The film adaptation of the best-selling novel New Moon by Stephanie Meyer is set to hit screens on the 20th of November 2009. The enchanting story of passion, suspense and vampires has created a kind of cult following of ‘Twilighters’ who live, breathe and line-up-for-hours-at-book-signings, all in the name of Bella and Edward.
Here are a few fun facts to feed Twilighters’ bloody thirst for anything Twilight and to help mere mortals understand what the fuss is all about!
New Moon, movie poster
ALL ABOUT THE TWILIGHT MOVIE SERIES…
Author Stephanie Meyer is a stay at home mother of three who says that the story of “Twilight” came to her in a dream on June 2nd 2003. She remembers the date because it was the first day of swim practice.
- The first novel ‘Twilight’ was originally named ‘Forks.’
- Meyers also penned ‘The Hosts,’ a science fiction/romance novel about an alien race that invades earth.
- When “Twilight” was released in 2005, only 75,000 copies were printed
- 3.7 million first-print copies were made of the fourth Twilight book “Breaking Dawn.” Over 1.3million of these were sold the first day.
- So far the series has sold over 70 million copies.
“NEW MOON” MOVIE FUN FACTS
Chris Weitz, the director of the screen adaptation of New Moon, also directed blockbusters: The Golden Compass, American Pie and About a Boy.
- Weitz began his career by co-writing the animated film Antz.
- You may recognise Kristen Stewart, the actress who plays Bella Swan, from other motion pictures such as Panic Room and Into the Wild.
- Stewart wrote and performed a song titled Tracy’s Song on the ‘Into the Wild’ soundtrack.
- In 2009, Tonner Doll Company made an action figure of Bella Swan a.k.a Kristen Stewart.
- When Robert Pattinson is not donning his vampire teeth he is an aspiring rock star. Two of his songs are on the Twilight soundtrack.
- Does Robert Pattinson look familiar? He played the character of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
TOOTHY TRIVIA
In Latin America a Chupacabra is a mystical dog-like animal that is said to suck and drain the blood of livestock. The name literally translates to ‘Goat Sucker.’
Before John Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre’ and Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ were published in the 19th century vampires were thought to be hideous, decaying creatures. Far from the likes of Edward Cullen!
In Slavic and Chinese traditions a corpse was at risk of joining the undead if it was jumped over by an animal or suffered a wound that had not been treated with boiling water.
In 2002 a fierce rumour spread through Malawi that the Government was conspiring with vampires who had been set lose in their fields. Consequently the people feared for their lives and stoned a suspected man to death. The Government restored order and blamed their opposition for starting the rumour in an attempt to undermine their power.
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