<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Twilight star Taylor Lautner has slammed rumours that he has been dropped from the film&amp;#039;s upcoming sequel.  Reports had suggested that the actor, who played Jacob Black, had been ditched from New Moon because he lacked the physicality the character required in the script.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve heard a few things. I don&amp;#039;t really know too much to comment on it,&amp;quot; he told MTV. &amp;quot;As far as I know, I haven&amp;#039;t been told &amp;#039;no&amp;#039; yet, so it&amp;#039;s still all up in the air.&amp;quot; However, Lautner admitted that he had been hitting the gym in a bid to achieve the necessary physique.  &amp;quot;I have been working out. I&amp;#039;ve been working out since the day we finished filming Twilight. I&amp;#039;m guaranteeing [the director, Chris] Weitz 10 more [pounds] by filming.&amp;quot;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a138860/twilight-star-denies-sequel-snub/>