August 17, 2009
A Closer Look at New Moon Director Chris Weitz
During our visit to the set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, we watched from afar as director Chris Weitz ran a seemingly tidy ship. His quiet, polite mannerisms, even during take after take, and his relative expedience moving from one set up to... More...

July 27, 2009
Top Ten New Moon Facts Revealed at Comic-Con
Having read the books, visited the set, and devoured everything the internet already contained regarding The Twilight Saga: New Moon, you'd think there'd be little left for a Twilight fan to learn. Thankfully, you'd be wrong. As we found while... More...

July 16, 2009
New Moon Director Chris Weitz Spills Juicy Twilight Details
When Rotten Tomatoes visited the Vancouver set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in May, director Chris Weitz was wrapping up key scenes before production crossed the Atlantic to film for five days in Montepulciano, Italy. We caught up with Weitz... More...

May 27, 2009
First Images from Twilight: New Moon Released
As filming in Italy draws to a close on The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Summit Entertainment has released a batch of new images for your first look at scenes from the vampire romance sequel to 2008's smash hit, Twilight. Find high resolution versions... More...

April 05, 2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Start Obsessing Now!
You've read all the books; you've watched the movie. By now, you should own your own copy of the DVD, a drawer full of "I Heart Edward/Jacob" t-shirts (one for every day of the week, naturally), the chart-topping soundtrack, and -- the piece de... More...

January 21, 2009
Kristen Stewart Talks Twilight Sequel, New Moon
Intrepid E! reporter/celebrity interviewer Ben Lyons caught up with Twilight star Kristen Stewart in Park City, Utah to talk up her festival film, Adventureland -- but naturally, got in a few questions about Stewart's other little upcoming film:... More...

April 28, 2008
RT on DVD: The Golden Compass, 27 Dresses, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
If you, like many others, opted out of The Golden Compass while it was in theaters, never fear; your chance to watch it at home has arrived. Then again, instead of picking up that or the underwhelming wedding rom-com 27 Dresses, you could go for... More...

December 20, 2007
Vatican Gloats Over Weak Performance of The Golden Compass
Attention, filmgoers who have seen and enjoyed The Golden Compass: According to The Vatican, you're either "dishonest" or you haven't been "gifted with a critical spirit." More...

December 06, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Golden Compass Sets Course For #1 Debut
New Line hopes to breathe some life into the North American box office with the launch of its pricey adventure film The Golden Compass which stands as the frame's only new wide release. Directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy), the PG-13 film aims to... More...

November 15, 2007
You've Got Questions? The Golden Compass Director Chris Weitz Has Answers
With less than a month remaining before The Golden Compass debuts in theaters -- and an entire trilogy's worth of controversy already brewing around the film -- director Chris Weitz has kicked off a weekly Q&A with filmgoers. More...

November 05, 2007
Golden Compass Author Doesn't Care for Narnia, Lord of the Rings
It won't reach theaters until December 7, but The Golden Compass -- which adapts the first installment in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy -- already has some people up in arms, and the author doesn't seem to mind one bit. More...

October 11, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: The Golden Compass
The theatrical trailer for The Golden Compass is online, and Yahoo! Movies has it! More...

June 01, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Possible New "Terminator," "AVP 2" Update, "Iron Man" Tidbits, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, another European has surfaced as a possibile star for the third "Terminator" sequel, "Alien vs. Predator 2" gets a 'horrific' makeover, and we get an inside look at "Iron Man." More...

May 21, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: "The Golden Compass"
The last time New Line gave us a gigantic fantasy trilogy, things worked out pretty well. Well, here comes the trailer for their next one... More...

November 21, 2006
Bana, Bacon & Hurt Join the "Golden Compass" Company
We already knew that Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Daniel Craig and Sam Elliott were signed to appear in Chris Weitz's big-screen rendition of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass," but now we have some more familiar... More...

October 31, 2006
First Pic of Nicole Kidman from "His Dark Materials"
Of all the new and impending fantasy flicks out there, Chris Weitz's adaptation of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" has to be one of the most hotly-anticipated. And now, to act as proof that the flick is actually... More...

October 03, 2006
Set Pics: "Die Hard 4" & "The Golden Compass"
Snapshots were recently taken on the sets of "Live Free or Die Hard" and the hotly-anticipated rendition of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." So if you have any interest in either of these flicks, you just might want to... More...

September 15, 2006
Set Pics: "Day of the Dead" & "The Golden Compass"
What do Chris Weitz's "The Golden Compass" adaptation and Steve Miner's "Day of the Dead" remake have in common? Absolutely nothing ... except for the fact that set pics from both flicks have recently surfaced on the interweb.... More...

July 19, 2006
Nicole Kidman & Paul Bettany Dig the "Dark Materials"
London newspapers are reporting that not only is Nicole Kidman's "His Dark Materials" contract a done deal, but also that Paul Bettany (a.k.a. Mr. Jennifer Connelly) is now on board the highly-anticipated adaptation. More...

June 29, 2006
New Line Greenlights "The Golden Compass" -- for $150 Million
Fans of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series have reason to rejoice this morning: New Line Cinema has given an official greenlight and production date to "The Golden Compass," which will be brought to the big screen by... More...

May 08, 2006
Weitz Checks "Compass" and Returns to Fantasy
Chris Weitz is back behind the helm of "His Dark Materials" (chapter 1) after seeing the project turned over to "Shopgirl" director Anand Tucker ... who has also been removed from the project. More...

February 24, 2006
Chris Weitz Getting Into the "Game"
Comedy director Chris Weitz has signed on to helm "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" for Columbia Pictures, a project based on a popular New York Times article from 2004. Said article was also stretched into a... More...

August 09, 2005
New Line Goes with Anand Tucker for "His Dark Materials"
After Chris Weitz said "thanks but no thanks" to directing New Line's epic adventure "The Golden Compass," the studio looked to a variety of heavy hitters like Ridley Scott and David Cronenberg, but they eventually gave the job... More...

December 15, 2004
Weitz Leaves Dark Project
Chris Weitz has ceded directorial duties on "His Dark Materials" trilogy, citing the inherent technical challenges associated with filming, Variety reports. Weitz, the director of "About a Boy," says he is not the right person... More...