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Taylor Lautner Cast As Stretch Armstrong

We can now officially call Taylor Lautner A Boy Toy. In addition to becoming the action figure-turned-cartoon Max Steel, Heat Vision reports that Lautner has nabbed the lead in another toy driven franchise: Stretch Armstrong.

Taylor Lautner Cast As Stretch Armstrong

Stretch Armstrong will be based on the Hasbro toy that was born in the 1970s and relaunched in the 1980s. Unlike Max Steel, Stretch never even got a cartoon or comic book to call his own. He was just stretchy. Naturally, this won’t do for a live action adaptation, so Universal and screenwriter Steve Oedekerk have given him a goofy origin story.

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Stretch is now an “uptight spy who stumbles on a stretching formula.” For whatever reason, he drinks it, and develops a power that rivals Mister Fantastic’s. He decides the power to stretch must be used for good, and becomes a crimefighter. To make it even more appealing, Universal plans to make the film in 3D. This will undoubtedly be every member of Team Jacob’s dream come true, though I find the idea of 3D extended extremities absolutely terrifying.

There’s no doubt about it.. Hollywood has declared Lautner the new action star. I don’t think Sam Worthington is going to take kindly to the news that he’s already in danger of losing his crown. Can we get a movie where the two of them face off in single combat? In 3D? I think that’s the only way to figure out who’s the bigger man.

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All Women Stalker | February 10th, 2010

As much as I hate to admit it, I wanna see him in this film.