CHRIS WEITZ REVEALS ‘NEW MOON’ DVD DETAILS
In a new interview with New Moon director Chris Weitz, he gives MTV a breakdown of everything we can expect on the film’s DVD. Among those are a commentary with him, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, as well as some deleted features, and even more!
“There will be a commentary track,” Weitz revealed, saying that he’ll soon head into the recording booth with his three big stars, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. “It’ll just be us riffing off each other in our intimate way,” he grinned. “We kind of like each other, so that should be fun.”In addition, fans can look forward to picking up a copy of “Twilight in Forks,” the independently made documentary that teased fans with brief glimpses of its exploration into the real-life town that inspired Stephenie Meyer, only to be snatched up by Summit in September. An insider told MTV recently that the film will not be re-edited but will hit DVD alongside “New Moon” with all-new packaging and artwork.
Judging by the insatiable appetite of Twilighters, they’ll be filling DVD stores in the first quarter of 2010, eager to glimpse the deleted scenes Weitz plans to unveil for the first time.
“There will be probably about 20 minutes of deleted material,” he explained, promising some meaty footage. “It really is good stuff and a bonus for the fans.”
Among this bonus footage could be several moments MTV knows was shot but did not make the final “New Moon” cut, including:
» A scene with Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria driving to Forks in a car, snacking on a dead human. It was one of the final moments the actress filmed as the nomadic vampire.
» A scene with the human characters eating Burger King.
» Another scene with the humans, this time with Justin Chon and Michael Welch expressing jealousy over Edward’s car.
» More scenes with the Volturi in Italy.
» An extended cut of the scene where Mike Newton quotes Shakespeare to Bella in the Forks High parking lot; in it, he does a Marlon Brando impersonation.
» Scenes alluding to the ongoing breakup between Newton and Anna Kendrick’s Jessica.
“When I made the film, I wanted it to arrive at a certain kind of flow and cadence,” Weitz said of why he had to leave so many scenes on the cutting-room floor but hopes to restore many for the DVD. “[They would have affected] how the movie worked, and they didn’t completely fit. But there’ll be some groovy stuff in [the DVD].”
So how do these DVD features sound to you? What are you most hoping makes the cut?
Well I love extras on all DVDs! I love extented and deleted scenes but I love behind the scene stuff more and interviews with the cast! I’ll love it no matter what New Moon was awesome to me…
Can’t wait for the DVD to come out! Chris Weitz made such a beautiful film. I’ve seen it twice now and must say I loved it even more the second time around!
I am hoping for a little more Alice.
Yeah, me too Oretha. I thought they’d show a bit more of Alice and Bellas friendship. In Eclipse that bond is so important.
Im hoping to see the scary dream sequences that Rob talked about. The ones where he explains that in Bellas dream Edwrad is slightly evil and demonic.
I cant wait to see all these deleted scenes weve not seen before. Im guessing the DVD may come out around March or April, considering Twilight’s date and New Moon’s popularity. I absolutely loved the commentary on Twilight so i cannot wait to see New Moons one
I was hoping the journey home from Italy would be in the film so a clip from that would be fantastic.
I haven’t seen the movie yet, so I don’t know if this made the cut. But, I would love to see the scene when Bella is riding Edward’s back. This would be after Italy and the big talk in the bedroom, and as they are on the way to the Cullen house for the big vote. That was so intense in the book.
| would really like to see when they arrive at the airport and all the family was there!! I loved the movie and any extra would be fantastic!!