Taylor Lautner, who is like the Justin Beiber of young Hollywood actors these days, seems to be commanding a frankly baffling amount of attention lately. The latest news surrounding Lautner is that he’s dropped out of the “Max Steel,” to tackle “Stretch Armstrong.” Why? Apparently, Habro has their shit together and Mattel doesn’t.
Lautner was signed to “Max Steel” first but only after Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner watched SNL hosted by Lautner, where in the opening monologue he did backflips, cracked some jokes and was generally very pleasant, did he get on the phone and get a contract in place for “Stretch Armstrong.” Universal, Hasbro and Lautner’s agency WME moved quickly, getting Brian Grazer on board, making a decision to shoot the the film in 3D and securing a 2012 release date. Meanwhile, Mattel did — nothing. Universal and WME continued to get projects moving foward, with schedules coming in place for “Risk,” “Candyland” and “Battleship.” Again, Mattel seemed stalled. Lautner eventually just made the decision to drop “Max Steel” and keep working with an agency, studio and toy company that actually manages to get films moving and in front of cameras quickly.
Lautner, of course, will next be seen in “Twilight: Eclipse” and recently signed on star in the “Bourne”-like thriller “Abduction.” And we have to add that we have no interest in any of these, but a cinematic landscape littered with board game adaptations, toy franchises and Lautner films is certainly a frightening one.
It's Hasbro lol.
Who is Justin Beiber? The answer terrifies me.
The movie sounds stupid. Max Steele sounded a little better. This guy is overrated. next.
Google him Gabe….I dare you….
how do you guys not know who Justin Beiber is? Do you not watch MTV????
I haven't had MTV for three years now. Three blissful years.
What about all the myriad videos available on MTV.com where you can see tons of Justin Bieber clips, interviews and music videos??