SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT STARTS PRODUCTION ON THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

Los Angeles, CA April 15, 2009 – Principal photography has begun on Summit Entertainment’s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, it was announced today by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner reprise their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Academy Award-nominee Chris Weitz (THE GOLDEN COMPASS, ABOUT A BOY) is the director. NEW MOON is filming on locations in Vancouver, BC and Tuscany, Italy.

Also rejoining the movie are Ashley Greene as Alice, Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Kellan Lutz as Emmett, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper , Edi Gathegi as Laurent and Rachelle Lafevre as Victoria.

New cast members include the legendary Volturi, a venerable coven of vampires who weigh and impose the laws of the vampire world, as well as two new members of the Quileute Indian Nation. The Volturi include Charlie Bewley as Demetri, Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, Daniel Cudmore as Felix, Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, all Volturi enforcers. Dakota Fanning plays Jane, a high ranking and powerful Volturi member and Cameron Bright is Alec, her brother. Noot Seer plays Volturi member Heidi. Michael Sheen plays Aro, the Volturi leader.

Graham Greene appears as Harry Clearwater, Quileute tribal leader and old friend of Bella’s father Charlie. Tinsel Korey is Emily, the fiancé of Sam Uley.


In NEW MOON, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and she finds her loyalties tested.

Jamie Campbell Bower was last seen in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” and is the lead singer of the band The Darling Buds.

Daniel Cudmore played Colossus in the “X-Men” films, “X2” and “X-Men: The Last Stand.”

Dakota Fanning was last seen in Summit Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller “Push” and provided the lead voice in the animated feature “Coraline.”

Graham Greene earned an Academy Award nomination for his work in “Dances With Wolves,” and has appeared in such films as “The Green Mile,” “Die Hard: With A Vengeance” and “Transamerica.” Chrisopher Heyerdahl has appeared in such films as “The Chronicles of Riddick,” “Catwoman” and “Blade: Trinity.”

Tinsel Korey has worked on numerous films and television shows, from “Into The West” to “The Lookout,” opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She is also a singer/songwriter.

Vancouver-born Noot Seer began modeling at age 13 and has lived in New York, Barbados, Guyana and New Zealand. She was a champion horseback rider prior to her modeling career. She made her film debut in the comedy “Head Over Heels,” starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Monica Potter.

Michael Sheen last starred opposite Frank Langella in Ron Howard’s film “Frost/Nixon,” and played Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair to Helen Mirren’s Queen Elizabeth in “The Queen.” The award-winning actor was recently seen in “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.”

There it is Twilighters - the full cast list!

Opening Credits:
Papa Don't Preach- Madonna

Waking Up:
Attacking Brides- Alan Silvestri

Falling In Love:
Mass Destruction- Faithless

Fight Scene:
Misery Business- Paramore

Breaking Up:
Eyes on Fire- Blue Foundation

Make-up:
Complicated- Avril Lavigne

Secret Love:
Heart of Glass- Blondie

Life's Okay:
No Place Like London- Sweeney Todd Movie Cast

Mental Breakdown:
Kidnap the Sandy Claws- Korn

Driving:
Nailed To The Ground- Pain

Flashbacks:
Defying Gravity- Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Ensemble

Happy Dance:
Hot 'n' Cold- Katy Perry

Regretting:
Sally's Song- Amy Lee

Long Night Alone:
Accidentally In Love- Counting Crows

Final Battle:
Flightless Bird, American Mouth- Iron & Wine

Death Scene:
I Caught Myself- Paramore

Ending Credits:
River Flows In You- Yiruma

oh, you know
you know what to say
say "I love you"

oh, I think you've go to know right away
"maybe me too"

you
you are a nice, cool breeze in me
I feel you blowing in

I can feel the sunlight all around me
You're shinning

I feel beautiful when I'm around you
I'm safe and comfortable
'cause you are wonderful
it feels natural to be around you
you've made it possible
you're wonderful

oh, can I
can I tell you why
why I need you
oh, my life
you made it a cloudless sky I can fly through

you
you are a deep, strong wind in me
I feel you - come on in

can you see the sunlight all around me
You're smiling

I feel beautiful when I'm around you
I'm safe and comfortable
'cause you are wonderful
it feels natural to be around you
you've made it possible
you're wonderful.