Taylor Lautner Does ‘GQ’ Magazine
Taylor Lautner, the hottie, hunky, heartthrob of The Twilight Saga movie franchise, is featured in the pages of the new issue of GQ magazine. Mr. Lautner has been chosen to model a series of fitted dress shirts … like this one:
Chances are you never saw Twilight, because chances are you’re not a 15-year-old girl (or her mom). But here’s the thing about the blockbuster and its sequel, New Moon—and for that matter, all the yet-to-come films in the teen-vampire series: They feature Taylor Lautner, a 17-year-old kid who is one of the luckiest actors in Hollywood. Two years ago, he was an unknown with credits in flicks like Cheaper by the Dozen 2. But then he landed a small part in Twilight, a movie based on a book he’d never heard of. He had four scenes, a few lines in each, and looked like a scrawny kid in a big movie. Then something happened that Lautner didn’t see coming. He nearly lost his job. The studio didn’t believe he had the stones (or the bulk) to play a convincing boy-turned-werewolf-turned-romantic-lead in the sequel. “They needed to understand he had that aggression,” says director Chris Weitz (who, by the way, made a film you did see, About a Boy). So Lautner hit the gym, hard, eating every two hours, packing on thirty pounds. “I tried to stay focused on the things I could control,” he says. Well done. Lautner kept his job, and the film’s entire marketing campaign was built around his new abs. “When a man transforms into a wolf,” Lautner clarifies, “all of his clothes get shredded. When he comes back to human form, he’s wearing ripped jeans, and that’s about it. It’s the way it was written. The great thing about this series is we stay true to the books.” Ah, to be 17.
HMMM … isn’t it cute that Taylor’s Twilight character, Jacob Black, has prolly never worn a fitted dress shirt in his entire fictional life and, yet, Taylor was chosen to model these shirts for a major men’s fashion magazine. I wonder why that is. Oh yes, prolly because the young guy is überhawt. After the jump, check out 8 more photos of Taylor in the new issue of GQ — including one photo where he is showing off what he’s got going on under these shirts …
I think these photos are really great mainly because Taylor injects so much personality into his facial expressions (the fact that he showed some skin doesn’t hurt either). I really don’t like the expressionless, pouty photos … the ones where he looks like he’s having fun are the best photos, I think. It’s a great shoot, yes? What do y’all think?
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October 15th, 2009 at 10:22 am
oh my my, oh hell yes.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I think he doesn’t look 17 and it disturbs me that he’s always showing off his abs..I mean..He’s just a kid! Ahh well..
October 15th, 2009 at 10:29 am
FML. I feel like such a nasty pedo when I look at him. Why must he be 3 years old? Just turn 18 already so I don’t feel so ashamed!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:29 am
HELL YES!!!!! hottie indeed!!! i am in no way disturbed that he is always showing his abs – i could look at them for hours & hours =] *le sigh*
October 15th, 2009 at 10:30 am
oooh and ms thing got BACK!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:40 am
XD that first photo with the dorky smile made me laugh. He is really one of those males that look a lot better with a smile then looking like he is mad. He’s really photogenic too, almost all of his photo shoots come out looking good and fun :)
If his acting career dies out, he can always get into modeling :D
October 15th, 2009 at 10:44 am
scary.. he doesn’t turn 18 until FEBRUARY!! (yes i’m not proud that I looked it up). wow.. and no.. and yes.. oh my I’m just speechless!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I will give him credit. he obviously did work very hard to keep that role and it does really show.
And I would like to point out an error in the article, where it says they stay true to the books… Um can I just call BS right now since I’ve seen the 18 thousand different trailers for New Moon and it definitely looks like there is a big Bella/Jacob kiss which does not happen in the books… um yeah. This was my least fav book in the series and that scene was yet another reason I don’t really want to see it!
October 15th, 2009 at 11:09 am
my oh my. this brightened my day
October 15th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Why can’t celebrities ever take a picture for a magazine with their mouth closed? So unattractive.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:23 am
@ Trent: I agree, the expresionless pouty thing doesn’t work on him. He got a great smile and it seems like a fun personality from interview, so anything where he looks like hes having fun/laughing really conveys that. I feel like he’d look great in a suit…not as awesome as NPH, but close.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:30 am
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October 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am
He looks like a young Matty Damon in that shot!
October 15th, 2009 at 11:42 am
he knows he’s only 17….so why does he do this to us? lol
October 15th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Someone call Ricky Martin. I haven’t enjoyed a fitted, tucked in shirt on a man this much since Ricky was living his vida loca back in the glory days!
October 15th, 2009 at 11:55 am
dear fashion photogs,
please allow our kitten Taylor to smile and goof around on sets, until further notice so as to let his sweet kitten personality shine through.
thank you!
society for cuteness
October 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I’m sorry but I think the way some of you are acting is quite disgusting. Again, it’s my opinion but still. If a girl was getting attention for her hottness just like Taylor is and a guy (whom is OLDER than 17) called her hot, sexy, etcetera, he would be called a pedophile. It’s plain and simple. It’s just like the movie, ‘The Reader’ in a way. If an older man was sleeping with a younger girl, pedophile. But, since Kate Winselet’s character, Hannah, was a woman and she slept with an underage boy, the boy is looked as somewhat as the “man” and it doesn’t really matter but, if a man did the opposite to a girl, instant label as a pedophile. It’s true.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
If you’re going to be a pedophile, at least keep a secret. No one wants to hear about it.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Oh my! I love the last two pictures, he has one fine … ;-)
October 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
My friends and I are having a crafts night where we’re making countdown calendars for february.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
he is so cute here! very debonair!
October 15th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
@chase…because this is all in good fun. men’s minds are VERY different from women’s, plain and simple.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
If the boy looks this good at 17, one must wonder, is it all downhill from here? I hope not. Yum.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Damn this boy!!!! He is extremely hot!
October 15th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
mmm, mmm, mmm!
i do love me some taylor lautner… too bad i feel like a damn pedophile when i look at these. he’ll be 18 soon, right??? ;)
October 15th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I love that he glows!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
phwoar… baby’s got back!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
So being 8 years older than Taylor and the fact that he is underage does make me feel pretty weird about admiring his hotness, but just admiring is harmless right?:) @Chase, you are right, this subject is a double standard for men/women. Will you feel any better about these comments when he is a legal youngin? I will! Anyways, Taylor is one HOT 17 year old and if he must wear a shirt, the dress shirts are definately workin for him!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
@chase. pedophilia refers to a sexual attraction to a child, that is, someone normally under the ages of 13. for real pedophiles, taylor is probably past his prime. oh. check your grammar too. ‘whom is older’ isn’t right. it’s true.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
It is GROSS that Trent is a grown man, drooling over a 17 boy! STOP IT STOP IT. I question your ethics…did you fawn over any students you taught? This boy is promoted for teens & younger. Just like that dumb Twilight movie. We’re adults Trent. Leave the Peter Pan fantasy.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
@Jessica — LOL!! Okay, I’ll stop. I swear.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
oh whatever, like high school students don’t sleep with people in their 20’s all the time!! get real! do you think any 17 year old guy would turn down an older woman who wanted to do it with him? YOU ARE LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD! we are all sexual beings. I can stroke it off to a picture of a 17 year old boy because I know he has the right to make adult choices, he’s nearly 18! get real.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
mmm the way he bites his bottom lip. SO CUTE!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I still lurve you Trent & remain a loyal pinky. We all need a reality check every now & again. kisses
October 15th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
ok, no one has talked about the parenting issue here. yes, he’s 17 and can make his own decisions, but if he were MY 17 year old, i would be SO uncomfortable with these photos. happy for his success, but is this what acting success looks like?
October 16th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
First pic is killer. The things I want to do to this guy the second he turns 18.
October 18th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Oh man….I really try my best to not thing “oooh damn!” whenever I see this guy since he is only 17, but I really can’t help it. I look forward to seeing where and how he will be in a few years when he gets older.