The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for New Moon can be found here.

"The Twilight Saga" was added as name recognition for movie-goers who are not familiar with the series.

The majority of the main characters will be returning. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will be back as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Bella's father Charlie (Billy Burke) is there, as is the Cullen clan -- Dr Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli), Carlisle's wife Esme (Elizabeth Reaser), Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene), Emmett Cullen (Kellan Lutz), Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone). Billy Black (Gil Birmingham) and his son Jacob (Taylor Lautner) will be there, along with the vampires Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre). Also back are Bella's friends Jessica Stanley (Anna Kendrick), Angela Weber (Christian Serratos), Eric Yorkie (Justin Chon), and Mike Newton (Michael Welch). The screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg, who also wrote the screenplay for Twilight. However, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has been replaced by Christopher Weitz.

Filming started in March 2009 in Italy and in Vancouver, Canada. According to an article in Oregon Buisness, they didn't film in Portland due to the budget, i.e., filming in Canada is cheaper.

Yes, at the premiere for the movie Push (2009), Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen) stated that the yellow Porsche will be in the movie. Source here.

Stephenie Meyer explained: "The term 'new moon' refers to the phase of the moon opposite a full moon. It is when the sun is on the opposite side of the moon from us and thus the bright side of the moon is not visible from earth. This is the darkest kind of night. 'New Moon' is the darkest period of Bella's life."

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