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Taylor Lautner may get to keep Jacob role
Submit News | Posted by Geo | Categories: Cast, Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: New Moon

EW has a new article on Taylor and New Moon movie

This week, Summit is expected to announce its decision for the next film based on Stephenie Meyer’s wildly successful series of vampire romance novels…. “…It’s really a question of whether or not the same actor can play the role.” Rosenberg is quick to add, however, that ”everyone would love to keep him. We all think he’s the loveliest person ever.”

Recently, there have been rumors that Michael Copon (The Scorpion King 2) and Steven Strait (10,000 BC) are jockeying for Lautner’s spot. But you can chalk that up to empty Web noise: Reps for both actors say neither has been approached for the role.

Read it all here!






by LoveEdward123 on January 07 - 12:43 am PDT

i love taylor but i think steven strait would be better sry i just think for the sake of the movie he is better!!!! love taylor anyways though


by I Love Emmett on January 07 - 12:43 am PDT

Oh my gosh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Taylor! He HAS to stay! If he doesn’t it’ll just be stupid!


by iloveEdward! on January 07 - 12:51 am PDT

like i know that taylor isnt tall enough for the part but for the sake of how good the movie is i think u should keep him.. if not you might lose quite a few fans so Keep Him!!


by BeSafe on January 07 - 12:53 am PDT

Taylor has to stay!!!!!! NO ONE ELSE CAN B JACOB!!!!!


by Mandy on January 07 - 1:00 am PDT

Looking like Taylor will stay from what I can see. We won’t know until later this week!


by mcscuzzi on January 07 - 1:07 am PDT

Taylor is absolutely a fabulous Jacob. It would be great if he stayed. It would make a lot of people really happy.


by Redhead on January 07 - 1:39 am PDT

OmfG! I so hope Taylor stays ^.^!!!! I can’t see anyone else playing him. Go Taylor ^.^ Luck be with you lil space heater

Although if they do have to replace him I hope Steven Strait gets the role rather than Copan >.<


by lee on January 07 - 2:00 am PDT

Like I’ve said before, they should replace him cause Jacob has a major growth spurt and looks a lot older. They can keep Taylor for the beginning of the movie, then get someone else to play Jacob(Werewolf) Steven Strait would be a nice selection. I really don’t like Jacob or Taylor, but if they put Steven I might not hate Jacob to much. Steven is easy on the eyes and has a charming smile.


by Lisa on January 07 - 2:52 am PDT

I really hope Taylor stays I’ll have my fingers crossed all this week for him


by Kirstin on January 07 - 3:04 am PDT

Twilight has made so much money so the budget for New Moon should at least be enough to keep Taylor. If they can make Kristen Stewart look small and Nikki Reed look super tall and Kellan Lutz look huge than they should be able to make Taylor look older. They make people look older all the time. I think it is ridiculous to cast new people in sequels. People get attached in the first and the sequel will never be the same even if the new actor ends up being better. If they can make Brad Pitt look 80 in Benjamin Button then they can make Taylor look 25.


by AW on January 07 - 3:43 am PDT

Keep Taylor. Have you seen his abs?? Don’t tell me he can’t appear manly! He has great potential to show Jacob’s transition from boy to young man. He was right-on in Twilight’s prom scene, looking fiercely at Edward as he walked away wi/Bella. I felt his angst. Edward felt the competitiveness…he looked back at Jacob and knew he was on notice. Study film, my young friends and you’ll find that those nuances make for great story building!


by Nichole Aurora on January 07 - 4:24 am PDT

Keep us posted Chris and Geo :) it looks like it might be a matter of like and death for some twilighters. I do hope the keep the young actor I very much see him as our beloved loveable jerky jake :)


by I Love Emmett on January 07 - 5:46 am PDT

loveedward123 and Lee, y’all are totally crazy! Do youknow how STUPID sequels are when they change the actors?!? So what if taylor is not extremely tall and lean. Rob isn’t inhumanly gorgeous either but he still did good. Im totally with Kirsten on this one! Just make it happen! He’s perfect! The only reason I like Jacob at all is because of Taylor!


by Gabby on January 07 - 6:27 am PDT

The NEED to keep Taylor! He is the absolute best! ROb isn’t absolutely perfect, he doesn’t have the best singing voice, but hes still hot! They keep him!


by Gabby on January 07 - 6:29 am PDT

I hate Jacob in the books. I am really not a Big fan of Jacob, but he’s still perfect for the movies Fans LOVE him


by Miranda on January 07 - 10:14 am PDT

Yay!!! Finally we hear something, & it’s good news. Plus, I don’t see any other actor to portray Jacob Black.


by taymac on January 07 - 10:36 am PDT

i really hope Taylor stays he really captured Jake’s character in Twilight and the can use the computer to make him look older Because the certainly have a enough money for it.


by brittany blair on January 07 - 10:56 am PDT

omg if they dont keep him and pick someone else im going to be upset noone can play jacob like taylor whats the use of changing the chracter when everybody has already seen taylor as jacob in twilight i really hope they keep him hes adorable


by starsky on January 07 - 11:06 am PDT

taylor is so cute and was great in Twilight, but they really should re-cast for NM – Strait would be best.


by Shannon on January 07 - 11:25 am PDT

yay!! Taylor will hopefully stay :)


by Connie on January 07 - 11:27 am PDT

Taylor is Jacob.
And he’s the only Jacob for the movie.


by BabbydollBlack on January 07 - 11:42 am PDT

he better get to keep it *Fingers crossed*


by grace on January 07 - 11:49 am PDT

oh no!!!!
i think that we shouldn´t change taylor, he is perfect for the rol of jacob, and that change would upset
definitely taylor should stay with the rol of jacob!!!!!


by Nichole on January 07 - 11:57 am PDT

i hope that Taylor [sexxi] stays for new moon. he really is trying to bulk up for the role and he’s perfect! i hate it when movies put in new actors for continuing movies. its horrible.


by Mariah on January 07 - 11:59 am PDT

I don’t care for Jacob or Taylor in the book/movie, but i don’t think that Taylor should be replaced. Too much change has already happened (new director) and everyone is already use to the actors/actress’ they have casted. It isn’t impossible to make Taylor look 25, they make people look older or younger in movies all the time.


by kristin on January 07 - 12:03 pm PDT

I LOVE TAYLOR, but if Steven Strait got the part i would SCREAM with joy


by Savannah on January 07 - 12:10 pm PDT

TEAM TAYLOR!!!!!!!
he really sincerely deserves to keep this role. He is working his ASS off right now, fighting for it. There is NOT. ONE. actor out there that has the passion that Taylor does for his charectar and us fans. I really really hope Summit makes the right choice in KEEPING TAYLOR!! <3


by Anneke on January 07 - 12:17 pm PDT

steven strait! yeah! this would be just… perfect. taylor is a good jake, but a young jake. steven would be the perfect jake!!!


by Beth on January 07 - 12:45 pm PDT

i love Taylor, and when i heard that he might not be playing Jacob Black, i totally lost it…i mean what the crap people? Taylor is the ONLY Jacob for that movie…i mean don’t you think that it would be stupid for them to replace an actor after theres already been one Twilight movie with him in it? i mean come on people! think about it!! and so what? he’s not EXACTLY as tall as he should be, whatever!! he plays the roll awesomely, and if they replace him, you are gonna see some girls throw a hissy fit, i can tell ya that much…..TEAM TAYLOR FOREVER!


by Lily-x on January 07 - 1:15 pm PDT

I think Taylor is the perfect Jacob!
He HAS to stay!


by jessica on January 07 - 1:40 pm PDT

ALSO TEAM TAYLOR!
i think summit would be making a deathly mistake by outing taylor if they wanted some on bigger they sould have thought about that when they were casting twilight…how can they just change the actor when the world ahs already accepted taylor as their jacob!
i swear if they take him out im not going to see any of the other movies in the series i can be content with the books!!!
i <3 Taylor


by cierra on January 07 - 3:27 pm PDT

>_>;;;;;;
-no comment.-


by iknowwhatyouare on January 07 - 4:01 pm PDT

THANK GOD SUMMIT PLEASE PLEASE PLEAS!!!
keep the talent to guys already have
or else new moon will just FLOP!!!!
when actors are changed for the sequels it just ends up being stupid
so please taylor is jacob you cant fight it anymore you just cant
-Team Switzerland


by katie on January 07 - 4:20 pm PDT

omg he is ammmaaazing he is soooooooooooooo hott he should marrie me he looks amazing i<3jacob


by TwilightIsForever on January 07 - 4:33 pm PDT

THEY. MUST. KEEP. TAYLOR.
the other two guys aren’t deserving of the part!!!!
it ruins EVERYTHING if they change even ONE actor!
UGH!!
KEEP TAYLOR!!!


by Julie on January 07 - 4:34 pm PDT

OME!!!!!!!! I thought it was official there were going to recast Jacob. I’m soooooo happy Taylor still has a chance!!!!!!! Please Summt give him the part. Does it really matter what he looks like if all of us Twilight fans LOVE him??? WE WANT TAYLOR!!!!!!!!


by jessica on January 07 - 5:06 pm PDT

i agree julie


by Edward Lover a.k.a Katie on January 07 - 5:19 pm PDT

YEAHH! i hope this is true
Keep taylor as jake


by vampoodle on January 07 - 5:33 pm PDT

omg!!!!! this totally just made my day! i have been so worried about who is going to be playing jacob. i am overjoyed to here that Taylor may still be jacob. he is great for the role and i would be devistated if he wasnt. Taylor is my Jacob and always will be. I have always loved him as an actor. just a few days ago at my birthday party, we rented sharkboy and lavagirl just cuz of Taylor :] Team Taylor forever!!!!!!!


by Elissa on January 07 - 6:09 pm PDT

Taylos HAS to stay!!!!! He is the perfect Jacob. Fans will be expecting Lautner to play the part. If he doesn’t many people will be disappointed, including me. I might not go see the movie if ther’s no Taylor…. Wiat, no I will Rob is really all I need!! :-)


by Elissa on January 07 - 6:10 pm PDT

sorry, i meant to sat there’s and wait. my bad…. GO TAYLOR!!!!


by hannah27 on January 07 - 6:30 pm PDT

now that’s a good news.

i hope they keep taylor but if summit really want to replace him, they better choose steven….


by Cassie on January 07 - 6:43 pm PDT

PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE let taylor keep his role!!!!!!!


by TeamJake on January 07 - 7:14 pm PDT

Yayyy! It’s soundin like Taylor will prob get the part! Obvi he really wants the part.. If someone is willing 2 put on 29 lbs just for a movie, u can tell he is very dedic8d. Good luck Taylor!!!!!! XD


by cherva on January 07 - 7:26 pm PDT

i go for steven strait. he fits the jacob role perpectly. hope he gets this.


by cherva on January 07 - 7:30 pm PDT

taylor doesn’t also lacks the height. age too. it wouldn’t seem nice if these 2 will fixed via effects. summit should be smart and look for actors that fit the older jacob. and more handsome that can stand up for rpattz charms!


by twilightkid12 on January 07 - 7:32 pm PDT

LET TAYLOR STAY. please,


by twilightkid12 on January 07 - 7:35 pm PDT

ya know, he kinda looks like a dog……….exactly why he fits his part :)


by MIchelle on January 07 - 7:44 pm PDT

Woo!!! Its official!!!! Talyor is Jacob in New Moon!!!! : D Yay!!!! *jumps for joy and runs around in circles* : )


by cullen#8 on January 07 - 7:48 pm PDT

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!


by shawtygirl94 on March 07 - 1:17 pm PDT

omg lol steven strait needs to be jacob lol BUT DO NOT MAKE HIM MIKE if dey are dey need to just keep it the same person than


by Haley on April 27 - 7:17 pm PDT

I will cry if taylor wont stay, and Twilight has made so much money already so why no keep him!


by Zaffry on May 22 - 7:56 am PDT

They should really keep Taylor….
It will be better with him as Jacob…
If they won’t keep him…..maybe most of the fans of Twilight will be upset and loose interest with the movie…And besides, the movie started with Taylor as Jacob and the movie should end with him for the role…he’s so perfect!!!and i don’t like michael…he’s ugly…


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