After being one of the big stars of the “Twilight” saga, Taylor Lautner disappeared from Hollywood for a sad reason.
It was a challenge for the actor to move on from his role as muscular werewolf Jacob Black, but it was also difficult for him to constantly endure comparisons with his rival in the films, Robert Pattinson, who played the vampire Edward Cullen.
The competition between Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson in “Twilight”
Back in 2009, after ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ premiered (which you can watch on ViX+, ViX’s premium streaming service), it was perfectly normal to hear the debate between being #TeamJacob or #TeamEdward.
The rivalry between the two characters was one of the main themes of the ‘Twilight’ saga. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) had to decide between the love of the cold vampire Edward Cullen or the warm werewolf Jacob Black.
However, the “rivalry” went beyond the narrative of the films, as fans used to contrast the physical appearance of both actors.
For this reason, in an interview on the podcast “The Toast” on February 2, 2023, Taylor Lautner was asked if these comparisons with his co-star, Robert Pattinson, affected him. His answer was this:
This is how Taylor Lautner was affected by comparisons with Robert Pattinson
What for many ‘Twilight’ fans was just a posturing (#TeamEdward or #TeamJacob), for Taylor Lautner ended up being an uncomfortable topic to discuss:
The actor clarified that off-screen there was no kind of rivalry with his co-star, but that the constant comparisons to Pattinson took a toll on him:
Unlike Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who were among the actors who seemed stuck in one role but showed their talents in other films, Taylor Lautner’s career took a nosedive after ‘Twilight’.
After filming the ‘Twilight’ movies, the actor only appeared in a few more productions, including ‘Abduction’, ‘Grown Ups 2’, ‘Scream Queens’ and ‘Home Team’, and in several of them he had only supporting roles. .
In 2022, in an interview with “Today”, the actor confessed that he isolated himself at home for fear of being recognized: “I was afraid to go out, it made me very anxious. So I just didn’t do it.”
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