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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 7, 2008 21:48:38 GMT -4
I don't think that the pool of female directors is that large so I'm guessing it's more likely she'll be replaced by a male director.
I'm sure Kristin & Rob are under contract for the remaining movies but I'm not sure about the rest of the cast so I wouldn't be unhappy if Nikki Reed jumped ship or got recast.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 7, 2008 21:50:05 GMT -4
Actually, I wouldn't be at all shocked if this is the main reason why Summit fired CH. CH made no secret she wanted a bigger budget for New Moon while the head of Summit stated he thinks the New Moon could be made on about the same budget as Twilight. Something tells me Summit can handle a director being difficult. Most directors are when it comes to their "vision". But if she wouldn't budge on the budget issue they may have decided to find a director who was willing to work on their smaller budget.
My prediction is the next few days CH will state she's sad she won't be directing but hey maybe she'll come back for the third film. The cast will say they are disappointed she isn't returning but hey they'll still looking forward to working on the next film.
ETA: I agree there's isn't a lot of female directors but they are out there. If nothing else Summit will at least try to find a female one before switching over to a male director I think.
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Post by realitybug on Dec 7, 2008 21:51:14 GMT -4
The only thing I liked about this movie was the actor who played James. Hawt. Other than that, I spent most of it bursting out laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of it all. The sparkling?! *goes into hysterics*
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 7, 2008 21:59:35 GMT -4
I think the budget will naturally have to rise though for New Moon. There is more action. There is a chunk of the book which takes place in Italy - unless they are going to shoot that in a studio and even if the high dollar figures for Rob & Kirstin that are floating around are incorrect, they are going to have to pay the 2 of them more. Especially as I'm sure they'll edit New Moon to give Edward more screen time than the book.
Twilight was made on the cheap and I can't see them grumbling at spending a few mil more on a sequel if they think it'll pay off for them - I'm sure we're not talking $100 mil here. I wouldn't be surprised if they spent $50-70 mil on the sequel.
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Post by scarlet on Dec 7, 2008 22:02:23 GMT -4
Official statment. Not really sure I believe it's truly a timing issue, I think that's just standard gracious talk. Supposedly Italy has been confirmed for shooting and RP laughed off the $12M paycheck, but yeah, they'll have to have a bigger budget. And I can't help but wonder if the real issue was Summit saying "Edward needs more screentime" and Catherine disagreeing.
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Post by kali on Dec 7, 2008 23:04:34 GMT -4
I think CH did as well as she could with some extremely crappy source material, but I'm not that attached to her that I think the next movies will bomb without her. They'll likely still be crappy, but strangely watchable. So long as Pattinson and Stewart are on board, I'm good.
I had no real hopes for recasting before, but now with Summit being kind of ruthless, I have hope that they'll dump Reed and Lautner, who are really the only two duds Hardwicke managed to cast.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2008 23:53:21 GMT -4
Variety ArticleYes, because it's more important to get the movie out quickly than to make sure it's somewhat decent. Fuck you Summit. Device, eh? As much as I would love more Rob on screen, I hope they don't totally fuck it up. So it sounds like Catherine wanted to take the time to make a good movie and Summit just wants to get it out. I understand about striking while the iron is hot, but at least make sure the movie is good.
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Post by kali on Dec 8, 2008 0:08:18 GMT -4
I think that's all PR spin anyway. Everyone was saying they were going to shoot in March, so I think Hardwicke was willing to work with their schedule. I bet she either dithered over the budget or they want someone who can do better with the action sequences.
I have to admit, as badly as I feel for her, this has made me kind of excited to about Twilight fandom. Who will they replace her with? Will they try to emulate her weirdly overprocessed green tones or do something totally different? Will the actors hate the new director? We could get all kinds of fun fandom freakouts over the next year. Especially if they do what they need to do and hire someone who won't listen to SMeyer. I'm already enjoying the delusional fans throwing out suggestions like Sofia Coppola and Joe Wright. Uh huh. Any director who takes this crap on knows they're getting a critical dud on their hands no matter what they do. Anyone with other options will be dodging calls from Summit.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 8, 2008 0:11:40 GMT -4
It always sounded like to me they were going to rush production even when CH was onboard. I think KS said shooting was slated to begin March 2009. Is the script even written yet? I don't see how they can possibly have the film written, shot, edited, scored, etc. and have the film ready for release by the end of 2009 or beginning of 2010 if they start shooting in March.
ETA: kali your explanation makes sense. For some reason it sounds better to say "Our schedules simply couldn't match up!" than to admit "Well, we just don't think she can handle action!" or "Her budget demands are too much!" This is probably the explanation Catherine and Summit agreed on so both can save some face.
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Post by scarlet on Dec 8, 2008 0:12:53 GMT -4
Totally agree, Kali. This has nothing to do with rushing production.
I'm not thrilled with the thought of scenes of Edward on screen when he's supposed to be away. I think there's a better way to get Rob more screen time (truncate the middle section by lessening the werewolf aspect, for one) and staying truer to the basic format of the book.
ETA: Summit does have a script in hand already, though I'm sure there might still be rewrites (that's pretty normal). Realistically, if they want to do this film and "Eclipse" they cannot afford to wait to long--and they must know that--as Edward can't age and Rob can't play 17 for much longer.
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