Chris Weitz signing autographs at the Golden Compass premiere in London [source]

Here is the official press release from Summit about the choice of Chris Weitz as director of New Moon. In the synopsis it lists both Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, but the “irresistible Jacob Black” is suspiciously not tagged with Taylor Lautner’s name:

In NEW MOON, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Production on NEW MOON is scheduled to begin in the coming months and the studio is planning to release the film towards the end of 2009 or early 2010.

Seems like a pretty glaring thing to leave out if Lautner is going to play Jacob. The rest of the press release follows– [click to continue…]

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