Taylor Lautner

OK Twilight Fans -- a message was finally released this week regarding the casting of Jacob Black for the sequel New Moon. Fans of the books already know that young Jacob undergoes quite a transformation in New Moon (no spoilers, I promise), and it had been debated that 16-yr-old Taylor Lautner might not be physically up to the task. Lautner portrayed Black in Twilight.

Anyway, a message from New Moon's director Chris Weitz follows:

Dear Twilight Fans,

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


I'm glad to see this. Though I'm definitely Team Edward, I was impressed with Tay's performance as Jacob and look forward to seeing him in New Moon. The film already has a firm released date of November 20, with filming set to begin sometime in March.

Of course, Twilight's leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are already firmly locked to reprise their roles in the next two sequels! Now, you know this just gives me another chance to post a hot photo of Pattinson! Enjoy!