Taylor Lautner A 'Rare Breed'

Taylor Lautner has been called a 'rare breed' by the Twilight Saga's screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.

The teenager underwent a physical transformation to keep hold of his role of Jacob Black in New Moon, a role he almost lost.

And all the work that he put in to get himself right for the change his character goes though in the second movie did not go unnoticed.

Rosenberg told Film.com: "Taylor is unusual because he easily could have lost that part. He was a day player in the first movie, and there were all these discussions about whether he'd be coming back.

"He took it upon himself to transform himself into a leading man. He made himself a leading man. That was nobody but him, he made that for himself.

"Taylor Lautner is a rare breed. He wanted something and he made it happen. It easily could have gone the other way, if he doesn't do anything maybe it doesn't happen for him.

"Incredibly driven. That character is such a physical character that it had to be a transformation."

The movie was a box office smash when it was release back in November as the Twihards flocked to cinemas for the second instalment of the Bella & Edward love story

And Lautner will be reprising the role of Jacob Black this summer with the release of Eclipse.