For those who care to look so far back, there was a time when Robert Pattinson was not yet Edward Cullen. Jackson Rathbone, who has since been cast as fellow Cullen, Jasper Hale, at one point had been pretty close to landing the leading male role himself.

“I was a choice. I don’t think I was [Catherine Hardwick's] first choice,” Jackson told us in a recent interview on the set of his new movie, “Girlfriend.”

But he was a definite choice for author Stephenie Meyer, who had included Jackson on her favorite suggestions list of possible Edwards on her website in July, 2007 before casting was finished (Robert Pattinson was one of the more popular suggestions, but Henry Cavill was her first choice). Jackson emphasized he felt, in both cases, Rob was the first choice once the actors had been narrowed down.

“I think he’s the best man for the job,” Jackson said. “I wouldn’t have another Edward Cullen than Robert Pattinson. He’s perfect.”

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