The saga Dusk it could have been very different if the studios had followed their original plans after the first film. Taylor Lautner, iconic interpreter of Jacob, spoke this week on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, revealing it his role almost eluded him after the triumph of the first film.
“ I gained ten kilos »
“My character in the first part was supposed to be a 16-year-old before he transformed in the middle of Temptation into a 25-year-old bodybuilder”, revealed Taylor Lautner. The actor, aged 16 years during the filming of the first film, he revealed that the production had considered “to replace him with a twenty-year-old actor who would take Jacob’s place until the conclusion of the franchise”.
“I fought to maintain my role” He added. And we willingly believe it, when we know the process physical transformation which the actor then undertook. To secure his place in the saga, the young actor embarked nine months of sports preparation. “I gained about ten kilos. I was readyT”he confided into Alex Cooper’s microphone.
A physical transformation and nudity that cause complexes
The height of irony is that, at the end of this transformation, Taylor Lautner had to submit a new hearing to convince producers that this is the case he was and would remain Jacob Black. The latter did not hesitate to take advantage of the physical and psychological efforts of Taylor Lautner, who he appears shirtless in virtually all of these scenes Dusk.
But further running gagthis nudity has had a detrimental influence on Taylor Lautner’s relationship with himself and his image, to this day:
“For the last five to seven years I have been faced with many body image issues because in the franchise I didn’t wear a lot of clothes… I was 17, 18, 19, it was a lot easier to have a body like that, but that’s how most people know me now. »
During the podcast, the actor, who we saw very little on screen after Duskhe expressed his gratitude to his wife, Taylor Dome, for helping him deal with his problems. “I’m in a better state of mind now, but there are always good days and bad daysUrs. »
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