We got this press release from Direct TV:
DIRECTV To Offer Bonus Footage of The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Not Available On Cable
DIRECTV’s Midnight Premier of ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ on March 20, Includes
Behind-the-Scenes Footage of the Film and an Inside Look at Director Chris WeitzEL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 9, 2010 – “Twi-hards” who have DIRECTV won’t even have to
leave the comfort of their own living rooms to be one of the first to see last
fall’s box office phenomenon, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In conjunction with the
highly anticipated DVD release of the movie by Summit Entertainment, DIRECTV will
offer a midnight premiere of the movie on Saturday, March 20 on DIRECTV Cinema. In
addition, customers who purchase the Pay Per View movie, will also receive
behind-the-scenes bonus features about the film – not available on cable.In addition to being able to see teen heartthrobs Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen),
Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black) and Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan) in crystal-clear 1080p
HD, DIRECTV customers will also have access to the bonus featurette The Subtle
Details, which offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at New Moon’s production
design, costuming and more. DIRECTV customers will also receive Chris Weitz Takes
the Helm, a feature that documents the transition from Catherine Hardwicke, director
of Twilight, to New Moon director Chris Weitz, and his vision of the future of the
series.
“DIRECTV Cinema’s goal is to provide customers with the ultimate in-home movie
experience they can’t find anywhere else,” said Sarah Lyons, vice president, Upgrade
Marketing, DIRECTV. “We are thrilled to not only offer The Twilight Saga: New Moon
in 1080p HD but to also give our customers a deeper look at what went into to making
the film.”
Twilight Saga: New Moon will premiere on DIRECTV Cinema and DIRECTV on Demand at
midnight, Saturday, March 20. The movie will be available in 1080p HD (same as
Blu-ray) for $5.99 or standard-definition (SD) for $4.99. In addition, Summit
Entertainment’s Twilight In Forks, which is a documentary that explores the Pacific
Northwest town that inspired the Twilight phenomenon, will also be available in
1080p HD for $5.99 or for $4.99 (SD). For more information on the movies available
on DIRECTV Cinema please visit directv.com/cinema.
Chris Weitz had previously shared some New Moon secrets for the release of the movie. Now for the release of the DVD he released 5 new secrets to
MTV.com:
Going for the Gold: In “Twilight,” RPattz and the rest of his vegetarian vampire cohorts have gold-colored eyes as a result of abstaining from consuming human blood. For “New Moon,” the vamps’ eyes were clearly more golden. Why’d Weitz have his actors switch to brighter contact lenses?
“It’s a more noticeable gold,” Weitz said. “I thought that in the first film they hadn’t popped quite enough and I wanted to have that sense of otherworldliness carry through more.”
The Silent Vampire: Actress Rachelle Lefevre was notoriously replaced in her role as the vampire Victoria following “New Moon,” with Bryce Dallas Howard taking over the part for “Eclipse.” In “New Moon,” Lefevre is seen but does not speak. Is there a connection between her lack of lines and what happened with the casting decision?
“It wasn’t so much that,” Weitz said. “There was a dialogue scene with her, and eventually that will show up whenever they release deleted scenes. It was one of those scenes that, when you look back at it, it’s kind of a surplus to the whole storytelling requirement of the movie. So there was no ill intent there. I wrote Rachelle and explained why that scene didn’t end up in the film, and in terms of filmmaking I can’t regret it, although I do regret it very much if it hurt Rachelle’s feelings.”
Why So Torn Up, Edward?: At one point in the film, Pattinson’s Edward Cullen appears in a ripped T-shirt, but we never learn why. So … what the heck happened?
“What it’s supposed to be is that he’s essentially been wearing the same clothes for several months, and that eventually they’ve just worn out because, as you I’m sure know, his body is like stone. So he must’ve rubbed up against something and it ripped,” Weitz said.
Our Lord?: In its Italian-set portions, “New Moon” features a significant amount of religious iconography, and Edward certainly suffers a great deal. Is he supposed to be a Christ figure?
“I think that he is in a sense he’s doomed to suffer eternally,” Weitz said. “He actually thinks of himself as a damned figure, but he’s wrong about that. So in some senses, yeah, he is a martyr figure.”
Black Eyes: In Stephenie Meyer’s book, Edward’s eyes go black in Italy. Why don’t his eyes turn in the film?
“It’s because I screwed up!” Weitz admitted.
Really? He just forgot?
“Well, yeah, I kinda did,” he said. “Well, there are two reasons. One is that I messed up. The other reason is that I actually thought that onscreen it would be quite bizarre to see his eyes go completely black, and that it would be more satisfying and less jarring to have that moment of reunion be a reunion with revivified Edward. But probably, the long and the short of it, there are many details that I did not drop the ball on, and there are some that I did.”
Never really thought of the clothes being ripped by his stone body. It’s one of those obvious things that you never think of, isn’t it?
Yesterday we posted an interview in which Chris Weitz reveals regretting not cutting the scene in New Moon when we see Edward skipping in the forest with vampire Bella. In a new interview with HitFix.com he talked more about this scene and how he could’ve done it differently.
“I think it could have been less than an Arcadian fairy tale running through the foresty movement and more of an abstract at Kristen flash on her face,” Weitz says of what he would have changed. “That would have avoided laughter, which wasn’t only heard at the premiere where there are cynics and jaded Hollywood types, but the most packed fan screenings.”
Don’t feel bad, Chris. The scene itself wasn’t a bad idea, just the whole… awkward running, maybe, what kind of ruined it for some people 
. I actually liked how vampire Bella looked and how Edward kept staring at her, kind of amazed at her new vampire state. But yes, we could’ve done without the skipping 
.
Read more at HITFIX.com
Two new pictures we had never seen before! Click to via in full size.
Courtesy of: twilightmb.proboards.com/index.cgi
Hollywood Crush has their first look at the new New Moon toys by Neca. The new toys include a shirtless Jacob, an Edward figurine that actually sparkles in the sun and Jasper’s action figure!
Check them out:
The nominees for this year’s Kids Choice Awards have been announced, and New Moon has been nominated for Best Movie, while Taylor Lautner has been nominated for Best Actor.
Neither Rob nor Kristen scored nominations this year 
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2010 Kids’ Choice Awards will be aired live on Nickelodeon at 8 P.M. on March 27.
More scans of the New Moon trading cards featuring new images of Edward and the wolfpack. Cards scanned by our staffer Fernando.
Make sure you browse around that album. Panini released tons of pictures exclusively through their cards, so a lot of them might be new to you.
MTV.com unveiled the limtied edition Jacob Black Tonner doll:
The limited edition Jacob action figure, which comes a few (long-awaited!) months after Tonner debuted its Laurent, Victoria, James and “Hungry Edward” dolls during last July’s Comic-Con, will be shapeshifting released this summer. The cost of the 17-inch-tall, hard plastic and vinyl figure will be $149.99 and there are only a limited number (3000 to be exact!) being made, so Twilighters, this is a chance to own a piece of cinematic history!
If you want to be one of those 3,000 owners make sure you sign up to Tonners newsletter to know when they’re available for pre-order.
From Twilight Lexicon:
Ultimate fans of Twilight have a reason to howl with excitement: a sneak peek at The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Walmart announced today it will be the only retailer to carry The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition on standard DVD, and Blu-ray, with never-before-seen footage from the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Walmart also will feature “Twilight Saga Shops” in stores – a dedicated shopping experience for Twilight fans to bite into a variety of Twilight-themed clothing, jewelry, and merchandise, including new items to show their wolf- or vampire-fan pride.
Fans can pre-order The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition on DVD or Blu-ray, as well as the national two-disc Special Edition DVD or Special Edition Blu-ray, today at Walmart.com. With the new movie and 50 minutes of extra footage and interviews, The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition also contains an exclusive, 7-minute sneak peek of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It begins with an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the production of the newest film. New interviews with stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as well as with series-creator Stephenie Meyer, are integrated with revealing on-the-set footage of some of the key scenes and sets from the upcoming movie. This first-look at The Twilight Saga: Eclipse concludes with the world premiere of an actual scene from the upcoming film.
With the movie release scheduled for March 20, 12:01 am, fans can be among the first to own the DVD, joining friends nationwide at midnight release events in more than 2,600 24-hour Walmart stores. The midnight release last year of the first Twilight movie brought hundreds of thousands of fans together online and in stores, becoming the most pre-ordered movie and most successful DVD movie release event in Walmart history.
Walmart’s Twilight Saga Shops, designed for both the “fan-pire” and “wolf-lover,” will open in stores mid-March and will feature a variety of items themed around the Twilight series and favorite movie characters.
Among the items in Walmart Twilight Saga Shop are:· Wolf and vampire lover tanks ($7)
· Twilight Saga themed tees ($9)
· Jacob Black and Edward Cullen tees ($9)
· Twilight Saga themed jewelry (bracelets, pins, key chains, earrings, necklaces) ($5 )
· Twilight Saga themed messenger bags ($12) and totes ($9)
· Twilight Saga books, including “The Twilight Saga: New Moon Official Illustrated Companion Book” – ($13.24)and “Life Story” magazine cover issue featuring Twilight ($8.95)
· The Twilight Saga New Moon Ultimate Fan Poster – exclusive DVD cover art ($5)
· Party snacks and beverages to prepare for DVD viewing parties
· New Moon Special Edition Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray – available 12:01 am, Mar. 20)
· The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition Two-Disc DVD ($24.96) and Blu-ray ($29.96) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition with Forks documentary DVD ($29.96) – all available 12:01 am, Mar. 20Customers can also find items such as character dolls Bella, Edward and Jacob ($24.88), movie soundtracks, as well as New Moon The Movie Board Game and SCENE IT? Twilight Movie Edition THE DVD GAME at select stores. Walmart will host its dedicated Twilight Saga Shops in its 3,500 stores through mid-April, and continue to carry Twilight merchandise through the year, although some items are for a limited period only.
As excitement builds for this upcoming DVD release, Walmart will announce additional special events and activities for fans in the coming weeks.
While people freak out over the new Eclipse pictures, we have some New Moon images we hadn’t seen before, and they’re all lovely! They’re all scans of the New Moon trading cards (which if you haven’t bought yet, you should, because most of those pictures were not distributed online). They feature Edward, Jasper, Emmett, Bella, Alice and more in great close ups we hadn’t seen.
Scanned by our staffer Fernando.
From the Museum of Boston website:
Depicting the snarl of a werewolf, the sparkling skin of a vampire, or a handsome apparition were all in a day’s work for the visual effects supervisors who worked on The Twilight Saga: New Moon. These masters of technology were charged with bringing the latest movie installment of Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel to the big screen.
Matt Jacobs and his team at Tippett Studio created New Moon’s realistic-looking wolves with computer-generated imagery (CGI), a process that included getting up close and personal with fanged timberwolves at a California preserve in order to study their looks, movements, and behavior. The task of creating most of the other visual effects in the film, including the diamond-like shimmering of vampire skin coming into contact with sunlight, fell to Eric Pascarelli and his team at Prime Focus VFX. The source of their inspiration? Greek Thassos marble.
With behind-the-scenes stories and film clips demonstrating the process, these masters of technology, both from award-winning visual effects studios in California, illustrate how creativity and science combine to convey emotion, create drama, and bring New Moon to life.
Seating is limited. Seating passes are available to the general public in the Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 p.m. on the evening of the program; first come, first served. Museum members may reserve a limited number of seating passes in advance by calling between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday the week of the program only: 617-589-3169.
The lecture is free! If you are in the area and plan to attend, let us know .
We have information on a new and really cool box set for the New Moon DVD exclusvely for Scadinavia. The box set is called “Bella’s Box” and inlcudes 3 discs filled with great material.
Disc 1: The feature film + commentary
Disc 2: Total selected added value (128 min):
• 6-part Documentary: (65 min) Life After Twilight, Chris Weitz Takes the Helm, The Subtle Details, Time to Shine, Tricks of the Trade, Ready for the World
• Music Videos: (12 min) – Death Cab for Cutie -Meet Me On the Equinox, Anya Marina -Satellite Heart, Muse -B&W rehearsal footage of ‘I Belong To You’, Mute Math -Spotlight (from Twilight Soundtrack)
• Team Jacob and Team Edward
• Becoming Jacob(6 min)
• Introducing the Wolf Pack (9 min)
• Shooting in Italy (7 min)
• Extended Scenes: (29 min)
- ShoolCorridor Extended (1:20)
- English Class Extended (1:26)
- Carlisle Stitches Bella Extended (2:54)
- Scrap Metal Extended (3:00)
- Start of Cinema Lobby Extended (1:27)
- Phoning Jake Extended (1:00)
- Meeting Laurent Extended (4:54)
- Jake in Bella’s Room Extended (5:00)
- Outside Emily’s Extended (1:28)
- Leaving for Italy Extended (:27)
- Edward Meets VolturiExtended (2:38)
- Home from Italy Extended (2:34)
-I See you’re Still Alive Extended (:41)Disc 3:
• Deleted Scenes: (15 min)
- Bella’s Birthday Cake (:21)
- Driving Home From Party (1:00)
- Waking in the Woods (2:34)
- Charlie Puts Bella in Bed (1:15)
- Bike Crash (1:05)
- Bella’s Nightmare and Chat w/ Charlie (4:12)
- Remembering the Meadow (2:04)
- Mike is Left at Cinema (:58)
- I’m Here If You Want to Talk (:51)
- Victoria Driving (1:38)
- Jake Drives Bella Home (5:05)
• Edward Fast Forward (30 min)
• Jacob Fast Forward (33 min)
• Interview with the Volturi (12 min)
• Fandimonium (7 min)
• The Beat Goes On: The Music of New Moon (5 min)
• Frame by Frame: Storyboards to Screen (15-20 min)
Source: Twilight Ladies.
Another limited edition New Moon box that you can consider when you buy your DVD. This one is exclusively for the UK:
This limited edition presentation box is beautifully finished in luxurious black PU leather with gold foil text and scrolling and a red velveteen inner with mirror. It has plenty of space to store all your treasured Twilight Saga possessions and also doubles up as a great vanity case. You can take it with you or keep it in pride of place at home.
Each exclusively numbered case contains your very own copy of the New Moon double disc packed full of extras. With only 5,000 in existence (exclusive to UK) it’s a must have for any Twilight fan.
It’s important to note that it only includes one disc and it costs £64.99, so that probably means no extras like behind the scenes videos, deleted scenes, music videos and other material. In my opinion, you should find an edition that includes a second disc with lots of extras. Those are always fun!
Pre-Order this box HERE.
Source: lion_lamb LJ.
Crunch Gear has some information on that awesome Japanese special edition box of New Moon we showed you last week. Apparently, the box includes a movie on microSD.
The so-called New Moon / Twilight Saga Premium Box – “Always” Edition will be limited to just 2,000 units and includes:
* New Moon movie DVD (130 min.)* Special features DVD (170 min.)
* New Moon photo cards
* A photo stand
* Mini stickers/ film stripes
* A microSD card containing Twilight
The DVDs will be bilingual (English and Japanese) and region 2-coded, meaning you’ll need a region-free player to view them. Needless to say the real collector’s item here is the microSD card, which lets you watch the complete first movie (Twilight) on your cell phone (the Japanese do that sometimes).
But beware, as that movie will probably be dubbed in Japanese (unclear at this point). And you’ll probably need a special, 1Seg TV-enabled phone to use the card.
If all of these factors and the high price ($90) don’t scare you, I suggest contacting import/export specialist CD Japan if you want to pre-order the box (they’re listing it already). It will go on sale in Japan on March 26.
Via Rob Pattz News.
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