Taylor Lautner made his mark in the "Twilight" movies as teenage werewolf Jacob Black, who frequently appeared onscreen sans-shirt. As fans of the film franchise noted, those shirtless scenes became fewer and further between as the series progressed — something that Lautner himself is proud to have made happen. By the fourth film, "Breaking Dawn Part 1," Lautner's chiseled abs — which had enjoyed ample screen time in the previous film — were limited to brief cameos.
"There was some negotiating for sure, oh yeah. There were more [shirtless scenes] when I read the original script, trust me," Lautner told MTV News, explaining that he'd reduced the amount of time he'd have to be shirtless in the film. "Everybody on set, the crew, the cast are wearing clothes; bundles of clothes. And I'm just chillin' there naked," he explained.
Years later, he came to realize that being forced to display his buff bod in all those "Twilight" flicks had left him with a certain degree of body dysmorphia. "When I was in it, when I was 16 through 20 years old, starring in this franchise where my character is known for taking his shirt off every other second, no, I did not know that it was affecting me or going to affect me in the future with body image," Lautner told People in 2023.
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