“The role of Jacob is now up for grabs as Taylor Lautner will not be reprising it in the sequel. Summit Entertainment deemed him too young-looking and slight of frame to play the maturing werewolf.

So now, the hunt for a Native American young man who fits the description of Jacob Black AND who demonstrates incredible chemistry with Kristen Bell is on.”

Check out the article here. Of course, the article mixes up Kristen Bell with Kristen Stewart, so it might not be accurate. Still, there’s a lot of rumors circulating about Taylor Lautner being replaced as Jacob in the New Moon movie, so help by participating in our Taylor Lautner Appreciation Project: get more info here.

Why couldn’t they have just dont this from the beginning? Now we have some unfamiliar face playing a role that’s already been played.
They should have thought about the sequel before they even casted Taylor.

i hate the world

that pisses me off so bad .

i hate them

they should have realized that in before they cast him .

they dont think very good, do they .

they suck .

Yea… I’m gonna say there’s still hope. Doesn’t sound like a trustworthy source if they don’t know the main actress’s last name :S

Another mistake from summit… good luck to them x____________x

oh for gods sake you call yourself twilight fans?
HAVE YOU EVEN READ THE BLOOMIN BOOK?
jacob looks like an ordinary 16 year old in the first boo
new moon he looks much more older
then eventually looks like an adult
OF COURSE THE BLOODY CASTING HAS TO BE CHANGED

GOD USE THAT THING IN YOUR BRAIN, ITS CALLED SENSE.

Omg.
Summit is going to RUIN New Moon.
What the hell.
Why would they do that?
They are going to totally jack this up.
First the director then Jacob!??!
No wonder Kristen was worried they would fuck this up.

Gresa, you are my hero for life.
I agree with you a hundred persent that the casting would have, at some point, be changed.
And to top it off, it does not matter, really, that some sixteen year-old actor that is appealing to thousands of girls everywhere play him.
You are swooning over some guy that obviously you’ll never get so really, whats the point of crying over spilt milk?

Hahaha. Seriously, you guys need to understand the industry better, loves.

Gresa calm down. Sheesh. Its foolish for them to change the actor rather than just making him look older. Now Jacob is gonna have 2 faces, and that is extremely moronic of Summit.

ok…i thought he was already signed for new moon? anyway…i dont really see the big deal…so its a new guy playing him….as long as this new guy doesnt screw up the part…i really dont care……i mean yeah, its messed up that theyre replacing him…but then again, he only said like what…..5 words in the first movie? im still going to support the films…people are talking about boycotting then and everything….come on guys, lets not be childish about this….

UGH THATS SO STUPID WHAT THE HELL IS SUMMIT’S PROBLEM TAYLOR WAS AN AMAZING JACOB!! THEY CAN NOT REPLACE HIM IT WOULD MAKE THE MOVIE ALL WRONG!!! NO NO. WHAT THE POINT OF GOING TO SEE ITS GOING TO MORE WRONG THAN THE FIRST ONE WAS. UGH. this pisses me off.

you people need to calm down, okay? i mean they really don’t need to be taking taylor lautner out, it’s going to drop alot of the fan base. my friend is obsessed with taylor lautner and she said if he isn’t in new moon she’s not going to see it. alot of people are thinking the same thing i’m sure. i mean, i know he looks older and everything, but he doesn’t look like a totally different person from twilight to new moon. i mean come on, since when has summit been such a perfectionist with the movies? i mean i loved twilight, don’t get me wrong, but it was shit compared to the book. so i wanna know is since when have they had to have everything exactly perfect to the book?

summit suckks.

Assssssssshats! I love Taylor…

they HAD to re-cast him
digitally making Taylor looking older most likely would’ve looked bad
Steven Strait would fit the role perfectly but if not him than it still had to be someone else taylor looks the same height at kristen and not even close to taller then rob! jacob should be accurately portrayed as looking 25
i just hope they cast someone who works well with everyone else

and guys stop saying everything summit does is wrong have any of you ever made a movie??
NO
LET THEM DO THEIR JOB
they most likely know it better than you do, most of which haven’t even graduated high school yet

feel bad for the kid but honestly i never thought he was right for the role

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this just ruined my morning! >.>
im soooooooooooooooo NOT watching NM now!!

i’ll be so fricken pissed if he’s changed!
i won’t be about to watch NM, Jake’s almost the whole movie!

While it hasn’t been official yet, I’m still hoping that Summit is having a mental lapse. However once it is confirmed, I’m definately not watching New Moon.

omg.
You guys aren’t going to watch New Moon because Taylor isn’t in the movie?
So what if he’s not going to be in New Moon?
We all know, that Jake looks much older in 2nd one, they HAD to recast him. Taylor couldn’t pass as an older, buff Jake.

Summitt, isn’t messing anything up. They’re just doing they’re job and trying their best to stay true to the book.

Besides, we should be happy that they’re even doing the next one! Not complaining, AGAIN, that things aren’t going our way.

Of you’re not going to see New Moon merely for the fact that Taylor’s not in it, can you really call yourself a fan?
It shouldn’t be the actors that are bringing you to see the films, it should be your love for the story.

NOOOO!!!! I HATE SUMMIT!!!!!!!!!! I MET TAYLOR AND HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT NEW MOON!! WHY DO THEY HAVE TO GO AND RUIN HIS DREAMS…. AND OURS???

Aaw, that’s dodgey as D;
I mean, I read all the comments and I can understand where you’re all coming from - everyone has different opinions because everyone is different.
But personally, I will always love the books better than the movies. The movies just give you an insight of what the books would/should actually look like in your imagination.. kind of.
It would be kind of confusing if you hadn’t read the books, like half of the now-twilight fanbase, you saw Taylor as Jacob in T and then a different actor as Jacob in NM, E & BD.
But if you have read the books, then you’d be fine..

Anyway, if you’re not going to watch the movie because Taylor isn’t in there - it’s your choice - and other people, stop having a go at them just because they made that decision.

I actually don’t think its real because they got ‘Kristen Bell’ mixed with ‘Kristen Stewart’ - and she’s the main actress. Not very reliable.

X3

DUMBHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!! TAYLOR’S THE ONLY GUY FOR THE PART!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!!!! YOU IDOTS!!!!!! GOOD LUCK TRYING TO FIND ANYONE ELSE THAT CAN BE JACOB BLACK.

DUDE THATS STUPID!!!!!!!! HES SUPPOSED TO BE YOUNG!!!!!! HES YOUNGER THAN BELLA!!!!!!!!!! AND ITS GONNA SCREW EVERYTHING UP CUZ HIS FACE IS EVERYWHERE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS SO F***ING STUPID .
TAYLORSS AWESSOME AND IF
TAYLORS NOT IN IT THEN I WONT
BE WATCHING TWILIGHT

WTF??! They CAN NOT! repeat: CAN NOT! Replace Taylor Lautner! I would cry if they replace him. I agree with some of you that this is silly, but they can’t! They should’ve thought about that in the first F**king movie! I love Twilight, i do, but if they replace him with that “Gay” Michael Copon, I will write numerous angry letters and emails of how dissapointed most of us fans are. I don’t think they’ll replace him, but I would kill myself if Taylor isn’t in it. :’(

And another thing you guys, its called “COMPUTERS”! They can still keep Taylor in it and just make the computers do all the animation, whatever you call it, to make Taylor look more buff, older, whatever! I will be sad if they replace Taylor, cuz if Summit has a problem with him, they can always use computers to make him taller, buffer, ect. And you people who are complaining and yelling at us, telling us its not big deal, well hate to break it to you, it breaks our hearts. If you’re gunna be negative about this, go somewhere else. We all want to talk and hope for Taylor Launter to stay =)

We ♥ you Taylor

NO! How can they replace Taylor with a 26 year old! [He's even older than Robert Pattinson!!] I mean c’mon like! The new director better not replace him! Why can’t they just use airbrush or something to make him look older, you can’t just stare him in the first movie and not keep him! Thats truely gay.