New stills from 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'

Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart  Photo:  Kimberly French (c) Summit 2009

Several new stills from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” have been released by distributor Summit Entertainment. A few are printed here.

For those few who may possibly have been residing on another planet lately, the movie, based on the second in Stephanie Meyer’s runaway bestselling series, opens in a scant two weeks.
 

Billy Burke and Kristen Stewart  Photo:  Kimberly French  (c)  Summit Ent. 2009

The official plot synopsis reads as follows:

In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.

Following Bella’s ill-fated 18th birthday party, EDWARD CULLEN (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward’s image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks.
 

Chris Weitz directing "New Moon"  PhotoL  Kimberly French  (c)  Summit Ent.  2009

With the help of her childhood friend JACOB BLACK (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bella’s frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own.

When a chance encounter brings Bella face to face with a former nemesis, only the intervention of a pack of supernaturally large wolves saves her from a grisly fate, and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the secret of the Quileutes and Edward’s true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is a far cry from the one she’d hoped for.