“Twilight” sequel already feels the bite of fans

blogs.reuters.com - 16th Dec 2008

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Stephenie Meyer: (Writing and reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis) The blood is not yet dry on “Twilight,” the vampire romance movie based on author Stephenie Meyer’s book, but already fans are dissecting every announcement studio Summit Entertainment has made regarding the upcoming sequel. The follow-up film “New Moon” will come out on Nov. 20, 2009, just a year after the first movie, prompting one commentator on the fan site Twilighters.org to write in full Web lingo, “

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