Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke confirms to EW.com that she’s currently overseeing reshoots on her adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s book (now opening Nov. 21). “It’s pretty cool,” Hardwicke e-mails from Pasadena, Calif., where she’s filming the new material. “We got to shoot some things I really
wanted.” While reshoots often hint that there may be a problem with a movie, that doesn’t appear to be the case with Twilight, whose initial 44-day Oregon production faced multiple weather-related difficulties.
Thus, a few key aspects of the production are getting further attention. One redone scene shows Edward (Robert Pattinson) playing Bella’s lullaby. During the movie’s initial shoot, Pattinson performed the scene while improvising with his own music; now he’s playing the actual song, which has been written by veteran film composer Carter Burwell (best known for working with the Coen brothers). “[Pattinson] is a great pianist, long vampire fingers,” Hardwicke says. And if that doesn’t whet your appetite, Hardwicke also reshot the bedroom kissing scene on Thursday. The first time around, Kristen Stewart, the actress who plays Bella, was still 17, and between juggling three hours of school work per day plus numerous camera setups, the scene was never finished. Hardwicke also shot a few new scenes: more of Jacob, more on the Cullens’ backstory, and more footage in the meadow. Says the director, “It’s all just icing on the cake.”
UPDATE: Twilighters, never fear. We want to clear up one crucial fact: Rob Pattinson’s
music will in fact appear in Twilight. According to director Catherine Hardwicke, two of Pattinson’s songs that he wrote before Twilight started
filming are going to be featured in the movie. In fact, they recorded
them this month. And while Hardwicke wanted Pattinson to write Bella’s
Lullaby for the film, Hardwicke says Pattinson’s music is very
personal. “I don’t think he does it on request,” she writes in an
e-mail. “His two songs are pretty great.”
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I AM SO UPSET THAT THEY DIDN’T LET ROBERT WRITE BELLA’S LULLABY!!!!! HE IS A SPECTACULAR MUSICIAN!!!
You know what reshoots mean. The movie’s gonna blow!
I Love Twilight
Can I totally say “I told you so” for the whole back story thing? lol.
I hope Twilight will still be a good movie. Though usually, if a movie does reshoots, it’s because some scenes didn’t go over well with the test audience.
I want to see Edward’s reaction to being bitten. I’d love to see his life when he rejects the Cullens for a while and goes off to do some killing.
Wait. I live in LA. I want to go see the reshoots! I wonder where they are?
They were already planning to come back to Oregon and shoot more stuff when they finished the primary photography (I know weather messed with some of it, especially the beach scene). I don’t know about the new scenes though.
oh my gosh!!!! im so excited!! Bella’s lullabye, the kissing scence, Cullen backstory, and more meadow scenes!!!! eeeeppppp!!!! I LOVE EDWARD CULLEN!!!! Warning: Unstable due to the influence of E.C.
I could watch hours and hours of Rob Pattinson. Never had a crush like this before. I really admire him as an actor.
I agree I want Edward’s back story. Not interested in Jacob at all. they had better show us Edward’s time apart from Bella in New Moon. Rob is the big reason I want to see these fims. He’s so special
These reshoots are fantastic news. They don’t indicate a bomb, in fact, just the opposite. The filmmakers clearly want to make this picture as popular as the book that inspired it, and the filming of these scenes will round out what already appears to be THE movie to see this Fall.
Finally, we get some good news about Twilight. We needed some after the Midnight Sun stuff last night.
So was the meadow scene to redo the sparkle bit. I bet they are spending more money on it than planned.
I am so burned out on Twilight. Although an author about the tantrum Stephenie threw about Midnight Sun would be appreciated.
I adore Rob and want him to have a huge successful career. I hope Twilight gives him the necessary pr to get some wonderful roles. I’m more excited about seeing him as Salvador Dali in Little Ashes than I am Twilight.
Yes!! this is great!!!! Now i’m even more excited for the movie!!!! and i never thought that was possible!!
yay! i am so excited for the movie. It’s good to get some good Twilight news. I like what they’re doing with the lullaby theme!!!
If you cant tell, i am a die hard twilighter!:)
the bedroom scene is the most important kissing scene and it’s not complete???? that’s weird. on the plus side we get to see Robert playing the piano, GREAT…couldn’t care less for Jacob.
I’m so excited for the new scenes especially the Cullen’s backstory i am upset about not having Rob’s own lullaby but at least will have it in the movie feeling a bit better now with this news due to the sad, sad, story of Midnight Sun anyway can’t wait for the movie they should really do all of the Twilight series including Breaking Dawn i love it!!!!
they BETTER NOT mess up this movie!!! THE BOOK WAS GREAT AND I HOPE THE MOVIE IS JUST AS GOOD!!!
Dont give a stuff about the extra Jacob scenes but more Rob yay. We knew at Comic con that the lullaby was the theme of the film and Rob has onw of his own songs in there and 2 in total on the album.
There are some fan pictures taken on location: http://twilightmomsforums.freeforums.org/new-set-photos-8-25-t12798.html
YAY KISSING SCENE!!!
Eh, I’m annoyed about more Jacob and no Rob-written lullaby. Boo to those.
Yes, I’m excited about the extra Edward stuff! I can’t wait to see his back story, and wahoo about the extra Robert/Kristen schmooching time! The rest… eh. Screw Jacob.
And why was Rob’s lullaby replaced? >( We were all excited about that!
wow, she got to kiss him at 17 and now at 18. And wow… it’s not his own music.. I think it would have been really cool if he had written it… I can’t wait to see the backstory ^^ That means more Alice and Jasper! and My bff will LOLOOVEEE more Taylor!
i’m a little disappointed that rob isn’t writing the lullaby, but more kissing scenes and the meadow scene are wonderful too. and it’s good to know these things (including the lullaby) are in the movie. i can’t wait for it!!!
I’m 40 so i’m not ALLOWED to be excited about this heheheheh but i SO AM!!!!
oh dear! it just keeps getting better and better.
11.21.08 needs to HURRY UP! i am dying here. OME!
TWILIGHT!!! i cant wait!
I just started reading the books I am on the third and I LOVE THEM!!! I so hopelessly obsessed with it and I can’t wait to see if my vision of the book is the same of what the movie shows!!!! CANT WAIT!!!