1. – Robert Pattinson, Twilight, 2008. The four finalists up for Edward Cullen – and the birth of a triumphant franchise -were Pattinson, Rathbone, Ben Barnes and Shiloh Fernandez. Rathbone played Jasper, instead.
2. – Dev Patel, The Last Airbender, 2009. After auditioning for Prince Zuko, the Twilight saga star became Sokka in director M Night Shyamalan’s ninth (and worst) fantasy.
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