The Twilight Saga: New Moon, commonly referred to as New Moon, is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel New Moon. It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of Twilight. Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film script during the opening weekend of Twilight, returned as screenwriter for New Moon as well. Filming began in Vancouver in late March 2009, and in Montepulciano, Italy in late May 2009. The film was released on November 20, 2009 in most countries, and set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight screening, grossing $26.3 million, which was superseded by its sequel, Eclipse.
| Director | Chris Weitz |
| Produced by | Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt |
| Screenplay by | Melissa Rosenberg |
| Based on | New Moon by Stephenie Meyer |
| Starring | Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Peter Lambert |
| Production, company | Temple Hill Entertainment, Imprint Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment |
| Released | November 16, 2009 (Los Angeles premiere), November 20, 2009 (United States) |
| Running time | 130 minutes, 138 minutes (extended cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million |
| Box office | $711 million |
| Netflix ID | 70113010 |
About Twilight Saga: New Moon
The second film in the Twilight series sees Bella in a relationship with Jacob after Edward leaves her.
Achievement of Twilight Saga: New Moon
The movie premiered on a night with a new moon in the lunar cycle. Actors from the wolf pack in the film worked out and bonded together.
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