Speaking on an episode of her podcast “The Twilight Effect” (via Insider), Ashley Greene recalled conversations around whether Lautner could actually achieve the body type they were asking for. “I don’t remember if they had someone actually waiting in the wings, but I do remember there being discussions on whether or not he could transform into what he needed to be,” she said. Greene, who played Alice Cullen, also noted that the majority of the cast was facing “a lot of pressure” for the sequel, adding that she thought “we were all, at that point, replaceable.”
In the period between “Twilight” and “New Moon,” the franchise had already gone through its first change of directors from Catherine Hardwick to Chris Weitz. In the process, rumors started to circulate that a recasting for Jacob was in order, with “One Tree Hill” star Michael Copon potentially filling in the role, according to MTV News at the time.
