Summit Entertainment, makers of Twilight, obviously knew that they had a good thing going.  Flush with success of the vampire romance, the company decided to rush production of New Moon, the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s series.  However, their rush has cost them a crucial team member: director Catherine Hardwicke.  As Variety reports, Hardwicke wanted more time to prepare the sequel, which has a script that still needs work and demanding production elements (considering the large presence of werewolves in the story).  In fact, Summit wants this movie out by the end of 2009 if it can manage it.  I can understand wanting to strike while the iron is hot, but they might want to weigh their options carefully.  They’ve built up enormous fan goodwill; the last thing they should do now is bleed that dry.

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