‘New Moon’ Starts Shooting, Finishes Casting, Makes Video

Published by Jeff Leins on: April 16th, 2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon has officially started principal photography today according to Erik Feig, Summit Entertainment’s President of Production. The Chris Weitz directed film will be in theaters November 20, 2009.

All of the original actors from the box office hit Twilight have returned, including Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.  There was some minor outrage over the exclusion of Billy Burke from an early press release, but MTV has confirmed Bella’s father Charlie Swan will be returning. I guess he just wasn’t important enough for Summit to remember.

New to the cast is Cameron Bright, who will play Alec.  The character is another member of the Volturi, a powerful coven of vampires based in Italy.  He’s also the brother of Jane who is being played by Dakota Fanning.  Alec’s powers allow him to cut off the enemy’s senses, rendering them unable to hear, see, or feel anything.

If you don’t recognize Bright, he’s the creepy kid in the movie Birth or the creepy kid from Godsend.  Recently he was the character “Leech” in X-Men: The Last Stand, but if you remember him you’ve probably seen that awful movie too many times.

Also joining up is Oscar nominee Graham Greene as the character Harry Clearwater.  Recognized for his work in Dances with Wolves, the real life Indian will play one in the film.

Head over to Summit Entertainment’s website if you’re interested in reading the entire press release.  Below is a video from Entertainment Tonight giving a sneak peek at the highly-anticipated flick: