Casting Twilight's Edward - 9 Actors In the Running Before Robert Pattinson (Including 3 Costars & 1 Actor who Thought It was 'Stupid')

Robert Pattinson‘s portrayal of Edward Cullen in the Twilight movies is iconic, but it almost didn’t happen!

Believe it or not, the actor nearly wasn’t cast over concerns he wasn’t attractive enough for the part.

Yeah, we can’t believe it either!

At the time, Robert had already established himself as an emerging talent in Hollywood with his portrayal of Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter movies. However, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed the shocking concerns about the actor’s appearance...