In a new interview with the Examiner to promote his new Narnia movie, British actor Ben Barnes talked about almost being cast as Edward Cullen. As revealed by director Catherine Hardwick, he was one of the four finalists.

While it’s true that these days, most people would agree that Robert Pattinson has more than done justice to the role of Edward Cullen, the initial reaction to his casting was not all positive. Who can forget the petition signed by over 70,000 to get rid of him? When I asked my twitter followers who they would want for Edward if they couldn’t have Rob, there was near revolt! My, my, how times have changed. But did you ever wonder who else was in line for the part?