Casting Jacob in 'Twilight' - 3 Actors Competed With Taylor Lautner for Role (1 Nearly Replaced Him)

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Casting Jacob in 'Twilight' - 3 Actors Competed With Taylor Lautner for Role (1 Nearly Replaced Him)

Twilight‘s popularity made the role of Jacob Black one of the hottest in Hollywood when the movies were first announced, and the role ultimately sent Taylor Lautner‘s career into overdrive when he booked it.

The 33-year-old actor played the popular young werewolf who vied for Bella Swan’s (Kristen Stewart) heart across five movies, starting with the first in 2008.

He beat out quite a few actors to land the role. However, Taylor actually almost lost the part when it was time to film the second movie.

In fact, another star even implied that they were taking the role over… What happened and why was Taylor‘s role in danger?

We were curious about who else could have brought Jacob to life and did some digging. In the process, we discovered three stars who were up for that part, including author Stephenie Meyer‘s first choice, the actor who almost replaced Taylor in New Moon and a Teen Wolf star.

Scroll through the slideshow to see who else was considered to play Jacob in Twilight…

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