1 Actor Auditioned to Play Both Harry Potter & Edward in 'Twilight' But Got Different Roles in the Franchises

Harry Potter and Twilight are two of the biggest young-adult film franchises of all time, and they put Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson on the map. Both blockbusters also signify near misses for one actor who auditioned for the chance to play Harry Potter and Edward Cullen. Daniel was only 11 years old when he portrayed the beloved boy wizard alongside Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 2000. Eight years later, Robert was 22 when he was cast as the glittering vampire lead alongside Kristen Stewart in the first Twilight movie. The franchise