'Twilight' Taylor Lautner: 'Kristen Stewart is extremely close friend'

Taylor Lautner has vowed that he and Kristen Stewart will remain friends after the hype surrounding the Twilight franchise has died down.

The actor, who plays werewolf Jacob Black in Stephenie Meyers's vampire series, said that working with Stewart over the years has made the Twilight experience more memorable as they were able to develop a close friendship off camera.

"We've become closer throughout the years and we are extremely good friends now. Sometimes on set, we'd catch ourselves just being Taylor and Kristen, laughing and being ourselves," Lautner explained in a new interview with Parade.

"There just happens to be a camera rolling, and then that makes it in the movie and that becomes Jacob and Bella. It was great to just be able to mess around with each other on set and have fun."

Lautner went on to confess that he felt heartbroken upon reading the final Twilight instalment, Breaking Dawn, as he discovered that Jacob would not end up with Stewart's Bella Swan.

"The first time I read Breaking Dawn I was really surprised. Stephanie Meyers sent it to me and I was turning the pages and I'm like, 'Is Jacob going to end up with Bella or not?' I finally get to the chapter where he's with Bella's baby and that was a shocker for me. It kind of took a while to get used to that idea," he said.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is released in cinemas worldwide on November 18, followed by Breaking Dawn - Part 2 on November 16, 2012.

Lautner previously claimed that Breaking Dawn would have fans experiencing "a lot of emotions" while viewing.

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Watch the trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 below: