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Stephenie Meyer took to her blog to rejoice that Taylor Lautner will continue to play Jacob Black in New Moon. Meyer said, "My first priority was always what was best for New Moon—what was going to give us the best possible movie. I'm truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I'm very much looking forward to seeing what he's going to bring to Jacob's character this year." Stephenie posted a message from director Chris Weitz about his decision to pick Taylor to play Jacob. Check out what your new New Moon director had to say about the matter.
New director Chris Weitz had a very tough decision to make regarding the casting of Jacob Black. We spent the better half of December trying to figure out who will play Jacob and today Chris is setting the record straight. Stephenie Meyer posted the following message from director Chris Weitz on her blog.
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
Is everyone happy with the decision by Chris, Summit and Stephenie? Let's hope this is the end of the New Moon drama and filming can begin.
