It wasn’t that long ago that you couldn’t go a day without announcing another major movie role for Taylor Lautner, aka the Shirtless Wonder from the “Twilight” movies. Then, uh, “Abduction” happened. The film didn’t actually do that badly at the box office. Made for $35 million, it actually earned $82 million worldwide. Not exactly Earth-shattering numbers, of course, but not the bomb people are trying to portray it is. But possibly more important than the film’s box office is that it was the first major “movie star movie” for Taylor Lautner, and the kid proved … uh, he doesn’t have it in him. Yet. I personally don’t think it was his fault; he’s what, 19? Too much, too soon, would be my guess. In any case, all that is to lead you into this news that Lautner is now out as the lead in Hasbro’s “Stretch Armstrong” movie. Lautner was originally announced as the wannabe franchise’s leading man with
Source: http://www.beyondhollywood.com/no-stretching-for-taylor-lautner/
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