Chris Weitz reveals that he helmed 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' because of the cast and fans

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Chris Weitz's decision to helm The Twilight Saga: New Moon, he revealed to CNN, was based upon his appreciation of the Twilight cast ensemble and the series' fans.
"I think the first reason that I got involved was that I liked the actors very much. I think they're very good. Then I went to see the [first] movie in a little theater, and the response of the fans around me was amazing -- their degree of devotion, the delight they took in it. And you don't always get that as a director. You don't always know that there are going to be people watching and taking pleasure from what you're doing, so that's kind of a wonderful opportunity," he said.
Weitz also said that he was "astonished" at the intensity of the Twilight fandom and that, now that he has nearly completed his work on the Twilight saga, he is prepared to disappear into non-recognizable oblivion once again.
Unfortunately for Weitz, right now his name and face are still two things that Twilight fans are very acutely familiar with.
As you already know, Weitz has declared that he will not be heading back to the Twilight saga to direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.