Monday December 22, 2008 11:22 am
Twilight’s Taylor Lautner Talks About Possible New Moon Replacement
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Sequels, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
UPDATE: Taylor will be keeping his job after all.
If Taylor Lautner’s really at risk of losing his job, the Twilight actor is not going to go down without a fight. Or at least an extra push-up.
In an interview last week with MTV, the 16-year-old addressed rumors that he may be left out of the upcoming sequel. According to a recent report in Entertainment Weekly, the studio was looking to find someone else to tackle Jacob Black’s beefier role in New Moon. Since that time, Michael Copon (Scorpion King 2) and Ben Barnes’ (Prince Caspian) names have been thrown out as possible replacements. (Copon has even gone so far as to imply on his own Facebook page that he was already given the role.)
Read More But until he hears the final word from new director Chris Weitz, Lautner intends to prove that he is ready for his character’s physical and emotional transformation. “I have been working out. I’ve been working out since the day we finished filming Twilight. I just weighed myself today; I’ve put on 19 pounds,” Taylor told MTV. “I’m guaranteeing Weitz 10 more [pounds] by filming. I get to meet Chris on Friday, in two days, so I’m excited. I’m going to have lunch with him.” So was Lautner’s thicker build enough to impress Weitz during their sit-down last weekend? I guess we’ll find out soon enough. (Production should begin by March.) Until then, Taylor loyalists will undoubtedly keep telling Copon what they really think of him.
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I personally did not like taylor because he was to baby faced- but it could also be the TOTALLY fake wig he had on UGLY - what I think they should do is to keep Taylor for some of New Moon because in the book he is the same then TRANSFORMS after like three days this way Taylor fans could still see Taylor and it would not be like they completely replaced him I would be like Taylor actually change from a human body to a werewolf one
-anyone agree with that idea?
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THis is sooo gay! im sooo mad taylor deseves this part more than anybody!!!!!!!!! noone can take tht away from him! get a grip summit!
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and nooo i do not agree wit u vampcrazy tht is just stupid…....... they shuld keep taylor! he deserves the part ........... he has the perfect smile just like in the book,,,,,,and he can work out to get bigger….........goooo taylor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i luv u tay!♥
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i agree wit tayisthebombdiggity♥ gooo taylor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥
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so do i goooo taylor!
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THey need to keep Taylor… The next movie will be ruined if they do not keep Taylor in it as Jacob because Jacob has a much larger role in New Moon!! I luv Taylor
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I love Taylor. Taylor is the reason the show is a success.
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