Twilight's Taylor Lautner Beefs Up For "New Moon"
Taylor Lautner knows that he has big shoes to fill when he reprises his role as Jacob Black in the Twilight sequel New Moon.
The 16 year old actor steps in as a leading man in the upcoming movie that begins production in March 2009.
Taylor has been spending a lot of time and doing a lot of hard work to make sure that he fits the role.
Lautner admitted, "I've been working hard for eight or nine months."
Not that long ago, Lautner was just a run of the mill teen, but since he started training at the gym, he's credited his hard work to gaining "26 pounds of muscle."
It comes as no surprise that Taylor Lautner didn't want to give up the role of Jacob in New Moon. Of his character, Taylor told M magazine, "He gets more in-depth in the rest of the Twilight series - when he turns into a werewolf, he has two separate personalities. When he's himself, he's this nice, outgoing guy who Bella loves, but then he gets very intense."
Taylor is no stranger to hard work and physical fitness. He admitted that martial arts have been his secret passion since he was a young boy.
Lautner said, "I started when I was six and took it very seriously, training for hours each week. But when I turned 13, I realized that acting was what I really wanted to do. I miss it, and when I have time, I train at my house to keep up the skill."
Camps are already split on whether or not Taylor Lautner will one-up Robert Pattinson, who plays the part of Edward Cullen in Twilight and New Moon. Taylor steps in as a lead character in the sequel and could give RPattz a run for his money when he takes the spotlight.
New Moon is set for a November 20, 2009 US theatrical release. To date, Twilight has grossed $340,072,865.00 in box offices worldwide and will be released on DVD on March 21, 2009. The Special 2 Disc Edition is available for
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