Twilight's Jacob Auditions - 3 Actors Taylor Lautner Competed With (1 Nearly Replaced Him in the 2nd Movie)
justjared.comTaylor Lautner star lit up when he was cast as Jacob Black in the Twilight franchise. However, you might be shocked to learn that he actually had to fight for the part twice.
If you forgot, the 32-year-old actor played the young werewolf alongside Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in 2008′s Twilight.
However, there were concerns that he wouldn’t be able to bring the character to life in 2009′s sequel New Moon since Jacob went through a massive body transformation and put on a significant amount of muscle and height after turning into a werewolf.
As a result, Taylor had to hit the gym and go through his own body transformation to keep the role. He reflected on almost being recast in a recent interview, crediting Kristen for helping him stay on with the franchise.
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