- Notes provided by Summit Entertainment. -

In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second chapter in Stephenie Meyer's phenomenally successful series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) tests fate for a glimpse of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). As she plumbs deep into the mysteries of the supernatural world that she yearns to become part of, she discovers a pair of ancient secrets that put her at more peril than ever before.
Just after Bella's 18th birthday, Edward decides to leave her behind in an effort to protect her. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year, numb and alone, she discovers she can summon Edward's image whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks, including a new taste for high-speed motorcycle jaunts.
With the help of Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), her childhood friend and a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, Bella refurbishes a motorbike for her adventures. Bella's frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, who has a supernatural secret of his own.
When Bella wanders alone into a meadow, she finds herself face to face with a deadly attacker. Only the intervention of a pack of extraordinarily large wolves saves her from a grisly fate and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the ancient secret of the Quileute tribe and Edward's true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is quite unlike the one she had hoped for.
With more of the passion, action and suspense that made Twilight a smash hit, The Twilight Saga: New Moon is a spellbinding follow-up to the international box office phenomenon.
Based on Stephenie Meyer's #1 New York Times best-selling series (more than 52 weeks and counting), with over 5.5 million books in print, Twilight is a cultural phenomenon with a dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits the movie. There are more than 100 fan sites devoted to Twilight, and it has been selected as the New York Times Editor's Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazon's Best Book of the Decade so far, Teen People's Hot List Pick, The American Library Association's Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults and Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers, and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Twilight, the first film based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight book series, was released in November 2008 to an eagerly awaiting audience. It was an instant success, no small feat for a project that was being carefully scrutinized by the novels' millions of dedicated fans who were anxious to see how their heroes and heroines were depicted. The film adaptation of the unlikely romance between a sensitive high school girl and a more than a century-old vampire brought in over $70 million on its opening weekend, eventually grossing more than $350 million worldwide. The success paved the way for the movie version of the next installment in the bestselling series, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Wyck Godfrey, producer for both films, was adamant that The Twilight Saga: New Moon be not merely another sequel. Like the book that inspired it, the film takes Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's fledging relationship to a more intense and dangerous level, and reveals a conflict that will haunt Bella as the story continues: the age-old rivalry between the Quileute tribe and the vampires, played out between Bella's best friend, Jacob Black, and her love, Edward.
"The challenge was to not simply repeat what the first movie delivered," says Godfrey. "As the story progresses, the world opens up. We have to evolve the characters and deliver the new world visually. We're digging deeper into Bella's life as her world expands. She's discovering new things about the people of Forks, primarily the Quileutes and Jacob. The discovery that Jacob and his buddies turn into wolves is a big one.
"Bella realizes she is living in what seems to be a fantasy world where vampires and werewolves are real," he says. "Just when she has made a friend who makes her feel alive again after Edward has disappeared, she finds out he's different too. And since the only reason these werewolves exist is because of the existence of vampires, Jacob wouldn't exist as a werewolf if not for Edward. That's the primary conflict between Jacob and Edward, and Bella is caught in between as a human."
Director Chris Weitz's success at adapting books for the screen, including About a Boy and The Golden Compass, made him an obvious choice for this project, says Godfrey. "Chris has a history of helming fantasy films with complex effects as well as intimate character studies, and he works well with young actors. But it is his appreciation of Stephenie Meyer's books and characters that made him the perfect director for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
"It was vital for us to really honor Stephenie's creation and the fans that love the Twilight series," Godfrey adds. "What we didn't want to do was take her books and try to reinvent them. Chris fell in love with the books and he knew how to bring the story to life and keep it rooted in reality. That was essential. Even though these are fantasy creatures, the story feels like our world all the time."
Although Weitz was initially unfamiliar with the novels, he quickly became a fan. "I read the books," the director says. "Then I went to see the first film with an audience, and I was so jazzed by the extraordinarily deep emotional reaction I saw. When I watch a film, I look for an overwhelming sense of being immersed in a universe, and this was a chance to do that. It's a bit different from what I've done before, but it also draws on some of my experience."
Weitz realized his foremost responsibility was to be faithful to the books. "I worked very, very hard at making sure things were just right in that sense," he says. "The first film was such a phenomenon. The books were such a phenomenon. My first job was to respect the love that the fans of the books have for the book, and the love they transferred to the movie. There was no need to completely remake the world. We go different places this time, but we still retain respect for the fans."
The director consulted the author regularly, even on minor issues, according to Meyer. "He was interested in the smallest things, like can this person wear shoes?" she says. "He checked on all the details. He wanted to make it like the book, and he was very, very cool about that."
Having the author available was invaluable to Weitz. "With Lord of the Rings, no one could ask Tolkien what he originally had in mind," says the director. "I could email Stephenie and ask practical questions like, 'Do Jasper's powers actually work on Bella?' as well as larger metaphysical questions. It allowed me to make sure that at all points that we were keeping consistent with the books."
Meyer appreciates Weitz's diligence, saying, "He really listens. He's very quiet and at the same time it's very clear what he's looking for. I felt my material was in good hands with him."
For Meyer, writing New Moon was a completely different experience from writing the earlier book. "It was probably the most difficult book I've ever written because for the first time, I knew for sure people were going to be reading what I wrote. When I wrote Twilight, it was just for me. All of a sudden, I felt like people were looking over my shoulders. I had a lot of stage fright.
"New Moon was such a different book and it wasn't what the fans were expecting necessarily," she goes on. "The first book was about true love. The natural consequence of that, especially when you're that young, is that you're going to have your heart broken, and the more you love someone, the harder that's going to be.
"Edward thinks he's protecting Bella by ending the relationship," explains Meyer. "He doesn't expect the torment and the angst of being broken apart, which is a universal experience common to any male or female member of the audience. By the end, both of them have learned a lot about exactly how important they are to each other. Bella grows up quite a bit, and Edward has to realize that he doesn't know everything."
Also central to the story is the friendship that develops between Bella and Jacob Black, a werewolf and natural enemy of the vampires. "The stakes are higher," says Weitz. "Now it's not just Bella's existence that's in danger, but Edward's existence as well. In terms of the story's world, we get a look at new areas and corners of the mythology, and as the mythology expands, so does the movie.
"Sure, we're telling a story about vampires and werewolves and the supernatural," the director continues. "But beyond that it deals with these very basic human feelings of love, longing, need, loss, attachment and friendship. It deals with the danger that you put your heart into when you fall in love. As Bella says in Twilight, she's not afraid of Edward because he's a vampire, she's afraid because she's so in love with him. And there's a kind of love triangle that develops in this movie, which is really very relatable and appealing."
Meyer says she is even more excited about this next step in the saga than she was for the first. "Twilight set up this great place for us, almost like a diving board," she says. "Now we're jumping off and going to a whole new level. The cast members know each other, they know their characters and they're excited to be back. The book was more emotional in some ways, and it's a lot deeper. And then we have all the new characters. It's going to be so much fun. I'm really looking forward to watching the wolf pack interact, and of course the Volturi's going to be really cool."
But ultimately, the fans are still what drives her, says the author. "These are fictional people that I dreamed up," she marvels. "And the fans really care what happens to them. What will happen next? What do they do on an average Friday night? And where would Bella go to get her nails done? It's every little detail. To have people so invested in your characters is an enormous compliment."

ABOUT THE CASTING

Twilight made international superstars out of its young leads: Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella Swan, the innocent mortal at the tale's heart, and Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward, Twilight's seductive and conflicted vampire heartthrob. Now, The Twilight Saga: New Moon positions Taylor Lautner to join them as he reprises his role as Jacob Black, who has literally become an unstoppable force of nature.
Director Chris Weitz came to the project in the unusual situation of knowing who his leading actors would be. "I usually get quite aggressive about casting," he says. "In this case, I had the good fortune of inheriting this great group of actors that Catherine Hardwicke cast in the first place. The chance to work with them was one of the most exciting parts of the experience."
But not all of the cast members were in place when Weitz sat down in the director's chair. "There are a few new characters who are on screen for a relatively short time but have incredible impact and punch, and lead into the mythology of the rest of the series," says Weitz. "I always try to get just the right people no matter what size the role is."
At the beginning of filming, Weitz did something he'd never done before: He distributed a 20-page pamphlet outlining his ideas for the film and the characters. "I called it an orientation guide," he explains. "The information I gave them was meant to acquaint them with the settings and the style of the movie, so that they knew as much as possible beforehand. That gave us the freedom to improvise on the day. I never want to lock young actors and creative people into decisions that I've made, but I like to give them as much to go on as possible."
Bella, Edward and Jacob: An Eternal Triangle
The film's opening moments are spent with Bella, who is becoming more aware of her age and mortality. "It's weighing on her very heavily," says Kristen Stewart. "Her biggest nightmare is that Edward will leave her. And he does. Anybody who's ever been broken up with or had their heart stepped on knows that you question everything. It's like, I was so sure of this, and now is anything that I thought about real? Because nothing could be more real than that, and I was wrong."
Stewart wants to be clear: Bella is not the damsel in distress. "She's very much in control of her own situation. She gave herself to someone, and in return expected the same from him."
Bella has developed two strong, but different relationships with the men in her life. "Edward is something she needs," says the actress. "He balances her, but that doesn't mean that he's the best person for her. He's difficult, he's cold, he reserved. But without his restraint, they could never be together.
"Jacob is the polar opposite," Stewart continues. "He's light. He's fun and warm, and brings the best things out of her. Basically he's her best friend, and if you could date your best friend it would be a beautiful thing, but you're not always in love with them."
Weitz's level of preparation won big points with Stewart. "Chris has very organized thoughts and he's really collaborative," she says. "It was good to know he was as committed to the project as we are, not just jumping on the next big thing."
Robert Pattinson was also impressed by the director's grasp of the world of Twilight. "Twilight had a happy ending," the actor says. "Bella and Edward were together and they'd vanquished their enemies. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, reality sets in. They are dealing with the progression of their relationship and commitment to each other, as well as the very real threats coming out of it. When Edward leaves Bella, he basically takes her life from her, and he kills himself by being away from her, because they've become so dependent on each other.
"Because Kristen and I have played the parts before, we have a very specific idea of how we think the characters develop throughout the whole series," Pattinson continues. "Chris was very understanding of that. But he also came prepared with a lot of great ideas and he had a lot of research to back them up."
Pattinson refers to his character as a "reluctant vampire," in contrast to the Volturi. "They see themselves as monsters, but they're comfortable with that," he says. "But when they see a human who says she loves Edward, they want to believe that can happen, and that's essentially what saves him."
The Twilight Saga: New Moon signals the rise of Jacob Black, a character that plays a more peripheral role in the first film. Jacob is a member of the Quileute tribe, the traditional people of Forks, Washington. A childhood friend of Bella's, Jacob was not initially meant to be as integral to the story as he became, according to Meyer. "Jacob came out of nowhere. He wasn't supposed to exist in the way that he does, but his personality was so there and so strong. I could see how he would shape the events of the book."
During The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Jacob learns he has been chosen to become a protector of his people-a werewolf who defends them against the predations of the vampires. "Jacob's been going through a transformation," Lautner says. "You'll see a different physicality in Jacob's character. And as he becomes different physically, he changes emotionally.
"I enjoyed doing the majority of my own stunts and those are some of my favorite moments in the film," says the actor, who was 17 during principal photography. "For instance, in one scene, Jacob rips out of the house, jumps over a fence, hops across a creek and sprints through a field. I was on wires and got lifted ten feet above the ground until coming to a jolting stop where I had to freeze so the visual effects people could later take my body and convert it into a wolf."
Lautner, who played sports all through school and competed in "extreme martial arts," says his athleticism not only allowed him to accomplish his stunts, it also informed the mannerisms and progression of the character. "Pre-transformation, he's very clumsy, like that enthusiastic teenage boy who jogs around, tripping over his own feet," the actor says. "But when he goes through his wolf evolution, he becomes very agile,"
Jacob's relationship with Bella is changing also. "The opportunity that Jacob has to develop his relationship with Bella is the most exciting change for me," says Lautner. "Jacob becomes the sunshine that wakes Bella up and brings her back to life. And then when Edward comes back, Jacob loses all that."
The Internet has spawned a robust Team Jacob versus Team Edward debate. "Taylor does a lot for Team Jacob," says Meyer. "The whole Team Jacob/Team Edward thing is based on the type of boy that an individual is interested in. If I were for a team, I'd say I'd probably be Team Jacob. That's more my style. If you believe that you can develop a deep friendship and then all of a sudden fall in love later on, then you should be Team Jacob. But if you believe in love at first sight and seeing that mysterious man in the corner, then all right, join Team Edward."
Being back together with their fellow castmates has been both nostalgic and inspiring for the actors. "We've all changed a lot," says Stewart. "It's been a whole year, but we've just picked up where we left off. It feels very natural."
But, says Lautner, the success of Twilight added a new dimension to the cast reunion. "When we were filming Twilight, none of us had any idea how big it was going to be," he says. "It's really exciting to be back with the team."
Vampires and Volturi
In a brief but pivotal appearance, the vampiric Cullen family hosts a birthday party for Bella where a paper cut sets off a dangerous chain reaction, prompting Edward to end the romance. Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone all return as the Cullen family.
"We've turned into a real family," says Reed. "We are all so passionate about this and my castmates are such smart, interesting people. It's great to work with them again and we are so fortunate that we get to carry these characters through multiple films. We are all such fans of the books, it's been extremely gratifying to bring something to life that we love so much."
Alice Cullen, played by Greene, comes into her own in this chapter of the story. Her visions of the future lead directly to Bella's desperate attempts to rescue Edward from his misguided attempt to kill himself.
"Bella is essentially Alice's best friend," says Greene. "She wants what is best for Bella. To Alice, the most logical thing is for Bella to become a vampire and stay with the Cullens. She's respectful of Edward's desire to let Bella remain a human for as long as possible, but Alice has seen a different kind of future."
Two elements of Alice particularly delighted Greene-her penchants for beautiful clothes and fast cars. "I got to wear the best costumes," she says. "Tish Monaghan, the costume designer, found these great jackets-a white silk trench coat, a striped Michael Kors jacket- and paired them with black tights and flat ballet shoes and long red gloves. They were great and so Alice-quirky. I also got to drive this amazing yellow Porsche through these windy streets in Italy. I only had one driving lesson the day before we were supposed to film it. I have to say, I almost nicked a couple buildings!"
The Twilight Saga: New Moon marks the first appearance of the Volturi, the closest the vampire world has to royalty and a major force in the future of the saga. Centuries old and unimaginably powerful, they serve as lawmakers and enforcers for the community. The leader of the group is Aro, played by Michael Sheen. Sheen is no stranger to this world, having played a werewolf enslaved by the vampires in the Underworld series. But Sheen says there was another on the set who embodied both vampire and werewolf.
"Chris Weitz looks like a cross between a vampire and a werewolf to me," says the actor. 'He's got the chiseled look of a vampire, and yet he is buff like a werewolf, so he was like a great mythological creature going around the set. "
Sheen developed a distinct vocalization for Aro, higher pitched and more precise than his normal speaking voice. Weitz notes that his intonation perhaps arose from their early talks about the character. "Essentially, the character is 2,000 years old," says Weitz. "English is not his first language, so he might speak it in a calculated way. He is incredibly gracious and endearing, but also extraordinarily dangerous."
In fact, Sheen says, he unconsciously channeled the scary, psychedelic, music-hating, color-sapping Blue Meanies of Yellow Submarine fame when voicing Aro. "There was a moment where I suddenly thought, 'Oh, I sound a little bit like the Blue Meanies,'" he says. "I found them really disturbing when I was a kid, so I thought that was a good thing."
While all the Volturi are formidable, perhaps the most fearsome is Jane, a sweet-faced, innocent-looking vampire who can-and does-inflict pain merely by willing it. She is played by Dakota Fanning.
"I've never really gotten to play a bad guy before, but in this one, I play a bad girl -or vampire-and it was really fun," Fanning says. "Plus, I was a really big fan of the books, I read all four of them in about a week, so it was thrilling to be asked to be a part of the film."
Part of that fun came from the physical transformation. "I got to wear red contact lenses, which were cool and changed the whole look of everything, literally," she says. "And the white make-up-I thought I was pale before, but now I realize, by comparison to a vampire, I'm actually quite tan."
Kristen Stewart, who had met Fanning before her involvement with the film, says, "Dakota is straight-up scary and mean as Jane. She's one of the most impressive people and actors I've ever met. She's really got a presence that you just don't mess with. And you wouldn't expect that, because she's a little girl. She's one of the best young actresses around, and I'm excited that I got to work with her."
The Wolf Pack
The Cullens are a family; the Volturi are a completely different kind of family-and then there are the werewolves, who Chris Weitz describes as more of a fraternity. "Not in the sense of like Alpha Omega Chi," says the director. "They are a band of brothers whose job it is to protect their land and their tribe and even the people around them who don't necessarily understand what they're doing."
In the story, the Quileute wolf pack evolved as protection against the vampires. The werewolf trait is dormant until tribal land is threatened, and then those chosen by fate for this role have no choice and little control over the transformation. The real-life Quileute have no tradition of lycanthropy, but according to legend, the tribe is descended from wolves that were changed into men. Even the tribal name "Quileute" comes from their word for wolf, "Kwoli."
Chaske Spencer plays Sam Uley, the serene, self-assured leader of the pack. He took the lead on the set as well, earning the nickname "Alpha" from his fellow actors. "As Sam, I felt like I had to take care of my boys," Spencer explains. "It was easy-we liked hanging out with each other on and off screen, and we really got into the characters. It was a real brotherhood."
Sam was the first young man of his generation to experience the transformation and he has had to guide the ones who followed. "His priority is to protect his people," says Spencer. "That's his job. It's not a job I think he really wanted, but it's what he's been chosen for."
All the actors playing wolf pack members are of Native American descent. Spencer is Lakota (Sioux); Bronson Pelletier, who plays Jared, is Cree-Metis; Kiowa Gordon, who plays Embry Call, is Hualapai; Tyson Houseman, who plays Quill Ateara, is Cree; and Alex Meraz, who plays Paul, is Purepecha (Tarasco).
Meraz's heritage played a key role in his characterization of Paul. "In the wolf pack, you see a little bit of what it's like to be native people on a reservation, especially the sense that the indigenous community regards itself as a family, the way the wolf pack does," says Meraz.
"My tribe is from Mexico, and my grandfather was a shaman there," he goes on. "Our people were fishermen, like the Quileutes. In preparation for my audition, I prayed and asked for permission to portray this tribe. You have to pay respect to the people from the past, the present and the future."
To get into fighting trim, the actors went through "wolf camp" and trained hard throughout filming. "They brought a lot of energy to the set," says Kristen Stewart. "They were always working out and practicing wolf cries. It brought a new energy to the movie. They're warm and fun and frisky. They're also full of life in a way the vampires aren't."

MAKING NEW MOON SHINE
The Twilight Saga: New Moon began shooting in March 2009 in Vancouver and ended in Montepulciano, an ancient walled city in Italy. The two cities provided a strong contrast-the dark nights and mysterious, deep green forests of British Columbia, and the organic, burnished tones of Tuscany inform the film's look equally.
"The light in the Pacific Northwest provides a great deal of diffusion and coolness," Chris Weitz says. "Within that, there are plenty of beautiful colors, and our intention was to use the lion's share of them. Shadows are also important -the forest at night, the blackness of depression.
"The light is much different in Tuscany," Weitz notes. "It has much warmer tones and is literally much sunnier, with pops of color from the costumes. The architecture is different as well. Montepulciano is known for its Renaissance architecture, with remnants of medieval architecture as well."
Production designer David Brisbin worked closely with Weitz to establish the film's signature palette. "Chris came to the table with some very specific conceptions about what he wanted the palette to be like," says Brisbin. "It revolved around pre-Raphaelite paintings, which emphasize saturated colors in natural settings."
"I love classic, wide-screen epics like Dr. Zhivago and Barry Lyndon," says Weitz. "I was also thinking about what sorts of paintings made sense for this world. For me, it was narrative painting and pre-Raphaelite works. They share a very strong emphasis on story, on sentiment, on love and loss, heartbreak and longing. These are the paintings that accompanied Tennyson and that whole era of sentimentality. They also revived a jewel-toned palette and treatment of color that made sense to me, that was going to be different from the first movie but would be faithful to the spirit of the second book," Weitz says.
Brisbin's eclectic résumé proves him to be something of a Renaissance man himself, uniquely qualified for his task. As a young man, Brisbin received a Henry Luce Scholars Grant to study in Asia and worked as a TV reporter, covering the fall of the Marcos regime in the Philippines. Initially trained as an architect, he interned under renowned American architect Robert Venturi, who famously turned Mies van der Rohe's maxim on its head by stating, "Less is bore."
"At its heart, this film is about romance," says Brisbin. "Yes, it's a vampire movie, but it's really a love story. The whole idea of production design for me is absolutely rooted in storytelling. What I care about is that the drama the actors and the director are trying to assemble in front of the lens is cradled in an environment that's perfect for the story being told."
In Meyer's book, the Volturi reside in the ancient Italian city of Volterra, a real location in Tuscany. "The choice of Montepulciano as our Volterra was a big discussion," Brisbin says. "Chris wanted architectural antiquity to guide us in making the world of Volterra. Montepulciano is in fact a medieval city, and the piazza and the city hall there gave him an access that would allow him to do a symmetrical shot. And that quite specifically was the reason we ended up in Montepulciano."
Meyer's descriptions of Volterra and the Volturi stronghold provided a solid blueprint for Brisbin to work with. "If there's such a thing as fiction writing for production design, Stephenie Meyer's Volterra is a very successful example of it," he notes. "She imagined a world in which the architecture contributes to the story.
"The Volturi hold court in a circular hall almost like a vortex. It has a drain in the middle, which is where the blood goes if the most dangerous thing happens," he says. "She envisioned an endless corridor, which we were able to create without too much effort using CG technology. These are spaces that are designed to reflect one's position in the world, and one's experience as one moves through the world."
The production designer borrowed liberally from well-known examples of Tuscan architecture. "We haven't matched any particular piece of architecture exactly, but we use a motif of the green stripes that are drawn from the green and white marble used in various Tuscan cathedrals and churches. There is an exuberance in medieval and Renaissance architecture in Tuscany that is followed up with a kind of excessive nouveau riche architecture in subsequent years, and that provided us with very, very rich inspiration."
Costume designer Tish Monaghan was tasked with complementing the sets with a refined and elaborate wardrobe for the Volturi, whose look literally spanned centuries. "The key point that Chris wanted to impart was that the Volturi were very elegant," says Monaghan. "We looked to the 1700s and chose a silhouette that developed roughly around 1790-a long, lean look.
"We wanted to operate within the specific color palette David and Chris developed, but it changed between the 18th century and the 21st century. The characters meet in the 21st century, but we also see them in flashback in the 18th century. In the 21st century we tried to make them as dark as possible, with the character Aro being the darkest of all, because he has the most power. And in the 1790s, I did the reverse, and I tried to make Aro as light as possible, because then we could see him at the top point of that triangular color palette where he would naturally take focus, while the others would resemble his courtiers."
While the exotic cult of the Volturi is recreated through an Old World, handcrafted process, their nemeses, the werewolves of the ancient Quileute tribe, are represented on screen through cutting-edge 21st century technology. "One of the most important additions to the world of New Moon is the CG characters," says producer Wyck Godfrey. CG was the only way we could accomplish the horse-sized wolves Stephenie described in her books."
Weitz brought in effects supervisor Susan MacLeod, with whom he had worked on The Golden Compass. "We got along really well," she says. "When he asked me if I was interested in this project, I was on board from the word go. The wolves are probably the sexiest things in the script."
Tippett Studio, founded by visual effects pioneer Phil Tippett, created the wolves for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. "We were excited to be able to establish what they will look like for the whole saga," says MacLeod. "We tried to stay very true to the descriptions in the book. Even though they're discussed as werewolves, they're not the stereotypical bipedal creatures that start bursting hair out of their fingertips and faces. They're very elegantly transitioned from human beings to wolves with four legs.
"Everyone who read the book and fell in love with Team Jacob is dying to see how we've done it," MacLeod continues. "It's not animation-they look like real wolves. We started by CG-scanning the actors into the computer prior to principal photography so we could transform them into wolves in mid-shot."
The scanning process proved surprisingly simple-for the actors, at least. "I was expecting to be in a green suit, with little pins everywhere," says Alex Meraz, who plays the character of Paul. "They just had me stand on an apple box, and this big machine just came up, over and down. And that was it.
"I could watch on the monitor and my body was right there on screen, a perfect scan of it. I was blown away how quick it was. The best way to describe the transformation is like popcorn. The image just pops and there's the wolf."
But that was just the beginning for the effects team. "We built the wolves from the inside out in the computer," explains MacLeod. "So we started with a skeletal system with moving joints that can be animated. And on top of that, we laid muscles that can flex. And then a layer of skin and fur. We wanted them to look and act like real wolves without any sort of anthropomorphic quality.
"The guys at Tippett Studio actually went to a wolf preserve," she says. "They shot lots of video of them, as well as referencing everything they found on the Internet. Wolves are fascinating animals, so it's quite easy to watch hours of footage of them."
To give the actors a point of reference during shooting, the filmmaker used wolf stand-ins that come in all different shapes and sizes. "Some of them were stuffed, three dimensional figures," says MacLeod. "Others were full-size cut-outs that were more durable and could be posed to line up the shots accurately. Then we could shoot a template for the animators to use for positioning the wolves. We also used fur pelts, because we wanted to light the CG wolves so that they fit into the plate seamlessly."
Twilight was shot primarily on location in Portland, Oregon, but for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the filmmakers moved further north to Vancouver, British Columbia. "I think it was important for the studio and important for the fans that this stage of Bella's life have a good correspondence to the first stage of Bella's life as they know it," says production designer Brisbin. "For Bella's house, that meant we had to build the interior and the exterior to match the first part of the movie. We looked obsessively at the original location and studied the footage from the first film very, very carefully."
In some cases, however, the design team decided to change certain architectural elements for specific story reasons. "In the first house," he says, "if you look very, very carefully, there's a flicker of a moment when you can see actually the side of the house, and there's no bay window there. But there's this enormous sequence where Jacob leaps "parcours"-style into her window, and it's one of the most important scenes between them. For that, it was worth it to deviate from the old diagram to support the storytelling."
The Cullen house provided a different challenge. "In the first film you actually do see the exterior of the Cullens' home clearly," says Brisbin. "You see the front stairwell. You see connecting rooms. You see Edward's room, and you also see the kitchen. Most of our work was in other parts of the house, creating additional rooms that fit into what we already knew like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle."
The production designer's final assignment was to realize the two homes around which the wolf pack's lives revolve. "Jacob's house and Emily's house did not exist in Twilight," he continues. "We looked very carefully at the book and debated intensely what we could deviate from. Jacob's house is described as a red house. We found this fantastic location that was connected to the forest in a way that implied wolf life behind the trees. Everything seemed perfect."
Except for one thing. The house was green.
"It was important to us to keep the red of Jacob's house," according to Brisbin. "We knew it as a red place from the book, and we wanted that. So we ended up painting the whole place red to match the book."
The house in which Emily, Sam Uley's girlfriend, lives was designed to reflect Weitz's interpretation of her character, says Brisbin. "He felt that Emily represented solace in the world of the wolf pack. They're dynamic, they're crazy, they run around, and change back and forth. But there is this anchoring place that is centered and thoughtful. We were looking for a secret forest place that carried this sort of wispy feminine lightness.
"The fellow who owned the house we used built it when he was 17, and I think some of its sort of sylvan majesty comes from the fact that it really is a place that a 17-year-old kid built as his ideal cabin," Brisbin continues. "I believe fairly soon after he built it, he married the woman he still is married to today. It was their house for a very long time. They eventually outgrew the house, but it was traumatically difficult for either husband or wife to agree to leave this place, because it is just so magical."
That attention to detail and faithfulness to the letter and spirit of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series informed the entire production process, says Weitz. "If you loved the characters and the romance of Twilight, if you love the supernatural, The Twilight Saga: New Moon has that and it has more. It expands that world to include the larger mythology that will eventually provide the bridge between Twilight and the third chapter, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

ABOUT THE CAST
KRISTEN STEWART (Bella Swan) was introduced to worldwide audiences with her outstanding performance alongside Jodie Foster in Panic Room. She recently starred in Adventureland, opposite Jesse Eisenberg, for director Greg Mottola, and The Cake Eaters, for director Mary Stuart Masterson. Stewart's upcoming features include the independent films Welcome to the Rileys, starring opposite James Gandolfini, and The Runaways, the rock 'n' roll biopic about the 1970s all-girl band, in which she stars as Joan Jett.
Additional film credits include Into the Wild, for director Sean Penn; the independent film The Yellow Handkerchief, alongside William Hurt and Maria Bello; Jumper; What Just Happened; In the Land of Women; The Messengers; Zathura; Speak; Fierce People; Catch That Kid; Undertow; Cold Creek Manor; and The Safety of Objects.
ROBERT PATTINSON (Edward Cullen) gained industry notice at 19 years of age when he joined the Harry Potter franchise in Mike Newell's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts' official representative in the Triwizard Tournament. Pattinson went on to appear in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, returning in a flashback.
Pattinson began his professional career with a role in Uli Edel's Sword of Xanten, opposite Sam West and Benno Furmann. He also appeared in director Oliver Irving's How to Be, winner of the Slamdance Film Festival's Special Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature. Pattinson played the lead role of Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, directed by Paul Morrison. Upcoming for Pattinson is the dramatic feature Remember Me, starring opposite Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper for director Allen Coulter.
Pattinson's television credits include "The Haunted Airman" for the BBC. As a member of the Barnes Theatre Group, he played the lead role in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Other stage credits include Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," "Tess of the D'Urbevilles" and "Macbeth" at the OSO Arts Centre.
TAYLOR LAUTNER (Jacob) got his big break in 2005 when, at the age of 13, he won the role of Shark Boy in Robert Rodriguez's The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. Within months, he had successfully auditioned to play Eliot, the son of Steve Martin's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, in the family hit Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
Lautner was born in 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began studying karate at the age of six and was winning tournaments by age seven. He was soon invited to train with seventime world karate champion Mike Chat and by age eight, Lautner was asked to represent his country at the World Karate Association championships. He proved himself by becoming the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals.
Lautner continued to flourish on the martial arts circuit. In 2003, at age 11, he was ranked No. 1 in the world in several categories and over the next year tucked three Junior World Championships under his black belt.
Lautner was first bitten by the acting bug at age seven, when his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a Burger King commercial in Los Angeles. When he was 10, his family made the difficult decision to relocate to Los Angeles, where Lautner could audition on a full-time basis. After the move, Lautner landed roles on "My Wife and Kids," "Summerland," "The Bernie Mac Show" and "The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour."
Lautner has been very successful in the world of voiceover work. He has a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon "Danny Phantom" and has voiced characters for two episodes of "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" and "Charlie Brown."
ASHLEY GREENE (Alice) stars in the film Twilight and its upcoming sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, based on the #1 New York Times bestselling series by Stephenie Meyer. The Twilight series is a collection of vampire novels that evolved into a cultural phenomenon and was magnified by the release of the first movie last November.
The Twilight: Saga New Moon is being released on November 20th, 2009 by Summit Entertainment. Greene will reprise her role as Alice Cullen, this time as one of the film's leads.
Since Twilight, Greene went on to star in the title role of the suspense thriller Summer, about a young woman on a quest to find her real father only to find herself held hostage in the basement of a deranged family. This past summer Greene also had a cameo as Kevin Spacey's secretary in his new feature, Shrink.
Greene has been in front of the camera in other movies such as Otis, Home of the Brave and The King of California. She just completed Radio Free Albemuth, an alternate history of how the corrupt US President Ferris F. Fremont becomes chief executive in the sixties.
Her credits also include guest starring roles in the television hits, "Shark" and "Crossing Jordan" and recurring roles in "Desire" as Renata, and "MAD TV".
Greene is won the August 2009 Teen Choice "Fresh Faces" award, which honors the most popular rising young actress in Hollywood. She is the national spokesperson for DonateMyDress.org, which helps connect less fortunate teens with gently-used prom dresses.
Greene is a fan of competitive sports. She participated in competitive cheerleading and dance. She was a member of Swim, Dive, and Volleyball teams growing up. She currently resides in Los Angeles and enjoys Tae Kwon Do and Surfing.
RACHELLE LEFEVRE (Victoria) was recently seen on the big screen in the international blockbuster hit Twilight, the feature based on the first book in the best selling series by Stephanie Meyer. In the film Lefevre is Victoria, the ruthless, flame-haired vampire hell bent on revenge against Kristen Stewart's heroine, Bella. Lefevre will be reprising her role in the sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon where Victoria continues her quest for vengeance. Lefevre most recently completed Barney's Version opposite Paul Giamatti. The film, adapted from the novel by acclaimed author Mordecai Richler, recounts the story of Barney (Giamatti), and how he is forever altered by the three women he marries over the course of his life. Lefevre stars as Clara, the young, troubled feminist poet who becomes his first wife. The film also stars Dustin Hoffman, Mini Driver, Scott Speedman and Rosumund Pike. Lefevre also recently wrapped a supporting turn opposite Kevin Spacey and Barry Pepper in Casino Jack based on the true story of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, largely considered the biggest scandal to hit Washington, D.C. since Watergate. Lefevre stars as Emily Miller, Tom Delay's former press secretary, jilted fiancée of Abramoff's partner Michael Scanlon and widely believed to be the original FBI source on the scandal. The film also stars Kelly Preston and Jon Lovitz.
Lefevre moved to Los Angeles when she landed the female lead in the FOX comedy series "Life on a Stick" in which she played Lily, a girl Lefevre describes as "a smart, free-spirited wild-card." Lefevre has since gone on to enjoy a successful television career. On a five-episode arc on CBS' summer hit "Swingtown" Lefevre played Melinda, an ambitious stock exchange runner fighting for a place in the male dominated 70's workplace who eventually lure's lead character Jack (Jack Davenport) away from his wife (Molly Parker). She also recurred on the critically acclaimed series "Boston Legal" as Jerry's love interest Dana Strickland, a role David E. Kelly wrote specifically for her. This summer Lefevre can be seen starring in the CBC/BBC produced mini-series "The Summit," a political thriller revolving around a terrorist threat at a G8 Summit. Lefevre stars as the Canadian Prime Minister's (Bruce Greenwood) activist daughter, Leonie, who after an attack is exposed to the small pox virus and threatens the safety of everyone at the Summit. She also starred on the small screen as Heather, the self-assured stripper who wins Matt Davis' heart on the second season of ABC's "What About Brian." Lefevre will next be seen in an arc on ABC's new legal drama "The Deep End" as a paralegal torn between new associate Dylan (Matt Long) and law firm partner Cliff (Billy Zane).
On the big screen Lefevre has enjoyed playing a diverse range of characters. In The Pool Boys, a Risky Business update from American Pie producer Warren Zide, she stars opposite Matthew Lillard and Tom Arnold as Laura, the straight talking escort who becomes a madam for the summer. In a very different turn Lefevre starred opposite Stephen Dillane and Rosamund Pike in Fugitive Pieces, adapted from the internationally best-selling novel by Anne Michaels, directed by Jeremy Podeswa (The Pacific) and produced by Robert Lantos (Eastern Promises). In the film Lefevre plays Naomi, a young, spirited, Jewish wife whose marriage is severely impacted by wounds left after the Holocaust.
Lefevre is a passionately involved with the literacy organization "School on Wheels" and is an Ambassador for the Cure with "The Susan G Komen Foundation." She greatly enjoys rock climbing, horseback riding, and scuba diving. When not working she often fulfills her great passion for traveling.
BILLY BURKE (Charlie) is a compelling and critically acclaimed young actor whose credits span both television and feature film.
Most recently he starred in the box office hit film Twilight and he will star in the upcoming sequels New Moon and Eclipse.
Prior to Twilight, Billy re-teamed with director Greg Hoblit on Untraceable starring opposite Diane Lane. He also starred in The Feast of Love for director Robert Benton alongside Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear and with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture which was the first film he did with director Greg Hoblit.
Billy's feature film credits include the independent films The Grift with John Savage and Forfeit with Sherry Stringfield which premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival; the film Ladder 49 with Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta; a starring role in Dill Scallion, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and also starred Peter Berg, Henry Winkler and Lauren Graham; Along Came a Spider with Morgan Freeman and Without Limits for writer/director by Robert Towne.
His television credits include a chilling six episode arc on the second season of Fox's "24" as well as the critically acclaimed ABC series "Wonderland", which was written and directed by Peter Berg.
PETER FACINELLI (Carlisle) has distinctive and impressive performances that have established him as one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors. Facinelli plays the coveted role of Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the Cullen clan in the blockbuster feature film, Twilight, for Summit Entertainment. This highly touted project was the first adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's #1 New York Times bestselling series about a young woman who falls madly in love with a vampire. Peter recently finished filming The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the next novel in the series, which will be released on November 20, 2009. He began filming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third novel in the series, in August.
Peter also stars opposite multiple Emmy award winner Edie Falco in Showtime's new hit series "Nurse Jackie". Facinelli appears as Dr. Cooper, a handsome golden boy afflicted with a quirky variation of Tourette's Syndrome. The half hour comedy series has been picked up for a second season.
Peter was recently featured in a recurring role on "Damages", the award winning legal thriller for FX starring Glenn Close. He portrayed the pivotal role of Gregory Malina, who's concealed testimony from Patty Hewes' (Glenn Close) case against Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) hinged on. Facinelli also starred opposite Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow in the dramedy, Finding Amanda, which premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival.
Facinelli's versatility is undeniable and was displayed in his starring role in Fox's sexy one-hour drama "Fastlane" created by McG, and also in his recurring role on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" as a popular and promising art student who became involved with Lauren Ambrose's character. Alongside his co-stars, he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble in a Drama award in 2005.
Peter's talent was showcased in a number of feature films including Universal's The Scorpion King starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and Sony's Riding in Cars with Boys, starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Penny Marshall. Peter received rave reviews for his performance opposite Kevin Spacey and Danny De Vito in Lions Gate's The Big Kahuna, which debuted at the 1999 Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals.
Additional credits include a starring role in Walter Hills' sci-fi thriller Supernova with James Spader and Angela Bassett. Facinelli also appeared in Can't Hardly Wait alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, in Foxfire opposite Angelina Jolie and in Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 with Breckin Meyer.
Facinelli was born and raised in New York, and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He worked as an actor there until his role in the television film After Jimmy brought him to Los Angeles.
ELIZABETH REASER (Esme) has quickly emerged as one of the most promising actresses in Hollywood through her natural talent, striking presence and undeniable energy.
Reaser earned a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the drama Sweet Land and received an Emmy nomination for her guest spot as Ava on "Grey's Anatomy", as well as shared a SAG Award nomination with the cast for Best Ensemble.
She was most recently seen on television in the leading role of Bella Bloom in the critically acclaimed CBS 1-hour romantic drama series, "The Ex List". In film, matriarch of the Cullen clan in the hit film Twilight. Reaser will be seen next in Peter Callahan's Against the Current, opposite Joseph Fiennes and Justin Kirk.
Sweet Land, directed by Ali Selim, tells the story of a woman named Inge (Reaser) who travels from Norway to rural Minnesota in the 1920s to meet the man who is destined to be her husband. Variety called her performance "...a marvel of strength, humor and sensuality" and The Los Angeles Times raved, "Few actresses own the camera with as much authority as Reaser does here."
Additional film credits include Maria Maggenti's Puccini for Beginners, which was selected in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Outfest Film Festival as well; Ed Burns' Purple Violets, opposite Debra Messing, Selma Blair, Burns and Donal Logue; The Family Stone; Marc Forster's Stay; The Believer, opposite Ryan Gosling; Mind the Gap; Shut up and Sing; and 13 Conversations about One Thing. Television credits include the drama series "Saved," alongside Tom Everett Scott, and appearances on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "The Sopranos."
Reaser attended The Julliard School. She currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
NIKKI REED (Rosalie) won critical acclaim for her debut film Thirteen in which she not only starred opposite Holly Hunter, but also co-wrote the film at the early age of 14. Now at 21, Nikki has proven her talent as a strong and diverse actress.
Nikki can most recently be seen in Catherine Hardwicke's much anticipated film, Twilight, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Starring alongside Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson and Kellan Lutz, this fantasy-romance film tells the story of a teenage girl who risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. The film was released in November 2008.
Reed also recently completed production on Last Day of Summer, an independent comedy in which she stared and executive produced. The film centers around a fast food employee who has reached his breaking point but is changed upon a chance encounter with a beautiful customer. She also recently completed shooting Chain Letter, directed by Deon Taylor. The film is being produced by Twisted Pictures, the same production company that created the popular Saw Franchise, and will be released in late 2009.
On the small screen, Reed was seen in the hit Fox series "The O.C." in the recurring role of Sadie Campbell in which she played Ryan's (Ben McKenzie) love interest.
In 2006, Nikki starred opposite Alec Baldwin in Mini's First Time, a twisted tale in which she played "Mini" a rebellious teenager testing the boundaries of life. When she joins an escort agency where her stepfather is a client, things begin to spiral. The supporting cast includes Luke Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Carrie Anne Moss.
Prior to Mini's First Time, Reed starred in Sony's Lords of Dogtown opposite Emile Hirsch and Heath Ledger. The film follows the surf and skate trends in Venice, California in the early 1970s. The film also paired Reed again with her Thirteen director Catherine Hardwick.
Reed currently resides in Los Angeles where she enjoys writing and horseback riding.
JACKSON RATHBONE (Jasper) was born in Singapore and then lived in Indonesia, London, Connecticut, California and Norway before he finally settled in Texas. Rathbone immediately joined the local community theater and young actors program The Pickwick Players. Deciding to stick with what made him the happiest-acting and music-he moved to Northwest Michigan to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy as a high school theater major. During this period, he performed in the Southwest Shakespeare Festival as Ferdinand in "The Tempest," while making life long friends who share his interest in the arts.
Upon graduation from Interlochen, Rathbone decided to give the L.A. film industry a try. He landed a recurring role on "Disney 411" relatively quickly, interviewing Disney Channel stars such as Hillary Duff and Raven-Symoné. In addition to several commercials, Rathbone booked roles in the Hallmark telefilm "Close to Home", "The O.C.", "The War at Home", and "The Cleaner". After several indie film roles, Rathbone went into a series regular role on "Beautiful People" for ABC Family.
Though usually cast as a leading man, Rathbone enjoys the challenge of character parts, such as his roles in the features Big Stan and Senior Skip Day. He recently started his own production company, Patchmo Entertainment in hopes of ultimately directing as well as acting.
A music lover, Rathbone is fascinated with many different styles and writes his own songs. He began performing music in Los Angeles at The Gardenia in Hollywood and ultimately formed the band, 100 Monkeys with his Interlochen friend, Ben Graupner. When in Los Angeles, in between filming and cutting an album 100 Monkees plays at various venues around the LA area including The Viper Room, and The Scene in Glendale.
Rathbone has been living out of a suitcase since he began filming Twilight and The Last Airbender.
KELLAN LUTZ (Emmett) has been on a role lately. After wrapping his first season as a series regular on HBO's, "The Comeback," opposite Lisa Kudrow, Kellan went straight into production on two studio films. He was seen in Disney's Stick It, where he played a local BMX biker who befriends the lead, Missy Peregrym. Kellan also appeared in Universal's Accepted, in which he played one of the "Molson Twins" who joins Justin Long's fake college.
Kellan was most recently seen in the highly anticipated Catherine Hardwicke film Twilight, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Starring alongside Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Nikki Reed, this fantasy-romance film tells the story of a teenage girl who risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. The film was released on November 20th, 2008. Kellan will also be appearing in the following two films of the Twilight Saga: New Moon and Eclipse. The Twilight Saga: New Moon is set for release on November 20th, 2009.
On the small screen Kellan was recently seen in the new CW spin-off series "90210," playing the recurring character of George Evans, one of the school's best and most arrogant athletes. Kellan was also recently seen in the HBO seven-hour mini-series, "Generation Kill." Executive produced and co-written by David Simon and Ed Burns, the team behind the critically acclaimed series "The Wire," this seven-part miniseries tells the intimate tale of young Marines whose unit is part of the first wave of the American military assault on Baghdad. The drama was based upon the award-winning nonfiction book of the same name by Evan Wright, who serves as co-writer and consultant. "Generation Kill" was filmed entirely in Africa, and aired on HBO in July 2008.
In April 2008, Screen Gems released Kellan's latest feature film Prom Night, where he stars alongside Brittany Snow. This thriller is the fictional story of a high school night ruined by a sadistic killer.
ANNA KENDRICK (Jessica) notably starred in PictureHouse's Rocket Science directed by Jeffrey Blitz. Her performance as an ultra-competitive high school debate team member garnered critical acclaim and the film received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Anna was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film.
In 2008, Kendrick was seen in the Blockbuster feature film Twilight. She will also star in the sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which will be in released to theatres nationwide on November 20, 2009. Currently, Kendrick is on location filming the third installment, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Kendrick stars in the highly anticipated Paramount film Up in the Air, opposite George Clooney and Jason Bateman. Kendrick's character is Natalie Keener, a fresh out of college rising star at the company both she and Clooney's character are employed. This unique company specializes in "career transition counseling" (a euphemism for firing people). The film received rave reviews at its premiere at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Up in the Air, which is directed by Jason Reitman, will be released nationwide on December 25, 2009.
Most recently, Kendrick wrapped production on the Universal film Scott Pilgrim VS. the World opposite Michael Cera. In this dramedy, she plays Stacy Pilgrim, the sister of Cera's character Scott Pilgrim.
Kendrick made her feature film debut in Todd Graff's Camp, a darling of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Her performance in the cult hit earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Annual Chlotrudis Awards.
An accomplished theater veteran, Kendrick began her career as Dinah Lord in the 1997 Broadway musical production of High Society for which she received a Tony® Award Nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. At the age of 12, the honor made her the second youngest Tony nominee in award history. Kendrick also garnered Drama League and Theatre World awards as well as Drama Desk and FANY award nominations.
Kendrick's additional theater work includes a featured role with the New York City Opera's production of "A Little Night Music," starring Jeremy Irons, "My Favorite Broadway/The Leading Ladies: Live at Carnegie Hall," and Broadway workshops of "Jane Eyre" and "The Little Princess."
Kendrick currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
MICHAEL SHEEN (Aro) is recognized as one of the most talented of the new generation of British actors for being equally accomplished on stage and screen.
Most recently Sheen was seen on screen in The Damned United, the darkly humorous story of confrontational former Leeds United boss Brian Clough's doomed 44-day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football in 1974. Sheen stars as the late Clough. The film is directed by Tom Hooper (John Adams) with a screenplay by Peter Morgan based on David Peace's novel. It opened in March 2009 at the top of the U.K. box office and drew strong reviews for Sheen, before being received in the U.S. as well.
Among Sheen's upcoming projects are Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland as the white rabbit, the much anticipated take on the Lewis Carroll classic, and Tron.
Last year, Sheen was seen on screen in two hits: as David Frost in Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard from Peter Morgan's screen adaptation of his own stage play, which received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Picture. Next for Sheen came a starring role in Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans, a prequel to the popular Underworld franchise.
Another notable recent film role came in Music Within, the story of Richard Pimentel, an early champion of the rights of the disabled and a primary activist behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sheen played Pimentel's best friend, Art, a wheelchair-bound genius who uses his wit to deflect the prejudice associated with his twisted form.
Sheen played British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Stephen Frears' acclaimed drama The Queen. Along with the film, Sheen received many accolades for his performance, including winning the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He previously portrayed the British politician, also under Frears' direction, in the television movie "The Deal." The Queen marked Sheen's third collaboration with Frears. He made his feature film debut in the director's Mary Reilly as Dr. Jekyll's footman, along with a cast that included Julia Roberts, John Malkovich and Glenn Close.
Sheen was featured in Ed Zwick's Blood Diamond, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou. Other credits include Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven, Peter Howitt's Laws of Attraction, Richard Donner's Timeline, Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things, Shekhar Kapur's The Four Feathers and Brian Gilbert's Wilde.
Born in Wales, Sheen grew up in Port Talbot, an industrial town renowned for producing Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London where, in his second year, he won the coveted Laurence Olivier Bursary for his consistently outstanding performances.
While still a student at RADA, Sheen landed a starring role opposite Vanessa Redgrave in 1991's "When She Danced," which marked his West End debut. Sheen has since earned an Olivier Award nomination for his performance as Mozart in the West End production of Peter Hall's revival of "Amadeus." He went on to make his Broadway debut in the 1999 U.S. production.
Sheen also received Olivier Award nominations for his performances in "Look Back in Anger" and "Caligula," for which he also won a London Critics Circle Award and the London Evening Standard Award for Best Actor in 2003. He has received acclaim for his performances in such plays as "Romeo and Juliet," "Peer Gynt" and "Henry V."
On television, Sheen's credits include his heartbreaking portrayal of performer Kenneth Williams in the BBC's "Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!" For this role, Sheen received a BAFTA nomination and the 2006 Royal Television Society Best Actor Award. He also received a 2005 BAFTA nomination for his performance in "Dirty Filthy Love," a drama in which he starred as an architect struggling to live with his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
On stage, Sheen starred on Broadway during the summer of 2007 in the hit "Frost/Nixon," in which he played Frost to Frank Langella's Nixon. Sheen received a Distinguished Performance Award nomination from the Drama League for his work, among other accolades. This followed the sold-out run in London, where Sheen received nominations for Best Actor from the Olivier Awards and Evening Standard Awards.
In January, 2009, Sheen was announced on The Queen's annual honor list as being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to the arts.
DAKOTA FANNING (Jane) recently completed production on her latest film, The Runaways, in which she plays lead singer Cherie Currie in the famous 1970s all girl rock band. Earlier this year, she starred as the voice of Coraline in Henry Selick's whimsical 3-D animated film of the same name and she also played the lead role of Cassie in the ensemble thriller Push. Prior to these films, Fanning starred in The Secret Life of Bees, based on the acclaimed, bestselling book by Sue Monk Kidd and co-starring Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Bettany. Fanning's performance earned her a Critics Choice Award nomination.
Fanning made her film debut opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn in I Am Sam. She won the Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor and received a SAG Award nomination, making her the youngest performer to ever earn such a distinction. Shortly thereafter, she starred in the miniseries "Taken," produced by Steven Spielberg, which became the Sci-Fi Channel's highest-rated broadcast to date and won the 2003 Emmy Award® for Outstanding Miniseries.
Other film credits include Trapped, opposite Charlize Theron; Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat, opposite Mike Myers; Uptown Girls, with Brittany Murphy; and Sweet Home Alabama, in which Fanning played a young Reese Witherspoon. She recently starred opposite Robin Wright Penn and David Morse in Hounddog.
In 2004, Fanning starred opposite Denzel Washington in Man on Fire, directed by Tony Scott. She received a second Critics Choice Award nomination for her performance. The following year, she co-starred with Robert DeNiro in Hide and Seek, earning the MTV Movie Award for "Most Frightened Performance."
In 2005, she starred with Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's The War of the Worlds, winning her second Critics Choice Award. That same year, she appeared opposite Kurt Russell in Dreamer, which made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Fanning was proud to be a member of a remarkable ensemble of women including Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Sissy Spacek and Robin Wright Penn in Nine Lives, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The entire cast was nominated for a Gotham Award and the film also earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay.
In 2006, Fanning starred as Fern in the feature film interpretation of the beloved E.B. White novel Charlotte's Web. Fanning played a live action character opposite animated characters voiced by Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford. Fanning earned another Critics Choice Award nomination and received ShoWest's Best Supporting Actress of the Year Award.
CHASKE SPENCER (Sam Uley) was born of the Lakota Sioux tribe and raised on Indian reservations in Montana and Idaho. When Spencer was young he dreamed of being a photographer, but before long he found himself in front of the camera pursuing an acting career. He moved to New York City and in between bartending and waiting tables was cast in his very first major role, an Off Broadway production of "Dracula," in which Spencer played the title character. From there, he did a number of New York theater pieces and was fortunate enough to be discovered by television and film casting director Rene Haynes. She cast him in his first feature, Skins, as well as "DreamKeeper" and Steven Spielberg's television epic "Into the West." Chaske's passion for acting is only matched by his passion for making a difference, he is a spokesperson for the nonprofit organization United Global Shift, which has enabled him to create projects to impact poverty, hunger, renewable energy and the environment. He is also engaged on the other side of the camera with his production company Urban Dream with his partners, veteran producer Ted Kurdyla and his manager Josselyne Herman.
ALEX MERAZ (Paul) of the Purepecha (Tarasco) First Nation of Michoacan, Mexico was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona. Working throughout the Phoenix area, he taught classes at schools and community centers in all aspects of art from mask making to break dancing. As a graduate of the New School for the Arts, Meraz has since developed as a multi-faceted performer and artist. For 12 years, he competed in the world of mixed martial arts, winning numerous tournaments in karate and capoeira, which led him to train with Andy Cheng as a stuntman.
Highly sought after in the indigenous dance world, Meraz has worked as a lead dancer with renowned choreographers Raoul Trujillo, Rulan Tangen and Santee Smith, to name a few. He is a founding member of Rulan Tangen's company, Dancing Earth. Meraz's acclaim for his work with Dancing Earth earned him the honor of being hand-picked for a troupe selected to represent the United States in a performance for Jordan's royal family in Amman.
Meraz's achievements in the performing arts world led to a role in Terrence Malick's film The New World, starring Colin Farrell and Christian Bale.
KIOWA GORDON (Embry), the seventh of eight children, was born in Berlin, Germany soon after the "fall of the wall". At age one, the family moved back to McLean, Virginia, where his father worked for the government. At age two the family moved out to Northern Arizona, to the Hualapai reservation so the children could learn of their heritage and culture. Ki has spent most of his life in various parts of Arizona. When his older brothers were in high school, the family moved to Mesa so they could play on one of the best football teams in the state. Ki attended Hermosa Vista, Stapley Jr High, and Mountain View High School before moving to Cave Creek with his mom and attending Cactus Shadows High School.
His mother, Camille Nighthorse a member of SAG, got bit parts for Ki in a few movies as he was growing up. She was always encouraging the kids to take acting classes and doing photo shoots with them. On the day Ki was scheduled to audition for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, she was rushing him to meet with an acting coach at Verve Studios a couple of hours before his scheduled audition. The audition was at an open casting call for all Native American teens in Phoenix with Casting Director Rene Haynes out of Burbank, CA. Ki gave a great audition and he was offered the role of Embry, when he had tried out for the part of Paul.
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER (Caius) is one of Britain's brightest young stars with an extremely exciting time ahead. He is currently filming London Boulevard from the novels of the same name by Ken Bruen. This crime drama marks the directorial debut of William Monahan and tells the story of a recently paroled criminal who becomes involved with a reclusive young actress. Jamie will play the role 'White Boy' opposite an outstanding cast including Kiera Knightley, Colin Farrell and Ray Winstone.
Jamie has also recently finished filming The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the sequel in the hugely successful Twilight franchise, adapted from the novels by Stephanie Meyer. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, he plays the role of Caius, leader of the Volturi Vampires, alongside a cast including Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Next year will see him appear as Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The seventh and final installment of J.K. Rowling's celebrated series continues the magical journey of Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts, leading to the long-awaited final confrontation of Harry Potter and his arch nemesis Lord Voldemort. The film includes a stellar line up including Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent and Michael Gambon.
Despite a short career to date Jamie can already add a number of critically acclaimed films to his repertoire. He made his film debut in Tim Burton's gothic musical Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring in a leading role opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. His other film credits include Guy Richie's RocknRolla, with Gerard Butler and Thandie Newton and Martin Koolhoven's Winter in Wartime.
Alongside his film work, Jamie is also beginning to make a name for himself on the small screen. He will next be seen in a new adaptation of the cult 1960's television series 'The Prisoner' with Hayley Atwell and Sir Ian McKellen, set for a US release later this year on AMC. In 2007, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Douglas in the BBC's 'The Dinner Party'.
EDI GATHEGI (Laurent) has recently begun to gain increasing notoriety for his roles on both the big and small screens. He is probably most recognized for his recurring role as Dr. Cole (AKA: Big Love), on FOX's hit television series "House." Having been a guest star on the best reviewed show of last year's Fall season, ABC's "Life on Mars," Gathegi went on to join the ensemble cast of the theatrical box office phenomenon, Twilight, and will reprise his role as Laurent in this year's sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, releasing wide on November 20th . He most recently starred in the well-received feature, My Bloody Valentine 3-D.
Gathegi's past film credits include feature, Gone Baby Gone directed by Ben Affleck, Death Sentence opposite Kevin Bacon and Crank with Jason Statham.
He is also no stranger to on-stage production as his theatre resume includes "Two Trains Running" at the prestigious Old Globe Theatre in San Diego with other regional stage work including "King Hedley II", "Blues for an Alabama Sky", "Golden Boy", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Crucible", "Fade", "A Maiden's Prayer" (Santa Barbara Independent Award), "A Raisin in the Sun", "Othello", a "Midsummer Night's Dream", "Cyrano" and "Dutchman."
Gathegi graduated from NYU's famed MFA program for acting and currently resides in Los Angeles.
MICHAEL WELCH (Mike) has already made a strong impression on the entertainment world. Starting at the age of 10, he has worked in every aspect of the business including film, television, voice-over, and stage. Michael is the recipient of two Young Artist Awards, one for his performance at age 10 in Star Trek: Insurrection, his first feature film, and another for his work as Luke Girardi on the television series "Joan of Arcadia," which ran for two seasons on CBS.
Welch will star in Unrequited (2010), a psychological thriller directed by Jason Epperson, second place winner of "The Lot", executive produced by Stephen Spielberg. Epperson has chosen Unrequited for his first feature film and Welch to play the lead role.
Michael can be seen in award-winning festival favorites such as My Suicide, An American Crime, United States of Leland, American Son, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and Lost Dream. Welch has completed 19 films in his 12-year career.
Michael is familiar to television audiences for his many starring roles on Emmy Award-winning shows. His most recent starring roles include episodes of "CSI" and an arc on "The Riches". During the past several years he appeared on "CSI: Miami", "Numb3rs", "Law & Order: SVU", "Crossing Jordan", "NCIS", "Cold Case" and "Without a Trace." His earlier years included performances on "Stargate SG-1", "Judging Amy", "The District", "Touched by an Angel", "Malcolm in the Middle", "The X-Files", "The Pretender", "7th Heaven", "Chicago Hope" and "Frasier."
In spite of his busy schedule he finds time for theater (Speech & Debate-2008), received the 2005 Star Innovative Award for environmental causes and has been active with the charity Kids With a Cause since 1999.
CHRISTIAN SERRATOS (Angela) began her professional career as a Ford model. She quickly found success as an actress playing Heather Perez in Disney's successful "Cow Belles", as well as guest spots on "7th Heaven", Nickelodeon's "Zoey101" and Disney's "Hannah Montana." Christian's interests extend beyond the modeling and acting world. Having a strong passion for dance, Christian has studied multiple dance styles including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and tap. In addition, Christian is a strong supporter of animal rights, and is the new face of PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign.
JUSTIN CHON (Eric) can be seen in the widely popular inter-net short film, Turbo at www.TurboTheFilm.com. He was recently seen in a costarring role in Wayne Kramer's feature Crossing Over, alongside Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. The busy actor also completed a starring role in the comedy Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story, opposite Seann William Scott and Randy Quaid. He also starred in the comedy-horror film Hack, with Danica McKeller and William Forsythe. Chon was a series regular on the hit Nickelodeon series "Just Jordan", playing the title character's best friend. Chon also played Peter Wu in the Disney telefilm "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior".
Chon's parents emigrated from Korea, where his father was a well-known television and film actor and his mother an accomplished pianist. Born and raised in Southern California, Chon grew up on the beach while surfing, skateboarding, playing tennis and hitting the golf course. This multi-talented actor also plays the guitar, piano, violin and saxophone. A student of his craft, Chon is always enrolled in an acting class and has studied with some of the top acting coaches in the business.
Chon resides in Los Angeles.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
CHRIS WEITZ (Director) most recently adapted, and directed, the Oscar-winning epic fantasy adventure The Golden Compass starring Oscar® winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours), newcomer Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott (We Were Soldiers), Eva Green (Casino Royale) and Daniel Craig (Casino Royale). Based on Philip Pullman's best-selling and award-winning first novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy, The Golden Compass was released by New Line Cinema and has grossed over $350 million worldwide.
Weitz previously co-directed, with his brother, Paul, the award-winning hit film About a Boy, adapting the screenplay from the Nick Hornby novel. The screenplay received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as similar nominations from BAFTA, Writers Guild, Chicago Film Critics and Humanitas; the film was named one of AFI's Movies of the Year and was nominated for the Golden Globe award for Best Comedy, winning Best Studio Comedy Feature at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
Weitz's first directorial collaboration with Paul was on American Pie, the phenomenally successful first installment of the PIE franchise, which was followed by American Pie 2 and the final installment, American Wedding, both of which he also executive produced.
Prior to their screenwriting work on About a Boy, the brothers collaborated on several screenplays, including Antz and Madeline (adapting the popular children's book).
In 1999, Weitz and his brother formed Depth of Field, their Los Angeles-based production company through which he and Paul produced the critically acclaimed film, In Good Company, directed by Paul; the comedy American Dreamz, starring Hugh Grant and Dennis Quaid, also directed by Paul; and the hit romantic comedy, Nick & Norah's Playlist, starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Depth of Field's diverse slate of upcoming projects include: Tom Ford's drama A Single Man, starring Julianne Moore and Colin Firth; The Game, based on Neil Strauss' dating tome which Dan Weiss will adapt; and the feature adaptation of Michael Moorcock's fantasy epic The Elric Saga.
Weitz also made his acting debut in the Sundance Film Festival hit Chuck & Buck.
MELISSA ROSENBERG (Screenwriter) is proving to be one of Hollywood's most versatile and sought-after writers, seamlessly transitioning from television to the silver screen.
Rosenberg wrote the screenplay for the vampire romance phenomenon Twilight. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer, Twilight tells the story of a high school girl named Bella (Kristen Stewart) who finds her soul mate in the stunning vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson). The film, released by Summit Entertainment, opened on November 21, 2008 to a record $70m. The film has grossed over $383m worldwide.
Rosenberg also scripted the highly-anticipated sequel, New Moon, which will open on November 20, 2009, as well as the third film, Eclipse, set to open on June 30, 2010. With her extensive background in teen-related drama, Rosenberg seemed a natural fit for the adaptation of Twilight, a task she was given only six weeks to complete. She was more than happy to sign on. "You get to be inventive with these pieces," Rosenberg said. "I can live the high school experience I never had, because on film, anything can happen."
Rosenberg is set to return to television as both head writer and executive producer of the Showtime original series Dexter, which begins its fourth season this September. Her work on the show helped earn it the prestigious Peabody Award, an Emmy nomination, and a Writer's Guild of America award nomination. "On this show, I'm allowed to take risks, with the character development, as well as the story," said Rosenberg. "When you're doing 22 episodes a year for network, you may not get the time you need to do your best work. On a cable show, doing 12 episodes, I have the time to develop my thoughts, to connect all the dots and make a strong, well-rounded story."
Rosenberg launched her screenwriting career with the box-office smash Step Up. A trained dancer herself, Rosenberg was perfect to the write the film, an urban romance between a naturally gifted troublemaker (Channing Tatum) and an upper-class ballerina (Jenna Dewan). Released in 2006, the film has earned over $114 million worldwide and launched Tatum into Hollywood heartthrob status. Rosenberg was no stranger to writing for the teenaged set; before signing on to write Step Up, Rosenberg wrote several episodes of Fox's series The O.C.
Inspired by character-driven projects, Rosenberg's other credits include Ally McBeal, Party of Five, Boston Public, The Outer Limits and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Although she appreciates her start in network television, she feels she has found a comfortable niche in cable programming.
Rosenberg earned her B.A. in dance and theatre from Bennington College in Vermont, with a goal toward becoming a choreographer. When Rosenberg moved to Los Angeles, she pursued a different avenue: writing. While working as an assistant to a television producer, Rosenberg went on to earn an MFA at the University of Southern California, through the Peter Stark Producing Program at the School of Cinematic Arts.
STEPHENIE MEYER (Based on the Novel By) was a stay-at-home mother of three young sons in 2003 when she had a vivid dream about a group of characters she could not get out of her head. Putting everything she could on the back burner, Meyer invented the plot during the day and wrote it on her computer late at night when the house was quiet. Three months later she finished her first novel, Twilight.
Picked out of a slush pile at Writers House, the manuscript quickly made the rounds among publishers. Megan Tingley at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers made a major six-figure preemptive bid for three books. Within weeks of its release in 2005, the book debuted at No. 5 on the New York Times best seller list. The rights to Twilight have been sold in 45 countries around the world.
The highly-anticipated sequel, New Moon, was released in September 2006 and spent 31 weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times best seller list. The book was so highly anticipated by Meyer's eager fans that Advance Readers Copies were being sold on eBay for as high as $380. The third book in Meyer's Twilight saga, Eclipse was released on August 7, 2007 and sold 150,000 copies its first day on sale. The book debuted at No. 1 on best seller lists across the country, including USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. It was also a No. 1 best seller in Bulgaria, Germany, Spain and Argentina.
The fourth and final book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, was published on August 2, 2008, with a first printing of 3.2 million copies-the largest first printing in the publisher's history. Breaking Dawn sold 1.3 million copies its first day on sale in the US, rocketing the title to No. 1 on best seller lists nationwide.
2008 was a landmark year for Meyer. On May 6, Little, Brown and Company released The Host, Meyer's first novel for adults which debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller lists. Additionally, USA Today declared Stephenie "Author of the Year" citing that she "did what no one else - not even JK Rowling - has done in the 15 years of the USA Today bestselling book list" and swept the top four slots in 2008.
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature. She lives in Arizona with her husband and sons.
WYCK GODFREY (Producer) produced the recent features When a Stranger Calls and Eragon, the latter film based on a bestselling fantasy novel. After producing or executive producing six films in a four-year span, Godfrey felt ready to strike out and make films for an audience that he and his friend Marty Bowen felt Hollywood had forgotten-the people of the heartland of America, many of whom are left yearning for films with meaning and spiritual content. Godfrey and Bowen partnered to form their own production company, Temple Hill.
Their first project was The Nativity Story, directed by Catherine Hardwicke. The company's most recent film was the romantic comedy Management, starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn.
Godfrey began his career as a creative executive at New Line Cinema after graduating from Princeton University in 1990 with a degree in English. At New Line, he worked on such hits as The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and various films in the popular House Party and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises. In 1995, he moved on to Horizon Pictures, production company of Paul Schiff and Michael London. As senior vice president of production, he oversaw their development slate and staff at 20th Century Fox.
Two years later, Godfrey joined John Davis at Davis Entertainment as an executive vice president. There, he oversaw the surprise action hit Behind Enemy Lines, directed by John Moore and starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. He was promoted to president in 2001 and later that year developed and produced the family comedy Daddy Day Care, directed by Steve Carr and starring Eddie Murphy. In 2003, he produced the summer blockbuster I, Robot, starring Will Smith and directed by Alex Proyas, and the rousing adventure Flight of the Phoenix, his second film with director John Moore. He also developed and served as an executive producer on Alien vs. Predator, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson of Resident Evil fame.
KAREN ROSENFELT (Producer) is a producer based at 20th Century Fox, where she executive produced The Devil Wears Prada, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Marley & Me. For 16 years, Rosenfelt was a production executive at Paramount, where she oversaw live-action features such as The First Wives Club, Indecent Proposal, Runaway Bride, Save the Last Dance, Coach Carter and Mean Girls. She was instrumental in setting up Paramount's partnership with Nickelodeon Movies, overseeing film adaptations of the Nickelodeon television properties "Rugrats" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" as well as Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the bestselling children's books.
Rosenfelt began her career at ICM as an assistant to talent agent Sue Mengers. She went on to become a Creative Executive at Jerry Weintraub Productions and a Senior Vice President at MGM.
Rosenfelt is currently working as producer of the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, along with Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus and Mark Ratcliffe. She's also working as executive producer on Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
BILL BANNERMAN (Co-Producer) graduated with Specialized Honors in Film from York University in Toronto, Canada. After being awarded several scholarships, including the Famous Players Award of Excellence, a screening of his student work at the Montreal Film Festival in 1981 led Bannerman to be invited to Los Angeles to train on various films including One From the Heart, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
With a background in visual effects, Bannerman segued into production and began a lengthy tenure as an assistant director working with acclaimed filmmakers such as Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner and Frank Marshall.
This led to numerous assignments as a second unit director on features. Most notable was the 14th century Japanese civil war epic Heaven & Earth, for which Bannerman designed and directed complicated and dangerous battle sequences. This project notably set the record for the largest number of saddled horses (800) ever used in-camera for a battle sequence.
In 1992, after a short development period with Kadokawa Films, Bannerman saw his first screenplay produced in Japan as Rex: Story of a Dinosaur. Shortly after that, Bannerman reconnected with Clint Eastwood for a number of projects including Oscar® winner Unforgiven and A Perfect World, Bridges of Madison County and Absolute Power.
In 1997, Bannerman produced Dead Man on Campus for MTV Films/Paramount, which segued into him producing four original movies for the MTV Networks division by the end of 2003, most notably Steven Kay's critically acclaimed heroin drama Wasted.
In 1998, Bannerman was also executive producer on the action film Chill Factor, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Following this, he worked extensively with Gale Anne Hurd on Hulk for Universal Pictures. In late 2000, Dimension/Miramax convinced Bannerman to helm a new chapter in the successful Air Bud franchise, Air Bud III: World Pup. The project generated the most revenue from DVD sales of any chapter of the franchise.
Since 2003, Bannerman has produced and served as second unit director on the comedy Good Boy! and a big budget remake of the '70s classic Walking Tall starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Johnny Knoxville. Early in 2006, filmmaker Sam Raimi tapped Bannerman to produce a sequel for his very successful horror franchise, The Grudge II, which filmed entirely in Japan.
During late 2007 and 2008, Bannerman produced the mixed martial arts film Never Back Down and the soon-to-be released horror project Sorority Row. He also produced the 2008 thriller Shelter, starring Oscar® nominee Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
MARTY BOWEN (Executive Producer) left his post in spring of 2006 as UTA Partner and Agent to pursue a career in producing. Bowen partnered with veteran producer Wyck Godfrey, to create their own production company, Temple Hill Entertainment. They secured a deal with New Line Cinema and immediately entered into production on their first film, The Nativity Story, from director Catherine Hardwicke. Next, the two went on to produce the Catherine Hardwicke-directed fantasy love story, Twilight, based on the best-selling series of books by Stephanie Meyer. They followed up Twilight with the Sydney Kimmel Entertainment-financed, romantic comedy, Management, starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn, which premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival and was released theatrically in May 2009.
Temple Hill Entertainment's most recent productions are Lasse Hallstrom's Dear John, starring Channing Tatum (Step Up, GI Joe) and Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls, Mamma Mia) based on the best-selling novel from Nicholas Sparks, and Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second film in the Twilight saga.
Bowen was raised outside of Ft. Worth, Texas. He graduated Cum Laude from Harvard in 1991 with a B.A. in American History. He began his career in UTA's Agent Training Program. He resides in Los Angeles.
GREG MOORADIAN (Executive Producer) began his film career in 1991 as a Creative Executive for Academy Award-winning producer Arnold Kopelson, working on classic films such as Falling Down, The Fugitive and Seven. In 1995, he became Vice President for Academy Award-winning producer Wendy Finerman, developing films such as The Fan, which he associate produced, Fairytale: A True Story and Stepmom. In 1999, he became president of the company, executive producing Sugar and Spice and Drumline.
In 2004, Mooradian started his own production company, Greg Mooradian Productions. The latest films are The Stepfather, starring Dylan Walsh and Penn Badgley, which opened in October and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, which opens in February.
Mooradian currently works as Senior Vice President at Paramount Pictures.
MARK MORGAN (Executive Producer) is currently producing Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, to be directed by Chris Columbus for 20th Century Fox; The Stepfather, for Sony/Screen Gems; and The Stanford Prison Experiment, written and to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Oscar-winner for The Usual Suspects. Morgan is also executive producing "The Riches" for Fox Television Studios and FX. Morgan began his career in the entertainment industry working as Creative Executive for Ridley Scott on films including Thelma & Louise. In early 1995, Morgan joined New Regency, where he ran the story department and also oversaw films such as Under Siege II, Free Willy, The Client and A Time to Kill.
In 1996, Morgan was hired at Orion Pictures as Director of Development and promoted to Vice President of Production the following year. At Orion/MPCA, Morgan supervised the development, packaging and production of film projects including Dumb and Dumber, Beverly Hills Ninja and Kingpin.
In 1998, the upper management of Orion Pictures split off to form Destination Films, where Morgan served as Executive Vice President. He produced several films in this capacity, including Beautiful, starring Minnie Driver and directed by Sally Field, and The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.
Hired next as President at Maverick Films, Morgan soon rose to President and CEO. At Maverick, Morgan oversaw the entire production slate, executive ranks and first-look deals. He produced multiple films distributed by MGM, including Agent Cody Banks and its sequel, 30 Days Until I'm Famous, Chasing Christmas, Cruel World and Material Girls.
GUY OSEARY (Executive Producer) began his career at Maverick Records and rose through the ranks to chairman of the label, developing a roster of artists that included Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Deftones, The Wreckers, Paul Oakenfold, Michelle Branch, and soundtracks including The Wedding Singer, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Austin Powers I & II, as well as releasing soundtracks on Quentin Tarantino's films including Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2. Oseary guided Maverick to sell over 100 million albums worldwide and secured its spot as one of the industry's leading boutique record labels. In the TV world, Guy serves as executive producer on Last Call With Carson Daly, which is currently in its 9th season, as well as on NBC's New Year's Eve which is also hosted by Carson.
In May 2004 Guy partnered with Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon to become a principal in Untitled Entertainment, a top entertainment management company with offices in Beverly Hills and New York. Untitled's list of clients includes Hilary Swank, David Caruso, Penélope Cruz, Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Lucy Liu, etc. In 2005 Guy became the manager for his longtime business partner Madonna and guided her through the 2006 Confessions Tour, and the 2008, 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour, both are on the lists of the top-grossing tours of all time. In 2007 he negotiated the most talked about and groundbreaking deal in music business by partnering Madonna with Live Nation, the number one touring promotion company in the world. This move encompasses all aspects of Madonna's music. Her latest studio album was the multi-Grammy nominated "Hard Candy" which debuted at #1 in 37 countries in 2008. His other clients include New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, a three time American League MVP who is considered by many to be the game's top player, and magician David Blaine.
In the print world, Oseary has authored three book, with a fourth due out Autumn 2009
a photography retrospective from his own camera of Madonna's 2008 tour titled "Madonna: Sticky & Sweet, photography by Guy Oseary." Previously he authored a photography book on Madonna's 2006 tour, and "On the Record" which is a collection of first-hand accounts on how to break into the music industry from many of the most successful artists, producers and executives in the business today. He is also the author of "Jews Who Rock," a look at Jewish influences in the music industry.
JOSEPH MIDDLETON (Casting) has cast some of Hollywood's most popular films, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Legally Blonde and American Pie, for which he won the 2000 Artios award for best comedy casting, given by the Casting Society of America. His upcoming films are: The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Fair Game, Little Fockers and Tom Ford's directorial debut, A Single Man.
Additional films include Old School, In Good Company, Bring it On, and Law Abiding Citizen, as well as such renowned independent films as Donnie Darko, Go, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Broken Hearts Club, and Strangers with Candy.
Mr. Middleton's casting expertise and colorful on-camera personality were sought out by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for the first two seasons of their groundbreaking hit "Project Greenlight" series on HBO. Subsequent to "Project Greenlight," he joined Faye Dunaway and Vivica A. Fox on the panel of industry expert judges on the WB's reality series, "The Starlet.
Joseph Middleton is the president of his own company, Middleton Casting, Inc. and was elected in 2008 to serve on the board for the Casting Society of America. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (Composer) After composing the music for over 50 European films and being nominated for 2 Cesar Awards, Alexandre Desplat, burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2003 with his evocative score to Girl With The Pearl Earing (starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth), which earned him nominations from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and European Film Awards.
His reputation was solidified by his critically acclaimed score to Jonathan Glazier's film Birth (starring Nicole Kidman) and Stephen Gaghan's film Syriana (Produced by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon), which earned him yet another Golden Globe nomination. The Queen (directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren) garnered him his first Academy Award nomination. In the same year he was also won a Golden Globe Award for his score to The Painted Veil (starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts).
In 2007, he wrote the music for The Golden Compass (directed by Chris Weitz and starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig), which is the first movie based upon the beloved trilogy, His Dark Material by Philip Pullman and Lust, Caution (for Academy Award winning Director Ang Lee).
In 2008, Alexandre wrote the score for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) which earned him his second Academy Award nomination and his fourth Golden Globe nomination. In 2009, he wrote the scores for Nora Ephron's film Julie & Julia (starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams), Cheri (directed by Stephen Frears and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates), Coc Avant Chanel (starring Audrey Tautou) The Fantastic Mr. Fox (directed by Wes Anderson) and The Prophet, the official French selection for the Oscars for best Foreign Picture.
Upcoming movies include the second installment of The Twilight Saga : New Moon (directed by Chris Weitz, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn) and Roman Polanski's The Ghost (starring Ewan McGregor, and Pierce Brosnan).
ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS (Music Supervisor), owner of Chop Shop Music Supervision, got her start in the music business as a rock promoter in Champaign, Illinois. She moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and worked in the Film/TV department at BMI. She then moved on to work in 1994 for Roger Corman at Concorde Films, where she was music coordinator and supervisor on over 50 B-movie classics (Caged Heat 3000, Piranha 2, Bucket of Blood, etc.) in a three-year span.
After her stint at Concorde, Alexandra started her own company, Chop Shop Music Supervision, where she music supervised projects including "Roswell," "Carnivale," "Boston Public," and "The OC," and the films Happy, Texas and Twilight. Alexandra and her staff are currently working on the TV shows "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Chuck," "Gossip Girl," " "Rescue Me," "Mad Men," "Supernatural" and the feature film The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Alexandra produced the soundtracks for Twilight, "Mad Men", "Grey's Anatomy," "The OC," "Rescue Me," John Tucker Must Die and "Roswell." The critically acclaimed "Music from the OC" soundtrack series (Mixes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) have sold over a million copies worldwide and "Grey's Anatomy Volume 2" was nominated for a Grammy.
Alexandra has been profiled in Wired, Glamour, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, Jane, Billboard, Giant and The New York Times, CNBC and MTV. She was named by Advertising Age as "Entertainment Marketer of the Year," The Los Angeles Times as one of "The West 100," Variety as one of fifty honorees for their annual "Women's Impact Report," and as one of Billboard's "Top Women In Music" in 2007,2008, 2009. She was also named one of Fast Company Magazine's "Most Creative People" in 2009.
PETER LAMBERT (Editor) began his career cutting factual television programs in London, before taking a masters in editing at the UK's National Film & Television School. He has since worked as an assistant editor on films including Love Actually, Children of Men and Body of Lies, as well as editing British independent features Oona & Me and Tonight Is Cancelled.
JAVIER AGUIRRESAROBE (Director of Photography) is a long-time master of Spanish cinema who first gained international acclaim for lensing Secrets of the Heart, which was selected by American Cinematographer magazine as one of its top 50 films since 1970. Already boasting seven Goya nominations for Best Cinematography and three wins, Aguirresarobe's acclaim was further enhanced with Nicole Kidman's atmospheric thriller The Others, directed by Alejandro Amenabar, for which the D.P. won his fourth Goya.
Aguirresarobe has since worked on major American and international features such as Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her, gaining his ninth Goya nomination; Amenabar's The Sea Inside, which won the Oscar® for Best Foreign Film and netted Aguirresarobe's fifth Goya; John Hillcoat's soon-to-be-released The Road, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy; and Woody Allen's Oscar nominated Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
In its review of Milos Forman's recent Goya's Ghosts, Variety described Aguirresarobe as a masterly painter of light and praised the film for having the most exciting visuals of any movie to come out of Spain in the last decade. Aguirresarobe was also director of photography for the soon-to-be-released James Ivory film The City of Your Final Destination, starring Anthony Hopkins and Laura Linney.
TISH MONAGHAN (Costume Designer) has worked as a costume designer on a wide range of projects such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates and Jon Hamm; Christopher Nolan's Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hillary Swank; Hot Rod, starring Andy Samberg and Isla Fisher; The Exorcism of Emily Rose, with Jennifer Carpenter, Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson; and Catch and Release, starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis.
Other film credits include An Unfinished Life, The Invisible, Chaos Theory, The Underclassman and Cats & Dogs. Monaghan recently completed the next feline/canine franchise film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
Monaghan began working in the film industry in 1981 after working as a cutter for several theatrical productions in British Columbia. She initially worked as a costumer, cutter and supervisor. Her first design job was for the miniseries "Brothers by Choice" in 1983. She has also worked on several other television projects, including the miniseries "Traffic," two episodes of "Monk" and "The Heights."
DAVID BRISBIN (Production Designer) counts among his production design credits The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Exorcism of Emily Rose for Scott Derrickson, The Lookout for Scott Frank, Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho for Gus Van Sant, City of Ghosts for Matt Dillon, After Dark, My Sweet for James Foley and In the Cut for Jane Campion.
Trained initially as an architect (B.F.A., Rice University) and interning under noted American architect Robert Venturi, Brisbin also studied filmmaking (M.F.A., Cal-Arts) under the late director Alexander Mackendrick. After receiving the Henry Luce Scholars grant, he worked as a television news reporter in Manila, where he covered the fall of the Marcos regime.
In recent years, Brisbin has pursued his related interests in new media as a resident at the Habitat New Media Lab of the Canadian Film Centre and in documentary film as director and producer of Nice Hat! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia.
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Presents
"THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON"
A TEMPLE HILL ProductionIn Association withIMPRINT ENTERTAINMENTandSUNSWEPT ENTERTAINMENT
KRISTEN STEWARTROBERT PATTINSONTAYLOR LAUTNERASHLEY GREENERACHELLE LEFEVREBILLY BURKEPETER FACINELLINIKKI REEDKELLAN LUTZJACKSON RATHBONEANNA KENDRICKwith MICHAEL SHEENand DAKOTA FANNING
Casting ByJOSEPH MIDDLETON, C.S.A.
Music By

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT

Music SupervisorALEXANDRA PATSAVAS
EditorPETER LAMBERT
Director of PhotographyJAVIER AGUIRRESAROBE
Co-ProducerBILL BANNERMAN
Executive Producers

MARTY BOWENGREG MOORADIANMARK MORGANGUY OSEARY
Produced By

WYCK GODFREYKAREN ROSENFELT
Based on the Novel "New Moon" bySTEPHENIE MEYER
Screenplay ByMELISSA ROSENBERG
Directed ByCHRIS WEITZ
Unit Production Manager Bill Bannerman
First Assistant Director Mike Topoozian
Production Manager Barbara Kelly
Second Assistant Director Cindy Smith
Second Unit Director Phil Neilson
Cast (In order of appearance)
Bella Swan Gran/Bella Edward Cullen Charlie Swan Jessica Mike Eric Angela Jacob Black Alice Cullen Jasper Hale Mr. Berty James Aro KRISTEN STEWART CHRISTINA JASTRZEMBSKA ROBERT PATTINSON BILLY BURKE ANNA KENDRICK MICHAEL WELCH JUSTIN CHON CHRISTIAN SERRATOS TAYLOR LAUTNER ASHLEY GREENE JACKSON RATHBONE RUSSELL ROBERTS CAM GIGANDET MICHAEL SHEEN

Caius JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER
Marcus CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL
Dr. Carlisle Cullen PETER FACINELLI
Rogue Vampire CURTIS CARAVAGGIO
Felix DANIEL CUDMORE
Demetri CHARLIE BEWLEY
Victoria RACHELLE LEFEVRE
Esme Cullen ELIZABETH REASER
Emmett Cullen KELLAN LUTZ
Rosalie Hale NIKKI REED
Sam Uley CHASKE SPENCER
Billy Black GIL BIRMINGHAM
Harry Clearwater GRAHAM GREENE
Bob Marks (Neighbor) ADRIEN DORVAL
Chet MICHAEL ADAMTHWAITE
Frat Boys ALEXANDER MENDELUK
HUNTER JACKSON
GAVIN BRISTOL
SEAN MCGRATH
Quil Ateara TYSON HOUSEMAN
Embry Call KIOWA GORDON
Paul ALEX MERAZ
Jared BRONSON PELLETIER
Laurent EDI GATHEGI
Emily TINSEL KOREY
Italian Child CORINNA RUSSO
Italian Mother MARIA GRAZIA POMPEI
Italian Father ROBERTO MARCHETTI
Police Officer ALESSANDRO FEDERICO

Jane DAKOTA FANNING
Gianna (Receptionist) JUSTINE WACHSBERGER
Alec CAMERON BRIGHT
Heidi NOOT SEEAR
Stunts
Stunt Coordinator J.J. MAKARO
Fight Choreographer MIKE DESABRAIS
Stunts Stunt Riggers Stunt Safeties "A" Camera Operator/ Steadicam Operator "A" Camera First Assistant "A" Camera Second Assistant "B" Camera Operator "B" Camera First Assistant LAURA LEE CONNERY JEN MYLRAE MIKAILA HENDERSON BRENT CONNOLLY HEATH STEVENSONCRYSTAL DALMAN SIMON BURNETT LEIF HAVDALE MAJA STACE-SMITH JON KRALT PHILLIP MITCHELL CLINT CARLETON CANDICE LANGOIS JENTILLE VIENS ANTHONY MOYER LLOYD ADAMS LOYD BATEMAN RICHARD BROOKS TREVOR JONES ATLIN VERA MITCHELL KEN ZILKA DAVID JACOX BRADLEY LOREE CHAD BELLAMY DUSTIN BROOKS JEFFERY ONG JEFFERY ROBINSON KIMBERLY CHIANG SHAWN BEATON SIMON BURNETT CHRIS BIGNELL BRIDGET STROBL TONY MORELLI DUANE DICKINSON COTTON MATHER KEN KIRZINGER GASTON MARRISON ALISTAIR COLLIS ANDRE DOMINGUEZ COLIN DECKER JON STEPHENSON RAFAEL SOLA TY TRAND TREVOR ADDIE CHAD SAYN DAVID MYLREA HUGO STEELE JAMES MICHALOPOULOS JEFF SANCA YVES CAMERON DAVID CRONE SEAN HARDING TYLER WOESTE DOUGLAS CRAIK MARK COHEN

"B" Camera Second Assistant ALEX MARTINEZ
Camera Loader JEAN-MARC SALDINI
Underwater Camera Operator IAN SEABROOK
Space Camera Technician ANDREW SYCH
Still Photographer KIMBERLEY FRENCH
Video Playback LANCE WHITE
Script Supervisor CLAUDIA MORGADO
Sound Mixer DARREN BRISKER
Boom Operator MARTIN LACROIX
Assistant Sound Mixer ANDY BISHOP
Gaffer OWEN TAYLOR
Best Boy NEIL MACDONALD
Generator Operator KEVIN O'LEARY
Set Lighting Technicians TOM WALDMAN JACOBS EGGLESTONE
MITCH WARNER PAWEL SEDZIMIR
Rigging Gaffer GAÉTAN "GATES" JALBERT
Best Boy Rigging BRENT GIES
Rigging Lamp Operators ROGER WELLS
NEIL ROWE
SANDRA HARDY
Key Grip JOHN WESTERLAKEN
Best Boy Grip CARL JENSEN
Dolly Grips ROBERT O'HARA
ED MAC MAHON
Key Rigging Grips GENE KEIGHER
JOHN LEROY
Best Boy Rigging Grips CARLOS AVILA
ROSS LONG
Rigging Grip ED SCHULTZ
Grips MATT MARGOLIS TONY DERKACH
TONY THORPE IVOR PETERSON
BILL STEFANIDIS HAMED VAGHAMENGAR
Location Manager ABRAHAM FRASER
Assistant Location Managers MICHAEL LEGRESLEY
OTTO MACK
Trainee Assistant Location BRAD ERICKSON
Manager
Location Production Assistants SEAN WOLPUT
WAYNE TOEWS
Property Master ELLEN FREUND
Assistant Property Master KURT BRUUN
Art Director CATHERINE IRCHA
Set Decorator LESLEY BEALE
Assistant Set Decorator MARLISE MCKEE
Set Designers GEOFF WALLACE
PETER OCHOTTA

Set Dressers PAUL JENKINSON LAURIE EDMUNSON
KELLY SANTBERGEN ELENA DRESSER
MACLEOD SINCLAIRE
Art Department Coordinator SIMONE GORE
Art Department Production CARMEN LEE
Assistants JOANNE TOTTEN
Storyboard Artists SALMON HARRIS LEN MORGANTI
GARY THOMAS RICK NEWSOME
Clearance Coordinator CAMERON GRIERSON
Assistant Costume Designer KARIN NOSELLA
Key Set Costumer BARRY PETERS
Costumers ALISON FRASER
TESS BRUMMITT
JEN DAWSON
Costume Coordinator KURTIS REEVES
Makeup Designer NORMA HILL-PATTON
Makeup Artist TANYA HUDSON
Makeup Artist to Kristen Stewart ROBIN MATHEWS
Makeup Artist Assistants DOROTHEE DEICHMANN
ZABRINA MATIIRU
Key Hair Stylist THOM MCINTYRE
Assistant Hair Stylist GINA SHERRITT
Wigs STACEY BUTTERWORTH
Production Coordinator KATHLEEN WHELAN
Assistant Production Coordinator JILL MCQUEEN
Second Assistant Production BRETT MCDERMID
Coordinator
Office Production Assistants JESSICA HOYLES
KELSEY EVANS
CHRISTENA ZATYLNY
Associate Producer DAVID ROKER
Assistant to Mr. Godfrey ISAAC KLAUSNER
Assistant to Mr. Bowen ADAM LONDY
Assistant to Mr. Bannerman WEATIE ROSENLEHNER
Assistant to Kristen Stewart JOHN FAHRENDORF
Third Assistant Director CHAD BELAIR
Set Production Assistants AARON WINTRINGHAM
GREGG JACOBS
IRIS TORRES
Production Accountant LYNELL BANGS
First Assistant Accountants RICK COFFEE
SHAUN MCKAY
Payroll Accountant JOBREE ANDERSON
Petty Cash BONITA MCKAY-LARSEN
Clerks ROSE MARTIN
ALLISON LOW
ROBERTA HENRIKSEN

Post Production Supervisor ANDREA WERTHEIM
First Assistant Editor KINDRA MARRA
Assistant Editors TONY BACIGALUPI
THOM KYLE
Music Editors CHARLES MARTIN INOUYE
GERARD MCCANN
Visual Effects Editor MARTIN ALLAN KLONER
Additional Visual Effects Editor ALEX BLATT
Production Visual Effects Editor DAVID LEGAULT
Editorial Production Assistants JOSHUA RAYMOND LEE
EMILY CHU
Post Production Account FILM AUDITORS
JULIE HANSEN
Post Production Intern KATHERINE LEE
Extras Casting by ANDREA BROWN
Casting Associate TINEKA BECKER
Casting Assistants KATHRYN CALOGERO
LISA LENNOX
Canadian Casting Assistant JJ OGILVY
Unit Publicist RACHEL ABERLY
Special Effects Coordinator CAM WALDBAUER
Special Effects Buyer NICOLE CONNELLY
Special Effects Technician MIKE SPLATT
First Assistant Special Effects DAVE BENEDIKTSON
Special Effects Makeup Artist TODD MASTERS
Special Effects Makeup JENY CASSADY
Coordinator
Contact Lens CRISTINA CERET
Designer/Coordinator
Contact Lens Technicians STEVI WILLIAMS
MARCINE PETERS
Construction Coordinator DOUG HARDWICK
Construction Forepersons MIKE MCLEOD
MARK STAINTHORPE
Scenic Artist RICARDO SPINACE
Construction Buyer JAN HOLMSTEN
Lead Carpenters TERRY FOERSTER DALE HUSULIAK
ALAN BOJSZA BRUCE TURPIN
Scenic Carpenter SAYURI KATAYAMA
Set Carpenter MIKAL WILLIAMS
Head Painter JEAN-PAUL COSTAZ
Paint Foreperson TED POLKINGHORNE
Lead Painters JANIS LEE BOB BOTERI
PETER SYSOEV MIKE LAWLOR
Stand By Painter REENA VAN STEELE
Metal Fabricator Foreperson JOHN PANOZZO
Head Greensperson RICHARD SCHULTZ
Lead Greensperson RICK KRAMER

Transportation Coordinator JAKE CALLIHOO
Transportation Captain RODNEY BEECH
Transportation Co-Captain BERNHARD LACHKOVICS
Picture Car Coordinator MATT HABGOOD
Transportation Assistant ERICA MALETZ
Drivers JOHN OLIVER
HAROLD CARLSON
TANA TOCHER
MICHAEL HUNTLEY
KENDRA MOROZ
Animal Trainer PAUL JASPER
Catering by CINEMA SCENES
BOB BEDARD
First Aid / Craft Service ZARA CHUN
Security Coordinator TREVOR HERRMANN
Set Containment Coordinator CHARLES CROSSIN
Second Unit
Director of Photography ROGER VERNON
Unit Production Manager BARBARA KELLY
Unit Manager COLLEEN MITCHELL
First Assistant Director PAUL BARRY
Second Assistant Director SARA IRVINE
Third Assistant Director RACHAEL FORTIER
"A" Camera Operator DEAN HESELDEN
"A" Camera First Assistant DOUG LAVENDER
"A" Camera Second Assistant CARRIE WILSON
"B" Camera Operator HARVEY LAROCQUE
"B" Camera First Assistant JAMES CLARE
"B" Camera Second Assistant MARK GORDAN
Camera Loader ADRIENE WYSE
Video Assist JUSTIN JOHNS
Script Supervisor ELSPETH GRAFTON
Sound Mixer GORD ANDERSON
Boom Operator JOHN LAVENDER
Gaffer STUART HAGGERTY
Best Boy Electrics NIALL FRASER
Generator Operator ROBERT REDFORD
Set Lighting Technicians PAUL MARTINS
DANA WUTZE
SEAN MILSTEAD
Key Grip TONY WHITESIDE
Best Boy Grip DEAN RECA
Dolly Grips RUSSEL HAWKES
JAMES SALBERG
Leadpersons MATT ALMAS
BOB LITTLE

Grip DREW DAVID
Assistant Location Manager RICK FEARON
Property Master JORDON DOBBIE
Assistant Art Director CHERYL MARION
Set Costume Supervisor AIEISHA LI-LOUIS
Set Dresser PAUL WHITE
Costumer DAEVINA DANYLUCK
Special Effects Coordinator MIKE VEZINA
Special Effects Fabricators STEVE KNIGHT
JOHN PEREIRA
FRANZ FRAITZI
Key Makeup JOANN FOWLER
Makeup Assistant CALLA-SYNA DREYER
Key Hair PAUL EDWARDS
First Assistant Hair JANICE RHODES
Assistant Production Coordinator GENEVIEVE BRIDGES
Second Assistant Production MAYA TOEWS
Coordinator
Transportation Captain ROB STEEVES
Transportation Co-Captain RORY MOFFATT
Marine Coordinator JASON CROSBY
Lead Greensperson JAMES SUMMERS
Set Greenpersons DORIAN REESE
EDDY DANIELS
Standby Painters BEN OWENS
CARLA BABCOCK
First Aid / Craft Service ROBIN ACKLAND
Supervising Sound Editor SCOTT HECKER
Re-Recording Mixers ANDY KOYAMA
CHRIS CARPENTER
Sound Effects Editors RICK HROMADKA
AI-LING LEE
Dialogue/ADR Supervisor KIRA
Dialogue Editor BYRON WILSON
Foley Supervisor DEREK PIPPERT
Foley Editor CHRIS FLICK
Assistant Sound Editor ROY SEEGER
Foley Artists GARY HECKER
CATHERINE ROSE
Foley Mixer NERSES GEZALYAN
ADR Mixers MATT DAWSON
GREG STEELE
Mix Stage Recordist BILL MEADOWS
ERIC FLICKINGER
ADR Voice Casting CAITLIN MCKENNA
Sound Editing, Design and Mix UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SOUND SERVICES
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Italian Unit
Line Producer GUIDO CERASUOLO
Production Manager GIANLUCA LEURINI
Unit Manager ROBERTO LEONE
Production Coordinator CLAUDIA CIMMINO
Assistant Production Coordinator SIMONETTA DI FRESCO
Assistant to Line Producer NINA TESO
Supervising Location Manager ENRICO BALLARIN
Production Accountant SHEILA ALLEN
Accountants ANDREA PIRIA
CHIARA MAZZAVILLANI
Payroll ANTONIA TAMMARO
First Assistant Director ROCCO GISMONDI
Second Assistant Directors FRANCO BASAGLIA
ALESSANDRA FORTUNA
Third Assistant Directors BARBARA BEVAQUA
ANDREA PAGANI
Crowd Marshall MAURIZIO CUSANO
Second Unit Director of ARNALDO CATINARI
Photography
Second Camera Assistants GIORGIO PIERLUIGI
MARCO GRAZIAPLENA
DAVIDE ZANETTI
Steadicam Operator ALEX BRAMBILLA
Camera Operator EMILIANO LEURINI
Aerial Unit Director of DAVE NORRIS
Photography/Operator
Art Director SUSANNA CODOGNATO
Assistant Art Director MASSIMO PAULETTO
Set Dresser Assistant & Buyer PRICILLA ROSSI
Property Master SEBASTIANO MURER
Facilities Coordinator FLAVIO BETTIN
Wardrobe Supervisor GIANNI CASALNUOVO
Wardrobe Assistant & Key Set SERENA FIUMI
Dresser
Key Makeup FEDERICO LAURENTI
Makeup Artist LAURA BORZELLI
Key Hair CLAUDIA CATINI
Hair Stylist ANIELLO PISCOPO
Gaffer ELVIS PASQUAL
Key Grip WERNER BACCIU
Catering Manager CRISTINA LEURINI
Stunt Coordinator GIANLUCA PETRAZZI
Assistant Stunt Coordinator MIRKO ZAMPERLA

Stunts
Precision Drivers
Transportation Coordinator Transportation Captain Insurance Provided by
Health & Safety Services Provided by Legal Services Provided by
Visual Effects Coordinator On-Set Visual Effects Coordinators
Visual Effects Assistants
Previs Supervisor Previs Artist Motion Control Operator Motion Control Technician Wolf Animation by Visual Effects Supervisors
Visual Effects Producer Executive Producer Art Director Animation Supervisor Character CG Supervisor Technical Art Director CG Supervisor Animators
Lead Lighter EMANUEL ROMANO TATIANA ROMANOVA GABRIELE RAGUSA VALENTINA BORDIN RICCARDO MIONI CRISTIAN CAMPAGNA FABRIZIO LENCI GIULIO CIALFI ALBERTO MARTELLO ALFIO SEMINARA DANIELE ABEILLE EDUORDO MORACCI CINESICURTA' BRAGADIN ASSICURAZIONI FRAMINIA
STUDIO PORTOLANO-COLELLA CAVALLO
Visual Effects
SHELLY LLOYD-JAMES KEITH HAMAKAWA CABRAL ROCK FELIX POMERANZ KRAIG TYTUS XIMENA MELENDEZ AARON WELDON JEREMY STEWART PAUL MAPLES CRAIG SHUMARD TIPPETT STUDIO PHIL TIPPETT MATT JACOBS KEN KOKKA KIP LARSEN NATE FREDENBURG TOM GIBBONS STEPHEN UNTERFRANZ AHARON BOURLAND RUSSELL DARLING HANS G. BREKKE JAMES W. BROWN SUE CAMPBELL MIGUEL A. FUERTES DENNIS KANG HOWARD CAMPBELL DAVID ZAMPERLA FRANCESCO PETRAZZI MARTA PINNA MARCO MOLINARO ANGELO RAGUSA RONALDO ZAMPERLA
RANDY D. LINK DAVID S. PENG TRAVIS TOHILL JEFFREY C. VACANTI Coordinators
Lighters SEAN MURPHY MARK TAMNY
MARIE-LAURE NGUYEN BART TRICKEL
STEVEN QUIÑONES-COLON
Lead Compositor DAVID LOGAN TURNER
SCHNEE
Compositors NATHAN ABBOT SATISH RATAKONDA
MIMI ABERS ROBERT ROSSELLO
YOUJIN CHOUNG JORDAN SCHILLING
BRUCE NICHOLSON
Lead Effects Animator ALLAN GERSTEN
Effects Animators SCOTT SINGER
EVAN ROSKY
JONATHAN RAMOS
JOSEPH HAMDORF
Character Set-Up ERIC JEFFERY
Lead CG Painter GUS DIZON
CG Painters BEN VONZASTROW
JOHN RADER
CLAUDIA CANDIA
Lead CG Modeler SEUNG JANG JACK KIM
CG Modeler MIGUEL ORTEGA
Lead Match Mover CHRISTOPHER PAIZIS
Location Set Surveyor DEVIN BREESE
Match Movers JIN YONG KIM
STEPHEN MOROS
CHARLES SCHWARTZ
Roto-Paint Artists KENNETH VOSS
BRIAN SMITH
Pipeline TA FREDERICK VEGA
Color Pipeline Supervisor PAGE FRAKES
Digital Production Manager LEE HAHN
Production Coordinators YIMI TONG
BLAISE PANFALONE
Visual Effects Editor JENNIFER HUTCHEON
Stage Manager ANDY TRICKEL
Systems Q FORTIER
ALEX STOCKWELL
BILL BIERMAN
Programming/R&D MIKE ROOT
ANDREW GARDNER
MICHAEL FARNSWORTH
Special Visual Effects by PRIME FOCUS, LLC
Visual Effects Supervisor ERIC PASCARELLI
Visual Effects Producer CHARLENE EBERLE DOUGLAS
Executive Producers RANDAL SHORE
MIKE FINK
TERRY CLOTIAUX

Digital Effects Supervisor 2D Supervisor Compositors
Matte Paint Supervisor Matte Painters
CG Lead Layout/Light and Render
Effects TD
3D Generalist 3D Particle Effects
Modeler Tracking Lead Trackers
Animators
Head of Simulation Fluids Lead Fluid Effects Technicians
Visual Effects Editor Assistant Visual Effects Editor Visual Effects by Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Producer Visual Effects Coordinator Compositors ANDREW POOLE RUSSEL LUM CHAD WIEBE JEAN LAPOINTE ANNA TEREKHOVA RILEY BENARD JAYME VANDUSEN CLAIRE MCLACHLAN MATT GIAMPA MELISSA BEST BRIAN FISHER SIGURJON GARDARSSON KEN NAKADA SUSAN STEWART MANNIX BENNETT JON MITCHELL RYAN MINTENKO RUI PADINHA DOMINIC CHEUNG MARTIJN VAN HERK RIF DAGHER RANDY UI GREG HANSEN IAN FARNSWORTH BRIAN RITZ JEFF TETZLAFF MEGAN DANDERFER EVAN FRASER SARAH HAYWARD SAM NIXON RICK CURTS COREY BELINA SEAN GILLEN KEITH TURNER MIKE FAGUNDES MIKE DAVIS BRODY FIKKERT RICHARD SCHIPPER CARMEN POLLARD JOEL THOMPSON WILDFIRE VISUAL EFFECTS DOTTIE STARLING LAUREN RITCHIE ELLIOT HARTLEY DAVID FOGG CALEB OWENS TOM LAMB RICHARD MALZAHN LOUIS KIM NIKOLAI MICHALESKI MATT YEOMAN HENRY JEFFERSON GEORGE TAYLOR MATHEW KRENTZ TIM JONES SHANE DAVIDSON
Flame Artists JANET QUEN
FORTUNATO FRATTASIO
Digital Intermediate by EFILM
Digital Intermediate Colorist MICHAEL HATZER
Digital Intermediate Producer LOAN PHAN
Digital Intermediate Editor LISA TUTUNJIAN
Project Manager BRIAN HAN
Color Timing Assistant MARC LULKIN
Digital Intermediate Assistant PHILIPPE MAJDALANI
Producer
Digital Opticals PATRICK CLANCEY
Color Timer HARRY MUELLER
Music Consultant PAUL KATZ & EYE2EAR><MUSIC
Music Orchestrated and ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Conducted by
Music Mixed by ANDREW DUDMAN
Music Recorded and Mixed at AIR STUDIOS (LONDON) AND STUDIOS GUILLAUME TELL (PARIS)
Recording Engineers JONATHAN ALLEN
ANDREW DUDMAN
L.S.O. Recordings Manager MARC STEVENS
Music Production Coordinator XAVIER FORCIOLI
Orchestrations JEAN-PASCAL BEINTUS
SYLVAIN MORIZET
NICOLAS CHARRON
Music Coordinators KASEY TRUMAN
GINGER WHITMAN
BRITTANY WHYTE
Music Programming DAVID WALTER
Music Preparation NORBERT VERGONJANNE
CLAUDE ROMANO
Electric Cello VINCENT SEGAL
Guitar HUW DAVIES
Drums CYRIL ATEF
Songs
Monsters
Written by Steve Schiltz
Performed by Hurricane Bells

Courtesy of Invisible Brigades, LLC

The Violet HourWritten by Alex Brown ChurchPerformed by Sea Wolf
Courtesy of Dangerbird Records

Wandrers Nachtlied II, Op. 96, No. 3, D.768By Franz SchubertPerformed by Ulf BastleinCourtesy of NaxosBy arrangement with Source/Q
Satellite HeartWritten by Anya MarinaProduced by Ken AndrewsPerformed by Anya MarinaCourtesy of Chop Shop Records/Atlantic Recording Corp.By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
RosylnWritten by Justin VernonPerformed by Bon Iver and St. VincentBon Iver appear courtesy of Jagjaguwar and St. Vincent appears courtesy of 4ADBy arrangement with Bank Robber Music
PossibilityWritten by Lykke Li ZachrissonProduced by Lykke LiPerformed by Lykke LiCourtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp./ Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)

Written by Matthew BellamyPerformed by MuseCourtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
FriendsWritten by Russell Marsden, Emma Richardson and Matthew HaywardPerformed by Band of SkullsCourtesy of Shangri-La Music, LLC / Phi / YouAreHereBy arrangement with Zync Music
All I Believe InWritten by Romeo Stoddart, Amadou, MariamProduced by Stephen BuddPerformed by The Magic Numbers andAmadou & MariamThe Magic Numbers appear courtesy ofStephen Budd Management & SuperVisionManagement Amadou & Mariam appearcourtesy of Because Music
Shooting The MoonWritten by Damian Kulash and Tim NordwindPerformed by OK GoCourtesy of Capitol RecordsUnder license from EMI Film and Television Music
Solar MidniteWritten by W. Jaco
Produced by Lupe Fiasco
Performed by Lupe Fiasco
Courtesy of 1st & 15th Productions / Atlantic Recording Corp.

Done All WrongWritten by Peter Hayes and Robert BeenPerformed by Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubCourtesy of Abstract Dragon
Hearing DamageWritten by Thom YorkePerformed by Thom YorkeCourtesy of Xurbia Xendless Ltd.By arrangement with Warner/Chappell Music
Slow LifeWritten by Christopher Bear, Christopher Taylor, Edward Droste and Daniel RossenProduced by Chris TaylorPerformed by Grizzly Bear (with Victoria Legrand)Courtesy of Warp RecordsBy arrangement with Zync MusicVictoria Legrand appears courtesy of Sub Pop Records
Die Fledermaus - Duettino: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dirComposed by Johann Strauss, JRCourtesy of APM Music
No Sound But The WindWritten by Smith, Urbanowicz, Leetch and Lay
Produced by Tom SmithPerformed by EditorsCourtesy of Kitchenware Records
A White Demon Love SongWritten by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie VannucciPerformed by The KillersCourtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group,A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Meet Me On The EquinoxWritten by Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer,Jason McGerr and Christopher WallaProduced by Chris WallaPerformed by Death Cab For CutieCourtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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Ownership of this motion picture is protected by copyright and other applicable laws, andany unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition of this motion picture could result incriminal prosecution as well as civil liability.
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