Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower and Superman&#039;s Henry Cavill were considered for a pivotal role in the Twilight Saga.

&#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Fame Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals He Was to Cast in a Pivotal Twilight Role Which Even Henry Cavill Was One of the Favourites For

Jamie Campbell Bower is arguably one of the best modern-time villains, having
worked in a number of pop-culture phenomena since a young age. In fact, just
like his younger co-stars in Stranger Things, the actor is also known for being
super committed to his roles. In fact, he also played the antagonist in the
Twilight series. But can you imagine him fighting for the good side?

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Before Campbell made Vecna’s villainous monstrous look come alive through an
eight-hour transformation in Netflix’s sci-fi series, he also played the
white-haired evil vampire Caius in the Twilight saga films. However, he was
actually a contender for another A-list celeb for a pivotal role in Twilight.


TWILIGHT: A TALE OF JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER VS HENRY CAVILL

When discussing his past opportunities, Jamie Campbell Bower talked about
Twilight in a podcast
[https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/jamie-campbell-bower/id827905050?i=1000578147176],
“They were like ‘the dedication Jamie brings to his roles, we would be
interested in seeing him,’ and all of this and all of that.” He talked about the
makers of Twilight wanting to cast him as Edward Cullen. Unfortunately, he could
never make it to the audition.

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The audition dates clashed with his Tim Burton musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street. In the Tim Burton film, he got to play a major role as
Anthony alongside Johhny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. It is worth mentioning
that the 2007 musical/ horror film ended up winning plenty of nominations and
even bagged an Oscar. So missing the Twilight audition didn’t really turn out
all that bad for Bower. Besides, he wasn’t the first choice for the Twilight
author.

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The first pick for the Twilight novelist Stephanie Meyer
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-did-you-know-superman-actor-henry-cavill-lost-a-huge-role-to-this-batman-actor/]
was Henry Cavill. In fact, Henry admitted that the author created Edward by
keeping the Superman actor’s appearance in mind. However, when the book was to
turn into a movie, he didn’t make the final cut since Edward is shown to be a
high school-going vampire, and Henry was a bit old to match the role.

ALSO READ: Who Plays The Menacing Monster Vecna in ‘Stranger Things’? Where Have
You Seen The Actor Before?
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Thus, the role of Edward Cullen eventually went to Robert Pattinson. The rest is
history. Edward found his career break through this film. While Henry and Jamie
found their successful projects. In fact, if Bower continues his streak of being
an evil genius, he might just become one of the greatest villains of all time.
We shall also see him come back as Vecna for the Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things] final season.

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Jamie Campbell Bower is arguably one of the best modern-time villains, having worked in a number of pop-culture phenomena since a young age. In fact, just like his younger co-stars in Stranger Things, the actor is also known for being super committed to his roles. In fact, he also played the antagonist in the Twilight series. But can you imagine him fighting for the good side?
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43325 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vecna_1.png" alt="" width="1191" height="670" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vecna_1.png 1191w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vecna_1-300x169.png 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vecna_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vecna_1-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px" />
Before Campbell made Vecna&#8217;s villainous monstrous look come alive through an eight-hour transformation in Netflix&#8217;s sci-fi series, he also played the white-haired evil vampire Caius in the Twilight saga films. However, he was actually a contender for another A-list celeb for a pivotal role in Twilight.
<h2>Twilight: A tale of Jamie Campbell Bower vs Henry Cavill</h2>
When discussing his past opportunities, Jamie Campbell Bower talked about Twilight in a <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/jamie-campbell-bower/id827905050?i=1000578147176" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a>, &#8220;They were like ‘the dedication Jamie brings to his roles, we would be interested in seeing him,’ and all of this and all of that.&#8221; He talked about the makers of Twilight wanting to cast him as Edward Cullen. Unfortunately, he could never make it to the audition.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-51385 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/145d3d2f458494e9ad576a53aacbe6ce.jpg" alt="" width="782" height="1174" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/145d3d2f458494e9ad576a53aacbe6ce.jpg 640w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/145d3d2f458494e9ad576a53aacbe6ce-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/145d3d2f458494e9ad576a53aacbe6ce-600x900.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px" />
The audition dates clashed with his Tim Burton musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In the Tim Burton film, he got to play a major role as Anthony alongside Johhny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. It is worth mentioning that the 2007 musical/ horror film ended up winning plenty of nominations and even bagged an Oscar. So missing the Twilight audition didn&#8217;t really turn out all that bad for Bower. Besides, he wasn&#8217;t the first choice for the Twilight author.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-51439 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Unpopular-opinions-4.png" alt="" width="1400" height="700" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Unpopular-opinions-4.png 1400w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Unpopular-opinions-4-300x150.png 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Unpopular-opinions-4-1024x512.png 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Unpopular-opinions-4-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" />
The f<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-did-you-know-superman-actor-henry-cavill-lost-a-huge-role-to-this-batman-actor/">irst pick for the Twilight novelist Stephanie Meyer</a> was Henry Cavill. In fact, Henry admitted that the author created Edward by keeping the Superman actor&#8217;s appearance in mind. However, when the book was to turn into a movie, he didn&#8217;t make the final cut since Edward is shown to be a high school-going vampire, and Henry was a bit old to match the role.
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Thus, the role of Edward Cullen eventually went to Robert Pattinson. The rest is history. Edward found his career break through this film. While Henry and Jamie found their successful projects. In fact, if Bower continues his streak of being an evil genius, he might just become one of the greatest villains of all time. We shall also see him come back as Vecna for the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stranger Things</a> final season.

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