"Twilight" Movie Sequels Renamed as "The Twilight Saga"

[RebelMan]

"Twilight" Exclusive: "New Moon" Art & Official Title Revealed

Published by Larry Carroll; MTV Movies Blog
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 10:03 pm.

As Juliet once said to Romeo: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Now, modern-day star crossed lovers Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are getting ready to carry on with their cinematic love affair. But will the second “Twilight” movie smell as sweet now that it has a brand-new name?

MTV News has the scoop on the official name and logo for Chris Weitz’s soon-to-film sequel to “Twilight.” Dubbed “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” (although the title treatment leaves off the “’s”) the film’s official title art stays true to the look of the first movie while swapping in an orange tint, a subtle crescent moon, and the release date of 11.20.09.

Although the look of the new logo will undoubtedly get Twilighter tongues wagging, it’s the five-word official title that is the most prominent variation from Stephenie Meyer’s simple “New Moon.”

With roman numerals now considered taboo in Hollywood, and sequel names like “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” and “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” in vogue, it makes sense that Weitz and crew would label the future films as “The Twilight Saga.” At the risk of reading too much into five words, it also seems to imply that “New Moon” will boast a more epic feel than the first movie.

As for the logo itself, Weitz has chosen to stay with the lowercase lettering, personable font and light-streaks-poking-through look of last year’s hit film. In switching from blue to orange, the movie’s upcoming posters will be instantly distinguishable from those of the original “Twilight” – which should make them look a whole lot cooler when teenage girls all over the world add them to their walls. The presence of orange also begs a new question: Now that blue and orange are taken, which colors should be used for “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn”?

It’s one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It’s the next installment in a worldwide phenomenon. And now, it’s called “The Twilight Saga - New Moon.”

[i_survived_disturbia]

You know, in a way, that's probably good. If people don't really know the title of all the books, they won't know what "New Moon" was. So, saying it's apart of the "Twilight Sega" might help. Though, it'll probably be called just "New Moon". It's too long of a title to say. Like "Pirates of the Carribean". A lot of people call it "Pirates". The logo looks awesome and I love the color! Now isn't it coming out the same day as the other one did last year?

[RebelMan]

Originally Posted by i_survived_disturbia

Now isn't it coming out the same day as the other one did last year?

Actually, "Twilight" came out on November 21, 2008 & "New Moon" is coming out 1 day earlier later this year. But they could change that at some point down the road if they feel like it.

They've already changed it up with the release date of June 30, 2010 for the "Eclipse" Film.