Taylor Lautner is Jacob Black!
Mar 10th, 2008 | By Kallieross | Category: Movie News
It has been confirmed in an article released by the Peninsula Daily News today that Taylor Lautner is playing Jacob Black in Twilight! The article also discusses some of the filming schedule, and confirms that they will be filming in LaPush!
I’m a bit disappointed that they didn’t find a Native American but I was very impressed with the video on YouTube of this boy’s martial arts abilities. I really hope they find a NA to play Jacob in MN and EC.
I’m happy that he is playing Jacob Black. Him or Steven Strait is good 😀
Ok Taylor Lautner could really be Jacob Black…….I mean yeah he is not NA but he is close and I can picture him running with wolves!! ^_^
But i think we will also have to wait to see the movie when it comes out….so there we go!
okie ppl need to stop saying “oh…im soo mad they didnt get a Native American as jacob…” well, seriously, they probably didnt find anyone that was good enough, that was native american for the part. so of course they went for the next best thing..which was taylor lautner. ppl just need to let them do their job…coz you havent even seen the movie…and i doubt they’re gonna get someone new for new moon and eclipse…coz the look will totally change. and that would be stupid. it would be taylor for twilight and another guy for the other two movies. whats the point? ppl arent stupid and they can def. tell its a diff person. DUUH. so ppl just need to stop hating. really. shutttt it!
Now I can see why Bella would want to hang around Jacob! Wooow.
I don’t think people get why Taylor not being native is insulting to is that actually are. We finally get a move that makes Natives (first nation guys) look cool and breaks the stereotypes that the only movies we can do are westerns where we are either killing some poor family or dying from the blankets we received from the government. So to have a non-native casted as a Native role? That is an insult in a sense. If a girl of native, hispanic, african-american or asian descent was casted as Bella than people would riot! Yet we are supposed to be happy they found a guy who looks to have dark skin and hair? O_O
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i cant believe they got that guy to play jacob. that peed me off. he looks soo little i hope he dont play in the 2+3 ones too cuz he would look soo out of place. and edward -noooooo! i mean hes a cool actor but he is soooo not an edward , he is suposed to be ( and please note this) HOT not some guy who u thought would look just OK but HOT!! but thats just mine and everybodies elses opinion here where i live soo just have fun messing up the movie.=) no offence (because u more than likely r not the one makin the movie)!!=)
I think he would be a good Jacob Black only if he doesn’t gel his hair in spikes. That is just nasty! But he is cute like Jacob so it is all good.
I absolutely think that they nailed Carlisle on the head! He is an amazing product of awesome casting! Unfortunately, I am not so thrilled about a) Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and b) Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black. Ergh. I am not happy, in the least. Robert Pattinson looks like a fish. I want my Henry Cavill!
I know Carly you are so right. Robert Pattinson looks so different then how Stephenie described him. He looks so weird with his hair and his tight face. I thought Edward was so handsome he was suppose to look like a god. Robert should not be playing him. I wish Taylor Lautner was not Jacob Black, because I will just be thinking about the kid from Sharkboy and Lavagirl, and how he was not good in that movie. It is so frustrating!!!
Taylor Lautner would look so out of place. He looks like he could not play Jacob at ALL. And when Jacob becomes a wolf he gets big. Taylor looks small and scrawny, and bad for the role. I wish they would have got someone better. All the other characters are okay. I think Alice is a little different then I imagined her though. The girl who plays her is not very cute.
To me, for this kid to be Jacob Black is utterly disgusting. Their make-up artists are gonna have to do something /serious/ for this to work; his face is much too pretty, doesn’t have the strong features of a handsome aborigional kid; his hair is much too short, but they’ll change that, so you can’t really complain; and he looks really, really small for the part.
-twitch- If they kill Jacob’s character, I’m gonna have to kill them.
Aw come on people.. there’s really no use complaining about the cast anymore. They’ve already decided and they’ve started filming so there’s no way they can change the characters. I hate how so many people are complaining about the actors.
Every girl has a different point of view of what is considered a ‘hot guy’. I think Robert is just okay but im not complaining about his role as Edward just because he’s not ‘hot enough’.
How can you guys diss someone you dont even know..and never even met in person? And then call that person ‘too ugly to be your edward’?
Is it his fault he’s playing Edward in the film? I’m sure he isn’t happy with all these nasty comments all over the web. Ugh. just…I hate it when people diss others over their physical apperances. What is Robert supposed to say? “I’m sorry you think I’m ugly.. I wish God gave me a better looking face so I can please you all’?
i think taylor lautner is soooooooooo hott!!!!!!! he is perfect for the part of jacob
ok stop whinninfg about who is playing who. u have no reson to complain because the directors choose who they want. taylor lautner is soooooooo perfect for the job of jacob. ok katie s i totally agree with u….. in a way i think taylor is really cute evan with the spikes.Also Stella i agree with u too!!!!!!!!
I love jacob black and am very very very very very sad that taylor is playing him. Jacob (in my mind) is SUPER SEXY and taylor is just NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my opinion Taylor is 100% amazing and great for the part of Jacob… i just got into the whole twilight series and i love it…. I think that Taylor will do the part justice with ease… and i think that he is perferct for the part and i agree with you jade… the directors picked who they wanted… and i am sooooooo glad that they picked Taylor for the part Jacob
Okay, Sarah, seriously, stfu.
The auditions were held in Oregon, quite a bit away from the reservations where the bulk of the Native American community has been banished by the U.S. government. I seriously doubt the production stopped to wonder if the real Native Americans of this country could AFFORD to fly/drive all the way to Oregon, just for a large possibility of being turned away. (Maybe they missed the memo that most of the economies suck down there…)
I may not be full-blooded, but I know a Native when I see one, and honestly, Taylor Lautner looks like an English American mutt who just happens to be brown. Sorry if that offends anyone.
Maria, thank you for explaining. Honestly, I feel that if an Asian or African American had been casted as Bella, the Caucasian community would have freaked out. Native Americans are a serious minority in this country, and when a big role comes along in which the actor is supposed to be Native American, and ends up not being so, it’s a huge insult to our community.
Y’know, the Japanese were pissed that a Chinese actress was used in Memoirs of a Geisha, because they were hoping that the true, un-glamourized old Japanese lifestyle would finally be revealed–an American film that is a true testament to Japanese culture. Most Japanese families won’t even allow that film into their household. Even most of the modern generation is pretty ticked off about it. Just an example.
I’m not happy with Taylor Lautner as Jacob. I’m sure he’s a lovely person, but he doesn’t have the looks or the husky voice.
And we’re allowed to voice our opinions, aren’t we?
But Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen grew on me, and now I love Robert Pattinson … I’ve been trying to get Taylor Lautner to grow on me, but he hasn’t [yet].
I don’t care that he’s not Native American (and in case anyone has a go at me for saying that, I wouldn’t care if Edward was black and Bella was Chinese); even if he had the russet skin colour Jacob’s supposed to have, I wouldn’t be happy with him.
And I’ve also heard he’s not very good at acting. I hope that isn’t true…I really want this film to be good!
Well, here am, going against the grain. I am full blooded NA and it doesn’t bother me that he isn’t actually native. It is the idea that they are Native. There aren’t many Natives in Hollywood….the main one being Adam Beach (and there as heck is no way that he will be Jacob). I see Steven Strait playing this role and he isn’t Native. Big fricken deal…I am not insulted by this at all. I saw pictures with his wig on and I think things will be fine. Don’t get your nose bent out of shape until you can point out some people who are better. Meyers said she only wanted actors to play the roles…no singers, models, etc… And perferably actors who are not “newbies”…so what can ya do? Again, I don’t think it is a big deal.
OMG! he is a hawt Jacob….
but how are they gana make him taller?
ah well Sal Lavè( french for thats life )
🙂
Okay, first things first because I see it right away down here at the bottom. “Sal Lavè” is not french for “That’s Life” It is “C’est la vie.” (Taken 4 years of French in High School, thank you.) What you said…sal isn’t even a french word and Lavè means washed…Nice try there Len.
OKay, now that I have finished that rant, on to the real one.
I don’t like Taylor Lautner as Jacob. He just doesn’t fit the image of my Jacob and even though I know that no one can really fit that image, they could’ve at least tried to come close.
Having a non Native American playing a Native American role really is insulting. I’m not Native American and one of my good friends a Native American and she could tell that he wasn’t.
I also understand the whole holding auditions away from the reservations but then they should have held them closer to the reservations. To me, that is kinda saying that they don’t really care if that get a true NA or a fake one.
I also don’t like that Taylor Lautner looks like he is 12! I’ve been to some of his fan sites and they’re not really that great. I really wish they had found someone better.
I am though, going to with hold any further judgement till I see him in the movie. Hopefully he can act like the Jacob we all know and love.
ehh, too young looking. not that he doesnt kind of have the jacob look, it’s just not nearly rugged enough. and he’s too skinny. theyre going to need some serious movie makeup and bodybuilding for this kid
and yea, they really could’ve pulled off an actual native american here (almost forgot to rant about that!). who the f— was the casting director? they probably havent even read the books
OMG you guys really should stop complaining about the characters!!honestly, i didn’t like robert as edward but i went on stephanie’s website and i think he could pull it off,it’s about character also, remember that!!people can transform with thier characters!!!!i admit i was also dissappointed with taylor being Jacob but i bet he could play him so relax!!:) lets just hope for the best!
I said to one of my friends that Jacoby Ellsbury should have played Jacob- he’s native american, but i don’t know if he would fit the role and he would be too busy b/cuz he’s a baseball player, so idk…one of his brothers could hav done it…maybe…but they have sum1 so w/e
ok so, theres alot of talk about the 2 actors that will be Edward and Jacob.
At first i was dissapointed with who was chosen for edward. but the more i looked at a picture of him that wasnt from harry potter i saw how he could deffinetly be edward. he kinda rubbed off on me. lol.
And now to jacob.
Hes my favorite character in the twilight series.
when i saw taylor was chosen for him, i was less than hopeful. Ill always remember him as the kid in cheaper by the dozen 2. as much as it was a dissapointment to me (i agree that steven strait would portray jacob better but he is far too old for the role of a 16 year old) i think that taylor will grow into the role.
because if you go back to twilight, jacob was 16 and he hadnt yet become a werewolf. and then in new moon he grows taller and older and his voice deepens drastically. now all these things are deffinetly not taylor, but its hollywood and they can change different variables to make it fit.
This is one series i wish they wouldve left in text alone. but with what ive seen so far, I hope it turns out good and with the characters i hope they live up to not only MY expectations.. but to all of yours as well.
It blows my mind that Shark boy I mean Shark teen is that cute. He will do great in the movie. And i am shure they will work hard on his. Trust what they are doing and this movie will be the best of all times.
WEREWOLVES RULE!!!!
OMG!! I am in love with taylor lautner he is sooo hot! If he looks as good as he does in charcter as he does out of charcter i’m sure he will be GREAT!!!!!
wow this guy is so TINY! jacob was my absolute FAVORITE CHARACTER and this will totally kill it! in new moon and eclipse how the hell are they going to make him look big enough?!?!?! and he isnt hot at all! HIS SKIN IS WAYY TOO LIGHT! gosh really crappy casting i gotta sayy
yep Taylor’s cute I could see him play Jacob. Afterall he did play sharkboy.So he’ll look good in fangs.
okay so when i first heard that robert was playing edward i was like NOOOO! i mean edward is supposed to be GORGEOUS. but he is slowly growing on me. i saw some stills from the movie and was like, well mabye it won’t be so bad but still…….then it comes to jacob and i was like well there is still hope for some hottness on the screen. so then i saw taylor and i was like, “THANK YOU GOD!!” so quite bagging on him. i think he will do amazingly and i am very happy with the casting of him as jacob. i do agree though that he might be to “little kid” kind of cute for the role in the 2nd and 3rd book. but for the first book he is spot on. hollywood will have to work it’s magic. and liet e just say that the guy who plays emmet…..OMG. i am going to melt every time he comes on screen i just know it.
i think taylor lautner is a good role for the movie!!
I can’t wait especially w/his tan skin and gorgeous hair!!!!!!! luv ya :0
Wow, people. Let’s just be excited that they are even MAKING a twilight movie. Seriously. The people ripping into these actors are just ridiculous. If Stephenie didnt like any of these actors, she wouldn’t let them portray HER characters. If it’s ok with Stephenie, it’s more than ok with me.
Isn’t it more important that these actors can, oh I don’t know, ACT? I could care less if they are “hot” enough (but for the record Robert and Taylor are hella fine.)
As for Taylor looking too young, he’s SUPPOSED to look young in twilight. C’mon people!
okay, I personally think they chose really wrong for the cast. Edward is supposed to be insanely beautiful. they cant fool people by putting on makeup and other crap like that on him so that they can make him look a a vampire! Why does it have to be him of all people? although he has the look, he’s not edward. Bella swan was chosen well, personally because she just fits with the whole discription. and Jacob…. O____O I really cant believe they chose him! he doesnt fot the discription at all ! honestly I thnk its because he looks so young? I donjt know, I just cant believe they chose him. -_- its weird now.
Y’all he is the PERFECT Jacob black!!! AT first he is SUPPOSED to be little and look young.!!!! And they did make a BIG mistake casting Edward Cullen!!! They didn’t make a mistake casting Bella tho!!! She is PERFECT to play Bella!!!! And Taylor is HOTT!!! SO wat if he isn’t NA!!!? Jasper looks like a gay guy!!!! Doesn’t he?? Carlisle looks OK, but just fine. I wonder who they are gonna use a James!!! Who is playing him?? And Victoria has got to look freakin AWESOME!!! I mean her hair is gonna be KOOL!!!! I CANNOT wait til they have the movie ready!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man me & 7 other of my friend are going together!!!!!! I can’t wait for her last book too!!! Wats it called?? I forgot!!!!!!! I am askin a bunch of questions!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! OK gtg teacher yellin at me for bein on here!!!!!!!!!!!
Love… him…=}
omg i think that hes like the best person to play jacob hes hot hes old enough and hes a greeat actor omggg i just cant get over the fact of edwards actor hes ugly in the book they make him seem so much hotter
omg!!! they will have a diffrent person playing in nm and e!!!
first i think he is hotttt!!!!!!! i <3 him! although i agree he is a little, um, small, and dosent have husky voice.but anyway, good luck taylor!
as for patterson, i think is is cute in some movies, and u guys should stop making fun of him. it really mean,and no offense, but u probally acts a hundred times better than ANYof u, and is way hotter. so get a grip. calm down. one movie will not distroy your favorite sereis( or it shouldnt). although even i admitt he is the last person i would pick. but as i said, get agrip. calm down. its all good.
i really like him as jacob.
at first when people were like, oh he’s a white guy, i was like oh dear
but then i saw his picture and he could look it.
he was so cute in sharkboy and lavagirl.
he’s all grown up!
i think he’ll do a good job with that face. and don’t forget, he’s wearing a wig which makes him look really native.
yumyumyum.
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taylor lautner is hawt as hell. 😀 <3
Dont freak caz Taylors playin Jacob!!! They made a BIG mistake casting Edward!!!! Bellas perfect, Jasper looks gay, ALice is ok, Emmet is HOTT, Rosalie looks awesome, Esme is good, and Carlisle is GREAT!!!!!! I wonder what Victoria, James, and Laurent are gonna look like!! HAs anybody seen there characters???
I am “okay” with who they chose but at the same time even more disappointed. Only because I guess I can’t see him grown up…you know
well can’t wait for movie!
taylor lautner is perfect to play jacob !!!!!!!!!!
and is ssssssooooooo HOT !!
i love hiim !
te amo divinooo!!
I found it hard to imagine Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black at first, but with a video on YouTube in the wig…Well, I’m not sure. I like that they cast Taylor as Jacob–I wanted to see him in another movie XD But he looks WAY different with long hair. And it should definately be in a ponytail like in the book.
As for Edward, I wasn’t really happy at first because all I could think was, “Oh, my gawd, Cedric Diggory is playing Edward Cullen.” But you know what? If the casting-person thought he was good for the part, then he’s good for the part.
So stop ya’ll’s complaining and see the movie on December 12 before you judge if they’re “good enough” for the movie. Personally, I think they could’ve done better for Bella, but I’ll just have to wait and see.
OH MY GOD!! I LOVED JACOB IN THE BOOK AND I WASN’T GOING TO SEE THE MOVIE CUZ I WAS AFRAID OF WHO THEY WERE GOING TO PICK AS THE CHARACTERS WOULD RUIN MY OWN OPINION BUT NOW I’M GOING TO SEE THE MOVIE JUST BECAUSE TAYLOR IS GOING TO BE JACOB!! I’M STILL KINDA DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT THE OTHER CHARACTERS LOOK LIKE THOUGH BUT I’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE THE MOVIE TO FIND OUT. I LOVE TAYLOR AND JACOB!!!!
I don’t like Jacob in anyway at all.
OMGOMGOMG!!!!! August 2nd HELL YEAH!!! I’m gonna go c it wit a bunches of friends
ANDREW needs 2 be quiet he’s AWESOME 4 Jacob