Twilight: New Moon (2009)

Twilight: New Moon, often marketed as just New Moon is a 2009 romantic-drama movie with elements of the supernatural. It was directed by Chris Weitz and produced by Imprint Entertainment and Summit Entertainment. It was released theatrically in the United States, Canada and the UK on November 20th, 2009. New Moon is the second installment in the popular "Twilight Saga" film series and is based on the 2006 novel New Moon by author Stephanie Meyer. It follows the events of 2008's Twilight and succeeded by 2010's Twilight: Eclipse. In this installment, brooding vampire Edward Cullen leaves Bella Swan, fearing what might become of her should she remain in his dangerous world. Bella, crushed by Edward's departure, falls into a steep depression of self destructive behavior and the only one who can give her comfort is childhood friend Jacob Black; but there is more to Jacob than meets the eye and Bella learns that vampires are not the only supernatural creatures lurking in the night.

Notes & Trivia

 * Production on Twilight: New Moon began on March 23rd, 2009 with principal photography wrapping up on May 29th. The majority of the film, which includes the town of Forks, Washington, was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Some scenes were filmed on Front Street in New Westminster, while the forest scenes were filmed at Pacific Rim National Park. The scenes with the Volturi were filmed at Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy.


 * Twilight: New Moon closed out of theaters on April 1st, 2010 after a 19 week theatrical release (133 days).


 * Twilight: New Moon was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Summit Home Entertainment on March 20th, 2010. It released in the UK by E1 Entertainment on March 22nd, 2010.


 * The Twilight: New Moon Official Soundtrack was released on October 16th, 2009 and produced by Chop Shop and Atlantic Records.


 * Cam Gigandet appears in archive footage from Twilight only.