Chris Weitz Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

11^th April 2012

Fact: The Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz is writing a book trilogy for young adults. The Young World, the first novel in the series about a post-apocalyptic reality, is due to hit shelves in 2014.

20^th November 2009

Quote: "That's become internet Chinese whispers. I said something like, 'Oh I'm so tired of doing all these movies,' but that became, 'I'm not doing any more movies now'. There's always a time I say never again, but it's more like a bad hangover." THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON director Chris Weitz denies rumours he's set to quit making movies.

26^th July 2009

Fact: Thom Yorke has penned a new track for the forthcoming TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON. Director Chris Weitz persuaded the Radiohead rocker to contribute after admitting he was putting his favourite songs in the movie.

14^th December 2008

Fact: Chris Weitz, the director of THE GOLDEN COMPASS, American Pie and About A Boy, is set to replace Catherine Hardwicke as the director for NEW MOON, the second installment in the TWILIGHT series.