Twilight
Twilightwas come after by three novels – New Moon , Eclipse , andBreaking Dawn – and they all made the jump to the crowing blind between 2008 and 2012 , withBreaking Dawnbeing split into two films . TheTwilight Sagaexpanded the novels ’ fanbase and became very popular and successful , further the career of the main cast , even if some of them were n’t bragging fans of the encroachment thatTwilighthad in their lifetime . Twilightfound itsEdward Cullen in Robert Pattinson , itsBella Swan in Kristen Stewart , and its Jacob Black in Taylor Lautner .
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Given the popularity of the novels , many worker were interested in the roles of Edward , Bella , and Jacob , and for the latter , Taylor Lautner had some interesting rivalry – but not just beforeTwilightwas released , as he was almost recast whenNew Moonwas in pre - production .
Twilight: Michael Copon Almost Replaced Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
Jacob Black is present inTwilight , but he goes through a big transformation inNew Moon , as his loup-garou nature is eventually bring out . With that in mind , New Moondirector Chris Weitz conceive supervene upon Taylor Lautner with someone who could impersonate the “ young , great Jacob Black ” more accurately as he was n’t certain Lautner could bulk up , and Michael Copon was in consideration for the role . Though Copon was n’t exactly a newcomer , he had only been part of small productions in both film and tv set , andNew Mooncould have been his heavy break . However , Lautner weight - trained extensively to gain the muscle weight that the character required , and so he kept the character .
Prior to the potential recast , whenTwilightwas in development , Tyler Posey auditioned for the part of Jacob Black . Posey had appeared in plastic film likeCollateral DamageandMaid in Manhattan , and even though he did n’t get the role of Jacob Black , he ended up playing a werewolf in MTV’sTeen Wolf . AlthoughTwilightwas Lautner ’s large break , he has been take it dull ever since , appear in the filmsGrown Ups 2,Tracers , The Ridiculous 6 , andRun the Tide , and most of late in the seriesScream QueensandCuckoo . Lautner proved that he could play a role as physically need as Jacob Black , which will hopefully keep open up various doors for him in the future .
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