Taylor Lautner Says He Nearly Lost His Twilight Role Until He “Grew Abs” to Win It Back
Taylor Lautner’s role as Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga became one of the most recognizable in his career — but the actor recently revealed that he almost lost it for a surprising reason. During a conversation with co-star Nikki Reed on The Squeeze podcast, hosted by Lautner’s wife Taylor Dome, the actor opened up about the pressure he faced to keep his role after the first film. In Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books, Jacob’s transformation into a werewolf in the later installments required the character to become noticeably larger and more muscular. Lautner recalled that the filmmakers initially considered replacing him with someone older and more physically built to better match the description from the novels. “I literally got fired, and I needed to grow abs to get my job back,” Lautner admitted, laughing about the intense challenge he faced as a teenager. Reed praised Lautner’s discipline, saying he “worked really, really hard to prove that [he was] dedicated to whatever that...