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THIS Thursday morning, a minute after midnight, the long wait will be over for Australian fans of the Twilight movies. At selected cinemas around the country, they will be the first to see the second instalment, New Moon, which opens this week
The four-book Twilight saga, written by Stephenie Meyer, was a worldwide best-seller, hugely popular among young readers.
Its new instalments were anticipated with an excitement not seen since the days of Harry Potter; the movie versions are generating their own brand of hype among the legion of dedicated followers, known as ''Twi-hards''.
The saga tells the story of a teenage girl, Bella (Kristen Stewart), who falls in love with a charismatic, mysterious boy, Edward (Robert Pattinson). There is an obstacle to their relationship: he's a vampire.
New Moon explores the course of their romance further: as Bella is separated from Edward, her loyalties are tested, and she discovers that there are other supernatural objects of desire out there.
A year ago, Twilight topped the Australian box office on release, and ended up taking $22 million; New Moon, with a larger budget and a saturation marketing campaign, is expected to be an even bigger hit.
Twilight was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, while New Moon's director is Chris Weitz (About A Boy, The Golden Compass). Shooting for the second film took place earlier this year under conditions of great secrecy.
But since then, there has been a steady drip-feed of publicity designed to build awareness and keep the film in the public eye. Trailers have been strategically released; Variety reported that, at the end of October, the most recent one scored a record-breaking 25 million views in a week.
The New Moon soundtrack album - with artists including Death Cab For Cutie, Thom Yorke, Muse and the Killers - was also released last month.
On the eve of the movie's release, there have been tours and appearances around the world by the film's young stars: some already well known, others contemplating the prospect of celebrity for the first time.
Stewart (who played Jodie Foster's daughter in Panic Room) and Pattinson (who was Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series) are the celebrity couple du jour, on whom the most feverish publicity has focused.
But Native American actor Taylor Lautner, who plays Bella's friend Jacob, a potential rival for Edward in New Moon, is not far behind. Lautner almost missed out on being cast in the second film, and had to gain 13 kilograms of muscle for the role.
Two actors, Cameron Bright and Christopher Heyerdahl, came to Australia on a promotional tour. They play new characters in the series, members of the vampire ruling elite known as the Volturi.
They are both upbeat about the film, while being well aware of the pressure of expectations, particularly from the film's key demographic. When Heyerdahl heard that he got the part, he said, the first person he rang was his 13-year-old niece.
Bright - who has just filmed scenes for the third movie, Eclipse - recalled, talking about his role, "I knew that if I got it, it would be a life changer and a career changer, as well. Right now, I'm just going with the flow. I had no idea how to prepare to cope with what's happening with this."
With
ANDREW MURFETT
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/twihards-over-the-new-moon/2009/11/15/1258219756405.html
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