristen in Twilight I thought she was ok but she blew me away in New moon I loved the last line from Rob marry me Bella Crap I have to wait even longer But I would see it again in a heartbeat Taylor Launter had said that New Moon will rip your heart to shreds and It did

Comment by Katina Mae on November 24, 2009 at 3:22pm: He obviously has a passion for what he does. I hope that's me once I've worked 20+ years.

Comment by Olivia Cullen ♥ on November 24, 2009 at 3:26pm: exactly
i hate how people see new moon who hasnt even read the books and then just make fun of it
he is a very good director

Comment by MABEL MENDOZA on November 24, 2009 at 5:04pm: it true cus i had to explain the h*** book to my fam and then they got what the movie was all about and they loved it

Comment by jackie on November 24, 2009 at 5:16pm: i agree with Chris the "you dont get it then u dont get it"

Comment by PDX Edward Addict on November 24, 2009 at 5:41pm: Chris did such an amazing job with New Moon, that upon my re-reading New Moon again, I have to admit that I think I like the movie more. That certainly was not the case with Twilight. AMAZING! We also have to give much respect to Melissa for her screenwriting as well. I'm glad Chris chose to keep a lot of the characters' dialog in the movie.

Comment by tet_d on November 24, 2009 at 5:45pm: Chris Weitz made true to his promise - he will make the movie that will be closer to the book and that would delight the fans. We are so happy for what he did! Though he'll say that, i think he did the movie that the non-readers will also enjoy and understand IMO. He made it that can be grasped by either group but more on the fans. There maybe some scenes were altered but 95% of the movie otherwise are closer to our imaginations.