US Edition‘New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz on How ‘Twilight’ Fandom Inspired ‘Murderbot’
- Chris Weitz, who helmed the second film in the Twilight series, drew inspiration from his interactions with its passionate fanbase to help shape the new Murderbot series on Apple TV+.
- The Twilight franchise attracted a passionate base of Stephenie Meyer readers known as Twi-hards, who defended their fandom despite vocal critics and skepticism.
- Murderbot, a security robot played by Alexander Skarsgård, exhibits fandom traits similar to Twi-hards and secretly watches its favorite campy space show as a form of escapism.
- Chris Weitz explained the show uses comedy of manners and space to explore deep human questions while valuing escapism as a release valve for emotional dysregulation.
- The premiere of Murderbot on May 16 continues the Weitz brothers’ work blending fandom culture with thoughtful storytelling that appeals to devoted genre audiences.
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