filmThe werewolf Jacob Black could have looked completely different after the first ‘Twilight’ film, Taylor Lautner (31) reveals in the podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’. The team behind the popular films wanted to replace Lautner with an older, more muscular actor in the continuation of the story. “I had to fight to get my role back,” Taylor said.
In “Twilight,” viewers were first introduced to Lautner’s character Jacob Black, then a 16-year-old skinny boy. But later in the films he would transform into a muscle; and the casting manager did not immediately see that this would work out well for the actor.
“They planned from the beginning to cast a man in his 20s as Jacob in the next films,” Taylor said. “So I had to fight to get my role.” But the actor had already been training heavily for nine months when he learned of those plans. Lautner had gained 20 pounds since the first film and was determined to keep his role.
Taylor Lautner in ‘Twilight’ and in ‘Twilight: New Moon’. © Netflix
“I was ready, so when we got that call, my team said, ‘Have you guys seen him lately?’” Taylor’s transformation was a pleasant surprise for the casting team, but they didn’t make it easy for the actor. “I had to audition again.” With the help of co-star Kristen Stewart, who assisted him during the audition, Taylor managed to convince again.
His new muscles may have secured Lautner the role again, but they also caused a lot of body image problems later on. “I’ve really struggled with that over the last five to seven years because I didn’t wear as many clothes in the movies. And I was also seventeen, eighteen, nineteen years old. It was much easier to have a body like that back then. But that’s how most of the world knows me.” These days the actor is suffering from it much less, he says. “But there are still good days and bad days,” he admits.
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2023-12-18 15:50:29
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