Teenage Twilight star Taylor Lautner is so delighted he'll be back for the film's sequel, he has promised to bulk up for the role.
The 16 year old only had a small role in the first film but his character, Jacob Black, has a much bigger part in follow-up New Moon.
And he started getting in shape for the film as soon as Twilight had wrapped.
He says, "I started working out the day after I finished filming Twilight because I knew it was a necessity for the character.
"I put on 20 pounds and then I guaranteed... 10 more pounds and I've already put on about six. So, four more pounds and I'm a man of my word."
The muscly star bulked up with two-hour gym sessions, seven days a week, and ate "as much as I can".
He adds, "I basically killed myself."
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Director Chris Weitz statement:
I’m very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he’s doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer.
The characters in Stephenie’s books go through extraordinary changes of circumstance and also appearance; so it is not surprising that there has been speculation about whether the same actor would portray a character who changes in so many surprising ways throughout the series. But it was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob, and that the books would be best served by the actor who is emotionally right for the part. I think that fans of Twilight the book and the movie will be surprised by the Jacob Black that Taylor will bring to the screen in New Moon; and I’m looking forward to working with him and the rest of the cast in realizing the film.
Very best
Chris Weitz
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