The Batman star Robert Pattinson nearly missed out on playing Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga.Josh Peck, who rose to fame as a former child star of the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh, recently invited Taylor Lautner as a guest for his Good Guys Podcast. During the conversation, Peck shared how he remembers being up for the role of Edward in Twilight back when the film was in the early stages of production. The actor was encouraged to audition for Twilight, reading for the Edward role, and he was surprised to get a call back the next month. Peck says he was told that he was actually very close to landing the part, though even at the time, he didn’t quite understand why.”I’m with my manager, he goes, ‘It’s down to you and three guys. You’re close.’ I’m like, ‘Really?’ I hadn’t even had a tummy tuck yet. I’m like, ‘There’s no way,'” Peck said. “He’s got to be so shirtless. It’s not going to happen. Spoiler alert: didn’t get it, but I remember then seeing [Pattinson] playing this part. I’m like, in what f***ing world were they like, ‘Okay, here’s what we’re thinking, Chris Hemsworth or Stanley Tucci?’ What the f***? Impossible!”Gen V Almost Had a Twilight Star Fill Soldier Boy’s Role
The Batman star Robert Pattinson nearly missed out on playing Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga.
Josh Peck, who rose to fame as a former child star of the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh, recently invited Taylor Lautner as a guest for his Good Guys Podcast. During the conversation, Peck shared how he remembers being up for the role of Edward in Twilight back when the film was in the early stages of production. The actor was encouraged to audition for Twilight, reading for the Edward role, and he was surprised to get a call back the next month. Peck says he was told that he was actually very close to landing the part, though even at the time, he didn’t quite understand why.
“I’m with my manager, he goes, ‘It’s down to you and three guys. You’re close.’ I’m like, ‘Really?’ I hadn’t even had a tummy tuck yet. I’m like, ‘There’s no way,'” Peck said. “He’s got to be so shirtless. It’s not going to happen. Spoiler alert: didn’t get it, but I remember then seeing [Pattinson] playing this part. I’m like, in what f***ing world were they like, ‘Okay, here’s what we’re thinking, Chris Hemsworth or Stanley Tucci?’ What the f***? Impossible!”
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