Chris Weitz has joined Twitter and it’s been a much needed breath of fresh air for the fandom. Not only does he answer to fans all the time, but he talks about the franchise, New Moon and the cast every single day, answering questions and doubts the fans have been having for a while. He’s also incredibly funny and tweets in Spanish too! (he’s wife is Mexican/cuban and his grandmother is Mexican as well, so his Spanish is not bad at all).
Chris tweets to much, he tends to be put in Twitter jail from time to time, so we’ve decided to collect his Tweets for you every single day, so you don’t miss the best of the best.
When asked if Taylor’s torso can speak (whatever that means!) he answered in Spanish:
No pero es un six-pack y puede tomarlo.
“No, but it’s a sicx pack and he can drink it”.
Another fan asks: Considering there were a lot of girls on set…where there any PMS problems?
Any drama between hormonal women?
Nope. Wolf pack very catty though ;)
Another fan asks this great question: why is it that in the books Edward is almost too difficult to fight against because he’s able to anticipate every move from his opponents because he can read minds, while in the movies he basically gets his butt kicked? Did Chris changed it because it works better in the movies to have a more fair fight?
Yes. "action sequences" for the boys.
Not gonna lie, I wish they had kept Edward’s fighting skills in the movie. It is true that he gets his butt kicked more than he should and it completely gives haters the excuse to say that Edward can’t handle himself in fights.
On why there was no commentary by Rob and Kristen in the New Moon DVD:
They were veeeeeeery tired, long press tour. I hadn't gone out as late the night before recording...
On the scene in which Kristen and Rob ad-libbed dialogue.
Bellla saying I love you to Edward. Then the studio got me to replace it, then R and K talked me back into it.
Did he touch his hair?
Did I ever NOT touch his hair? He told me to stop but I wouldn't. Why do you think I didn't direct Eclipse?
Is Rob really that cute in person?
He's actually physically repugnant. It's something about the camera. Weird.
Was it hard to film the scene where Edward and Bella look at each other underwater?
YES especially in 1 day. scuba gear, safety, green screen underwater, wtaer alteruing depth of field and lens quality, then cg fixes..
On working with Brad and Angelina, who became a couple quickly after that, and then Rob and Kristen he said:
I'm matchmaker to the stars?
Most challenging scene to film in New Moon:
Breakdown scene with Kristen. Cold, tough night.
Anything to say about Jackson Rathbone?
He can raise the dead with the power of his stare
His favorite thing about Rob?
His sense of humor, and the fact that he remembers my name
Catherine Hardwicke said she didn’t direct New Moon because the studio wanted to rush it, what’s his take on that?
Meh. It all depends. There was a definite release date, that's hard to hit. And CGI very hard to deliver on time.
What is Kristen like?
Kristen is very committed, serious, incredibly hard on herself, natural and has teh world's best BS detector.
But does she like to have fun?
Of course! But she does not invite me.
FYI – Discussing Rob and Kristen’s personal lives is off limits on his Twitter.
Lemme be very straight here, without trying to sound mean. Kristen is my friend. Rob is my friend. Their personal lives are their own.
His wife is a fan of Twilight.
She read all the books before I did!
Those were the best Twilight related tweets. We’ll make a separate post with his best tweets on filmmaking and his advice to all aspiring filmmakers.