'New Moon' Director Chris Weitz Reveals DVD Details



Weitz plans to include at least 20 minutes of deleted material from the blockbuster.

BEVERLY HILLS, California — After this weekend's record-shattering opening, "New Moon" is now officially the biggest film of 2009. In a few months, it will inevitably become one of the biggest DVD releases of 2010.

So what can we expect from the "New Moon" DVD? Recently, we caught up with director Chris Weitz and got the scoop on the disc you'll soon want sitting next to "Twilight" on your shelf.

"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 were 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]."

Source MTV

12 comments:

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

I look so forward to seeing what ended up on the floor!!

Can not wait to hear the banter between this group on the DVD...
How long must we wait??

Angie said...

rpg, I so wish that we could get the DVD now. Would love to see what was cut. Like: Edward crouching on the bed.

enjoykim said...

hehe,I just preordered my NM DVD on Amazon;-)

Release date in Germany is 15.4.2010

Belinda Willis said...

I guess its to much to hope that they actually filmed the ending differently...like more romantic and fun...like the book.

JBMolina said...

I think the ending was great. Left us wanting more. I can't wait for this DVD!!!

Steph said...

I can't wait for the commentary.. except this time, I'll have to listen to Taylor too.

Hopefully we get some extra E/B moments!!

tnan said...

Hm, sounds like they might be taping the commentary soon, like maybe before year end? Definitely can't wait for the dvd.

solas said...

I wonder if the deleted scenes will be shown in context, where they should have been, as opposed to just seeing a bunch of disjointed scenes.

Jennifer said...

Release date in Germany is 15.4.2010. Does anyone know that date the New Moon will be released in the United States?

RPLover said...

I am super excited for the "groovy stuff"! LOL can NOT wait for the commentary.

d67 said...

Why no mention of any deleted Edward/Bella scenes....bummer.
I read on Den of Geek that the release date in england was March 12th (or 15th, something like that). So hopefully it'll be right around then in the states too! Cannot wait.....

Tess said...

I loved watching Twilight DVD with the commentary, so I'm really looking forward to New Moons as well..

Love CW's use of the word "Groovy"

 
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