MTV has a new interview with Edi Gathegi, where he spills some details on the New Moon script and working out with Taylor Lautner–

“I’ve read the script — it’s very good,” Gathegi explained, praising the talents of returning screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg. Comparing the script to Stephenie Meyer’s 563-page novel, he said, “It’s a lot more active — in the best possible way — than I thought it was going to be.”

Although the novel is peppered with failed romance, depression and thoughts of suicide, Gathegi insisted that the second story is better because anticipation becomes reality. “I’m actually one of the people that think that ‘New Moon’ is pretty active. There’s a fraction of people who think it’s slow because [Edward Cullen] is gone for a long time, and [Bella] is going through depression — but I think it’s more active than ‘Twilight,’ ” he explained. “In ‘Twilight,’ it’s the anticipation every day. The anticipation of ‘What is he?’ And then you discover what he is. ‘New Moon,’ I think, has a little more forward movement; which is great for a movie.

“And I love what I get to do in it,” he said with a wicked grin. “I definitely get to sink my teeth into something.”

The biggest news for Gathegi these days, however, is that the movie version of Laurent won’t go down without a fight. “[In the novel] they talk about me getting chased and destroyed by the werewolves — and in the movie, we’ll see what they have me do,” he revealed cryptically. “We might show it.”

‘Twilight’ Actor Edi Gathegi Says ‘New Moon’ Is ‘A Lot More Active‘ [via TwiCrack]