Catherine Hardwicke Reveals Rob Pattinson’s Competition
Aug 16, 2009 at 7:00am
It’s hard to imagine Edward Cullen of Twilight as anyone but Robert Pattinson.
But, as director Catherine Hardwicke revealed at the Twilight Lexicon in Phoenix, AZ, he was up against three other extremely attractive men for the role!
Hardwicke spilled “that the 4 finalists (who she called bachelor 1, 2, 3, 4) for the part of Edward Cullen were [Robert Pattinson,] Jackson Rathbone, Ben Barnes, and Shiloh Fernandez. She said to watch for Shiloh because she predicts that he’s going places.”
As we all know, Jackson did make it into the flick and as a member of the Cullen clan.
Which of these actors could you imagine as Edward Cullen, if any? Dish your thoughts below!
Ben Barnes!
well i don’t think there is any competition now..lol..
rob’s just perfect..
Shiloh Fernandez
Shiloh Fernandez is ….. he looks like a girl…. Rob all the way!
rob = Edward Cullen….. just perfect
robert of course !!!, no one can play edward cullen perfectly as rob does
Rob! No one else! I cant see anybody being Edward Cullen but Rob!
Rob Definitely!!!!
we all say Rob because we’re used to see him as edward cullen !!!! but I think that I would chose Ben Barnes, depends on what he looks like with the whole edward cullen make up and clothes!!! Rob wears them perfectly!!! and jackson rathbone is a perfect jasper,quite short but perfect !!! I think that shiloh should have been picked to play Mike.
Ben Barnes he i s gorgeus!!!
hahaha…jackson was gonna play edward…lol….i cant imagine it…hes a better jasper…robert is perfect!
None of 2 above can play role as good as Rob, they are not handsome and suit for the role. I don’t think it’s good idea and it seems that this is an old news (may be at the beginning of first twilight series) b-)
i can´t inmagine anyone beside Robert Pattinson he is so hot
ROB IS PERFECT !
lol i didnt know jackson was up for the role of edward cullen … that would be funny to watch
None of those guys would be better “Edwards” than Robert Pattinson. Besides, Kristen had chose him, remember?
r u kiddinG??????There’s no0ne like r0b….he’s the beSt!!!
only ROB!!!
Rathbone is better as Jasper, as everyone see ^^
just robert. he is perfect for edward.
Rob was the BEST and ONLY choice!
Shiloh Fernandez, where is he from? his last name is spanish, latino?
Ben Barnes is Gorgeus indeed, he is much hotter than Pattinson..Pattinson looks like a girl..and, ratbone? kidding right? that dude is horrible!
did kristen kiss these three guys in the casting?…mmmm…yummy!
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Edward Cullen = Ben Barnes he’s much better!!!
Totally!! Ben Barnes looks like the perfect Edward to me!
I wanted Hayden Christensen playing Edward, it would be perfect for the aspect, but really he can’t act. So Robert it’s much better
ROBB!! NO ONE COULD BE A BTTER EDWARD THANK HIM!
ben barnes would be sooo much cuter and better,… He’s perfect! Before there was an image of rob in my mind i always thougt of edward with more of ben’s features,… This guy looks like a moron! But he is cute with dark eyes, i must say that!
Ben Barnes, definitely!
Nobody Only Robert Pattinson! He is just perfect …
What is up with Catherine? Since she’s not directing this saga anymore, she keeps adding her two cents worth on various topics. Is it her way of keeping her name associated with the franchise? I thought she did a horrible job on twilight and I’m glad they have other directors for NM and Eclipse. I hope the writing is better two in NM and Eclipse. Get on with life Catherine. Your twilight days are over
mmmmmmm Ben Barnes! He would have been good too.
Though I got to admit, I was hopping for some undiscovered talent when I first heard there was going to be a Twilight movie.
Shiloh Fernandez
All of them are ugly except for Ben Barnes.
Can’t imagine anyone other than Robert Pattinson playing Edward Cullen. Not only is he as beautiful as described in the book, but I would be surprised that anyone else could channel the anguish portrayed by his character. Robert studied and understood his character and that is why we all fell in love with him as Edward Cullen.
Ben Barnes definitely. Rob looks ridiculous as Edward.
Ben Barnes would be a better Edward than Robert.
I LOVE Jackson as Jasper, he is tho much sexier then Robert so I think he would have played Edward well.
that pic you show of Jackson does not do him justice
Well i thought Ben would be a great Edward too. He was my personal Edward when i read the book . But the movie came out and it was so disappointing, faded and amateur…so I am glad than Rob gots the part.
Rob chould keep the role as Edward! If they change now, everything will be corrupted!!
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they all have that pulled back scruffy hair look and i vote Shiloh Fernandez RPatz isnt really that good looking he smokes ewww he looked better as cedric diegorey
Jackson Rathbone is much better suited for the part of Jasper.
Shiloh Fernandez doesn’t look the part to me much at all. His bone structure and facial features are all wrong.
Ben Barnes might have been able to do it pretty well, but the fact that I’ve already seen him as Prince Caspian in Narnia might have made it harder for me to take him seriously as Edward. I might have been stuck with that image.
The only reason Robert Pattinson’s role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter never interfered is because he looks so much different as Edward; he talks in an American accent; uses a lower, slower voice; acts much more somber; and is much older than he was then.
But yeah, I like Rob as Edward.
nooooooooo of courseeee rober he is so hott
i love him there is nobody else that can play robert like he does
I LOVE YOU ROBERT PATTINSON
HAHAAA
that can play edward LOL
HAHAAA
what thet hell is wrong with catherine hardwick?!!! is she trying to get more attention by deliberately dropping all this comments about how when kristen and rob met there was some sexual tension and fascination for one another (ok, don’t you just want to say ‘rob had a boner and kristen was wet’) and now thiiiiiissss? i mean, poor jackson…it’s like, kristen always refer to the other “3″ guys as the ones that really din’t play it that well and they tried to appear in a way it wasn’t…..HELLO!!!! i always wanted to know this, but i think it’s just a little too much there catherine.
they had frickin ben barnes and they chose rob?!?!??! lmao….
I think Shiloh Fernandez wouldn’t be a good choice… But Jackson Rathbone has really a vampire face, and, as you know, he became a Cullen too so… Oh, Ben Barnes could be as well, Edward, but he wouldn’t be has perfect Robert is or Jackson would be.
henry cavill is the perfect edward….too bad he’s already 26 y.o.
Rob. im not saying rob because he played edward in the 1st film…or because im a big fan…the reason i chose him is cuz i cant pick any1 to play him! sorry, but catherine and kristen made a VERY good choice 4 rob to play the part! jackson is PERFECT for jasper but it hink is new moon his hail shouldve been blonder because in the 1st movie hes blonder and in the book hes honey-blonde. I think the cast is perfect but it irritates me that alice is suppose to be 4’10 and ashley is like 5’5 but her acting is AMAZING! and taylor is hot!~ lols
no one is edward, even robert, but he’s the best :D
ROBERT DEFINITELY!