Looks like rumors that surfaced this weekend that Chris Weitz would direct one more film and then give up the business were blown out of proportion. According to Variety:
“Weitz said he plans to go to work for Summit right away on “The Gardener,” with deals in the works for Weitz and Eric Eason (“Manito”), who wrote the screenplay. The picture is about a hard-working immigrant who lives in Los Angeles and his efforts to protect his son.
Weitz said he will begin production in March or April.
“There are no werewolves or vampires, just a Mexican gardener in Los Angeles,” Weitz said.
Weitz also dispelled reports that he would stop directing movies after “The Gardener,” an assertion that came from an interview he gave to Moviemaker magazine. The retirement angle got picked up by the New York Post’s Page Six late last week.”
Can we petition him and Summit to have him direct Breaking Dawn???
I want to do that too. I really want him back for Breaking Dawn.
Well if he’s comfortable working with summit then it’s surely a good sign. I agree that’s start a petition!
Looks like he won’t be doing Breaking Dawn then. That’s about the time filming would be, and he can’t do two films at once. Too bad.
I thought I hear, unofficially, that BD would film in the fall. So, maybe he could do it.
As long as he stuck to the book for BD, he would be good at it. Don’t play that sappy music though when they are trying to talk near the end of the movie. That was the only part that I did not like about New Moon other than that I think he would be good at it, unless DS is better with Eclipse. Hey, I watched a movie over the weekend and I thought I saw CW in it. Does anyone know if he played in Mr. & Mrs. Smith w/Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in it. Just asking.
Petition him for Breaking Dawn?!?!? Are you people crazy? Did you see the terrible piece of crap that was New Moon? I don’t want this guy anywhere near Breaking Dawn!
I think CW did an amazing job with New Moon
and would not mind him doing Breaking Dawn.
I definitely agree with Scratch. Hardewicke did an amazing job with Twilight. Chris Weitz just couldn’t recreate the intensity of emotion, gorgeous cinematography, or special soundtrack. New Moon is a typical big money overtake of an inspired artist’s vision. Special effects of wolves won’t replace the open hole in my chest that Twilight’s director is gone. That “special something” is missing and I wonder if the moment is gone.