Taylor Lautner Says He's Open to Reprising His 'Twilight' Role of Jacob Black: 'He's a Good Character'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Taylor Lautnerwill always be Team Jacob.

The actor, 30, said he wouldn’t say no to stepping back into hisTwilightsaga role as Jacob Black, in a ThursdayinterviewwithE! News

“He’s a good character that is easy to love, so I would never say no to that,” Lautner told the outlet. “Because it’s Jacob Black. He’s a lovable guy.”

Lautner starred in the vampire franchise alongsideKristen Stewart(Bella) andRobert Pattinson(Edward), playing Jacob when the actor was in his late teens. In the final installment of the films, Jacob imprinted on Bella and Edward’s daughter, Renesmee.

On that note, the actor speculated that Jacob and Renesmee were doing just fine, saying the past 10 years have been “happy ever after with Renesmee because that’s where I left off.”

Lautner also said that while he enjoyed playing the character, he might not be as willing to return to the fitness routine the role required.

“I think that was great for the role, but I would prefer just to be trim and healthy, you know?” Lautner said. “Definitely not a Jacob Black body.”

“The body was great for the role — but the amount of the working out and discipline and food that went into it, not fond memories. It’s tough because when I was 17, 18, 19 years old, I couldn’t do any cardio because I had to just put on as much muscle as possible,” Lautner explained.

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TheScream Queensactor continued, “So, if I would start like sweating during a workout, my trainer would stop me. And then we would finish a workout, and he literally be like, ‘Go to Carl’s Jr. and get a double, triple cheeseburger.’ We were just trying to put on the weight. Now, I wish I could go back there in that sense because now it’s 90 percent cardio, and I’m not having any triple cheeseburgers, that’s for sure.”

RELATED VIDEO: FormerTwilightHeartthrob Taylor Lautner Opens Up About How He Met His Fiancé: ‘The Rest Is History’

Lautner took a break from acting following his time in theTwilightmovies, which is when he met his fiancée,Tay Dome. She recentlyposted her own revealabout herTwilightfeelings.

In a hilarious video on her Instagram in June, Dome participated in the “Show your childhood crush and then the person you ended up with” trend.

Thevideo went on todisplay images ofPattinsonas Edward Cullen, before showing Lautner who famously played Edward’s rival Jacob, with the two vying for the affections of Bella.

“I think it’s time to come clean … " Dome wrote in the caption.

source: people.com