THR: What happened with Catherine?
Friedman: Basically, we had a different vision of what the movie should be, and we decided that the best course of action was to part (ways as) friends. She has done a fantastic job with "Twilight" and continues to promote it. She's still working with us on the movie -- the DVD, she's doing her director's cut. We just agreed that we had a different vision.
THR: Will "New Moon" stay in the same $38 million budget range?
Friedman: No. The next one will be higher than that. We believe that the film will naturally be more expensive. Sequels become more expensive, and we have more special effects.
Wachsberger: And locations. In the second movie there is a sequence in Italy.
THR: There is talk that because Edward is out of the picture for much of "New Moon," there will be elements of the second and third books combined into the second movie.
Wachsberger: No, but Edward is present for the movie.
THR: Are you being approached by various companies offering to give you a ton of money in the wake of "Twilight"?
Friedman: We've become a much prettier girl at the dance. (Laughs.) Look, a business plan always evolves. Are we looking for acquisitions, for library and things like that? Would that involve a partner? Potentially, sure. Would that partner be bringing equity or money to it? Potentially. We're open to discussions with everybody about everything.
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