So it looks like Taylor Lautner is in and Robert Pattinson is out. Don’t get freaked! Pattinson is out of another movie to make time for the sequel to Twilight – more on that second detail later.
For you Twilight fans wondering who will be playing Jacob in the sequel, New Moon, it turns out that it’ll be the same dude from the first movie!
That’s right ladies and gents, Taylor Lautner will be back for the sequel reprising his role as Jacob Black of the Quileute tribe. The character of Jacob who was a rather minor character in Twilight plays an increasingly bigger part in the later installments becoming one of the more main characters.
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The author of the Twilight novels wrote on her website today the following message on behalf of the director of New Moon, Chris Weitz (who is replacing Catherine Hardwicke):
“I’m very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he’s doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer.
The characters in Stephenie’s books go through extraordinary changes of circumstance and also appearance; so it is not surprising that there has been speculation about whether the same actor would portray a character who changes in so many surprising ways throughout the series. But it was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob, and that the books would be best served by the actor who is emotionally right for the part. I think that fans of Twilight the book and the movie will be surprised by the Jacob Black that Taylor will bring to the screen in New Moon; and I’m looking forward to working with him and the rest of the cast in realizing the film.
very best
Chris Weitz”
Stephanie emphasizes that she was involved in this decision and is very happy with the choice. I agree and think this is good news – I always hate when actors are replaced by others in sequels and I’d feel bad for the guy if he lost his career-making role just before his character was supposed to get some serious screen time. Afterall, they chose him to play the role the first time around.
It was rumored for a while that Taylor would possibly be replaced by the physically bigger Michael Copon who, after reading up on him in IMDB, was a blue Power Ranger a few years back. That’s not relevant at all but I watched Power Rangers when it first came on in the nineties and thought that was funny…
New Moon is scheduled to come out this fall putting it just a year after Twilight’s release so this may be a bit of a rush job as it will only start filming in March. That being said, there’s not a crazy amount of CGI and post production work involved for this film compared to other highly anticipated movies this year.
This quick and busy scheduling has had some negative effect on Robert Pattinson who of course plays Edward Cullen. Yesterday it was announced that the now-high-in-demand actor has had to pull out of his role in the upcoming indie-film Parts Per Billion which stars Rosario Dawson and Dennis Hopper.
Robert’s agent spoke to MTV and stated:
“Unfortunately, the prep time and production schedule on ‘New Moon‘ haven’t left enough time for Robert to work on ‘Parts per Billion‘ in the first quarter of this year.”
That sucks for that film as simply having Pattinson involved would of made it a financial success with the flock of girls following his every move from other projects, interviews and TV appearances.
New Moon is scheduled to hit theaters November 20 2009.
Sources: StephanieMeyer.com, MTV
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oh yeah i totally agree
i felt like some of the worst acting in the film came from kristen(bella) and i was dissapointed because she seemed to have all the makings for a good bella but just didn’t pull it off in the movie! i’m also glad they’ve got a new director! i know catherine was eccelent at all theaction shots and scene like the car crash, the baseball, and the fight BUT i didn’t see enough of bella and edward together. they were never around eaach other enough to give the impression that they would die for eachother
i know she cared for the books which is great but it just wasn’t the same view-i felt like she didn’t read thesame books as me!
i think bella needs an acting lessons!!!but the vampires and the wolves are great!!!im so excited about breaking dawn i think its the best book among the twilight series!!and the midnight sun,i wish stephenie meyer will cotinue that book.i love the POV of edward!!hehehe
lets see how it would turn out!and Bella,please,focus,dont mess things up oh and i hope the director will put some EDWARD in the movie?!?!
No affense to all the people who love Jacob, but to be honest I think he is ugly and in all the books I think he is annoying and super gross!
@ Jess H and @ Rae (or anyone who has a comment. But I must warn you if you have not read breaking dawn their are spoliers below. If you want to get spolied go ahead but you have been WARNED!!!!)
I sorta agree with ya rae but Taylor is a good actor for Jacob. I mean they have the same color of skin but the only problem I think the new director will have is making Jake big. Anyway I think someone asked when Twilight was coming out on dvd. Well Twilight is coming out on March 10th, 2009 and new moon is sceduled to come out in theaters at November 20th, 2009! Exactly 1 year after twilight came out! But I have to ask you guys something (mostly for Jess. H but is you want to answer you can.) Anyway Jess h you know how in breaking dawn they go on a honeymoon but- I wonder if kristen and rob have read this book- what do you think their going to do with both the “midnight swim” if you know what I mean… anyway, and what aith bella’s belly!??????! They dicribbed it in the book as a ” mountin of skin popping out below her torso!” But what do you think their going to do for those parts AND the s…e…x parts?!!!!!!!?
OMG im soooooooooooo excited for new moon!!!! i love taylor im so glad he is playing jacob he is so perfect!!!!!!
Anytime Lautner, anytime
That wasn’t really Lautner - that’s why I deleted the comment.
Vic
I know, I was just bored and decided to play along, lol (not that gullible ;-}).
Does anyone know when breaking dawn will be in theaters?
Taylor does look very young, and I don’t necessarily like him as Jacob. But I don’t really care that much
The only thing that bothers me is that I’m pretty sure Taylor is still 17, meaning child labor laws. It will be very hard for New Moon to be successful if one of the main characters can only work X number of hours per day!!
Sorry about the second comment, but the Breaking Dawn movie is still being decided… I heard a rumor that it might not become a movie because they think Renesmee would be too hard!!
Yay! Taylor is going to play Jacob! =]
I love Taylor Launter
but i love Robert Pattinson more =]
I’m glad that Rob and Kristen and Ashley and Jackson and Kellan and Nikki and Peter and Elizabeth and Taylor are still going to be in the next movie =] im so buying it and going to see it =]
i think dat taylor is so so hot!!!!
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