Robert Pattinson is the original 'Twilight' heartthrob, but with the way things are going, Taylor Lautner seems like he might be the werewolf everyone wants to be bitten by very soon. The newly-beefy Lautner showed off his new guns and tremendous jawline (if we don't mind saying so) in a photo shoot an chat with Interview Magazine. Pics and Highlights Below!
'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner is seen here during his photo shoot for Interview Magazine.
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"For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight' ... I went from a men's small to a men's large," Lautner told Interview.
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Lautner talks about how he had to pack on muscle. He says he "was in the gym five days a week, two hours a day. At one point, I was going seven days straight."
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He delves into how he transforms into his beastly character on screen, saying that "it's like I'm playing a split personality. Which is tricky, because sometimes I've had to play pre- and post-transformation Jacob on the same day."
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So what's next for Mr. Lautner? "I love action films. I'd love to do an action drama. I'm always looking to give my character something action-oriented to do."
On the 'Twilight' Phenomenon: "It's the weirdest thing. Nobody really saw it coming. I mean, we knew we were making a movie of a very popular book, but we didn't know how well it was going to do. When it opened, it exploded, and that was not something any of us saw coming. Filming 'New Moon' is a lot different than the first one because this time we know what we are getting into."
On Jacob's Character in the Future: "He's a lot different than he was before. He transforms mid-story -- in the first half, he's 'Twilight' Jacob. I'm wearing a wig. My character's very clumsy, outgoing, and friendly. When he transforms into a werewolf, he becomes something very different. It's like I'm playing a split personality. Which is tricky, because sometimes I've had to play pre- and post-transformation Jacob on the same day."
On Becoming a Beefcake for the Role: "As soon as I finished filming 'Twilight,' I knew I had to get to work right away; there could be no waiting involved. The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight' ... I went from a men's small to a men's large."
On His Workout Routine: "I was in the gym five days a week, two hours a day. At one point, I was going seven days straight. I had put on a lot of weight, and then I started losing it drastically, so I was worried. It turned out I was overworking myself. My trainer told me that I couldn't break a sweat, because I was burning more calories than I was putting on. The hardest thing for me was the eating. At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories."
On What He'd Like to Do Next: "I love action films. I'd love to do an action drama. I'm always looking to give my character something action-oriented to do."
