Sunday, December 14, 2008

Chris Weitz to direct the 'Twilight' Sequel

director chris weitz, golden compass director chris weitzFresh from three weeks of solid box appointment achievement for "Twilight," Summit Entertainment has clearly broke Chris Weitz to absolute a "New Moon" sequel.

Summit fabricated the advertisement Saturday morning. It was clumsy to ability an acceding for "Twilight" administrator Catherine Hardwicke to acknowledgment for the sequel.

"Twilight" has generated calm grosses of added than $144 actor and addition $33 actor overseas. The vampire thriller's a banal authorization for Summit with the four books in Stephenie Meyer's series, already affairs over 17 actor copies worldwide.

"New Moon" is the additional appellation in the alternation and is centered on Edward Cullen abrogation Bella Swan in adjustment to accumulate her safe from added vampires. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart play the leads in the film.

On the one hand, Weitz has apparent his accomplishment at adapting accepted avant-garde novels for the awning -- "About a Boy," from the Nick Hornby novel, won Weitz and co-scripters Paul Weitz and Peter Hedges an Oscar choice for best acclimatized screenplay. On the added hand, Weitz aswell directed endure year's "The Golden Compass," which was an big-ticket blend that bootless to abduction the fan abject of the book.