Archive for the ‘Directors: Chris Weitz’ Category

June 03
Chris Weitz Tells MTV What Breaking Dawn Scene He Would Like To See In 3D
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Chris discusses Bill Condon taking over the Twilight franchise and seeing the BD birth scene in 3D:


I’ll admit I love Breaking Dawn but I’m not so sure I want to see it in 3D. Thoughts?

Categories: Directors: Chris Weitz


June 03
Chris Weitz Back Stage at the MTV Movie Awards
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Here are two pictures of New Moon director Chris Weitz behind the scenes at the MTV Movie awards:


Source: MTV

Categories: Directors: Chris Weitz, Event: 2010 MTV Movie Awards


April 29
Robert named one of TIME Magazine’s most Influential People of 2010
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Congrats to Rob and kudos to Chris for writing such a great piece:

“So how to write about someone who seems to answer Freud’s rhetorical question, What do women want? Perhaps it’s just worth pointing out that it’d be fun to have a beer with him even if he weren’t Edward Cullen. That we haven’t seen a tenth of what he can do onscreen. And that important things, beyond the veil of Hollywood, occupy his time too — music, conversation, ideas, a sense of the absurd. Which, maybe, explains why he never gets to my e-mails. I love you, Rob! Call me!”

Read the entire article HERE.

Categories: Cast: Robert Pattinson, Directors: Chris Weitz




March 05
People: Chris Weitz Says Eclipse Will Be ‘Steamy’
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Team Jacob, hold on to your sleeping bags.

Chris Weitz, who directed New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight series, says he has read the script for this summer’s third installment, Eclipse – and that one scene in particular is a scorcher.

“I’m looking forward to the sleeping bag scene, I gotta say,” Weitz tells PEOPLE. “That’s going to be very steamy.”

In Eclipse’s fan-favorite “tent scene,” – spoiler alert! – a freezing Bella, who is on the run from evil vamp Victoria, gets a warm-up from werewolf Jacob when he squeezes into her sleeping bag – while a jealous Edward looks on. The movie will open June 30.

** Thank you Esther from People! **

Read more HERE.

Categories: Directors: Chris Weitz, Movie: Eclipse


March 04
It’s Official: Chris Weitz Will Not Direct Breaking Dawn
Posted by Kimmy • 10 Comments »

IESB: If length had been of no concern for you, is there anything from the book or the script that you wish you could have included?

Chris: Not really. I think the movie could have still been longer and fit in under the wire of how many screenings a day that you’re supposed to have. But, there feels like a natural length and flow to every movie, and this one just felt right, in terms of the speed of the storytelling. There is another version that people can see eventually, in which every seen is extended and no bit of dialogue from the script is missed out, and I think that that could be very satisfying for the very hardcore fan, but this is pretty much how I planned it out to be.

IESB: Looking back on the process of making New Moon, from pre-production to the finalization of the DVD, what will you remember most about the experience? Was there anything that you learned about directing or filmmaking that you’ll carry with you to future projects?

Chris: What I learned was the power of a devoted audience, in supporting the filmmaker’s efforts. I felt incredibly supported by the fans throughout the process. And then, to see their enjoyment and anticipation was such a visceral experience that you don’t usually get to have on a memory. What I learned, as a director, was that very early on I promised myself and the actors that I would never rush them along or expect them to do something, just because it was a movie and we had a schedule to meet, and that we could always talk things through, no matter what. When I worked with my brother, I was probably the guy who was less likely to talk with the actors, and this was a full commitment to always engaging with them, and that’s something I’ll always take with me.

IESB: With the reception for New Moon being so overwhelming and favorable for the final outcome of the film, would you consider coming back to helm the last film, if that were to present itself, or have you moved on from the Twilight Saga?

Chris: I wouldn’t say it’s so much that I’ve moved on. It’s just a very daunting prospect for someone with a young family to imagine taking on what I think will probably be an 80-day shoot. It may have moved on from me. I think the best set-up for this series of films may be that there’s a new filmmaker for each one.

Read the whole interview @ IESB.

Categories: Directors: Chris Weitz