Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart (almost) kiss in The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Chris Weitz discusses working with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and the making of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at an exclusive interview found at Movieweb.
Despite having directed pop culture phenomena like American Pie and New Moon, Weitz calls himself a "pop culture moron." He had no idea about the Robert Pattinson-Jimmy Fallon "bothered" deal, and from his response seemed just as oblivious to what "bothered" meant exactly. ("How bothered is Robert? He doesn't seem terribly bothered at all.")
Weitz also says he was never meant to continue with the series for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse or The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. ("I think the continuity is supplied by the actor and the series of books.")
About David Slade, who is supposed to be bringing a darker vision to Eclipse, Weitz says, "Just as New Moon looked different from Twilight, I'm sure Eclipse will look different from New Moon. That is good. I don't want to make anybody follow any type of particular aesthetic. The reason he was brought on was to make every movie different. I think Eclipse is much more action-intensive. For instance, I am pretty terrible at shooting action. He is much better in that regard."
In the interview, Weitz also discusses the New Moon promotional tour, negative critical reaction to the film ("We still live in a state where pop culture is dominated by male desires"), the suggestion that New Moon is "more male friendly," and the upcoming American Reunion.