Taylor Lautner 'wins' viral camera flip trend with playful swipe at 'Twilight' co-star Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner poked fun at a longstanding debate about Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen and his Jacob Black with his take on the camera flip trend
UPDATED NOV 18, 2024
Taylor Lautner took a jab at Robert Pattinson and the ending of 'Twilight' film series in a social media post (Getty Images)
Taylor Lautner took a jab at Robert Pattinson and the ending of 'Twilight' film series in a social media post (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Lautner hilariously trolled his ‘Twilight’ co-star Robert Pattinson as he joined the camera flip trend. 

The 32-year-old actor, who played the werewolf Jacob Black in 'The Twilight Saga' film series, which also starred Kristen Stewart, shared his take on the viral trend on Instagram on Saturday, November 16, as per Daily Mail.

The trend is reportedly about people expressing their views on any topic, pretending to be someone else before they "accidentally" flip the camera toward themselves to "reveal" their identity.

Pretending to be a fan, he showed a scene from the 2012’s 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' film, where Pattinson’s Edward Cullen got married to Stewart's Bella Swan, Lautner wrote, "Honestly screw Edward. Bella should have ended up with Jacob."


 
 
 
 
 
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But he ended up disclosing his face by "accidentally" turning the camera as he yelled, "No, no, no." He captioned the video as "Ugh." 

'The Twilight Saga' films are based on Stephenie Meyer's book series that focuses on the love triangle of Jacob, Edward, and Bella.

The two men fought to win Bella’s love, however, in the end, she ended up with Edward. There has been a longstanding debate among the fans about the ending and Lautner's post seems to have reignited the conversation. 

Taylor Lautner attends the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on April 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Taylor Lautner attends the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on April 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee (Getty Images)

Taylor Lautner 'never really connected' with co-star Robert Pattinson

Similar to their characters, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson might not have shared a great bond in real life.

During his appearance on Alex Cooper's ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast last December, Lautner said, "I think it was tough. I don't know for him, but for me at least, yeah, it definitely, especially at the age I was at, you get your feelings hurt sometimes when you shouldn't."

"It's hard not to sometimes. It was a little difficult," shared the 'Abduction' actor, before adding, "We never really connected on a deep level just because we’re different humans. But he was always fantastic and the sweetest person ever."

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 11: Taylor Lautner speaks at the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Mun
Taylor Lautner speaks at the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on April 11, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)

He also explained how their characters impacted them in real life.

"I think it was awkward at times for the two of us to be standing together on a balcony and having 10,000 girls booing Rob but then cheering for me, but then this half booing me and cheering [for Rob], but then us having to have some sort of friendship. It was difficult," expressed Lautner.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Robert Pattinson attends
Robert Pattinson attends 'The Batman' World Premiere on March 1, 2022, in New York City (Getty Images)

Internet reacts to Taylor Lautner's playful jab at Robert Pattinson and 'Twilight' ending

Fans were riled up about Taylor Lautner's take on the camera flip trend.

One Instagram user wrote, "Okay. That's it. You won the trend," and another quipped, "You got caught in 8k buddy😂."

One person declared, "Ok this might be the best one of this trend yet," while another joked, "Screw Bella, Edward should pick Jacob."

"For me Jacob should have ended up with Edward... I've always loved them together," read another comment. 

One more said, "I think in hindsight, we all agree Bella should have chose Jacob," and another person shared, "Team Jacob for life!! 👏😭."

"Jacob is definitely much better than Edward, much better," declared a fan, while one more said, "Jacob was always the best and the most beautiful, he just wasn't understood in the right way."

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