Blogs report Robert Pattinson pulls out of New Moon: April Fools!

by Amy Judd | April 1, 2009 at 11:34 am

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Blogs starting reporting last night that Twilight star and vampire favourite Robert Pattison, who plays Edward Cullen, had pulled out of New Moon, currently shooting in Vancouver. Some reported that Pattinson would be replaced by Zac Efron and others, Taylor Lautner.

PopSugar claimed he had pulled out due to too much fan frenzy and he wanted to stick to smaller films, and they claimed that fellow star Taylor Lautner would play Edward Cullen.

"Enraged fans have already started sending costume vampire teeth to Robert as a plea to get him back," the post read. "But it looks like he's sticking to his decision."

Meanwhile, ScreenRant.com reported that the "production of 'New Moon' has shut down due to a dispute on the set," adding, "It seems that star Robert Pattinson has been butting heads with director Chris Weitz over not only script decisions, but apparent favoritism towards cast newcomer Dakota Fanning. Fanning has a much more established acting pedigree than Pattinson, and according to reports, he's pretty torqued about the difference in treatment on the set."