Taylor Lautner was almost recast for New Moon.
1. Henry Cavill was actually Stephenie Meyer’s first choice to play Edward Cullen, but when it was finally time to cast the film, Henry was too old to be Edward.
2. Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Bella Swan.
3. For The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the director required actors auditioning for the wolf pack to bring documentation that proved their Native American heritage.
4. Rob and Kristen did their first chemistry read on director Catherine Hardwicke’s bed.
5. In the movie, a majority of the cast wore colored contacts, including Kristen Stewart, who wore brown contacts so her eyes would match the description in the books.
6. Nikki Reed wore a wig in the sequels because her hair started to fall out from the extreme bleaching she did for Twilight.
7. Kristen had to wear a wig for Breaking Dawn: Part 1 because she cut her hair for The Runaways, another movie she was doing.
8. Rob also wore a wig for Breaking Dawn: Part 2 reshoots because he shaved his head.
9. Vanessa Hudgens actually auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater, but the role ended up going to Julia Jones.
10. Drew Barrymore was actually in talks to direct Eclipse, but the job ended up going to David Slade instead.
11. Robert Pattinson didn’t have a driver’s license before filming and he learned to drive for the movie.
12. To keep Bella’s wedding dress a secret from the public, Kristen had to wear a Volturi cape over the dress whenever filming had paused.
13. Breaking Dawn: Part 1 was originally rated R because Bella and Edward’s sex scene showed a lot of Rob’s butt.
14. Taylor Lautner was almost recast for New Moon. Studio execs wanted to cast Michael Copon and they prematurely stated that he’d play the “new Jacob.”
15. Rob almost tore a muscle in his butt cheek during a fight scene on his first day filming Twilight.
