Eighteen Reasons to Love Taylor Lautner

I found this fun picture gallery on People.com about 18 reasons to love Taylor Lautner from Twilight and New Moon.  I thought I would share a few of the reasons here on Bookroom Reviews with you, because I know there are alot of Twilight fans that read my blog!   For the rest of the reasons and pictures, here is the link for your enjoyment!  Which reason do you pick?

REASON 3:  HE FLEXES HIS MUSCLES  At 16, Lautner was told he was too young and too thin to fill the role of a much-larger Jacob in the Twilight sequel. But he stayed focused, packed on more than 30 lbs. of muscle and kept his starring shot in New Moon. “Now I’m a big bad wolf!” he said.

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REASON 12:  HE LOOKS GOOD IN A WIG  On a lesser hunk, Jacob’s wig could look downright goofy. “[The wig] would get caught in my mouth, and I would be spitting it out in this scene where I’m coming close to kissing Bella,” Lautner admitted. “It was annoying.”

 Credit: Summit

 REASON 13  HE LOOKS COOL ON A MOTORCYCLE   When Kristen Stewart’s  Bella crashes her bike in New Moon, it’s Lautner who revs his engine to come to her rescue. “Yes, I rode the dirt bike for a total of about five seconds in the film,” he said, “but, for those five seconds, I had to look as cool as possible.”

 Credit: Johnstone/Raishbrook/Splash News Online

REASON 4: HE’S A LEADING MAN    In New Moon, Robert Pattinson ’s Edward leaves Kristen Stewart ’s Bella heartbroken – creating a romantic opening for Lautner’s Jacob. “It definitely says something about him – he puts people at ease,” Stewart says of her costar. No wonder their chemistry smolders onscreen.

Credit: Summit

REASON 1:  HE LOOKS GOOD WET  And the winner of this wet T-shirt contest is … Taylor Lautner ! The New Moon star – who celebrated his 18th birthday on Feb. 11 – makes a splash as Malibu’s finest during a magazine photo shoot in October

Credit: Bauer-Griffin

Taylor Lautner SNL Twilight (video)

Taylor Lautner appeared on SNL last night and the best skit is the Team Jacob one I have posted below.   In his monologue, which focused mainly on his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and her experiences with Kanye West at the MTV VMAs was a bit stale and played out at this point, I’ll say this about Lautner: he really committed 100% to whatever they asked him to do. He was enthusiastic and willing to look silly, and though he could have just sat there and clipped his toenails and 50% of the viewing audience would have squealed happily, he was willing to mock his own shirtless werewolf image and make people laugh:

New Moon USB Soundtrack Giveaway

Tyme Machines, makers of licensed USB drives, is pleased to announce the Twilight New Moon Soundtrack 2 GB USB Flash Drive! It has the entire New Moon movie soundtrack included!

Twilight New Moon Soundtrack 2 GB USB Flash Drive Includes:

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• Save your Robert Pattinson photos on the Twilight USB Flash Drive!

• 2 GB of memory storage space.

• New Moon movie soundtrack included.

• Thumb drive features the design of the Cullen family crest.

• Easily portable!

Standing 2 1/2-inches tall and made of sturdy plastic, the Twilight 2 GB Flash Drive combines a perfect blend of design and practicality into one cool item. Plus, it includes the New Moon movie soundtrack and features the Cullen family crest. Need to store that important file or clip of a movie? With 2 gigabytes of memory, this thumb drive can certainly hold its share of pictures, MP3s, or anything else you need to store on the go! The USB Flash Drive makes a terrific addition to any Twilight fan’s collection!

These hot artists and more appear on the soundtrack:
Death Cab for Cutie
Thom Yorke (of Radiohead)
The Killers
Muse
Sea Wolf!

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Taylor Swift SNL Firelight Spoof

Taylor Swift and SNL spoofed Twilight last night and it was hilarious!  Her impersonation of Kristen Stewart was perfect.  What did you think?  Funny or Not?  Are you looking forward to New Moon on November 20th?  You can watch the video below.

New Moon Comic Con Clips (Video)

New Moon scenes were unveiled yesterday at Comic Con and the movie looks impressive!   The clips seems to suggest that it is not diverting from the novel written by Stephanie Meyer.  Check out the clips below.  Beware of lots of screaming.  What do you think?

Clip 1
Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) are bent over an antique light blue motorcycle. Jacob wears jeans, a brown t-shirt, and his hair is long. As Bella sits on the motorcycle, Jacob guides her hands (touching!) over the handles. “Brake. Clutch. Gas,” he reminds her. Bella revs the engine. “Slowly release the clutch,” says Jacob.

Suddenly, Bella sees the translucent apparition of Edward, a concerned look on his face, standing in front of her. We can see him, but also see through him. Bella takes off on the bike.

As she zooms down the road, Bella gains speed. She zooms by another apparition of Edward, standing in her path. She speeds by another. Losing focus, Bella swerves and falls from the bike, hitting her head on a rock.

Jacob speeds over to Bella on his own bike, coming to a stop with a flourish. He hops off the bike and rushes to Bella’s side. She is bewildered, and blood gushes from a gash on her forehead.

“Are you trying to get yourself killed?” Jacob asks. Bella apologizes for the blood, but it doesn’t bother Jacob.

He takes a step back, the camera following his every move. Jacob strips off his shirt, revealing a six-pack, and bends down to dab Bella’s wound with it. Their faces come very close.

“You’re so beautiful,” she tells him. Emotion flashes across his face.

END SCENE. TWILIGHTERS SCREAM.

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Unveiled at the close of the panel, Chris Weitz introduced the pivotal Volterra scene:

Clip 2
Alice and Bella are winding through the streets of Volterra, slowed by massive crowds of townspeople in red robes, celebrating the festival. Bella jumps out of the car.

“You’re the only one he can’t see. He’ll be under the clock tower. Go!” says Alice.

Bella races through the crowded city. We see her at times in slow motion.

She fights her way through the crowd, stopping at the fountain in the middle of the square. In slow motion, she looks up to see Edward, slowly unbuttoning his shirt just moments away from revealing himself in the sunlight. He opens his shirt to expose his pale chest. (And his abs. Very nice abs.)

Bella screams out to Edward. “Stop! Stop! No Edward, don’t!”

He takes a step forward.

END SCENE. CROWD GOES WILD.

New Moon Movie Trailer Exclusive 2009 MTV Movie Awards

Here it is! The first trailer for New Moon, as just seen on the 2009 MTV Movie Awards!  What did you think?? Love the tranformation!

New Moon Movie Trailer

Here is a sneak peak at the New Moon Movie Trailer!  The complete New Moon Trailer will be shown this Sunday on MTV during the Movie Awards.   I will post it soon after.  What do you think?  I love the kiss!  You can now watch the full Official New Moon Trailer Here!

New Moon Wolf Pack Revealed

TEAM WOLF PACK ANYONE???  WOW!

Four actors (all with Native American heritage) have been pumping up for playing a gang of werewolves in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the sequel to last year’s supernatural sensation.

The shirtless gang pictured left to right via USA Today: Paul (Alex Meraz), Sam (Chaske Spencer), Jared (Bronson Pelletier) and Embry (Kiowa Gordon).

All the actors will be joining Taylor Lautner, 17, who returns as a hairier, scarier Jacob Black. New Moon is set for a Nov. 20 release date.

Taylor Lautner Shows Off His Six Pack!

Taylor Lautner is ready to start filming New Moon in March.  In the following video he talks about his weight gain and what the character Jacob will be doing in the movie.

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Taylor Lautner’s Weight Gain for New Moon (pictures)

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now that Taylor Lautner, who played Jacob in Twilight will be back to play Jacob in New Moon despite the fact he is physically not a match for the character’s size in the book. Jacob in New Moon grows to age 25 and 6 feet 5 inches.  Taylor is 16 and much shorter. Apparently he says he has bulked up 19 pounds already and plans to put on 10 more before shooting begins.  As far as his height,  the rumor is they will use special effects.  Below are pictures of Taylor from before he put on the weight and the latest picture is him at an event where he told a reporter he had put on the 19 pounds.  What do you think?  Does he look bigger?  Do you think he can pull it off?  By the way, I do think he is an adorable actor.  Also below is the statement from Stephenie Meyer’s website.

Good news about New Moon from director Chris Weitz:

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

I’d just like to add that I was very much a part of this decision. 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.

- Steph

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