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Twilight Cast: No Love Lost for Catherine Hardwicke

by Celebuzz on Jun. 9, 2009 07:30 AM / 32 Comments

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?

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tya 5 mos ago
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He's been the most talkative out of the entire cast lately. strange....
Sara 5 mos ago
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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.
analin 5 mos ago
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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!
Jilly 5 mos ago
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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.
whatever 5 mos ago
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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!
violetshock 5 mos ago
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i'm glad chris wietz is directing new moon, it looks much better then twilight.
noah 5 mos ago
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The bar is set pretty low. Not like this guy can mess it up that badly.
alittlehonestyamongfans 5 mos ago
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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.
violetshock 5 mos ago
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alittlehonestyamongfans said:
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.

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.
Jen 5 mos ago
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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.