The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon (commonly referred to as New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel "New Moon". It is the second film in "The Twilight Saga" film series and is the sequel to 2008's "Twilight". Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of "Twilight". Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film
The Twilight Saga (film series) review, and the site's consensus reads "Slow, joyless and loaded with unintentionally humorous moments, "Breaking Dawn Part 1" may satisfy the "Twilight" faithful, but it's strictly for fans of the franchise". "Part 2" had a mixed critical reception but was much more favorable than "Part 1". Bruce Diones of "New Yorkers" gave the film a positive review, citing "A feast of ripe dialogue and bloodsucking action". Richard Roeper said that "The fifth and final entry in the historically successful "Twilight" franchise is the most self-aware and in some ways the most entertaining", giving it a grade C+ The 2010 Portuguese