Taylor Lautner Interview - New Moon

Twilight was all about the budding relationship between high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and brooding, eternally-teenaged vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Bella's childhood friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), was no more than a tiny blip on the radar. But with the second installment of the Twilight franchise, New Moon, Jacob moves into the spotlight, comforting Bella after Edward and his family leave the area, leaving Bella devastated and lonely.

Lautner packed on 30 pounds of mostly muscle to fill out the role of Jacob, a member of the Quileute tribe who transforms into a wolf in order to protect his people from vampires. And when he pulls off his shirt to wipe away Bella's blood, it's sure to send female hearts racing. At the LA press conference for New Moon, Lautner talked about tackling a leading role this time around and playing a part of the wolfpack.

• Taylor Lautner on New Moon, Buffing Out, and Playing Jacob

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