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Top Ten New Moon Facts Revealed at Comic-Con
What we learned about the Twilight sequel from panels, press conferences, and more.
by Jen Yamato | July 27, 2009
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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 tracking New Moon's cast and director through last weekend's Comic-Con appearances, the New Moon publicity machine is chugging as smoothly as Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's bare chests -- two things which made our list of the Top Ten New Moon Facts Revealed at Comic-Con. (Catch up on our Comic-Con coverage here.) Read on for this week's installment of New Moon Monday and check back each week for news, interviews, and more to keep your Twilight obsession blazing.

1. Summit Entertainment knows its audience, evidenced by the two scenes they brought to Comic-Con. Whether you're Team Edward or Team Jacob, there was a shirtless scene for you. Who wanted to see the birthday party scene or the cliff diving scene, when they could get their first peek at Jacob Black hopping valiantly off a bike to strip naked to tend to an almost-drooling Bella? Or watch as Bella raced across Volterra in vain as Edward opened his shirt, stepping into the sunlight? It was such an amazing sight, Bella started running in slow motion. (Click above for more celeb pics from Comic-Con; full scene descriptions here!)

2. Director Chris Weitz will use a lot of dialogue straight from the book. This was one of the biggest points of contention with the first Twilight, into which screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg had written quotes directly from Meyer's text -- with varying results. ("And so the lion fell in love with the lamb," to which non-fans groaned inwardly.) In both scenes shown at Comic-Con, the majority of dialogue was taken from the pages of New Moon and filmed quite closely to what we imagined. (Agree/disagree? Tell us below.)

3. Taylor Lautner is the press-friendly celebrity star that New Moon needed. Compared to his co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Lautner has just the right youthful vigor and enthusiasm (read: he's not jaded yet) to turn Twilight press events into, well, downright energetic press events. Deposited between Stewart and Pattinson in Thursday's early morning press conference, Lautner picked up the slack whenever his co-stars trailed off; the kid's been well prepared. I mean, have you seen that Sharkboy-era dancing video?

4. Kristen Stewart knows that Bella is a head case in New Moon. Critics who thought Bella was unhealthily dependent on Edward in the first Twilight film, or even that his behavior was borderline stalker-ish, will likely seize on her obvious psychological issues in the sequel. When those criticisms come, Stewart's fully prepared. "This is a severely emotional movie," she told journalists. "That's the one big difference. This movie is not about discovery or falling in love, which is sort of just an intense emotion, but this is low and there high points for her, too. She's a manic depressive, basically."

5. A year later, Kristen Stewart's life is just as crazy and her answers just as wry as they were during Twilight. The build-up to the first Twilight film transformed its stars' lives into a constant media circus, with fans even stampeding a mall just to see Pattinson. Asked if life was any different with the sequel on the horizon, Lautner said now he was "really, really busy" and Pattinson noted that he walks down the street hoping not to be noticed. Stewart deadpanned that her only life change was the stylistic kind: "I cut my hair off."

6. The New Moon kids like it when their characters suffer. Asked which scene in New Moon was their favorite, each star picked one in which their characters broke up with each other. "I walk her up to her door and say goodbye to her and I'm going off to fight in the woods and she's worried," Lautner answered. "She's scared for me. I thought that it was kind of cute, but I also like the breakup scene."

"That's my favorite scene in the movie," Stewart said, her face lighting up. "We call it a breakup scene because he basically tells her that they can't be friends anymore and he's transforming. If you ever, ever treated me like that you would kill me."

And Pattinson's favorite scene? "I think my breakup scene was my favorite scene," he said. "I mean, hopefully it'll come off as having quite a few more levels than the relationship in Twilight. It was interesting. It was like a five page long dialogue scene. That didn't happen at all in the first one and it's quite an interesting little moment. It completely bypasses all the supernatural elements of the story as well, which I found quite interesting."

7. Kristen Stewart can't wait to have Rob Pattinson's baby! (Just kidding.) When asked what scene she's most looking forward to filming over the course of Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, Stewart let out a spoiler of sorts. "I can't wait to get pregnant!" Stewart joked, referring to her character's storyline. Pattinson's response: "I can't wait to perform the Cesarian." Taylor's most anticipated scene? The one where he gets to strip naked and cuddle with Bella in a sleeping bag, naturally.

8. If you post a New Moon reaction video to YouTube, Chris Weitz is probably watching it right now. During the panel discussion, Weitz revealed that he and the editing crew have watched many of your screaming, breathless fan reaction videos. He's even thinking of making a reaction video to the reaction videos!

9. Twilight fanaticism was as strong as ever this year. While nothing could top the ear-piercing and unexpected sounds of thousands of girls at the Twilight panel last year -- where fan boy culture's hold on the Con was hijacked by a vampire romance, of all things -- 2009 sure came close. And Twilighters were better prepared for the challenge of getting a coveted seat in Hall H for Thursday's panel; a few fans camped out a full two days ahead, and by Wednesday morning, Twihards were Twittering from the line.

10. The anti-Twilight backlash finally has a name! You know your favorite fantasy property has really made it when entire Comic-Con costumes are created just to complain about it (i.e. the mostly-male Con attendees sporting "Twilight Ruined Comic-Con" signs).

 

That's it for New Moon Monday! Check back every week for something new from RT's resident Twilight expert in Jen's Twilight Corner. (Have a suggested topic? Leave a comment below.)


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Comments (1-20 of 194 posts) | Reply
Bloody Mathias
Bloody Mathias writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:05 PM

Hey RT, 100% of the posters here are straight males who are not only throughly uninterested in anything Twilight, but show outright hostility to this romance franchise thinly veiled as a vampire saga.

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Jen Yamato
Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:06 PM

Then now you know what sign to make when you go to Comic-Con next year!

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shoutsma
shoutsma writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:13 PM

I agree with Bloody Mathias. The movies are just cheap superficial crap to appeal to the hopeless. And Twilight did ruin Comic Con as far as I'm concerned.

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De4ective Detectiv3
De4ective Detectiv3 writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:24 PM

Sometimes I swear I accidently went to the official Twilight web site instead of RT. I'm sure they get plenty of hits, but do we really need a new Twilight article everyday? I swear, if I didn't know any better, I would think RT has a designated staff to cover this movie, kinda like how newstations have their iraq news team or something.

Seriously though, I think we're running out of things to report on this movie, they should title the next article "Top 10 reasons your gonna be sick of this movie before it even comes out"


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shoutsma
shoutsma writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:25 PM

(Retraction of the word "hopeless", and filled with any word you feel appropriate.) But anyone I've met who has seen the movie can't give a justifiable reason for liking it. It's a just product, instead of something that has any meaning at all.

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nogard46
nogard46 writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:44 PM

Bloody you make so many false generalization its beyond absurd. where did you get 100%? Have you polled the people in RT? Even if you are correct, so RT should continue to only target 49% of the population? (Yes males make up 49%) and isn't Twilight just giving what the fangirls want, what they long for? You fanboys got your TDK fix why can't the females have something to call their own? Can you not allow them to have that 1 movie, 1 franchise?

I'm a straight male and I'm not a rabid fan of Twilight but I enjoy it and I have no issues liking it. And yes I know what your comment and response will be an immature attempt to question and knock down my sexuality just for the small miniscule reason I like a certain movie.

Sigh, and you want question and ask which sex is more mature and more intelligent?


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red_wine
red_wine writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:50 PM

I personally don't care about Twilight but this site is run by people, not robots. They have their own passions and their own movies which they anticipate. If you don't want to read an article, don't click on it. As long as they are getting hits, its perfectly justified.

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WalkingAfterFoo
WalkingAfterFoo writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:54 PM

I have to take offense to Bloody Mathias's comment. Firstly, I am a woman so obviously 100% of the people who post aren't men. Second, why can't people like comic books, sci-fi, movies, and all other acceptable forms of nerdiness, and not Twilight? Honestly I love the Twilight books, and I thought the movie okay. Honestly if it was a movie you were excited about, wouldn't you want a lot of information and updates? Seriously, if you hate Twilight so much, why take the time to comment on an article about it?

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shoutsma
shoutsma writes:
on Jul 27 2009 08:58 PM

I won't knock anyone's sexuality down. I think that's pretty low. But I will knock people down a little for liking a movie that has such a rabid screeching-banshee fan base over not a lot, in many an opinion. And yes, Rotten Tomatoes and websites similar are posting way too many Twilight stories. I would be alright with them if they actually said something worthwhile, and if the 3-4 stories a day wouldn't push actual worthwhile stories out of the feed.

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RE4P3R
RE4P3R writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:12 PM

How was New Moon one of the show's best?

I'm pretty sure shirtless men =/= quality, yet that's one of the sole reasons RT mustered up for putting New Moon next to Iron Man II as best of Comic-Con in their previous Comic-Con article.


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RE4P3R
RE4P3R writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:17 PM

In reply to this comment (#2531243)
How was New Moon one of the show's best?

I'm pretty sure shirtless men =/= quality, yet that's one of the sole reasons RT mustered up for putting New Moon next to Iron Man II as best of Comic-Con in their previous Comic-Con article.

Also, nogard46: WHY!?!?!?! How could you change your avatar from awesome Danny McBride holding a shotty and super hot Sarah Roemer to THIS? No offense, but I lol'd the second I read "I'm not a rabid fan of Twilight" and looked back to see your avatar.


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RE4P3R
RE4P3R writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:18 PM

In reply to this comment (#2531243)
Dammit.

RT you need an edit function for comments.


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WalkingAfterFoo
WalkingAfterFoo writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:21 PM

I think when they were making their list they were factoring in the amount, and quality of footage that was shown. Like how getting a look at War Machine and Whiplash was amazing for Iron Man fans, the scenes they showed from New Moon were great for fans of the book. With The amount of information and footage shown from Avatar, it deserves to be at the top of the list. I lked the way they determined the best and the worst, and honestly I agreed with the list, but I would have put Alice in Wonderland up there too.

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GST
GST writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:28 PM

Yay! More Twilight! I have to admit, Jen, you're actually making me want to watch Twilight on demand and then see this in theaters, if only to provide my own biting commentary on it (though not in the theater, I may hate Twilight, but I'm not going to talk through New Moon in the theater, even if it is as horrible as I'm sure it will be).

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Heather
Heather writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:40 PM

Oh, wah wah wah. Cry me a river. So sorry that CC isn't just for the boys, these days. You geeks should be happy -- it's probably the closest you'll ever get to real life women, anyway.

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ledawg1138
ledawg1138 writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:53 PM

In reply to this comment (#2531267)
Oooh!...cold.

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Shauna R.
Shauna R. writes:
on Jul 27 2009 09:55 PM

Thanks for the updates Jen, you're doing an awesome job of getting cool new information. I love to hear the actor's opinions on things.

Isn't it funny that people don't gripe about having an Iron Man 2, Alice in Wonderland, or Harry Potter article everyday? I guess there is just really something about Twilight that drives them insane. For example, I don't really have an interest in the new Green Lantern movie coming out but there always seems to be new info on here about it. Do I go on their forums and whine about it? Nope. If you don't like the movie, please move on and leave us the f*** alone.


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The Journeyman - Xou
The Journeyman - Xou writes:
on Jul 27 2009 10:03 PM

and the battle of the pale faces start agian

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Bane Of Anubis
Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Jul 27 2009 10:15 PM

While Meyer's books are some of the worst written mass-market POS I've read (well, I've only read snips here and there, but enough to get the stink of it), they are some of the most recognizable and most popular pieces of media (I won't use the term literature) in recent years and thus having an article a day (or more) is justifiable. RT's goal, I imagine, is to appeal more to the masses and not just the cinemaphiles, etc who might grow weary of continuing coverage of SM's teen-clean-porn for women.

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Tyrant
Tyrant writes:
on Jul 27 2009 10:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#2531274)
*grabs popcorn and shares with Million Dollar Boy* This should be fun!

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