Lautner back as Jacob Black in 'Twilight' sequel

Lautner back as Jacob Black in 'Twilight' sequel
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Lautner will be back to morph into the monstrous Jacob Black in the "Twilight" sequel "New Moon."

There had been talk that a bigger, buffer, more menacing actor might play the role when the second of Stephenie Meyer's hugely successful vampire novels hits movie screens come Nov. 20. Lautner, by comparison, appears lean and sweet-faced in part one. But distributor Summit Entertainment and director Chris Weitz confirmed Wednesday that Lautner would be returning.

Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will also be returning as the saga's doomed young lovers, high schooler Bella Swan and brooding vampire Edward Cullen.

Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight" opened at No. 1 with a whopping $69.6 million at the box office in November, the biggest opening ever for a female director. It has since grossed about $177 million domestically.

Published 1/7/09 by


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  • Taylor Lautner

    Eu Te Amo
    Anonymous 7/27/09 Reply
  • mmmmmmmmmmmmmm:] that boy be lookin FINE!!!!!!!!
    Anonymous 7/8/09 Reply
  • Taylor is PERFECT for the role of Jacob Black. I was NOT going to even be interested in the movie if he wasn't going to be back. I hate it when they change original members. Taylor is an AMAZING actor and has grown physically/mentally so much. I...
    Anonymous 6/26/09 Reply
  • look at that sexy beast!!!!! :o
    Anonymous 5/27/09 Reply
  • wooh team` jacob
    im at school but i would get in to any amount of troble for team jace no hard feelings to team edward case you rock
    taylor we love you
    xx
    Anonymous 5/22/09 Reply
  • Is that the kid from shark boy and lava girl.
    That movie is so embarrasing + +
    O
    Anonymous 5/3/09 Reply
  • out of all the actors casted i think taylor was the best chocie for his character, everything about him is jacob his smile his face and just how genuine he is. he is jacob black. so glad he is coming back!!!!!!!!! ;)
    Anonymous 4/13/09 Reply
  • it's good that taylor is in the next one but ....
    doen't Jacob get HEKKA TALL as the story goes on??
    anyways i'm excited for the next movie~~
    Anonymous 3/26/09 Reply
  • I LOVE this guy's smile!!!!! Plus Taylor has an EIGHT PACK!!!!!!!! Robert, you have competition!!!!!!
    Anonymous 3/7/09 Reply
  • thats so awsome !!! i didnt even know they were gonna make a movie for the second book!
    Anonymous 1/17/09 Reply