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Taylor Lautner To ‘Stretch’ Into Latest Role
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Taylor Lautner steps out at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California
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‘New Moon’ star Taylor Lautner presents an award at the Golden Globes, Beverly Hills, Jan. 17, 2010
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Taylor Lautner accepts the award for Favorite Breakout Movie Actor onstage during the People’s Choice Awards 2010 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California
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Taylor Lautner is seen looking sharp at ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ photocall at Villa Magna Hotel on November 12, 2009 in Madrid, Spain
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 6, 2010 12:14 PM EST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Taylor Lautner has been cast in the title role of “Stretch Armstrong,” Universal Pictures confirmed to Access Hollywood.
“The Twilight Saga” star will take on the role of the rubbery hero based on the Hasbro toy. The 3-D 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.
In related news, another Hasbro property-turned-Universal film, director Peter Berg’s “Battleship,” has moved its release date to May 25, 2012 – Memorial Day weekend.
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