During the peak of The Twilight Saga’s popularity, the fandom had been split into two separate camps: Team Edward and Team Jacob. The movie series, inspired by the books authored by Stephenie Meyer, tell the story of a teenage girl, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who must decide which supernatural being is the one for her. It’s between the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and the werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Up to the end of the fifth and final film, fans were rooting for one or the other to have the happy ending they wanted with Bella.

Lautner is now reflecting on the “Team Edward vs. Team Jacob” years in a new interview for the Dear Media podcast The Toast (via Insider). He admits that the rivalry between the two characters affected him and his relationship with Pattinson behind the scenes, as that was so much to take in for a teenage boy still coming of age. That’s not to say that there was any personal animosity between himself and Pattinson, noting they got along just fine, but the attention from the fans had made things difficult.

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As Lautner explains when asked if the rivalry affected him:

Team Edward or Team Jacob?

While Edward and Jacob may have sometimes been at odds in the films, together everyone was enjoying the success of The Twilight Saga behind the scenes. The series started with the original Twilight in 2008, followed by 2009’s New Moon, 2010’s Eclipse, 2011’s Breaking Dawn - Part 1, and 2012’s Breaking Dawn - Part 2. While the movies have certainly not gone without criticism, they are undeniably successful, banking more than $3.34 billion at the box office with five feature films.

The film series ended pretty conclusively, but there has been some chatter about a new Twilight movie getting made. However, that’s all rumor at this point, as nothing has been set in stone. For what it’s worth, at least one franchise star would be on board to return, as Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) told CBR last year that he wants to come back for a Twilight spinoff. Inspired by an X-Men story, Rathbone pitched a concept for a new film that would be different from the other movies in the series.

It remains to be seen if a new Twilight movie ever comes to fruition.