Twilight 'New Moon' Director Speculation Runs Rampant, Chris Weitz Taking Over The Franchise?
Accusations and speculation are flying all over the Internet after this weekend's announcement that Catherine Hardwicke and Summit Entertainment parted ways on the "Twilight" franchise. On the anti-Summit side you've got any number of writers, including Jeffrey Wells, accusing Summit of being a "boy's club" and bringing up feminism and girl power. On the anti-Hardwicke side you've got Nikki Finke quoting "inside sources at Summit" calling her "'difficult' and 'irrational' during the making of 'T

Chris Weitz To Direct Twilight Sequel New Moon?
Summit Entertainment is wasting no time in finding a new director for “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon.” The studio has officially announced they will be moving ahead with the sequel without “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke. The problem that stalled negotiations was that Hardwicke had strong opinions about what to do with the next installment, and so [...]

Chris Weitz on \"Twilight\" Sequels?
So behind-the-scenes squabbles seem to have left the burgeoning Twilight franchise without director Catherine Hardwicke for the sequels, so the rumor of the day is that the job may have been offered to Chris Weitz, whom you may remember as the director of the most expensive box office disappointment in history, The Golden Compass. A male director on what is essentially a teenage girl's masturbatory fantasy project seems like a bad choice, but apparently, Weitz is pals with the head of Summit En

Chris Weitz New Moon!
Chris Weitz for New Moon? Chris Weitz may direct Twilight’s sequels New Moon and Eclipse. Chris Weitz will replace on New Moon the exiting Catherine Hardwicke who Santa Monica based Summit Entertainment confirmed days ago is in fact off for the Twilight sequel. While no confirmation from Weitz or Summit to the new report, this would mark a stark change from Twilight that gave Catherine the highest boxoffice opener ever by a female director. See Also: Catherine Ha

GOLDEN COMPASS Director Chris Weitz To Helm TWILGHT Sequels?
A couple of days go, Summit Entertainment decided to replace Twilight Director Catherine Hardwicke with.. god knows who, for the sequels. Speculations, assumptions as to who might accept the offer are probably in the minds of every Stephanie Meyer fans out there. I say that because obviously being the book fan doesn’t mean you’re going to be the movie fan too. Rama’s SCREEN reader ione was one of the fans who agreed on the decision to not hire Hardwicke anymore for the seque

'The Golden Compass' Director Chris Weitz Rumored to Helm 'New Moon'
Hot on the heels of the announcement that "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke won't return for the sequels, another potential director has been thrown in for the next project of the vampire drama. According to Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily, Chris Weitz, the director of "The Golden Compass", may have been offered to serve as "New Moon" helmer by Summit Entertainment. Though mentioning that nothing is confirmed for the moment, Finke further let out that the offer has been sent o

TWILIGHT fans, start to panic about that NEW MOON
No disrespect meant to Chris Weitz, it’s not my intention for this to become an attack article but I can’t help but feel you blew your epic movie with THE GOLDEN COMPASS (which we wrote and directed) a film that killed New Line Cinema should we not forget and your heavily rumored attachment to the Twilight franchise should have fans worried.

'Twilight' Sequels Being Shot Back-to-Back, Director in the Compass?
This weekend it was announced that Catherine Hardwicke was fired from New Moon, the sequel to Summit Entertainment's smash hit Twilight. The same source that broke that news, Deadline Hollywood, reports that Chris Weitz has been offered the opportunity to not only direct NEW MOON, but also Eclipse, the third adaptation in the four book franchise by Stephenie Meyer. The site reports that Weitz is considering the offer and that he might direct NEW MOON and ECLIPSE back-to-back (awesome, pound e'm out and get

Report: Chris Weitz been offered to direct “New Moon” by Summit Entertainment…
Summit Entertainment is not wasting any time trying to find a director replacement for “New Moon”. Summit Entertainment offered film director Chris Weitz an opportunity to direct the “Twilight” sequel. He is the director of such films as “The Golden Compass”, the first “American Pie” comedy film, and “About a Boy”. More on it here: xhttp://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/source-Twilight-sequel-offer-out-to-director-chris-weitz/ I don

Chris Weitz alla regia del sequel di Twilight?
Il rumour si sta diffondendo a macchia d'olio: il regista della sfortunata Bussola d'oro avrebbe ricevuto un'offerta dalla Summit per...

Is ‘Golden Compass’ Director Chris Weitz Being Handed the Keys to ‘Twilight’?
Ever since the news broke that “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke wasn’t going to return for “New Moon” and the other sequels, the hit movie’s rabid fanbase has been frantically tossing out names to replace her. Just yesterday, we examined a few possible candidates, including some very real possibilities and others who are more hopeful longshots. Now, Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that “About a Boy” filmmaker Chris Weitz has been offered the keys to the franchise. T

Director Chris Weitz to Spice Up Twilight Franchise With Vampire-Pie Romance?
Is Summit Entertainment replacing Catherine Hardwicke — record-setter for the biggest-ever box-office weekend for a film helmed by a woman — with some penis-having dude? Maybe! According to never-wrong Vulture buddy Nikki Finke, the studio has asked Chris Weitz, the man behind American Pie, The Golden Compass, and About a Boy, to step into Hardwicke's recently vacated position as the director of the two upcoming Twilight sequels (he's purportedly still considering it). Weitz did do some impressi

‘New Moon’ could be Directed by Chris Weitz
Since Summit let Catherine Hardwicke go from the ‘Twilight’ franchise the question remains, who will take on the role of director for the sequels? It looks like Summit has put and offer out to director Chris Weitz. Why is he you ask? He wrote and directed films such as ‘About a Boy’ and ‘The Golden Compass’. I guess Summit Entertainment really liked the look of ‘The Golden Compass’ even though it made no money, and I agree it did have a nice look t

Golden Compass Director May Take Over Twilight
Twilight is a series of books written by a woman, and with a heavily female fanbase. So who to pick to replace the female director of the first, hugely successful film in the series? A man, of course. Chris Weitz, the director of successful movies (American Pie, About A Boy) as well as one gigantic flop (The Golden Compass), is rumored to be the likely successor to Catherine Hardwicke as the director of New Moon. Deadline Hollywood, which broke the news that Hardwicke had been ditched, is rep

Foto da Parigi e rumour su New Moon
Le notizie di oggi: Pare che Chris Weitz, regista della Bussola d’oro e di About a Boy, sia in trattative per New Moon. Ovviamente si tratta ancora soltanto di un rumour; non c’è assolutamente niente di sicuro. Potete leggere l’approfondimento su BadTaste. *** Intanto, Nikki Finke fa una lista degli altri registi “papabili” per New Moon, dicendo di preferire Alfonso Cuaròn (Harry Potter 3). BadTaste invece preferirebbe Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break). *** Intervi

Golden Compass Director on New Moon?
You know it’s a slow news day when we’re doing stories on who will be in the director’s chair for New Moon, the upcoming Twilight sequel that Catherine Hardwicke recently stepped away from due to creative differences. Deadline Daily Hollywood are reporting that Summit have the project out to Golden Compass director Chris Weitz (About a Boy). There’s a chance New Moon and Eclipse, the third book in the series, will be shot back-to-back, and if so Weitz will be on board to direct both. N

'New Moon' Ready to Roll, More Info on 'Eclipse'
An exclusive update on the progress of New Moon, Summit Entertainment's sequel to Twilight. We learned this evening that the screenplay for the sequel has already been completed and turned in, so Summit is rushing to find a new director who can get behind the camera ASAP for a release next year. In addition, to clarify on the news that film will be shot back-to-back with ECLIPSE, the third book in the franchise by Stephenie Meyer, we learned that the actual plan is to have a SAW-esque turnaround. What this

Golden Compass Director on Board for 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 writer and director), and my source says Summit Entertainment liked the look of that even if it didn't heat up the domestic box office (but did better overseas). I don't have official confirmation yet that thisTwilight sequel offer has gone out to Weitz. But my insider s

Does Summit Have A Director For New Moon?
Catherine Hardwicke isn’t even back from Twilight’s European press tour and already we’re hearing reports that Summit Entertainment might have offered Twilight’s sequels New Moon and Eclipse (to be filmed at the same time) to another director. A male, no less… DHD is reporting that the director in question is  Chris Weitz, who most recently wrote and directed Summit’s other young-adult fiction film, the one that flopped, The Golden Compass. You might rememb

Has Twilight Sequel Found its Director?
I swear, we’re not obsessed with the “Twilight” franchise or anything, it’s just that after the break-through success of the first movie, the franchise is practically sizzling right now. So, on the heels of news that Catherine Hardwicke will not be directing the sequel, and the possible shooting of parts 2 and 3 (”New Moon” and “Eclipses”) back-to-back, the latest “Twilight” rumor has Chris Weitz (”The Golden Compass”) comin

'New Moon' Director Found?
Summit Entertainment made it official yesterday; they won’t be bringing Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke back for New Moon. Now, it turns out there could be someone waiting in the wings. Deadline Hollywood reports that Golden Compass director Chris Weitz was offered a two-picture deal for New Moon and Eclipse (if the films are done back-to-back). Weitz, who also directed About a Boy and Down to Earth, is “still considering” the deal. According to Deadline

Twilight Sequel: Who's Next for New Moon?
The Catherine Hardwicke story continues. Still at issue are: why she didn't get the gig on New Moon, the Twilight sequel, and who will take her place.

A Series of New Moon Spoilers, Scoops
A release date has already been announced for New Moon, the Twilight sequel being produced by Summit Entertainment. It's tentatively slated for November 20, 2009.The quick turnaround, Entertainment Weekly reports, is the main reason why Catherine Hardwicke will not return for New Moon."She'd love to do the sequel if she could do it better than Twilight,” said a source. “It ­became clear that Summit didn’t have those same priorities."Reportedly, another of Hardwicke’s concerns was

Twilight war on set!
Despite Twilight's record-breaking $70 million opening — the highest ever for a movie directed by a woman — director Catherine Hardwicke is out for the upcoming sequel. What happened? According to an insider, Catherine clashed with Stephenie Meyers, the author of Twilight and New Moon, who wants the sequel to stay truer to the second book. And Catherine also butted heads with star Robert Pattinson.

Golden Compass Director To Helm Twilight 2?
It was pretty shocking to me when I heard the news that Twilight director, Catherine Hardwicke, would not be returning to direct the sequel. Twilight made truck loads of money and because the highest opening weekend box office take of any film directed by a woman in history. Yes it met with some critical abuse… but when the film makes big money that usually doesn’t matter. So last week the studio and Hardwicke jointly announced (rather suspiciously I might add) that Hardwicke woul