Kellan Lutz didn’t take the lead in Twilight because it was “too depressing”

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Don’t ask Kellan Lutz why suddenly everyone wants to talk to Kellan Lutz, about Kellan Lutz. Kellan Lutz loves to talk about Kellan Lutz, and Kellan Lutz has a lot of Kellan Lutzy thoughts. So whatever reason, Kellan Lutz had two new Kellan Lutz interviews over the weekend. The Kellan Lutz interviews were very Kellan Lutzy, to say the least. The Kellan Lutz interviews were also pretty gross, mostly because Kellan Lutz is a legend in Kellan Lutz’s mind. My favorite part is where Kellan Lutz tries to convince all of us non-Kellan Lutzs that Kellan Lutz wasn’t interested in even reading for or playing Edward Cullen in Twilight – the role that went to Robert Pattinson. Bitch, please, Kellan Lutz. Here are some Kellan Lutzy highlights:

Kellan Lutz on Kellan Lutz’s early education on women: “I would read the [horoscopes] in the back of Cosmo when I was younger to see what girls like, or which girls I should date.”

Kellan Lutz on Kellan Lutz’s superstitions: “I always look at the clock at 11:11. I always make a wish or say a prayer. I believe in stuff like that.”

Kellan Lutz on Kellan Lutz starring in Twilight: “I look back, and you know, I was working as an actor, it was really cool, I was very fortunate. I had just finished up Generation Kill which took me seven months in Africa and a very epic project to work with for HBO and then I got on the ride of Twilight and that took off and it’s like Superman, the ride at Six Flags, where you just shoot and you have no idea what’s going on and it just continuously gets higher and higher and more enjoyable.”

Kellan Lutz on how Kellan Lutz didn’t want the Edward Cullen role in Twilight: “Yeah, I didn’t want to do [Twilight]. I spent so much time filming in Africa, seven months, and that’s a long time to be away from your family and dogs. My agent wanted me to read for Edward and I read the script and thought that character was too depressing for me right now, I want to do something where I smile. I wanted to take a break from acting and I said that, I turned it down, I turned down the audition a couple of times. Ryan, my agent at the time really knew it was going to be a special project so he told me to read the role of Emmett, and I read it, it was only about four lines, but he was the big brother, the comedic relief and I fell in love with him. I said “Sure, I would love to play this type of role”. I auditioned, and long story short, here I am finishing the saga and Emmett is going to be in my heart forever.”

Kellan Lutz on crazy fans: “I love the conventions that take me around the world, especially to the small cities and the small towns. To date it still the most extreme one was the fan that brought handcuffs and wanted to handcuff me and bring me home. I was joking with her and said “Just lock me up and take me home” and she yanks out some handcuffs and security had to step in. Now it is just amazing, I feel like the fans have matured with the books and the movies. It is still vary extreme, but I feel like they are closer to us and that we are more human vs these characters. Now it is just fun hanging out with the fans. It is really fun to just meet them, if we are in the same location just to hang out and talk over lunch, get a drink together, every one is really cool. I’m vary fortunate to have such loving fans.”

Kellan Lutz on the kind of roles Kellan Lutz wants in the future: “A boxing role, a fighting one… [I read the script for] the one that Tom Hardy just did (Warrior) I read that script and fell in love with it. I would love to do He-man, he was a childhood favorite. Yeah! I would love to play a superhero, Marvel or DC anything like that. I am [waiting to be offered a role like that], I would have loved to do Captain America. I think Chris Evans was an amazing choice for it, and I can’t wait to see the movie. I would love to be someone that I grew up loving. Flash, Aquaman, Johnny Quest I loved. You know, I would love to play a Ninja Turtle or something like that, Michelangelo.”

Kellan Lutz on who Kellan Lutz would like to work with: “Robert Redford, big time. I just think he’s a stud. Scorsese would be amazing! I’d love to do something with Leo [DiCaprio] and him. I’ve also wanted to play like a brother role to Matt Damon or Leo or something along those lines. I think it would be really fun and trivial. Bruce Willis would also be fun, I would love to be a part of the Die Hard movies.”

[From Just Jared & People]

Kellan Lutz really thinks that Kellan Lutz is, like, at The Ryan Gosling level of stardom, right? Kellan Lutz thinks that Marty Scorsese will be calling Kellan Lutz at any moment. Kellan Lutz thinks that he’s the brightest of all of the established bright young things in Hollywood. Kellan Lutz is so utterly delusional. That Just Jared interview is worth reading in its entirety, just because Kellan Lutz tries to answer the questions like Kellan Lutz is the biggest thing and Kellan Lutz has to force himself to remember how to be humble, but throughout it all, you can tell that Kellan Lutz rarely gets a call-back. Kellan Lutz gets to read the scripts, sure, but Kellan Lutz never lands the role. Kellan Lutz is kind of sad.

I just want to point out the absurdity of the Twilight part of the discussion: “My agent wanted me to read for Edward and I read the script and thought that character was too depressing for me right now, I want to do something where I smile…. I turned down the audition a couple of times. Ryan… told me to read the role of Emmett, and I read it, it was only about four lines, but he was the big brother, the comedic relief and I fell in love with him. I said “Sure, I would love to play this type of role”. I auditioned, and long story short, here I am finishing the saga and Emmett is going to be in my heart forever.” How crazy is Kellan Lutz? Kellan Lutz goes on and on about how Kellan Lutz didn’t even WANT to read for Edward, because Kellan Lutz just felt like playing a character who smiled??! BITCH PLEASE.

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  1. Sloane Wyatt says:

    Well, Kellan Lutz DOES have a nice smile! I think he would shine in a lead type role like in ‘American Psycho’. He’s got the crazy he could bring to the table!

  2. Katie says:

    Dear God, he’s wearing a necklace with a “K” on it. I haven’t done that since, like, second grade. /facepalm

    Kellan Lutz just totally destroyed the manliness that the rest of his ensemble was trying to project.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Kellan Lutz is a putz.

  4. brin says:

    Kellan Lutz is a putz.

    Edit…sorry, didn’t realize my name/email was not in place (above comment).

  5. Caz says:

    Um that handcuff story is made up. He WISHES that happened….

  6. gabs says:

    “I turned it down”

    He is delusional. Yeah, thats why you aren’t as famous and rich as Robert Pattinson. You wanted to smile more so you turned it down. We totally believe that.

    “Robert Redford, big time. I just think he’s a stud. Scorsese would be amazing! I’d love to do something with Leo [DiCaprio] and him. I’ve also wanted to play like a brother role to Matt Damon or Leo or something along those lines. I think it would be really fun and trivial. Bruce Willis would also be fun, I would love to be a part of the Die Hard movies.”

    AS IF! HAHAHAHAHA

  7. the original bellaluna says:

    Kellan Lutz didn’t take the lead in Twilight because Kellan Lutz wasn’t offered the lead in Twilight. Also, Kellan Lutz isn’t huge enough to be Emmett. Emmett should be more like that wrestler guy who played a vampire with a ponytail in Blade 3. (At least, that’s kinda how I pictured Emmett, but with dark hair.)

    @ brin – 😀 You made a funny! Let’s just call him Kellan Putz from now on.

  8. Mata says:

    He still gives me the creeps.

  9. brin says:

    Mornin bellaluna….Kellan Putz it is!

  10. mimi says:

    What an idiot! *facepalm* Good thing Twilight craze is about to die so that this guy and the rest of the cast fade into obscurity and leave acting to real actors.

  11. Phoenix says:

    Awww Kellan Lutz! Kellan Lutz really is a bit delusional about Kellan Lutz’s acting abilities and level of fame. I’m sure Leo and Matt are really wanting to work with that Kellan Lutz guy, he just seems so Kellan Lutzy.

  12. tapioca says:

    I can totally picture that Kellan Lutz-Lindsay Lohan movie that’s going to win them both Oscars. Someone will make it happen, people!!

    It’s fun not to live in the real world.

  13. Gobo says:

    He shuold be attractive and yet… Nope. Not feeling it.

  14. mary simon says:

    Kellen Lutz is no Edward Cullen. Not even close.

  15. gee says:

    You have no idea how much I love these Kellan Lutz stories.

    He strikes me as the type who has a google alert.. if so, hi Kellan Lutz.

  16. Micki says:

    I had a good laugh.Thanks!

  17. amurph says:

    I think I got got Kellan Lutzed-out by the end of the first sentence.

    I think I lost all ability to ever take him with a grain of salt (aka eye roll and just ignore whatever comes out of his mouth to stare at his smile – he does have a pretty smile) when he kept calling Poseidon the “god of wetness” during the Immortals panel. You’d think he’s just joking, but he’s full on serious with his comments and thinks he’s so insightful and such a serious actor.

  18. Waldemar says:

    The more you read his name, the less sense it makes. Kellan. Is that the male form of Kelly?

  19. v says:

    i’d had a truly shitty day until i read this post. thank you for my first laugh of the day 🙂

  20. Jen D says:

    Wow, just wow. I love Kellan Lutz stories! They’re hilarious. I also love how him and the other one (who plays the annoying, chirpy vampire. I know her name, but I refuse to look up how to how many “e”s are in it), are gigantic self-promoters, but they have about 3 lines apiece in each movie.

    That being said…. I kind of think he’s dumb, but he seems nice. He obviously has a huge ego, but I don’t get a vibe that he’s, I don’t know, mean or anything.

  21. Rhiley says:

    I love Kellan Lutz stories too. In a time when there is real famine, poverty, racism, anger, war, fiscal meltdowns, political meltdowns, and natural disasters, Kellan Lutz is the comedic relief. He is so simple, so clueless, it is hard not to smile as the things that come out of his mouth. I imagined his face turning green when he mentioned the Captain America thing, oh and losing out the Warrior role. And btw, we get it. You’ve been to Africa. You know Leo Dicaprio wouldn’t even know who Kellen Lutz is much less would want to play is older brother.

  22. MorticiansDoItDeader says:

    He’s so deep and insightful. LOL

  23. mia girl says:

    Kellan Lutz as Edward Cullen?!

    I don’t remember Edward being described as having abnormally large sholders in relation to a tiny pea head.

  24. Katija says:

    @MiaGirl

    Yeah, I also don’t remember the part where he had tiny little rat eyes and frosted his own hair with a John Frieda highlighting kit in his bro’s bathroom while pounding some Natty Ice and listening to Nickelback.

    Okay, that got very specific, but c’mon… he is sooo THAT GUY.

  25. kieslwoski says:

    Please keep on posting these Kellan “Putz” stories they are really entertaining. This guy is just such a joke.

    I read on LAiney that at ComiCon he was treated and acted as if he was the biggest star there. LOL, would love to witness that.

  26. Rachel says:

    hes SO ugly!

  27. Heatheradair says:

    Hey Kellan Lutz – try working on Kellan Lutz’s LEGS a little so that Kellan Lutz doesn’t look like he’ll TIP OVER in a strong wind.

    Sheesh. This guy’s center of gravity is way off. Arms too big (eyes too FREAKY!!!) and little pin ankles too wimpy. Get it together – Bruce Willis would take him to the carpet for looking like a creepy, peeping-tom, wimp of a wanna-be.

  28. Whatamess! says:

    they should make the johnny bravo movie with him in the lead..what a delusional fool!

  29. Betti says:

    He sounds and looks silly but this kind of simple too obvious is better than some depressing hipsters to me. Not that I want to watch his movies though.

  30. Rachel() says:

    You guys, if he didn’t play a character who smiled, we wouldn’t get to see his Kellan Lutzy dimples, and we might not love Kellan Lutz as much.

  31. Denise says:

    I read the interview on another site over the weekend; klutzy is all kinds of delusional.

  32. Amy says:

    I know you think he is a tool and he is maybe not the smartest person. But he seems relatively harmless–I’d rather go for him than Shia! He sounds like a nice guy-a little full of himself but he is just having fun with the whole Twilight thing. And he definitely has a killer smile!

  33. CC says:

    This guy is such a dumbass, lol. But always good for cheap laughs, so…. thank you, Kellan Lutz!

  34. Turtle Dove says:

    (bows down to Kaiser) Great post.

    He’s only saying this sh*t now because the series is over. It’s over, right? If he did this during movie 1 or 2 he’d go the way of Rachelle Lefevre. Plus, he knew if he name dropped every A-list actor in HW he’d get some press.

    “Robert Redford, big time. I just think he’s a stud.”

    Ummm…. Lutzy’s gay is showing.

    “I’ve also wanted to play like a brother role to Matt Damon or Leo or something along those lines. I think it would be really fun and TRIVIAL.”

    Trivial? WTF is he saying? Does he know? I would never describe a Leo and Matt work experience as “trivial,” but if you’re the guy who turned down reading for one of the biggest roles in the last few years then I guess it would be trivial. And no… this wasn’t a typo. JJ has it too.

    Any bets as to how long he’ll be around once the Twilight hoopla is over?

  35. the original bellaluna says:

    @ shirl – Welcome to Celebitchy. I’ll own that “mean” title, thank you. I’m secure enough in my bitch-hood to take the crown. 😉

  36. abritabroad says:

    He’s delusional. I’d feel more sorry for him, if I wasn’t so terrified of his serial killer smirk.

  37. Denise says:

    Turte Dove; awesome post. I read that line too and wondered if he knew the meaning of the word trivial. The interivews were nothing short of hilarious. I actually feel bad for him.

  38. lin234 says:

    The funniest in all this is that he was miscast in the first place. They miscast Rosalie, Emmet, and Alice. I’ve only seen the first movie but I’ve read the books.

  39. Princess says:

    HELLO!!!!! Kellan Lutz didn’t want to be stuck acting alongside K-Stew!!! DUHHH. He probably can’t stand her!

  40. Marianne says:

    Oh Kellan Lutz…like you’ll ever be in a Scorsese flick.

  41. Novaraen says:

    I make a wish on 11:11 too….does that make me Kellan Lutzy??? LOL

  42. LBeees says:

    Kaiser you crack me up. I never ever read these Kellen Lutz posts because I don’t know or care who he is (except knowing he was in Twi-rite).

    But I have to say, he *is* pretty hunky. Kellen Lutz can Kellen Lutz me any day.

  43. ZenB!tch says:

    He’s a lot hotter than Cedward but who isn’t? Still, the only reason I’ve heard of this kid is that we had a young executive assistant at my last job who was a total Twilight person and he happens to work out at her gym. I had to google him when she posted all excited on Facebook. I was happy for her. If I were 22, I’d hit that. I wouldn’t hit Cedward tho –

    OMG! have you seen Cedward with his new half mohawk. HILARIOUS! http://www.popsugar.com/2011-Comic-Con-Pictures-Robert-Pattinson-Kristen-Stewart-More-18406210?page=0,0,100#100

  44. Linds says:

    The funniest part is him acting like “Generation Kill” was this big giant ordeal for him. He had like 4 lines in the whole thing, and they all involved saying the word “brah”

  45. lola says:

    You know, he is annoying and a bad actor. But his saving grace is he is very active in a number of charity organizations, including habitat for humanity and has participated in a lot of house raisings.

    I don’t care what his motivations are for such efforts, I still respect the fact he’s out there doing good in that sense.

  46. Big Smile Huge Grin says:

    @ Linds
    That is freaking hilarious!! Rotflmao!!

    “Brah”

  47. TG says:

    He is cheesy but seems harmless. I don’t get why everyone hates on him and ashley greene. I guess I don’t pay any attention to them so not sure why everyone calls them famewhores. Aren’t most celebs famewhores?

    Oh and big overblown muscles have never turned me on so not digging that look. I like long and lean musclular guys.

  48. jemshoes says:

    If I remember rightly, the character of Emmett Cullen doesn’t smile much either in the novel or in the first Twilight movie. Emmett Cullen is a dull, sweet beefcake; a lot less angst-ridden than Edward and more lighthearted but I wouldn’t say he was comedic relief for Twilight. Stuff like this just reeks of sour grapes. 😉

  49. LittleDeadGirl says:

    The receptionist in the place I work has a picture of him on her desk and every time I see it I burst out laughing thinking of these posts.

    Honestly, despite the douchey personality and serial killer eyes I do think he did a good job playing Emmett because it was a nice break from the lip biting angsty bullshit of the two main characters. However, that pretty much means I only liked him because I hated Stewart and Pattinson so much he seemed good by comparison

  50. Melancholy says:

    Oh yes Kellan, we TOTALLY believe you.

    Besides, I think they were going for soppy vomity romance, not rapey-eyed terror.

  51. ZenB!tch says:

    @TG I cannot stand Ashley Green. She pops up in my magazines and I am not amused. She once said she was more famous than because she was in Twilight and everyone was screaming her name.

    She didn’t get the lead did she? Other than schtupping every 20-25 year old man in town what has she done other than Twilight.

    Bella and Cedward’s non-Twilight efforts may tank but they work.

  52. JaneWonderfalls says:

    Kellan Lutz can get this jelly:-)!

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