Twilight Star โขKellan Lutz Reveals Heโ Turned Down Audition for Edward Cullen
CHICAGO,IL – kellan Lutz,best known for his role as โฃEmmett Cullen in the โค Twilight saga,recently disclosed thatโ he was offered the chance to โaudition for the iconic role of Edward Cullen โbut ultimately declined. Lutz shared the story during โa Fan โExpo Chicago round tableโ discussion with co-star Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale) on August 17, as reported by Entertainment โWeekly.
Lutz explained his โฃdecision stemmed from the emotionally taxing experience ofโข filming Generation Kill in Africa for seven months. “I have been โshooting Generation Kill in Africa for seven months, so it was something โvery sensitive, with a lot of dead, a lot of destruction and far from my family,” Lutzโข said, adding, โ”When this hearing arrived and I read it, โฃI โคwas simply not in this state of mind.” While he passed on theโค opportunity to play โthe brooding โขvampire, Lutz’s involvement with Twilight wasn’t over.
The role of Emmett โฃCullenโฃ later became available after the initial casting choice โคproved โunsuitable, and Lutz successfullyโค auditioned.โข He โrecalled reading four different versions of Emmett’s scenes, finding them humorous and connecting with the character’s comedic role within โthe story. “I said to myself: ‘oh, it’s cool, this guy is cool.’ And I read the character in theโ books and I saidโฃ to myself: ‘Yes, he’s grate.’ It brings a comic touch,” โฃLutz stated.
Interestingly,โค Jackson Rathbone also revealed heโ was a frontrunner for the role of Edward, favored byโข director Catherine Hardwicke, but authorโ Stephenie Meyer ultimately vetoed his casting. Rathbone expressed his fullโฃ support for Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Edward, stating, “Iโฃ think Robert Pattinson was the right choice 100 %. I loveโข his interpretation โof Edward.”
