Release Date Set For ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’
Forget Wizards, November is now set to be the month of the Vampire.
That seems to be the thinking at Summit Entertainment, which Monday slotted the film “New Moon” — the sequel to vampire romance “Twilight” — for Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
“Twilight” opened with a huge $69.6 million in US box-office in the Nov. 21 frame this year, and distributors tend to return to the scene of such happy events with future franchise instalments.
“Same time, same place,” Summit distribution boss Richie Fay said. “If it’s also the same gross, we’ll be very pleased. Hopefully, we’ll have even better results.”
Execs at Summit — which announced plans for a sequel on just the second day of release for “Twilight” — just confirmed that Chris Weitz (“The Golden Compass”) will direct “New Moon.” The minimajor recently parted ways on the project with Catherine Hardwicke, who helmed the original.