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Via TheWrap.com: “Stretch Armstrong” lives, but without Taylor Lautner. The big-screen adaptation of the flexible, stretchable toy will finally make its way to the big screen thanks to a new partnership between Hasbro and Relativity Media. However, the “Twilight” star will no longer be headlining the project due to scheduling conflicts, an individual with knowledge of the project confirmed to TheWrap. A new cast will be announced shortly. |
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Taylor Lautner admits a ‘Stretch Armstrong’ film won’t be out for some time. The ‘Twilight Saga’ actor has long been rumoured to play the toy-character in a forthcoming big-screen story, but he admits other projects are on his mind before that movie comes to fruition. He said: “‘Stretch Armstrong’ is still in the scriptwriting process at the moment, so we are waiting to hear. There are a couple of other things I’m really excited about that haven’t been announced yet.” The 19-year-old star will next be seen in thriller ‘Abduction’, where he displays his particularly muscular frames many times, and he admits it is hard to get to a large size and keep it up. He told Movie Hole: “It was very hard to put on, and then it was just as hard to maintain it.” Taylor has recently revealed he would love a career similar to ‘Mission Impossible’ star Tom Cruise. He said: “The most important thing I did was sit down beforehand and watch a lot of movie and study actors that I look up to. “We studied Tom Cruise in ‘Minority Report’, Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Denzel Washington . SOURCE: Virgin Media |
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Over the course of 2010, we all watched as Taylor Lautner landed one impressive role after another and was selected as part of the new “A-list.” After filming in his first leading role since becoming “Jacob” in the Twilight series (he’s “Nathan” in Abduction — due in theaters September 23rd of this year), he started nabbing roles like the lead in Stretch Armstrong, Cancun, and, most recently, Incarceron. According to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, 2011 is going to be a big one for Taylor Lautner.
The first studio discussed there, Fox 2000, is the one making Incarceron, and you can read the full Deadline report for more on that (including the fact that Emma Watson from Harry Potter might be joining him on-screen — can you imagine!?). As for the second, Finke reports:
So, it seems our Jacob has become something of a hot commodity in Hollywood. Guess all those ab workouts are paying off … literally! Eight figures? And to think there was once a time when the world was unsure if he’d be asked to return for New Moon. (Note that Finke goes on to point out that a lot rests on Lautner’s box office draw with this fall’s Abduction. And speaking to that, his Abduction co-star Lily Collins recently did an interview regarding Taylor Lautner’s work in the movie and said, “I feel people are going to be blown away.”) Source: Examiner |
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NEW YORK – Toy giant Hasbro and Universal Pictures could move “Stretch Armstrong,” starring Taylor Lautner, from 2012 into 2013, Hasbro CEO president and CEO Brian Goldner said Monday. He made the comment in a conference call with analysts following the company’s third-quarter earnings report. 2012 is shaping up as “another stellar” entertainment year for Hasbro’s toy business with its own “Battleship” in partnership with Universal, the recently announced 3D reissue of Fox’s and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” Sony’s latest “Spider-Man” film and Marvel’s “The Avengers,” Goldner said. That could allow the company “potentially to move “Stretch” out of ’12 and into ’13,” he said. SOURCE: New York Reporter |
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The nagging question of how ab-sessed Taylor Lautner’s “Stretch Armstrong” action character is going to be is finally being answered. Screenwriter Nick Stoller says the “Twilight” stud will not even be given a shirt when he plays the action hero part based on the famously ripped — and shirtless — Hasbro toy. “Wardrobe is actually not going to supply him with a shirt,” Stoller jokes with PopcornBiz. “There’s not going to be a shirt option.” As a bonus, Stoller even says that Lautner will be even more ripped in the movie thanks to the magic of special effects. “Most of the visual effects money is going into adding even more abs,” he laughs. “It’s actually going to be a little gross.” Okay, perhaps slight exaggerations there. But you get the idea that we’ll see plenty of Lautner shirtless in the movie due to shoot in the spring for a 2012 release. Stoller is coming off the giddy success of writing and directing “Get Him to the Greek” which comes out on Blu-Ray and DVD on Sept. 28. He is focusing on other projects such as “Stretch,” which will be directed by Rob Letterman. As far as a story to go along with the toy, Stoller says the filmmakers have “created a whole mythology” which will have a “light tone.” “It’s’ definitely going to be more ‘Iron Man’ than ‘Dark Knight,’ ” he says. “It’s a little bit outside my genre. It’s not really a comedy. It’s an action super hero movie.” He recently met with Lautner to discuss the part, but never got to see the famous abs during the meeting. “I was trying to figure out how I could trick him into showing me (the six-pack),” Stoller says. “I was like, ‘What kind of shirt is that, do you mind if I try it on?” SOURCE: NBC Chicago |
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Sad news for Taylor Lautner fans. He’s keeping his shirt on for his next movie. The superhero Stretch Armstrong would have every reason to ditch the shirt and flex his muscles. The original stretchy toy was even shirtless. Lautner said that’s one of the things they’re changing for the modern version. “You know, they’re doing all of the designing and all that stuff right now,” Lautner said. “They’re writing the script and everything so I haven’t seen any finalized version, but chances are it might be a little different from the doll.” Oh well, at least we have the New Moon DVD and Eclipse coming out in theaters. Then Lautner will be back for Breaking Dawn, so Stretch can be the one where he doesn’t flex. “They’re not finished with the script yet. I think they should be shortly so hopefully we’ll know soon. The cool thing about the toy is that there is no story. Like with a superhero you have to stay along these lines, but with a toy you get to create everything which is super exciting and creative.” Before Stretch, Lautner will film Abduction, a real world kidnapping thriller. “Abduction really has an interesting story. It’s about a high school senior who finds a picture of himself on a missing persons’ web site only to realize that his whole life for 18 years has been a lie.” We’ll see if Abduction will find Lautner peeling off his shirt after a sweaty chase, but it will have to be integral to the plot. “I mean, it can’t be nonsense action. The action has to make sense and that’s with the story behind it. I’m super excited to get going on that. I start in three weeks.” Source: Starpulse |
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Post Categories: Interviews • Stretch Armstrong 3D
“Get Him to the Greek” writer and director Nicholas Stoller is currently writing the superhero film’s screenplay, but he admitted to MTV News that he has found himself a bit distracted lately. Distracted by what, you ask? None other than Lautner himself!
Pressed for further details on his first impressions of Lautner, Stoller said he hasn’t met anyone else in Hollywood who can attract a crowd quite like the “Twilight” sensation does.
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Nicholas Stoller, who directed the raucous new rock ‘n’ roll comedy “Get Him to the Greek,” starring Russell Brand, Sean Combs, Jonah Hill and Rose Byrne, is now writing the screenplay for “Twilight Eclipse” star Taylor Lautner’s new film franchise, “Stretch Armstrong.” And even he has fallen for Taylor. “He is a dreamy dude,” Nick tells The Dish Rag. “He is so good looking and such a sweet guy. I have hung out with a lot of celebrities but I have never seen more people go up like they do to him.”
Oh, c’mon, Nick. You’re not giving any secrets away. The darn doll/toy is shirtless. It’s kind of a no-brainer. Nick describes the film as having a light “Iron Man” tone.” “I’m very excited about it. I love super hero movies. It’s a genre I have not gotten to work in before and to paint on such a large canvas is really great.” He can’t tell us much about the back story for Taylor’s character though. “It’s a pretty cool origin story that we’re really still figuring out. There’s not much to go on because Hasbro doesn’t have one.” Rob Letterman is directing the movie and Nick is working from Rob’s idea about character’s background. According to Stoller, they’re starting pre-production “sometime this summer” and “will start shooting next spring.” He explains that “with a movie like this, with big visual effects, more stuff has to be locked down ahead of time.” He expects to be working on the film through the very end. And we expect shirtless scenes, Nick. Lots of them. Taylor’s fans must be appeased. Consider yourself warned. Source: Zap 2 It |
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Moviehole brings us this exclusive info about upcoming films for Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. If you have been wondering about those Wanted 2 rumors, Kristen doesn’t exactly answer the question, but she doesn’t deny it either (she’s so good at avoiding questions!). Also, Taylor talks about when Stretch Armstrong is expected to film. In addition to discussing “Eclipse” and the upcoming “Breaking Dawn” (“I can’t wait to see Renesmee!”, said Kristen; “We have a very good director behind us who can help with that” added Taylor), I also had the opportunity to quiz Stewart on those “Wanted 2″ rumours and get a “Stretch Armstrong” update out of the wonderfully-ribbed Lautner. SOURCE: Movie Hole Yay for the start of “Abduction” next month!!! That means more photos of Taylor shooting the movie! |
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Taylor Lautner is going to play Stretch Armstrong, a superhero based on a toy. What could that possibly have in common with Iron Man? That comic-book movie is the inspiration for Nicholas Stoller, who is writing the Stretch Armstrong screenplay for director Rob Letterman. He wants Stretch to be believable, even though it’s a cool fantasy.
Stretch gains the power to stretch his body to superhuman lengths. It’s up to Stoller to think of all the perilous situations where only the power of stretching can save the day. “We’re thinking of a fair number, but I’ll say that it’s going to be the most grounded, realistic version of that,” Stoller said. “I love superhero movies, but I come at everything from a real, grounded character standpoint. What’s interesting to me is to tell a story about this crazy thing happens to this kid and what he ends up doing with the power, versus getting really immersed in the details of such a thing.” The Stretch Armstrong toy was first released in 1976. If you never played with it, the movie will still be self-explanatory. “What appealed to me about this was getting to write a cool Iron Man [type of] movie,” Stoller said. “I think when the first teaser hits, people are going to be surprised and psyched.” Hasbro is developing the Stretch Armstrong movie with Universal Studios. The toy makers plan to launch a new line of Stretch toys based on the film. Stoller does have to take notes from Hasbro, since they’ll be building whatever he’s writing. “They present a lot of designs and stuff, and they obviously have approval on the story,” Stoller said. “We actually just went to the Hasbro factory, which is like a Willy Wonka-style experience. They have a thing called a 3-D printer that you literally can print a toy, just create a toy. It’s a pretty magical place. So they’re more interested in the designs and making sure that the story has a wide appeal, which is obviously something that Rob and I are interested in as well.” Stretch Armstrong is due in 2012. Source: Scifi Wire |
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When Universal first announced plans to adapt Hasbro’s Stretch Armstrong toy into a 3-D live-action movie starring Taylor Lautner, a lot of people were left scratching their heads and wondering what the movie could possibly be about. After all, there’s no healthy backstory for the half-naked man with a stretchy body — unlike toy-to-movie adaptations G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Transformers, which both had a wealth of animated episodes and comic books to draw on for inspiration. Turns out, the character’s “blank slate” is what made the movie such an enticing project for screenwriter Nick Stoller.
Stoller, whose previous writing credits include low-budget comedies Fun with Dick and Jane and Yes Man, said that another thing that excited him about Stretch Armstrong was the opportunity to work on a big special-effects extravaganza.
Stretch Armstrong is being produced by Academy Award–winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), in association with Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Bennet Schneir. Initially, Steve Oedekerk (Evan Almighty) was listed as the screenwriter, but no mention was made of his involvement with the movie in the ComingSoon interview with Stoller. Source: Reelz Channel |
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Universal Pictures has hired Rob Letterman to direct and Nicholas Stoller to rewrite Stretch Armstrong, the big screen adaptation of the action figure, to be played by “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner. Hasbro’s action figure was popular around the world beginning in the 1970s and re-launched in the 1990s. Letterman directed 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Gulliver’s Travels, which was co-written by Stoller. Letterman also co-directed Monsters vs. Aliens, while Stoller co-wrote and directed Universal’s Get Him to the Greek. Stoller also directed the studio’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Steve Oedekerk wrote the original screenplay for Stretch Armstrong. Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer is producing with Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir for Hasbro. Kim Roth is executive producing for Imagine. SOURCE: ComingSoon.Net |
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EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that after 5 PM today, bidders will be told who won that Taylor Lautner-attached script Abducted which the new motion picture lit agency Verve sent out for its client Shawn Christensen. (At one point, Lionsgate had an exclusive negotiating window but couldn’t agree on terms.) Meanwhile, there’s a lot more Lautner news. He and Skydance’s flyboy movie Northern Lights have “respectfully parted ways over casting issues”, sources tell me, noting, “Taylor’s people want to step up and put the best actors and directors around him.” (I hear the Northern Lights project will continue to move forward without Lautner…) Now 5 more movies have been offered to the Twilight Saga’s 18-year-old co-star, including 2 for that open April slot. As for that new salary high of $7.5 million Skydance had offered him for Northern Lights, I’ve learned that Universal paid him that sum to play the title role in Stretch Armstrong. It’s good to be Taylor right now. (And let me talk you off the ledge if you’re not.) SOURCE: Deadline Hollywood |