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December 16, 2008

'New' Blood in 'Twilight' Sequel?

"Twilight" exceeded box office expectations and sucked in $70.6 million in its opening weekend. Now, the sequel "New Moon" has recruited director Chris Weitz -- and rumor has it there'll be some new blood in the vampy cast!

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Taylor Lautner portrayed young shape-shifter Jacob Black in the first film -- and whispers are that the baby-faced actor is too young to continue in the role. Michael Copon is said to be up to replace him.

Actor Ben Barnes portrayed hunky Prince Caspian in "The Chronicles of Narnia" -- and now, rumor has it he's vying for the role of vampire Aro in "New Moon."

Vampire hunk Robert Pattinson and his leading lady Kristen Stewart have signed on for the sequel, scheduled to hit theatres November 20, 2009 -- exactly one year after "Twilight" opened.

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JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, THE GUY WHO PLAYED PRINCE CASPIAN MIGHT BE ARO IN NEW MOON!

What does everyone think? i think it will be cool, with the accent and i love it when Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian) put’s on the serious face… and one more thing NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO TAYLOR LAUTNER, HE WILL REMAIN AS JACOB BLACK and IF, it’s only a IF they do replace him STEVEN STRAIT should be the one…


- W.D.loves.Jasper
Posted 12/22/08 02:18 AM
 

why don’t they just have kristen pick jacob…she was the reason why robert got the part, was it not?


- annonymous
Posted 12/21/08 11:26 PM
 

since jacob black is said to be native american in the twilight series, only a native american actor should be given the role!! how typically “hollywood” for them to think they can just have any dark eyed, dark haired actor for the part! it’s not like there’s a shortage of talented native american artists out there that can do a heck of a job!!!


- raven
Posted 12/21/08 10:24 PM
 

Taylor should so stay as jacob he is clearly working out and he is so hot! michael wat ever is nothing compared to him! you will really be sorry if you change him you will loose so many fans!
Taylor for lyfe=)


- Cessy
Posted 12/21/08 09:23 PM
 

taylor may be young and not fit the size of the growing boy in new moon
but there are ffects to make him look bigger, plus they say he’s working to get buff. i dont care what anyone says he fits jacob so well! and i hate when they change the cast of movies it makes me so mad. i bet he has the ability to play him!! and im all for edward and defending him. it jsut wouldnt be the saem without him. give him a chance


- Anonymous
Posted 12/21/08 06:41 PM
 

ok twilight fans here goes a few factoids. steven strait was indeed on the cover of stephenie meyers early editions of eclipse and she did mention that it was her preferred actor for jacob. steven strait is not 30, he was born in 1986 which makes him 22! and he is naturally a whopping 6ft 1in. gosh, kinda close isnt it??? lastly, hes married to lynne collins who is noted for her role in THE MERCHANTS OF VENICE (reference to Breaking Dawn)hmmmmmm……


- Anonymous
Posted 12/21/08 10:42 AM
 

no efence but screw the plz who want to change TAYLOR he is THE JACOB BLACK end of the disscusion!!!! we fans who want TAYLOR WILL WIN. do you guys understnd? oh and dont any of the poeple who worked on twilight read these i think they should look at all the pllzz that want taylor and no the other guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


we want TAYLOR yes we do so keep him!!!! and also thats all i have to say for know!!!


- LOOK AT ME IM_ SWITERLAND
Posted 12/20/08 10:32 PM
 

I THINK THAT STEVEN STRAIT IS A BETTER FIT FOR THE ROLE THAN MICHAEL IS BIG TIME… i WOULD TOTALLY PUSH FOR STEAVEN HE LOOKS MORE SIMULAR TO TAYLOR THAN MICHAEL DOES EWW


- Arianah
Posted 12/20/08 10:28 PM
 

SO OKAY HERES THE STORY THINK ABOUT HOW MANY FANS YOU WILL LOSE IF YOU TAKE OUT TAYLOR WE WILL BE VERY DISSAPOINTED! AND THAT ONE DUDE IS NOT FIT TO PLAY JACOB EWWWWW HES TOO OLD MY FRIEND EVEN THINKS SO. YES WE ALL KNOW HE LOOKED HOT AND DELICOUSE IN PRINCE CASPIAN BUT NO NOT HIM KEEP TAYLOR IM ON HIS SIDE! YES I WORK AND I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE NOT ABLE TO WORK WHEN YOU WANT TOO BUT HELLO ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO LISTEN TO TRISH?? EVERYONE AND I MEAN EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT MOVIE ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB IM GIVING KUDOS TO THEM GOOD JOB GUYS!! SPEAK YOUR OWN MIND WE HAVE THE RIGHTS TOO BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SUBJECT IS!! SO LET THE BOY HAVE A CHANCE IN HIS MOVIE CAREER HE WAS MEANT FOR IT AND I REALLY REALLY THINK HES WORTH PLAYING JACOB BLACK IN THE SEQUAL HE ROCKED IN THE 1ST SO WHY NOT? ARE YOU HUYS GOING TO SPEAK YOUR MIND/OPIION? YES OKAY THEY ARE BOTH CUTE BUT WE ALL KNOW TALYOR WILL BE THE PERFECT JACOB HE ALREADY IS!! YOUS GUYS ALREADY SHOWED HIM IN THE 1ST AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION, IF HE DOESN’T PLAY JACOB YOU GUYS WILL LOSE YOUR FANS!!!! LET HIM HAVE THE BIG SCREEN AGAIN!!!!

WE WANT OUR JACOB YES WE WANT TAYLOR!! WHO DO WE WANT WE WANT TALKOR TO PLAY JACOB OKAY SO GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THINK MINDED HEADS!!!!!! PLUS THEY GOT TWILIGHT OUT IN NORMAL PRODUCTION TIME!!


~~~~YES TRUST ME I HAVE MY SOURCE!!!!~~~


- TWILIGHT_FAN_6
Posted 12/20/08 10:15 PM
 

YEA I HEARD THE NEWS THAT TAYLOR LAUTNER MIGHT NOT BE IN NEW MOON.

FIRST THING FORGET THAT!!!! YEA THE GUY THAT PLAYED PRINCE CASPIAN IS GOOD LOOKING AND A GOOD ACTOR BUT COME ON PEOPLES THEY ALREADY SHOWED TALYOR LAUTNER IN THE 1ST MOVIE!!! IT WOULD BE VERY STUPID TO CAST SOMEONE ELSE AS JACOB BLACK!! ALSO HE’S PRETTY MUCH THE MAIN CHARACTER IN NEW MOON OTHER THAN BELLA!!! WELL THIS IS MY OPINION IM A REALLYYYY HUGE TWILIGHT FAN OKAY IVE READ THE BOOKS MANY TIMES AND THATS ACTUALLY THE GUY WHO I PICTURED AND HOPING THAT THEY WOULD CAST FOR JACOB… SO THIS IS WHAT I THINK IF THEY WERE TO SWITCH HIM FOR ANOTHER GUY, THINK ABOUT HOW DISSAPAPOINTED US FANSS AND HOW WE WOULD FEEL IF THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE PLAYING HIM!!! EVER THINK OF THAT YEA I DONT THINK SO!!!! SO COME ON GIVE HIM A CHANCE HE’S NICE, AND PLUS HE’S A GOOD ACTOR I ADMIRE HIM!!! SO COME ON EVERY ONE GIVE HIM A CHANCE!!!!!!!!!PLEASE FOR US FANS!!!!

P.S. THINK ABOUT US TWILIGHT FANS!!!!! WE WILL BE VERY DEVISTATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


- BAYLEE
Posted 12/20/08 09:45 PM
 

I agree with trish on the fact that yes in the other 3 books of the saga jacob is described as looking older due to the changes that are going on. If the new director tries to stay true to the way twilight was filmed having taylor ar jb would be hard if they had to do too much cg work to make him look older. It’s hard to say who would be better as an older jacob but yeah Steven Strait might work but question is which of the two new guys if one were to replace taylor would look better with the long hair for the time they would need it for nm? The only other thing i have to say is who would you trish, have picked to play bella then if kristen didn’t do a great job in your opinion?


- Melissa
Posted 12/20/08 08:50 PM
 

Michael Copon would be a horrible Jacob. Taylor Lautner did an awesome job as the young Jacob! Steven Strait fits the description of the older Jacob much better! Stephenie Meyer even used his pictures on one of her earlier book covers of eclipse! (the caption: was her preferred actor for jacob!!!)Use taylor and steven.


- kat
Posted 12/20/08 11:13 AM
 

Ben as Aro. Perfect! ^^ I will love to see Ben playing Aron in New Moon! Oh, YESS! Ben is great actor. :)


- regys
Posted 12/20/08 02:42 AM
 

Okay, let me get this straight. They might get rid of Taylor because he looks too young/boyish… but then they might use Ben Barnes as Aro… sorry, that makes me laugh… If they can pull off Ben Barnes as MUCH older fiercer Aro, then why are they complaining about Taylor.. wow.. really

BTW Trish.. you are right, Kristen does not seem like she really understood the roll and in her charc.


- Julie
Posted 12/19/08 10:05 PM
 

In the beginning,

There was a 75,000 signature petition against ROBERT PATTINSON being Edward Cullen.

Thousands more when “shark boy” nabbed the Jacob Black role.

Taylor was great in Twilight, but NEW MOON is NOT for him!

Thank god Summit didnt listen to you whinny, fickle-minded brats. —Im hoping soooo much that they will continue on ignoring you.

After all, if you are so smart and sure that New Moon will be a flop without Taylor, shouldn’t you be working in the movie industry not sitting home typing away on your parents bought desk top?


- Anonymous
Posted 12/19/08 08:21 PM
 

rachel —Obviously, I was just trying to humor d “Taylor Lautner FanClub” for even including Taylor’s name …But it’s almost guaranteed that Taylor will be a goner cuz he is a minor and by law, is not allowed to work over 5hrs/day. If you were the “smart” director would you hire him if your fast tracking the movie - I think not. Michael and Steven are the only characters that make sense to me.


- fae
Posted 12/19/08 07:45 PM
 

No Michael Copon would not be the perfect jacob.Lautner is perfect for the part of jacob.But if i had to choice another actor to be Jacob it would have to be Steven Strait he would be the perfect one to portrait the character Jacob black.


- katie hodges
Posted 12/19/08 07:42 PM
 

It doesn’t matter anyone’s opinion… they introduced Taylor as Jacob Black and the little air time he received in Twilight was a large impact to the upcoming character for the New Moon movie..or for all the movies in that matter…It’s a done deal Taylor is Jacob Black… to change his face and character ruins it for me.. I won’t even spend my money…Not to mention he deserves the part… Nobody…no matter how cute they are can take his place… what is done is done… use visuals for goodness sake..a good director knows this that once you introduce a character to be successful it must be consisitent… just think if they would have changed the character of Harry Potter in the middle of the movies… I DON’T THINK SO…. NOT!!!


- Candy
Posted 12/19/08 06:32 PM
 

Taylor Lautner should be and deserves the role of JB and Kristen and Robert portrayed their characters perfectly so idk what you are saying -Trish

Tayolr would not be good as Seth Clearwater … and it wouldnt make sense to make him seth after him playing jacob but i think that michael capon would be good as one of those choices -Fae


- Rachel
Posted 12/19/08 04:17 PM
 

Hes too young, we all knew it wasnt going to last… unless they give the poor kid steroids. But we have some time still, he doesnt get a foot taller than edward till the last or second last book. He has to keep growing everytime she sees him. I think they should keep Taylor for the next one and upgrade to this other dude for the next ones! Yes, perfect solution!


- loo
Posted 12/19/08 04:08 PM

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