Source: Yahoo News
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.â€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.
Now I know what you guys are thinking...
I know... I know...
Who is responsible for this! Heads will roll!
i can't believe they're making a movie out of a toy 
who can even imagine a storyline for stretch armstrong even though he was one of my favorite toys i'm very doubtful about the movie's success.
and yeah gamma i was thinking it would be like max steel. and if it was then it's gonna be way BORING.
Hollywood has sunk a little further in my book. First a sequel to that awful Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, now this pile of crap.
Don't get me wrong; I really do think this movie will be a pile of crap.
So how long until the Candyland and Battleship movies turn up again in the news?
im appauled, make more useful media T_T
I'm with Gamma, who gives a crap about a Stretch Armstrong movie? MAX STEEL WHOO THAT SHOW WAS AWESOME
But Taylor. = Not sure if want
I only know Max Steel from the CGI animated show that used to air in syndication weekday mornings.
... I wasn't a fan. The rotoscope animation was a real turn-off. 2000's Mainframe-produced Action Man show was much more interesting.
It seemed awesome at the time, anyway. He had a cool gun.
i can't believe they're making a movie out of a toy
who can even imagine a storyline for stretch armstrong even though he was one of my favorite toys i'm very doubtful about the movie's success.and yeah gamma i was thinking it would be like max steel. and if it was then it's gonna be way BORING.
That's the new trend, though. When Disney failed to make themepark ride movies take off with the failure of The Haunted House, Hollywood were wondering what to rip off next. Then Michael Bay came along with a movie about a pair of humans, a bunch of army guys, a bunch of beurocrats, a couple teenage hackers and some black dude who lives with his grandma.
That movie featured six toys as bit characters to test the audience's reaction to a movie with toys as characters.
It worked, too well.
Then they made two more toy movies this summer and despite them both being brain eatingly terrible, but money stealingly successful. That opened the floodgates. It makes sense when you think about it, normally Hollywood make a movie based on a comic book and then a movie based on the movie of the comic book and by the third movie it's a movie based on the toys of the comic book movie.
So they're just skipping the story building and advertizing the tie-in merchandise right away.
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Back on topic, Hulk Hogan is the only man able to play Stretch. I call foul here.
What about Dulf Lundrum, Craig?
I only know Max Steel from the CGI animated show that used to air in syndication weekday mornings.
... I wasn't a fan. The rotoscope animation was a real turn-off. 2000's Mainframe-produced Action Man show was much more interesting.
What about Dulf Lundrum, Craig?
Ivan Dragof is made of pure muscle, to stretch him would be to break adamantium with your pinkie. The man does not bend, nor does he stretch. He simply breaks you.
Unless you're Rocky. Dang Rocky is a pretty cool guy, eh punches communism and doesn't afraid of anything.
That's the new trend, though. When Disney failed to make themepark ride movies take off with the failure of The Haunted House, Hollywood were wondering what to rip off next. Then Michael Bay came along with a movie about a pair of humans, a bunch of army guys, a bunch of beurocrats, a couple teenage hackers and some black dude who lives with his grandma.
That movie featured six toys as bit characters to test the audience's reaction to a movie with toys as characters.
It worked, too well.
Then they made two more toy movies this summer and despite them both being brain eatingly terrible, but money stealingly successful. That opened the floodgates. It makes sense when you think about it, normally Hollywood make a movie based on a comic book and then a movie based on the movie of the comic book and by the third movie it's a movie based on the toys of the comic book movie.
So they're just skipping the story building and advertizing the tie-in merchandise right away.
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so.... the topic here is why they choose this actor instead of what we think of the movie? guess i missed that point.
thanks for the explination, it's sad though they used to make movies to be timeless.
