Chris Weitz Interview
Jun 10th, 2009 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
Metro News Canada has a great new interview with director Chris Weitz! I think that if you still have any doubts about the direction of New Moon, this interview will hopefully put you at ease 🙂 I can’t wait!
Q. “Twilight”, the first installment of the series, received some criticism for not being 100 per cent true to the book. Are you addressing some of these issues?
A. It’s impossible to be completely faithful to every single page of a book because movies don’t have enough time. So you end up cutting things and combining things. But I would say that we’re definitely using the book as our bible. My take on this film is the film is the book and Stephanie Mayer is my main resource for everything in this. I’m constantly checking with her to see if it’s something a character would do or a detail is right. You can never absolutely please everybody but my main intention is to satisfy the fans of the book.
Q. You’re a very visual director. What’s your vision for New Moon?
A. We’ve got an amazing visual effects team. The whole idea is to use the full palette of colors, to have our shadows be very dark and to have our colours be very rich so that we can experience the full range of emotional texture. The idea is that this will look like a Victorian narrative painting in a way, with those medieval jewel-like colours as well as very glossy deep blacks, and for the composition of the frames to be classical. In some ways, this is going to be a rather old-fashioned film. There are elements that incorporate the latest technology and there are things that are very dynamic in the action scenes. But it’s more Dr. Zhivago than Iron Man.
Q. Stephen King wrote in a column that there is no substance, nor emotion in these books, unlike Harry Potter that he loves. What are the qualities of the books in your opinion?
A. The books address the feelings of love and loss that Stephen King isn’t particularly concerned with. (Laughs) I’m not terribly surprised that he says that. I would say, “physician, heal thyself.” Actually, the reason that they’re so successful is that people identify with the main character, with her sense of insecurity, with her sense of being singled out by someone extraordinarily special, with the sense of being broken up with, which is something everyone has experienced unless they are terribly, terribly lucky, and with the deep value of friendship as a way to heal. So I must respectfully disagree with Stephen King. (Laughs)
I can’t wait for the movie! Chris will do great!
OMG HE LOOKS HILARIOUS IN THAT PICTURE!!!
Chris Weitz has to be the prefect director for New Moon!!!
I’m so glad they address the Stephen King issue. It was upsetting to hear another auther bash Stephanie’s writing.
Chris Weitz….your great!….loved your Q and A….loved your answer to Stephen Kings coment…..also loved you in Mr. & Mrs. Smith too!!! 🙂
Please Mr. Weitz, could you direct Breaking Dawn, too? You´re the right man for that!