Adam Sandler almost produced the Twilight Saga

Adam Sandler almost produced the Twilight Saga.

Actor Jackson Rathbone - who played Jasper Hale in the iconic vampire franchise - has recalled how the 58-year-old comedian's Happy Madison briefly had the rights to the big screen adaptation's of Stephanie Meyer's books, before Summit Entertainment turned the series into a global blockbuster with five films between 2008 and 2012.

Speaking during a Meet The Cullens panel at Fan Expo Canada, which was moderated by Collider's Maggie Lovitt, he said: "This IP… the book was passed around. Paramount passed on it. Big studios passed on it.

"I heard the story and this is true — Adam Sandler’s company, Happy Madison, actually bought the rights to it and owned it for like a hot minute until they realised they couldn’t figure it out either."

Rathbone joked that the film series could have looked ver different under the Happy Madison Productions banner.

He quipped: "Was Adam Sandler gonna play Edward?"