Twilight Cast: No Love Lost for Catherine Hardwicke
Despite her willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty while directing the vampire epic Twilight, helmswoman Catherine Hardwicke isn’t getting a lot of pats on the back from the cast of the movie these days.
E! Online reports that the cast of the movie has been talking about the difference between filming Twilight and filming its sequel New Moon—and the overwhelming consensus seems to be that they couldn’t be happier that director Chris Weitz has replaced Hardwicke.
“When we shot Twilight, it felt like it was an indie. We were racing the clock. Catherine [Hardwicke] was fantastic, but with New Moon it felt like we had more time to play,” opines Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen. “The atmospheres were different. They were both great…in their own ways. I just think New Moon is going to be incredible.”
Contrast that with the highly prepared approach taken by Weitz, as described by Michael Welch (aka Mike Newton): “When we all got on the set the first day, [Weitz] gave us this packet of 30 to 40 pages of what he wanted the film to look and feel like—how he was going to shoot it, all of that stuff. The thing is, both Chris and Catherine—I don’t want to say one is better than the other. They are polar opposites in terms of style. Catherine can only succeed in chaos, really. But Chris is the exact opposite; he’s so calm and has all his stuff together. He really made this film great.”
Certainly sounds like there’s a judgment in there among all the hedging to us.
Readers, have your say in the comments section: Do you think New Moon will be a vast improvement over Twilight thanks to the change in directors?
He’s been the most talkative out of the entire cast lately. strange….
Catherine Hardwicke sets the tune as how to translate the book to the screen. She also picked the right cast. The first is always the most difficult!!. You sure can do better in a way than the one before you. The first one has to set the fundation. I hope these twilight cast realized that and appreciate Catherine Hardwicke more. Not very many best seller novels got translated best seller movies.
of course the first one felt more rushed! they had a much lower budget so things had to be done faster. plus they had horrible weather to work with, which made everything a lot more complicated. if you actually listen to the audio commentary on the film you can hear all the changes catherine and the crew had to deal with…and that made me respect her a lot more!
Catherine had the hard part: She created the world. Like Chris Columbus did for the first two Harry Potter films. Plus, Catherine cast it to perfection. Plus, she made a global hit with over $400 million at the Box Office and a hundred million + in DVD sales and rentals. I’m a fan. I hope she comes back to direct Breaking Dawn. It’s easy to step into Twilight directing boots now – now that Catherine successfully translated the first book to screen. Now that the cast is there. The composer. The screenwriter. . . . the great vibes. Glad Chris is doing New Moon, especially with the CGI wolves. He did such a great Golden Compass. Bring Catherine back for Breaking Dawn.
don’t really care who directs new moon as loon as they have better makeup people! so tired of the white lines where the makeup stops! where in the books does it say only their faces were pale!
i’m glad chris wietz is directing new moon, it looks much better then twilight.
The bar is set pretty low. Not like this guy can mess it up that badly.
I don’t for one minute believe she voluntarily left that franchise, regardless of what the party line is. She’s a horrible director, a total dingbat, and produced a really crappy movie. And I LOVE Twilight, but I’m even willing to admit that aside from the casting – and IMO she totally missed on everyone but Edward, Bella and Alice – the movie is horrible.
[quote=alittlehonestyamongfans]I don’t for one minute believe she voluntarily left that franchise, regardless of what the party line is. She’s a horrible director, a total dingbat, and produced a really crappy movie. And I LOVE Twilight, but I’m even willing to admit that aside from the casting – and IMO she totally missed on everyone but Edward, Bella and Alice – the movie is horrible.[/quote]
yeah i totally agree she is a crap dierctor and totally ruined twilight. new moon’s 1:54 min trailer proved chris weitz skills. well i thought she cast everyone perfectly except for rosalie. i cnt beleive she picked nikki reed, she is not even that pretty.
I can’t imagine anyone else playing the roles other than the people who did. They were great and Ms. Harkwick did a great job casting them. That being said, I hope that there will never be a cast change. That will ruin the saga. I loved Twilight but don’t know if Catherine Hardwick was good or bad. Looks like if you followed the storyline from the book then you would be ok no matter who you are. I would hate it for the cast if they really had to work in chaos though.
I can’t imagine anyone else playing the roles other than the people who did. They were great and Ms. Harkwick did a great job casting them. That being said, I hope that there will never be a cast change. That will ruin the saga. I loved Twilight but don’t know if Catherine Hardwick was good or bad. Looks like if you followed the storyline from the book then you would be ok no matter who you are. I would hate it for the cast if they really had to work in chaos though.
I can’t imagine anyone else playing the roles other than the people who did. They were great and Ms. Harkwick did a great job casting them. That being said, I hope that there will never be a cast change. That will ruin the saga. I loved Twilight but don’t know if Catherine Hardwick was good or bad. Looks like if you followed the storyline from the book then you would be ok no matter who you are. I would hate it for the cast if they really had to work in chaos though.
I can’t imagine anyone else playing the roles other than the people who did. They were great and Ms. Harkwick did a great job casting them. That being said, I hope that there will never be a cast change. That will ruin the saga. I loved Twilight but don’t know if Catherine Hardwick was good or bad. Looks like if you followed the storyline from the book then you would be ok no matter who you are. I would hate it for the cast if they really had to work in chaos though.
What ungrateful douche bags that whole cast is. The first film reeked but it was the subject matter not direction. They should all be grateful to the behind the scenes crew for making them stars for pretty much no reason at all.
How silly. They aren’t condemning Catherine and shame on you for saying so. Twilight was shot as an indie movie, but with its popularity Summit is putting more time and money into its sequel so obviously New Moon has a different feel. This is no judgment on Catherine but a matter of money invested by Summit. Keep in mind that Twilight was shot for 37 million, New Moon is getting more money then that.
well, i think that they should be more grateful, because, if it wans’t for Catherine’s “indie” they would’t be where they are and they would’t BE who they are now. Lets be honest here: Peter made a few tv shows, some movies, but nothing big. Michael Welsh same thing, actually i don’t remeber of him that much. Kellan Luntz… For about 8 moths ago i dind’t even know that he existed. Cristian Serratos, Justin Chong, Kendra…?, same thing.
Now lets talk about Mr. Robert and Mrs. Kristen: Robert Who? Cedric Diggory, i realize that he played Cedric after The “indie”. And Kristen? well, i saw her in “Panic Room”,”Into the wild” and others but i dindi’t even give much importance to that. Although i always loved her job. Nikki i already knew who she was because of “thirteen”, wich by the way is another “indie” from Catherine and Nikki, and is the best indie movie that i’ve ever seen in my life. So, i just want to ask for a little more of respect for Catherine.
One More thing: with the little money that they give to her to make the movie, well, she made a miracle with Twilight. And you know some people say that in a trilogy or in Stephenie Meyer case is 4 movies, the first one is alwas the best of all. I like Chris Weitz, but i prefer Catherine.
Im sooooo glad they replaced her!!! I think she totally killed the movie. And for everyone saying she made SHE made it a success, im sorry but your wrong. Twilight was already a success from the books…
Catherine is great. She added some of her own style to Twilight , every director is different and we can’t judge Chris Weisz yet but remember he had a vastly bigger budget, the actors knew their characters and they also had feedback from the fans of what they liked and didnt like in Twilight so thats an advantage so any comparison is not legitimate but little teeny boppers do not have the intellect to understand this.
I used to think that Catherine did an ok job on Twilight, but now that I have read the book a couple of times I can find a lot of fault in the decisions she made. However, I really believe that Breaking Dawn needs to be directed by a woman. I’m not trying to be sexist, I just think that if it’s going to work you need someone more tender and “emotional” that understands what the fans are after in the final chapter. If someone was willing to organise a petition to request a female director for Breaking Dawn, I will be the first one to sign it!!
I loved twilight But I think that chris will do a wonderfull job in new moon and am i the only one who noticed that Bella isnt a vegitarian in the book but is in the movie? Its small but a wired thing for me there are other small things about the movie that stray from the book like that as well but the vegitarian thing bugged me lol
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yeah i totally agree she is a crap dierctor and totally ruined twilight. new moon’s 1:54 min trailer proved chris weitz skills. well i thought she cast everyone perfectly except for rosalie. i cnt beleive she picked nikki reed, she is not even that pretty.[/quote]
When I saw Nikki Reed as Rosalie, I didn’t think she was that pretty either, but then I saw her with her natural hair colour – brunette, and it definatly suits her a heck of a lot better than blonde. She’s pretty as a brunette, but definatly not as a blonde.
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When I saw Nikki Reed as Rosalie, I didn’t think she was that pretty either, but then I saw her with her natural hair colour – brunette, and it definatly suits her a heck of a lot better than blonde. She’s pretty as a brunette, but definatly not as a blonde.[/quote]
But I agree, that they definatly could have choosen a better Rosealie (as well as many other characters casted.
I agree with others who said the bar was set pretty low. The reality is that Twilight the movie is crap. Then again, consider their miniscule budget. The casting isn’t that great, don’t hate me, but Kristen Stewart annoys me. I’m glad Hardwicke is out, I don’t want her back for Breaking Dawn. Chris Weitz at least has had some success, the trailer for New Moon is awesome. However, who in their right (Summit) mind would hire that hack, David Slade? He doesn’t know how to direct a good movie, his track record speaks for itself. Eclipse is the best book of the four, so he better a)become a rabid Twilighter, and b)learn to direct a romance movie. I don’t hold out to much hope…
If I wasn’t such a huge Twilight fan, I probably would have no desire to see the second film because the first was just awful. However, I loved Chris’ work on TGC and hope his vision of New Moon is just as good. If the trailer is anything to go by, then the movie has already gone leaps and bounds beyond Twilight.
i hope new mon is better than twilight as a fan i can say that i din’t like it much they missed out loads but yh i agree with the whole thing about catherine hardwicke built the foundations and selected the best actors suiting each role the best and there’s a whole hype around the actors but chris is hopefully going to make it believable and hopefully ,when i say hopefully, i mean that i beg for it to be the same as the book. XXX
I thought Hardwicke seemed flaky and just out there … and it seems, the cast thinks so too!
Maybe Weitz will actually leave some of the lines from the book in the movie!!! How hard is it to follow a fricken script that’s already there?! No “I love you”, no “do I dazzle you”, nothing!
Stick to the book! The movie should have had so many scenes that were in the book and not in the movie, i.e. the blood typing scene, this was important part of Edwards and Bella’s future relationship and it was deleted and the field trip was added, Just don’t understand why they didn’t stick to the book
the inappreciative little bastards. catherine hardwicke did an AMAZING job with an INDIE BUDGET. the film made almost 400M worldwide and she was replaced by a man. and now all the actors are dissing her. for shame. robert pattinson couldn’t find a job to save his life before harwicke made him a star. inappreicative little turds.
hi, not sure what the problem is, Hardwicke did an amazing job. the fact that it was soo indie is what made it work soo well, she kept the characters to the book and details like Bellas non existant wardrobe. I worry that the newmoon film will be too well done- too much money and special effects. If it doesnt stick to the books close enough then it wont work!! Twilight enhanced the book, and worked well. I have a feeling the Newmoon version is going to be a disappointment, i am an avid follower of both the books and the movie but feel that they are going to play on the fans wanting to see Rob and not bothering to stick to the book, it will be a shame. Anyway, my hat of to you Catherine, I think you did a brilliant job!!!
[quote=Jen]I can’t imagine anyone else playing the roles other than the people who did. They were great and Ms. Harkwick did a great job casting them. That being said, I hope that there will never be a cast change. That will ruin the saga. I loved Twilight but don’t know if Catherine Hardwick was good or bad. Looks like if you followed the storyline from the book then you would be ok no matter who you are. I would hate it for the cast if they really had to work in chaos though.[/quote]
i totally agree withe the nikki reed thing… not that pretty… not like rosalie is made out to be… plus she is a dark skinned, dark featured girl… shes latina for christ sakes… does and one know any pale latinas who look like a vampire????? i certainly dont. the only reason she was cast was because cathrine and her have a history… they worked on 13 together and she also was her dads ex wife or something… also look at the list of movies shes been in … like lords of dog town….. and who the director was… um cathrine… so you see this wasnt a great casting… everyone else was fine i love what they did with alice but nikki reed shouldnt be in these films at all… there are actual natural blonds out there in hollywood who would have been best for this roll… if they were planning to fire taylor (jacob) because he wasnt beef enough why not fire nikki reed because she DOE NOT LOOK LIKE A VAMPIRE AT ALL!!!
Say what you will about Catherine, but she got the essence and emotions of the book in Twilight. Something sorely lacking in New Moon.
After watching New Moon, I realized that something was missing. Although the special effects and makeup was much better, the passion was obviously missing. New Moon seems to focus more on the action than the love story. Even when Bella and Edward reunited at the end, the spark just wasn’t there.
Catherine Hardwicke hands down for Breaking Dawn. The few criticisms against her bother me. She was given a lousy sum of money to create a film with, and she didn’t stick to the book because the screenwriter didn’t give her a script that stuck to the book. But the passion, emotion, and heart in her characters are incredible. The connections between them are so intense. It was Catherine Hardwick’s work that transformed Stephenie’s work into the phenomenon it is today. Twilight the movie brought the characters and the world of Twilight to so many new audiences, who in turn fell in love with it. Chris Weitz’s film is very true to the book, however, the emotion, the draw, the intensity between characters is lacking. I don’t believe a male director can create that depth. So, although a third director was chosen for Eclipse, also male, I hope with everything inside of me that a female director is chosen for Breaking Dawn. And Catherine Hardwicke has the edge it takes to make the movie something truly moving
[quote=Sharon Shadrick]After watching New Moon, I realized that something was missing. Although the special effects and makeup was much better, the passion was obviously missing. New Moon seems to focus more on the action than the love story. Even when Bella and Edward reunited at the end, the spark just wasn’t there.[/quote]
Im sorry but did you just say the make up was better in NM, did we watch the same movie?????
i love twilight so much expecaly how the actors act towards each other i love their romance and pasion throughout the whole movies they made, i think they need to continue to make movies for twilight together.