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Paramount has confirmed to me exclusively that it's hired 8-pack-abs Taylor Lautner for the lead in Max Steel, instantly creating perhaps the next young big action star. (The Twilight Saga phenom is only 17 years old, and the Summit Entertainment folks predicted to me a year ago that he'd end up in demand for this kind of role after he bulked up for New Moon.) This is the Joe Roth-produced project based on the hugely successful Mattel property that's an international bestseller. The movie will receive a major push planned as Mattel raises its stateside presence with the Paramount release. I'm told Max Steel will be a four-quadrant popcorn movie in the spirit of Iron Man about a 19-year-old extreme sports junkie recruited by a secret agency after an accident infects his body, leaving him with superhuman powers. The screenwriters are also young, Chad Damiani & JP Lavin, who started getting attention around town with their action-comedy script Kamikaza Love as well as Sons Of The Hammer and Capeshooters. This is yet another big young action star for the studio under Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman along with the recent announcement that Chris Pine is attached to the Jack Ryan franchise from Tom Clancy. Then there's Shia LaBeouf, whom then DreamWorks exec Goodman put in Disturbia which he was overseeing, and Paramount cast in the Transformers franchise. Smart to start the youth movement (Sony Pics did that with Tobey Maguire and Spider-Man), not just because the young-uns can play the part for years, but even better they won't break a hip doing it.
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Lautner To Be Paramount's Next Big Action Star
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cool– he seems like a nice guy and doesn’t complain about the twilight fame like the other 2 do.
oh really?! what is wrong about the other two? ROb and Kristen? I mean yeah they are not Hollywood stereotype.. Is that wrong?!
I PRAY he maintains his current mystique. This kid could go far if he keeps from being a drugged out whiner cowering from the flashes on the outside while desperate for attention on the inside.
Good luck Taylor. At this point, you will make OR BREAK yourself. Stay away from the partiers and focus on that brass ring.
DITTO. We can only hope
AMEN to that. Taylor is adorable. We have all seen many child actors be destroyed because of fame. He has so much potential. Hopefully, his family will keep him grounded and he will have the sense to stay away from the wild Hollywood parties and drug scene.
exactly!
The guy’s a freak. Look at him. I give it five years.
Adam Goodman is genius.
Wally- I think you meant Adam Goodman is a Penis. Another toy movie. Max Steel? Yawn
Good one Wally! I mean Adam.
He probably doesn’t complain because he hasn’t had to go through the crap that the other 2 have gone through. This sounds like another cliche Ironman/Fantastic Four movie. No thanks.
Lautner seems to be a pretty great kid without all the tired, priveledged hairass Cleopatra attitude of “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM, “? SNORT! As long as he and his parents can keep their heads in perspective, while still having a realistic expectation of what passes for morality, honesty and ” trust me babe….WOULD I lie to you? Who loves ya baby? current work ethic in this town
Bottom line, “stay golden, pony boy….” He’ll learn if he takes it easy and plans carefully….Taylor should hire Shia’s mom to run interference {:>)
YES! I was hoping this kid would make it big…
I’m not a Twilight fan, but this guy does seem sweet. As mom of a 6yo, I only really know him as Sharkboy.
Go get it, Sharkboy!
This is a bad idea. Action movies have a much larger male demographic than Twilight. Taylor offers nothing for a male audience that isn’t 100% gay. Hetero guys don’t want to see an action movie starring a 17 year old sensitive underwear model. He can’t play a relatable regular guy (eg Shia, DiCaprio). He doesn’t have a recognizable macho edge(Chris Pine, Daniel Craig). He a teen idol that girls drool over and men just role their eyes. The female equivalent is Megan Fox; most of the female audience simply isn’t relating and rooting for her. Years ago, Brad Pitt (and years before that, Robert Redford) started out just as “hunks” but they had chops (and age). Taylor Lautner is more like Josh Hartnett, Freddie Prinze Jr, Chad Michael Murray and Ashton Kutcher before him. Not right for action. Wrong actor, wrong audience.
Bingo
i disagree. and i don’t work for lautner. he studied martial arts and he’s believeable doing stunts. he’s more of a jock than shia. and shia can’t open a movie.
lautner’s a totally likeable guy in a tom cruise kinda way (circa 80s and 90s). and this is the better comparison than freddie prinz jr and josh harnatt. i see him more like tom cruise, keanu reeves. he just needs his ‘bill and ted’s excellent adventure’ and ‘matrix’ to make guys forget about NM. guys like(d) keanu and women do(did)too.
Leonardo was not relatable when he first hit big. Guys HATED him for Romeo & Juliet and Titanic; he looked like a girl and was all sensitive & ish. Most people hadn’t really seen Basketball Diaries. Leonardo had to (re)prove himself as a serious actor after he became the teen dream. Taylor, if he’s smart and has the talent, can do the same.
Huh? Oh, Puhleez!
Weren’t they saving that one for that Transformers kid?
Zzzzzttt!
Wrong.
The wooden backdrop for “Twilight” had more charisma than this bore.
He makes “Night of the Living Dead” zombies look like Oliviers.
I guess the Paramount folks think his visual appeal is worth the investment, even though the preferred archetype of the Hollywood “action” hero has evolved, shedding the he-man personae of Arnuld, Sly, and Willis from yesteryear, for those with more cerebral bents, like Robert Downey Jr in “Iron Man” and Liam Neeson in “Taken”.
Still, I’m sure his flicks will pull in $$$$, but they won’t be the half-billion dollar global blockbusters they’re envisioning.
Veriaty is the spice of life. All those actors were in their thirties before making it big.
The guy is only 17! And the competition for roles must be stagering.
Remember that legendary actor in a “Rebel Without a cause”?
You know why he is a legend? Only becuase he was the first the mold. If there was a revolving door of Boy Flesh actors back then as there is today Put a leather jacket on Lautner transport him back in time and evey blond haired boy would have been dying their hair black.
getting a little tired of gay men picking our action stars
Are you retarded or just homophobic and stupid?
You’re an idiot. Gay men have been picking your action stars since the dawn of Hollywood. And your dramatic leads, and your comedy stars, and your romantic leads, and your detective series stars, and your music stars, and the wacky neighbors on your favorite sitcoms, and the cats who sell you kitty litter at the commercial breaks…Do you get the point? Gay men have been telling you what to watch, read, wear, listen to and do all your miserable little life. And so far, ignorance aside, you’ve managed to survive it. I’M getting a little tired of stupid people like you. Yawn.
It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t have such terrible taste in everything. But lately it’s gone overboard, I think the gay Superman was the last straw for me. Here’s a tip, fellows, real men don’t spend 7 hours in the gym sculpting their abs.
50 or 30 or even 20 years ago, male leads tended to be men that other men could relate to. Now we have boy-faced underwear models who are only of interest to 14 year old girls and middle-aged gay men (an interesting dynamic). If you don’t see anything wrong with that, well say hi George Michael for me.
Speaking as a middle-aged gay male, I can assure you that plenty of us could care less about this cardboard cut out of a gym model. I for one only swoon when I find out that James Gandolfini has been cast in a movie — bears do it for me, what can I say? Anwyay, plenty of us like actual masculine male actors who convey charisma, intelligence and strength of character so don’t lump us all into whatever fear of sculpted abs you seem to have.
i am straight male, in my 50’s . I’m not intimidated by this kid and i don’t agree with your post, give the kid a break , he’s a good actor and the body he has he WORKED hard to get , he did it to keep his job. Also , time will tell if he can make a name for himself aside from the twilight glitter , sexist coments are not needed and unwanted ,It would seem your intimidated by his male sexuality which tells us your Insecure about your own, or maybe barton fink was right…..
I like this post. A photo of Taylor sparks an inner flame of fear and repulsion, but you can’t stop looking away, can you, nor can you stop fantasizing about the beads of water running down his torso. You know, research has shown that men with that phobia also score highest on homoerotic response. I’m just saying. Might be something to look into.
Sorry I lost you half way through, I was concentrating on those beads of water.
If we are reading and posting to this story that means something.
Any press is better than none. Taylor = TheOneToWatch and I will be watching.
actually straight men score highly on aversion to homoerotic images, but the problem with this picture isn’t so much the homoeroticism as the depiction of a manboy stud who doesn’t look masculine at all, but like a teenager on steroids and with a massive body image problem (akin to a woman who starves herself and gets massive breast implants)
it’s that body image that many gay men are obsessed with (hence the subculture of teen studmuffins like this actor–someone tell his agent), and straight men find unpleasantly queer
but go ahead and call me a closet case, it doesn’t mean you’re mad or anything
he’s got such a tom cruise thing going and that’s not necessarily a good thing. you know, that rigid sparkly thing. anyway, it seems an obvious choice, tho kinda gay….
yes–t.l. seems genuinely nice.
the others?….if you don;t want fame, don’t do movies.
Hello Jacob I am now team Jacov not team Edware. Sorry he is cute! OMG
Gee, have his testicles descended yet?
I believe the only success you will see after Twilight–in a box office sense–is for Pattinson, not Stewart or Lautner. This Max Steel series will flop.
LIES!
Pattinson is a freak and complains about the whole fame thing. Taylor will make a success out of himself and of this.
Why must every story about Taylor invoke some point or comment about Rob Ratzinson? Go talk about that wooden plank somewhere else. Rob will fade and you will be asking yourself “Remember that movie with the vampire? What was his name?”
Max Steel probably won’t be a huge box office smash but it won’t be Taylor’s fault. I just don’t think the character is that popular. So somebody better get out a cartoon for the kids to see, and Mattel production people better get their asses in gear if they want this to be a huge comercial success. Mattel if your reading this, Quallity over Quantity. Don’t make the same mistake you did with Speed Racer.
And to think his character was almost left out of New Moon……
That would have been a real mistake on their part to say the least.
Taylor Lautner seems to be just what he was in Lava Boy…A really sweet, down to earth guy…I hope he becomes a major star…He deserves it.
good for him. But can he act? I might be the only one who’s never seen the New Moon movie.
Isn’t it time to add a fifth quadrant consisting of moviegoing gay men? Given Taylor’s popularity with that group, this may be a five-quadrant movie. Or whatever quadrants are called when there are five of them.
I’m guessing “Quintant.”
I guess Adam only knows how to make one kind of movie.
And no one seems to mind that watching this poor sweet boy act is about as enjoyable as watching someone wash their feet? Another massive waste of celluloid… Or… well, most likely hard drive space.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger could act to save their lives, but they were two of the biggest movie stars on the late 80s-90s.
Yay! Taylor will be amazing!
Last year after Twilight came out I commented that Rob Pattison and Taylor Lautner were the next Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise …and my comments were met with outrage and distain from the other DHD posters. So glad that such a good kid is reaping the rewards for his and his parents hard work and dedication!!!
Someone is putting the carriage before the horse.Neither Pattison or Lautner have done anything outside of the Twilight junk.You might want to wait until they actually carry a successful movie not a part of the Twilight series before you start crowing.
Actually Pattinson has done a few things outside Twilight (mostly UK movies) and from what I hear they’re just all really bad.
I think Taylor can do fine as an action star; he’s got the physique for it and can do his own stunts. His acting isn’t the best, but it’s getting better. I don’t know how he’s not relatable, he seems like a regular 17 year old (good) guy to me. As long as they advertise the movie right (with lots of good action in the trailors – and not mentioning he’s from twilight), I’m sure it’ll do fine.
Hopefully he will get some acting lessons then. No offense, really, he isn’t supposed to be a good actor at the age of 17 but honestly his efforts have been weak so far. But if he is willing to work on that, then good luck !
I’m really happy for Taylor. He said he wanted to be in an action movie and now he is. That’s great he’s a great kid and should do well. Best of everything to you Taylor.
The differnece between Iron man and Max Steel would be Robert Downey’s excellent acting skills and heaps of personality versus Taylor’s lack of both.
I hope he spends as much time working on his acting muscles as he did on his abs. I applaud the tenacious way he managed to hang onto his part thorugh sheer hard work. I just wish he would take a break from the gym to work with a top level acting coach.
Sorry to burst your bubble but Lautner is a very solid young actor, his performance in new moon was the best thing about the movie.
C’mon — I liked NEW MOON, but his “acting” was laughable. He couldn’t deliver a single line convincingly.
robert downey jr. is too old. and with all the doping and boozing in his post ‘less than zero’ days he has not aged very nicely. it’s quit laughable that’s he’s supposed to do interview with a vampire.
When will they stop sending boys in to do a man’s job?
maybe when the character they’re supposed to be playing is a man and not a boy? Max Steel is a boy of 19, not a man of 35.
Seriously, aiming to be the next Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt isn’t aiming all that high. This ridiculously buffed up chipmunk seems to be Hollywood product of the most demented order – a twinkinator, a repressed, programmable, golly gosh anachronism for the impossible to predict new Aquarian age
Is this a joke ? Becoming the next Pitt and Cruise isn’t that high ? Those guys are two of the biggest movie stars of the last 50 years. What’s your biggest accomplishment ? Burping the alphabet ? You just sound bitter. The kid has potential, seems to be humble and is well liked. Get over it.
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are not that talented. Who cares about fame? I want a great movie with great talent, so when it comes to movies, I suppose I am bitter. You can continue swallowing happily the bilge that the entertainment industry serves you, however.
well they will not have to CGI his abs… only his acting… as he has no talent and they had to cut around him in New Moon… And these writers suck butt (quite literally)… just look who is buying their scripts to know I am not fibbing there
ok first of all mr. or mrs. bitter, you have no taste in good actors you loser!!Taylor is just starting out he has talent and he can be the best. what other young actor do you know that worked that hard to be in a movie!!!?? he has the potiental to be great. in new moon he was awsome better than rob or kristen. and the script writers…have a good sense of the story line i bet you couldnt make a movie script!honestly you need to stop hating nobody likes a grunch!!!and also taylor would be a good action star! he could kick your butt if he wanted to and you say hes not mainly i bet he has more balls than you do so stop hating!!!!!
And no one seems to mind that watching this poor sweet boy act is about as enjoyable as watching someone wash their feet?
If you’re Quentin Tarantino, you enjoy all things feet-related
Seriously, though, did anybody find any real numbers as to how “successful” that Max Steel really is? I mean, outside of Latin America? Revenue numbers for the toys? Anything? I didn’t. What I did find was that apparently the toys are only available in the US in “select cities”, and that the TV show went belly-up in 2002.
So, comparatively, this ain’t even G.I. Joe, this is G.I. Joe Decaf. And the movie based on that was a dud (before somebody yells, “but it made 300 million world-wide”, yeah, it did, but the production costs not counting marketing were 175 million, and you have to subtract the theatre chain’s points, so the movie just barely broke even, if you count DVD sales… and if I am being nice about it).
So, let me think about it.
1) G.I. Joe was a stronger “pre-awareness” property and sank like a stone.
2) G.I. Teen, uh, Max Steel has been out of the loop for the past seven years in the US, at least.
3) The Twilight series so far hasn’t produced any cross-over “stars”, in other words, they line up for Bella and Edward, but they ain’t going to necessarily follow them to watch Pattison and Stewart. Stephenie Meyer is the draw, not the “stars” that much.
4) Taylor Lautner ain’t Robert Downey Jr., who with one line “uh, yeah… I can fly” in the Iron Man trailer had most people go, yeah, it sounds silly, but it could be fun.
5) As opposed to Transformers, no giant robot battles, but instead silly small jet-ski-fighting things
Unless Lautner comes up with a seriously high profile before, that movie will not… do so well, I am afraid to say.
If they put the plastic doll on the screen and Taylor on the shelves would anybody notice?
it will be funny if Lautner will be the Harrison ford of Twilight. While other two will remain Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher… I hate the Twilight but i respect Lautner for the fat that he fight for his role. When they wanted to replace him he had to “eat the ground” and work every day for those abs. While other were only working on their hair. It will be very funny if in 5-7 years Pattinson will appear only on Twilight reunions while wolf boy will star in major movie francaise every two years. I don’t see the talent to act in Pattinson. And that boring trailer for Remember Me proved it.
i second that.
He doesn’t complain, cause he’s not surrounded by fens everywhere he goes …. yet
im so happy for him he deserves all the success and more
he worked so hard on his body and deserves action roles
Thanks for the picture! Yummy!
(let me stop, I don’t want to get arrested for child molestation)
just curious if all the people claiming Lautner is not a good actor, as though that is undisputed, have actually seen his work? I didn’t see Shark Boy and Lava Girl although he was just a child at that point, and in Twilight his acting seemed natural, which is quite an accomplishment given how melodramatic the material was (I like the series but it is pure melodrama). maybe he’s been in something else that indicates he can’t act, but regardless, I don’t know that being an action star requires shakespearian level acting anyway.
cookmeyer, he’s good looking, has a nice body, is loved by the ladies, is becoming a huge star… so of coarse there will be bitter guys saying he looks gay or cannot act, etc.
i totally agree with you i mean even my boyfriend gets jelouse i mean taylor is a talented actor he just needs to incorporate it more he has the potiental to be great
He looks like Wilmer Valderamas stronger, gayer brother…
…and nicer. I guess.
Maybe it’ll be a kick ass action movie, but Max Steel is hardly what I’d call a premiere comic book property.
I think Taylor is the new “Shia” since Shia has kind of graduated up to more drama filled thriller roles. Taylor does an amazing job in New Moon and totally carries the film. His acting surpasses the rest of the cast in the Twilight Saga, including Robert Pattinson. I’m glad he’s going the action route in his career, I think he will fit in very nicely with the likes of Shia, Channing, etc.
ok i will love this most likely and so will Taylor because he loves doing stunts and i know this because he said so in a interview but i will definitely go to see it
How is this a four quadrant movie?? You can’t just say something will be a four quadrant movie and it becomes one. Will grandmothers go see this the way they did Titanic. It sounds more like “XXX” and that’s not good.
He’s just not attractive. Good body, but that’s not difficult when you’re 17. He’s not good looking…don’t get it?
sally, this may come as a shock to you but your opinion is not fact. Most women find him attractive, get over it. And getting abs like that is hard at any age.
So sad to see good old fashioned action movies, formerly a Hollywood staple, fall on such hard times. This kid is not going to make it as an action star.
Unfortunately there isn’t anyone younger than Russell Crowe who is believable or looks the part of somebody who could kick my ass (and unless I believe an action star is capable of kicking MY ass, I ain’t buying them as an action hero).
Where are the next Charles Bronsons, Clint Eastwoods, and Steve McQueens? Hollywood is giving us this poofter?
Why would any self respecting actor want to be an action star ? It means you can’t act so they will draw the attention of the audience away from that fact by using horrible plots and tons of explosions and CGI.
I’m so tired of people saying they deserve fame because they’re nice. So? I don’t pay for personality at the movie plex. I pay for talent.
Not that there’s anything wrong with both class and talent, Rachel McAdams for example.
In my day we didn’t have hot young action stars we had John Wayne and Bob Mitchum and Greg Peck we were stuck watching black and white movies and we loved it! We was happy any time we got to see Jimmy Cagney as a gangster or Humphrey Bogart we didn’t know any better we was stupid and young and we loved it! This young kid can’t act his way out of a paper bag so don’t tell me he’s another Caesar Romero. He looks like a gay porn star one of those twinks I hear so much about these days. I don’t like anything about these new movie stars they ain’t real men they’re all school boys. Bleh.-
did you walk uphill both ways to get to school, too? with newspapers for shoes? christ, i hate it when oldtimers reminisce about the halcyon days of their long-gone youths.
oldtimer, you clearly have not even seen this kid act so why bash his acting ? At least watch his new movie before you make up your mind about his acting.
oldtimer, only a gay man would care about movie stars being “real men”. A straight man would not care if they are not manly enough, they would care about their talent and range, etc. Wayne and Robert M were huge stars but not great actors, they made careers out of playing themselves.
Yeah, in “your day” you had Rock Hudson too. Get my point?
Gosh, these comments are ugly. This kid is a real guy and proved he can act in New Moon. If you haven’t read the book, you may not realize just how accurately he played the part and got across all the nuances of the character. I have no idea who gay guys like, but every woman I know loves Taylor from teens to grandmothers.
Meh, B- at best, show me him in something real with a shirt on first.
this seemed quite obvious. the industry really needs a consistently bankable action star like arnold and bruce were in the 80s and 90s.
not sure why tobey macguire was mentioned here. he can only play spiderman. and could easily be replaced. he’s got zero presence.
In a few years, the conflicts will begin – Taylor would want to be known as a serious actor and would like to win an Oscar. However, he will not get those parts because he has been branded as an action star. In a decade or so, he will be replaced by a younger version of himself. When he’s 40, he’ll reflect on a career gone by and wished that he took om more diverse roles.
I like Taylor. He’s got that charisma thing going. I hope he saves his money. If he does, then he’ll have a wonderful life, long after the parts stop coming.
Hes gonna be dead from steroids in how many years?
stevegee, grow up. Having abs and a good body doesn’t mean you are on steroids. I have 6 pack abs and have never touched any kind of steroid. Why is it that out of shape guys always say buff guys are on roids.
He’s not on steriods (injections), he doesn’t have a body builders body, he put on the weight and worked out twice a day. If you want to argue he took protien and suplements to help him out that might be baned in some professional sports such as Creatine Mark McGuire took unknowingly then by all means. But they are not illigal and readily available at any GNC. He was already in physical shape, He was only 17, who already had an 8 pack, he took weight gainer and put in the hours at the gym. I give him all the credit in the world.
But my advice to him would be read those labels carefully. Don’t just take a brand without knowing what’s in there. I would stear clear of Creatine too.
i get amazed at a lot of the acidic comments directed at a young kid whose only crime was to pursue his dreams of acting! he got a lucky break why do people say he’s gay,ugly he can’t act etc. its pointless and sounds like a lot of frustrated envious people who wish they had a little more magic in their lives. and stevegee you are awful for implying that he’ll be dead from steroids that is someones kid have you no thought for others? anyway good luck taylor lautner with your burgeoning career you seem like a great kid
you are soooo right like 100% right!!! he seems like a good brought up kid who knows how to present himself. people who say these things are just jelouse he did potray jacob black very well and you’ll know if you read the book and wat ever your name is that said taylor will die out of steroids you’re an ASS WHOLE!!!! he worked long and hard and no one should judge. hes a kid who is following his dreams and hes quite good at it. im sorry that you are so bitter and just b/c your dreams were destroyed doesnt give you the right to critisize anyone. he will be very successful GOOD LUCK TO YOU TAYLOR!!!!!
That kid definitely got hot. Is it okay for me to say that?
It’s sad to read about the young screen writers like that’s a plus. A good writer can write most anything, regardless of age etc…
They are not so bright. He appeals to young girls. Boys will be alienated and not see the movie because of him.
The comparisons to Shia are ludicrous. Shia has a huge personality, is good looking, and can act. This kid has none of those traits.
Action movies are attended by Males. And guys have NO CLUE who the hell he is. and once they hear his voice on Letterman they will laugh and ask who is this homo? The movie will flop
This kid is not a star of the future, nor is pattinson. Stewart maybe…
Nikki I love how twighlight fans stalk your sight to defend the 3 amigos from any possible negative opinions- the next Pitt and Cruise, ROFLMAO
He is not going to be the next Tom Cruise. He is Taylor Lautner and will be bigger than both of them! And you’ll never see Taylor wearing a brown paper bag over his head either. Shia-of-buff now that’s a ROFLMAO
boys hate him, men hate him..lets face it the whole male population hates any guy that appeared in twlight, kinda of like what happened to leo decaprio after titanic.
the guy won’t be a star, neither will robert patterson..sure the tweens love em and do the sad old 30 something women into twlight..but who else, whhhoooo…noooo—-one.
Wait a fuckin min.!!! My brothers are 20 year old men who love twilight and it doesnt mean they are gay.!! they are actually man enought to admit that taylor lautner is a good actor. people like you are the ones who are insicure and want to come out as “macho!!” i know plenty of men and boys who know who taylor lautner is and wouldn’t mind seeing him in an action movie!! its just the same things with woman we see megan fox sure we get jelouse been then you see her in her movies and shes great you need to take a chill pill and calm your ass down with the whole taylor is gay taylor is this and that cause that only shows your insicurities!!!
This kid seems sweet, I hope he doesn’t go off the rails or end up a meglomaniac, he’s the type of role model young boys need.
Be careful of your entourage!
He’s a hoot in Valentine’s Day.
Am I the only one who thinks he’s a little cromag-looking? Great body, but his eyes are a little close together. He could be Trig Palin’s older brother.
And lets not pretend he didn’t juice for that body. 17 year old puts on 30 pounds of muscle in 6 months? Yeah, that’s normal – if you’re a Soviet East German powerlifter.
Give him some slack !! He will do a good job and I am sure the movie will turn out be be a hug success at the box-office. I do think that the boys will go and see the movie as well. Why wouldn’t they??
Max Who? Another movie geared for a kids audience. Unless they can somehow make it an edgier movie I fear the worst on this move for Lautner. This Max Steel can only remind me of the Crash and Burn of Speed Racer or Gi Joe. I so want him to succeed but don’t feel this is the right Superhero to do it. I was hoping for a darker Nightwing spin off to the Batman Dark Night. Or Something on the lines of “The Crow” to really show case his athletic Martial Arts moves. But it could only be just that, a kids movie not yet ready for prime time. So you have to take it for what its worth. I don’t think it’s his “Jason Bourne” Or “Matrix” series break he’s been looking for but hopefully a stepping stone to that direction.
I must ask why the such harsh critisim of Taylor? Will Taylor end up being another Phillippi, Prince Jr, or Harnett? 6 movies and done?- Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so and I have high expectations for Taylor. I liken his career to that of Tom Cruise. Not an actor’s actor but an everyday man’s celebrity, an entertainer who was born for the spot light. Tom has always had the professionalism and dedication from an early age and I see that same drive in Taylor. And Taylor’s “half nakedness” in New Moon has sky rocketed his popularity far more than Tom’s “Risky Business” scene did for him. (Special thanks to the media outlets of today) but The only thing stopping him is he himself. I think he realizes that a pretty face will only go so far and that for every Taylor Lautner there are 10 more ready to take his place. I also consider him an athlete turned actor so he has the discipline and motivation to approach his career competitively. So if acting classes are needed like his abbs were for “New Moon” he will go get it. And although he would rather grow up too fast he still has youth on his side. He is much younger than he appears and I hold it endearing and a credit to him that he conducts himself in such a grown up manor while still having the time of his life. You may not ever hear “And the Academy award goes to Taylor” But go ask Pitt or Cruise in one of their many mansions if they care?
This is great for Taylor Lautner. I always thought he would be good in action flicks. He has a cool physical presence on screen.
But don’t discount Robert Pattinson. He’s working with very good actors. Chris Cooper in Remember Me, Kristin Scott Thomas in Bel Ami. Pattinson has the chops to go far in this business because he isn’t just your typical action-type star. He’s even an Executive Producer for RM. I don’t think he got that just because he’s a lead in Twilight. There is something about this actor that shows promise and excitement.
But good for Taylor. lol
why shouldnt taylor do this miovie
he isnt a so called disney kid- infact he didnt go down that path deliberately for fear of being typecast as a disney kid- we should admire the work taylor put in to keep his role in new moon- they were going to kick him out because his physicailty wasnt to their standards he put on 30 pounds of muscle worked on his acting and gave a better performance than pattinson and stewart!!! all an impressive feat at 17!! i think taylor is such an inspiratioin to kids these days and i would love to see him again on the big screen- max steel is a great role for taylor to show off his true talent and he should succeed he has everything going for him- taylors fanbase can only get bigger from this point providing he stays away from the drugs and chooses good roles- and he is the only one of his kind right now ie the only hispanic/ethnic guy on the block he should use that to his advantage
You had me agreeing with you all the way up to the last part about being Hispanic, a lot of people think he is latino too. Nope, all I can say is he must sleep in a tanning bed at night. He claims he gets his dark skin from his mother side which is French…huh? French people are dark? He’s French, Dutch, German, and Sha-mokin Indian. Becuase he’s hot. get it?
OK, let’s not go overboard. Lautner did NOT give a better performance than Pattinson and Stewart in NM. That’s ridiculous. He was good, and he had much more screen time than Pattinson to flesh out his character, but make no mistake. Both Stewart and Pattinson are better actors. Have you seen any of their other films besides Twilight? You must not know much about acting, Gaga.
What’s hilarious is that in all this hand wringing above no one is asking who the hell wants a Max Steel movie, regardless of who’s in it.
No, I pretty much said that too and you are right. But rather than discuss how Taylor will ruin eveyones favorite character Max Steel (I love sarcasim) or weather it should be a movie at all, the heart of the discussion is from people that want to make personal attacks on the poor kid which is nothing but cruel and pointless. America is full of people that just want to tear other person down. He has good looks, has boat loads of money, has an Entertainer of The Year Girl friend, a suportive family, doesn’t do drugs, eats all his vegtables, and has been on every magazine cover from Rolling Stone to Cat Fancy. I can’t say I have one of those things. Well.. ok I don’t do drugs…illegal drugs.
Isn’t the plot of that movie almost the same as for “XXX” with Vin Diesel? It took him years to get over that. If he ever did.
I say good luck to the kid. Why not? Let him have his shot.
But, is it just me or does he have a REALLY long neck?
That was CGIed to make him look 7 feet tall. lol
Which was such a crock BTW I don’t think his role was as much in jepardy as the press made it out to be. The only one that would have fit the role of Jacob would have been The Great Khali from WWE. Boy wouldn’t that have been fun to watch?
Rob was amazing, seriously! I liked him throughout the movie , not just for his dazzling, heart-wrenching good-looks. But his performance as Edward was fantastic! He really did a great job!
How could I ever forget Taylor. He was a perfect Jacob from beginning to end. I am totally Team Edward, but Taylor was just great! He looked good, but also just truly understood Jacob and it shined through in his performance.
Why so much hate from the guys on the site?? Taylor is good for the industry. He has and will put people (guys & gals), in theatre seats. He’s 17 and is dedicated to doing his best so cheer him on! Stop insulting him and his fans, fans like the ones who show in droves at midnight are keeping those of us who actually work in this industry employed!
My guess is because they are mainly jealous that they don’t have the sex appeal of either Pattinson or Lautner …
Could it be that they sit at their computers wishing women would fawn all over them… even tho they might not have personalities, acting careers and/or six-pack abs ?
Just wondering…..
I’ll say it if no one else will. That kid is ugly.
I thing Paula is WRONG because firstly he is THE SEXY BEAST, secondly he is HOT and he’s got a 8 pack which looks like a 10 pack, thirdly ur just jealous because he is hotter than a guy u like (or love), and fouthly he is hotter than Robert Patterson
twilautners post is true
why hate on soemone who s making the movie industry a thriving industry
new moon made so much money that reflects good on hollywood and taylor was the bigger draw for this movie
doesent everyone start off as the pin up poster boy and eventually wind up as serious actors brad pitt started off like this and now lots of men watch brads movies!! if the movie max steele has kick ass effects and great action sequences then why wouldnt guys watch this- afterall its the same makers of transformers making this and transformers did amazingly worldwide- lautner is globally recognised so this movie is bound to do better than if another uunknown actor was put into it ofcourse the critique for the film will be harsher but thats a risk taylor needs to take- his being taken on by big companies gives other companies confidence in him-and could lend him bigger roles in the future too
can i also say that shia labeouf started off in exactly the same way he was a disney star for christs sake and who would have thought he would make it big in action movies geared at men!! plus it helped that he had the backing of spielberg but taylor has got this movie on his own merit withput the guidance of anyone and that is incredible at such a young age and he earns my respect just for that for finding his own way in hollywood without using anyone and the credit for his success goes to no one but his self-
Nikki, I am wondering why no journalist reports on the obvious use of steroids by a child. He was 16 and it wasn’t a 30 lb gain in 6 months, it was more like 2 months. You did the columns on his casting. Refer back to your own writing. My connections tell me that there has been a huge cover up and an adjustment on the speed at which he gained weight.
Several comments here reflect that Lautner is a “good kid” and they hope he doesn’t fall into the drug scene. Nikki, he already has!
With all the talk of child abuse in this industry, why no investigation or outrage? Why is taking drugs to do a role OK for a teen boy, while anorexia among girls provokes everyone from Barbara Walters to OK Magazine?
This kid’s dad is notorious. He’s gone through agents like so many pieces of chewing gum. Perhaps all the dirty laundry will come out when Taylor is 18 and finds that he has no earnings because the whole family lived on them? Or will that drama be postponed for a few years since he has the Twilight income buffer the blow?
Family and drugs aside, Paramount has made a costly mistake. Lautner does not have the acting ability or the depth of personality to carry a film, even an action film. He has been fed and coached through ever role he’s ever done. His career path thus far was not a choice (the reference to Disney roles above), it was because he auditioned and couldn’t get the roles. The kid was unemployed for years, then did My Own Worst Enemy and was panned. Paramount would be wise to look at the whole picture before they make a long term financial commitment to this kid.
It was announced he could possibly lose his twilight role around January 2008ish. New Moon started filming in March 2009. That’s over a year to gain that 30 lbs of muscle. Plus you don’t need that much time when you’re working out specifically to put on weight and shoving food in your mouth every two hours. It was out of committment for his role, not steroids.
Why didn’t he do Disney roles as a kid? He was too busy being a world champion martial artist. He didn’t realize he really wanted to act until he was like 10-12 and that’s when Shark Boy and Lava Girl came around.
What are you smoking? If anyones on drugs here it’s you.
It is possible to gain the weight he did in a year. I use to take weight gainer and most siginificant gains come from the first three months of use. Then it eventually levels off. If all I had to do for a year was go to the gym and eat every two hours I could look like an adonnis too.
And I don’t know squat about his family life but I asure you chaperoning their sons daily events durring his carreer thus far must have been a full time job. And if his earnings need to pay for expenses or he wants to live like a celebrity buying 6figure cars that is his choice and right to do so. You paint them out to be the Culkins.
And how can you say he has been fed roles or coached his whole short 4 year carreer as an actor thus far? He audition for parts the same as a thousands of other kids must have. He had what they were looking for. “My Own Worst Enemy” was a conflict in timing with Twilight. And as for coaching his acting? I’m guessing any one trying to co-carry a film at age 13 with nothing to work with but green screens might need a pointer or two. Im guessing that’s the only real role you must be referring to becuase he earned and worked hard for every thing he has done.
I can only attribute these attacks on Taylor to the Dicaprio scenerio that was mentioned. A good looking guy makes Titanic and then he becomes a threat to every guy becuase women throw themselves at him and they feal inferior to a wuss boy. I know, I was there too it’s okay to admit it. But it’s okay to suport taylor he is nonthreating and a goor role model. Taylor exudes personality, is humble, likable, and always has a positive attitude. He is totaly goal orrientated and professional something I think can be attributed to his Extreem Martial Arts training. He is reaping the rewards for his hard work to keep his role in the Twilight franchise. He may be a phenominon at the moment put there by droves 14 year old girls from around the world.
But at the moment he is “On Top Of That World”.
Likely an EPIC FAIL.
First, Action movies require a mixture of a likeable lead actor that guys 14-40 can relate to. Think Bruce Willis, in the first Die Hard movie, the first Transporter movie with Jason Statham, and so on. What boys want to grow up into and what guys who are adults wish they were.
The collective experience of late teen action movie actors being “Action Stars” is ZERO. Period. This is especially since sort-gay / Twilight identified guys without the attribute of AUTHORITY and LEADERSHIP FAIL in Action Movies (no matter how much 14 year old girls and gay guys desire them).
Next, story matters, probably as much as the lead actor. The story needs to be compelling, with a “hook” that is unique and not done to death before, with elements that appeal to boys and men (rebelling against stolid authority, or being the one that authority turns to, a girl worth getting/saving, a villain that appeals to class lines, and so on). This Twilight guy would make a nice villain (babyfaced “hot guy” that girls like) but that’s it.
Gay guys don’t have a CLUE as to what Straight men and boys want. The Gay Superman movie failed, so much that there is no sequel (unlike Iron Man etc).
Do you consider yourself to be an “expert” in what “Gay guys” and “Straight men and boys” want to see in a movie? Do you have extensive expeience in both areas ?
If so, a great job at Penn, Schoen & Berland or someone like that is just waiting for you !
FedEx your CV today…. {:>)
PS Shia LaBeouf was 12 when he made his first movie 16 when he made Holes…Is he a “ZERO” or a “gay / Twilight identified guy” ?
I guess you would have the definitive answer…
Give him a break. Taylor’s still young. No known actor/actress has a good list of movies which soared constantly from the start to end.
The movie calls for a teenager, that’s why they hired a teenager. Will it be alright if they sign up a more adult actor like Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman for the role?
Definitely the STORY MATTERS. They need to get a good scriptwriter if they want to make this project work.
wow whiskey what is it with all the vitrol you are spewing on here about that kid !!! from the views u put across you sound very much like an adult which is why im shocked u are one of the more negative posters on here!!
if you are a popular celebrity and a reasonable enough actor i dont see how with great promotion and word of mouth any film shouldnt do well – taylor portrayed the character of jacob black who resonated with many men who went to watch this movie and many women which shows his performamce must have been good !!
if u look at the demographics of some of the lautner videos on youtube u will see he has a male following too especially boys from the ages of 13-17 so for u to say all men wont watch this movie is ridiculous
however the movie max steel isnt releasing yet so taylor will in that time become more wiser to acting and the industry- we cant keep casting the older actors you know!! hollywood would be out of business pretty soon becasue the youth has nothing to look forward to
and bashing of of taylors parents is awful they should be commended for raising such a great boy who is a thorough gentleman and an amazing role model- why do u people expect young actors to fall flat on their faces why is it hard to believe that lautner is a good kid in reality and not a drug abuser
I too have to admit that I don’t see this – Lautner does indeed seem like a nice kid, but not the greatest actor and not really action movie lead material, aside from the ripped bod (which seems more like the Matt M/Brad recipe for rom-com and chick flick romantic leads); I’d think he’d be better off chasing Zac Efron for teen girls than Shia for teen boys (though then too, Shia’s not working out). Perhaps there’s footage from Eclipse that suggests Lautner’s improving; absent that, this seems like a bad choice for all concerned.
Dead from steriods? Millions of kids take steriods. They are not dying. Either are all they athletes who have taken forever. How about your governator? Seems pretty fucking healthy to me.
Thank you.
Why is Taylor’s dad getting attacked? Taylor has a great dad, who took a leave from his job and came out west in support of him wanting to act. Before that he & his family traveled around supporting his interest in martial arts. Dad then wisely steered him towards people who supported and believed in him and away from those who didn’t. Wish there were more parents out there who believed in their kids like this. Never doubt the likelyhood of success from those with the right combination of support, education, skill,dedication and the faith in themselves to succeed. Making a movie or getting anywhere is this industry requires these things.
Three Cheers for his folks! They must be so proud. All their hard work has paid off. I often see his father and him side by side in Poper-asses photos and wonder, this guy(his dad) doesn’t look that cheerfull. If you want to talk to Taylor you gotta go through the big man first. And travelling with him on his promotional tour and appearances as well as on location during filming/shoots is a little bigging responsibility than picking your kid up from football practice everyday. I just wonder if he will miss that or is relieved now that Taylor is no longer a minor in the Industry’s standards?
why should he be chasing zac or shia maybe he wants to pave his own way into the industry and be taylor lautner !!! not being associated with disney is the greatest thing taylor did career wise atleast today he has older women and a maturer audience too who like him but zac will find it much harder to tap into the maturer auduience- so i hope taylors career is nothing like zac’s but yes shia is a great actor but i think he was definitely less popular than taylor when he was 17! thats why taylor gets such harsh criticism because he is younger than his costars and has alot of expectation to live up to
taylor lautner is like the hottest guy in hollywood history
hes to die for i love him and everyone should. A 8 pack? wholy shit what a hottie. Come on gotta love the wolf.
hes to die for i love him and everyone should. A 8 pack? wholy shit what a hottie. Come on gotta love the wolf. luve ya
Okay, he is rediculously hot! It makes no sense! He should be rated #1 Most Hottest Guy in America! No, I mean, he’s the hottest guy on standing on this planet! Omigod! =D
Taylor is the breakout movie star of the year and is very likable. He will be a major player for decades to come. Some guys are just jealous that a 17-year-old is buffer than they will ever be.
woop woop1!!!!!! HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOT BUT NO-OFFENCE BUT KRIS SMITH IS HOTTER!!!
AND GOOD LUCK WITH TAYLOR COZ UR SUCH AN ADORABLE COUPLE!!!!!!
PLZ STAY TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE IS SO HO, OMG AND DID U HEAR ABOUT TAYLOR AND TAYLOR. I THINK THEY R SO CUTE TOGETHER AND THEY R A GREAT COUPLE SO YEAH BUT TAYLOR LAUTNER IS SO CUTE AND MY FRIEND (RACHEL) AND I CALL HIM THE SEXY BEAST. OH and I wish Taylor Lautner would come over to Australia (Perth) because i really want to see him in real life and because i’v never seen a celebraty or famous person so yeah!
Max Steel? LOL! Why not Speed Racer 2 or Astro Boy 2? At least those have bigger name recognition. On second thought let’s cast him in Stretch Armstrong: The Movie. Keeping in mind the most fun aspect of that toy is when you are finally able to tear it to pieces.
most of you people astound me , some show wisdom in there posts , most show jealousy and envy , I myself will wait , when this movie comes out i’ll watch it . THEN i will make my own judgement based on his performance , what was it someone once said? “Those who can not act criticize”
taylor lautner is so hot in that picture
SO HOT LOL SOOOO HOT
and he is such a hottie