Interview with a werewolf
August 12th 2009 11:52
He's only seventeen but Taylor Lautner has already acquired more fame than most Hollywood stars could dream of in their lifetimes. His role as the young werewolf Jacob Black in the outrageously popular Twilight series has propelled him to superstardom, even before his character played a major part in the story! He gets his chance at more screen time in the sequel, New Moon, which is due for worldwide release in November. Lautner spoke to Interview magazine about how the success of the Twilight series has altered his existence - these are the highlights, but you can read the full interview here.
On becoming famous almost instantly.
"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 the evolution of Jacob.
"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 of filming."
On the fans.
"They are very intense, but it’s cool that they’re so dedicated and so passionate. They’re the reason we’re here doing this sequel. So I’m thankful for the fans. I like meeting them. But, yeah, they’re pretty intense. Sometimes it becomes a little overwhelming. We’ve met many different fans: the criers, who come around quite often; the hyperventilators who stop breathing and have to have a medic come. I don’t think it has much to do with me personally; it’s more because I’m playing the beloved Jacob Black."
On his castmates.
"The whole cast is really close. It would be difficult for our characters if we weren’t. It’s a love triangle, and we need to understand each other. So the fact that we’re close and can talk things through in rehearsals, and if we’re out at dinner, we’ll just randomly start talking about the scene we’re shooting the next day... If we weren’t able to do those things, I don’t know where we’d be."
On his future plans.
I love action films. I’d love to do an action drama. I also loved writing and directing [as a younger man]. So maybe that could be in my future too. I’d love to get into that."
The eagerly anticipated second installment of the Twilight saga will be in Aussie cinemas in November, with the third installment, Eclipse, currently in production. Here's the official trailer for New Moon, which features a lot more of Lautner than the first film ever did, to the joy of Team Jacob fangirls the world over. I'm even a little excited about this one myself!
Dark and brooding... someone's been getting tips from Robert Pattinson!
On becoming famous almost instantly.
"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 the evolution of Jacob.
"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 of filming."
As Jacob in the first film
On the fans.
"They are very intense, but it’s cool that they’re so dedicated and so passionate. They’re the reason we’re here doing this sequel. So I’m thankful for the fans. I like meeting them. But, yeah, they’re pretty intense. Sometimes it becomes a little overwhelming. We’ve met many different fans: the criers, who come around quite often; the hyperventilators who stop breathing and have to have a medic come. I don’t think it has much to do with me personally; it’s more because I’m playing the beloved Jacob Black."
On his castmates.
"The whole cast is really close. It would be difficult for our characters if we weren’t. It’s a love triangle, and we need to understand each other. So the fact that we’re close and can talk things through in rehearsals, and if we’re out at dinner, we’ll just randomly start talking about the scene we’re shooting the next day... If we weren’t able to do those things, I don’t know where we’d be."
With fellow Twilighters Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
On his future plans.
I love action films. I’d love to do an action drama. I also loved writing and directing [as a younger man]. So maybe that could be in my future too. I’d love to get into that."
The eagerly anticipated second installment of the Twilight saga will be in Aussie cinemas in November, with the third installment, Eclipse, currently in production. Here's the official trailer for New Moon, which features a lot more of Lautner than the first film ever did, to the joy of Team Jacob fangirls the world over. I'm even a little excited about this one myself!
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