Who Auditioned to Play Edward in 'Twilight'? 9 Actors Robert Pattinson Competed With (Including 3 Costars & 1 Actor who Thought It was 'Stupid')

Robert Pattinson‘s portrayal of Edward Cullen in Twilight is one of his most iconic roles to date, but he almost wasn’t cast!

Believe it or not, the actor was nearly overlooked for the role over concerns he wasn’t attractive enough.

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...