If there’s one guy in Hollywood who’s super hot and busy, and grabbing lead roles left and right lately, that person would be Twilight’s Taylor Lautner. It was announced that he has been cast in the title role of “Stretch Armstrong” to be produced by Universal Pictures. “The Twilight Saga” star will take on the role of the rubbery hero (Lastikman for you Pinoy comics lover) based on the Hasbro toy. The 3D film will be released in 2012.
“In the past two years, Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power,” Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley said in a statement to Access. “We couldn’t be more pleased that he has agreed to be our Stretch.”
But the busy young actor won’t have to stretch his schedule too much to take on the role.
The film’s 2012 release is geared toward allowing him time to work on his previously announced projects – the title role in “Max Steel” as well as the films “Northern Lights” and “Cancun,” a film centered on his martial-arts skills. A final film — or potentially two films — based on “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth book in “The Twilight Saga,” has yet to be made official.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
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