LOS ANGELES (AP) - January 7, 2009
There had been talk that a bigger, buffer, more menacing actor
might play the role when the second of Stephenie Meyer's hugely
successful vampire novels hits movie screens come Nov. 20. Lautner,
by comparison, appears lean and sweet-faced in part one. But
distributor Summit Entertainment and director Chris Weitz confirmed
Wednesday that Lautner would be returning.
Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will also be
returning as the saga's doomed young lovers, high schooler Bella
Swan and brooding vampire Edward Cullen.
Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight" opened at No. 1 with a
whopping $69.6 million at the box office in November, the biggest
opening ever for a female director. It has since grossed about $177
million domestically.
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