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Post by bklynred on Dec 6, 2008 15:52:30 GMT -4
I just watched a...discounted copy of this movie...so slow and long! Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Meyer's books, but damn...were the actors reading their lines at quarter-speed? I can't even snark on the dialogue because I was busy gawking at the pauses between lines (and utter lack of emotion behind them). I'm glad fans got their movie, and different strokes, et al. But I was clearly not the audience for it. Geez.
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Post by BoroKat on Dec 6, 2008 16:05:37 GMT -4
I don't think the magic bed would bother me if Kristen Stewart hadn't been underage when she auditioned. Where was her parents?
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Post by GoldenFleece on Dec 6, 2008 18:31:38 GMT -4
She's been acting for years and her parents are in the business, which might have led to them all being not too fazed by the audition.
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Post by Witchie on Dec 7, 2008 20:17:13 GMT -4
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 7, 2008 20:30:03 GMT -4
If CH was irrational and difficult to work with during filming why did Summit even bother negotiating her again? New Moon will do well regardless of CH's involvement but I bet Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed will be pissed if this is true. I guess we'll find out in a few hours since Summit will release a statement either confirming or denying the report. Nikki Finke is hit or miss with her information from my experience so who knows if this is true or some scare tactic.
Though I find amusing Nikki Finke is like, "Oh poor Catherine! Poor cast! Now, this all they will have to deal with thanks to this news leaking!" Uhhh, yeah thanks you Nikki!
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 7, 2008 20:32:13 GMT -4
Hmmm you think everyomne could have waited until the press tour was over for this to become news? Obviously someone from Summit was talking if Nikki got the scoop.
I'm wondering if they want to go with a male director so they can ramp up the action for the 2nd movie and try and draw more men in to see it?
Given how well Twilight has done so far on such a limited budget they must have been seriously unhappy with her to give her the boot.
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Post by scarlet on Dec 7, 2008 21:15:16 GMT -4
I thought Hardwicke's direction was pretty bad, so I'm neither surprised or disappointed.
I AM a bit surprised this leaked now while she's in the middle of the European press tour.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 7, 2008 21:31:08 GMT -4
A female director can just as easily ramp up the action. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if they find another female director to avoid accusations of sexism. I could practically hear Nikki Finke squeal with delight at the thought of running stories about Summit being sexist.
Like scarlet I'm not upset about CH replaced. She has serious obsession with closeups and choppy direction. The only ones I can really see being upset is the cast especially. Then again, if she truly was a nightmare to work with perhaps the cast is breathing a sigh of relief.
I have noticed some fan girls panicking that this news may cause KS to try to leave the upcoming films even though she's under contract for the next one. I highly doubt she will since it would take WAY too much money to get out of it. Though it amuses me that no one seems upset at the idea of Nikki Reed leaving.
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Post by incognito on Dec 7, 2008 21:31:57 GMT -4
On one hand, Catherine creeps me out and I hate her obvious pseudo-nepotism when it comes to casting Nikki Reed in everything, so I have a little bit of schadenfreude right now. On the other hand, I get the feeling that they wouldn't be using words like "difficult" and "irrational" if Catherine had been a man, so I'm also annoyed.
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Post by scarlet on Dec 7, 2008 21:35:31 GMT -4
Ugh, those damn close-ups. As ridiculously pretty as I find RP I could've done with a few (dozen) less of those.
Update from Summit (via Finke):
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