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 script during the opening weekend of
Twilight, returned as screenwriter for
New Moon as well.