Director of 'Twilight' Praising Taylor Lautner's Muscular Abs

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17-year-old Taylor Lautner has worked hard in gym to bulk up his muscles for portraying werewolf Jacob Black on "The Twilight Saga's New Moon". Recently, the director of "Twilight", Catherine Hardwicke, sang praise to Lautner for making an effort to shape his body.

"I think he looks amazing," Hardwicke told Access Hollywood during the Women In Film 2009 Crystal and Lucy Awards on Friday night, June 12. "He's totally worked hard for it so he looked great."

Beside praising Taylor Lautner and his muscular body, Catherine Hardwicke admitted that she was really proud of the "Twilight"'s cast. "I'm so proud of the whole cast. They're all getting to do amazing movies. It's great," she testified.

Additionally, Hardwicke also felt very happy because "Twilight" won many awards, including Best Fight category, at 2009 MTV Movie Awards. The vampire drama film outdid summer blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight". "We even won Best Fight!" she stated. "That was pretty cool. We beat Batman and all those movies. I was pretty proud of that."

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