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I’ve just learned that Taylor Lautner is now being paid per ab. That’s right, the 17-year-old co-star of the Twilight Saga franchise who’s famous for his buff physique that is making girls scream when he takes off his shirt in New Moon, is getting $7.5 million for his next pic. It’s called Northern Lights, to be directed by John Moore (Max Payne) with a start date of April 1st. The logline says the pic is ”set against the backdrop of extreme flying and follows four young pilots as they compete against the world’s best”. It’s being made by David Ellison’s new company Skydance Productions, and Paramount has a first look at his development. That shitload of money negotiated by WME now makes Taylor Lautner into the highest paid Hollywood teenage actor around. (I’m told that neither Zac Efron nor Miley Cyrus have ever gotten a salary even close to that for their films. Amazing!) So the question is whether Paramount, which is in the Taylor Lautner business in a big way with the recently announced Max Steel, will pony up an even huger salary for the teen who’ll be starring as the title lead in their own upcoming blockbuster. (See my previous, EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Lautner To Be Paramount’s Next Big Action Star)
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This may be the only movie that makes Tom Cruise fun to see again… sounds like he may get to jump on a couch or two.
Congrats to Taylor… hard work, clean living (for 17) and fun talent.
I think he’s doing well. He did have stuff out before Twilight people. He played Shark Boy when he was younger and he was in the Cheaper by the Dozen movies. He’s doing something with his life that’s productive and not being stupid about his fame as of yet. I say Go you Taylor! Bravo.
I just loved this site! I have discovered just right now!!!! \o/
Ditto! Taylor is Furiously D-lish!!
Hey “Furious D”. Go away. PLEASE.
I, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc…. that!
You are hot
Isn’t Daniel Radcliff the highest paid teenage actor. I heard he go like 14 million for the last few Harry Potters.
Daniel radcliffe is 20 he isnt a teenager
harry potter(dainle radcliff)is so hot!!!!!
omg i love taylor:) he is my baby!!!
whatever..he makes me nauseaous..he’s nothing but muscles..
why should that make you feel nauseous? he’s gorgeous.
how can u say dat,,he was junior world karate champion.chk out youtube.he is very fine actor with great physique
Ehh. He’s only famous for his abs. People don’t know anything else about him but that he has a “killer body”.
u r right! i love taylor lautner but not cuz of his body! i mean he is amazingly sweet,funny,frindly and thats why i love him1 it maybe cuz he is hot too but its not one of the main reasons!
Barf.
His box office draw isn’t proven outside of Twilight so why pay him so much? Especially if Tom Cruise is involved. Seems a ridiculous waste of money.
You are right, but pay for up and coming actors may be based on studio perception and hype rather than box office reality.
I took this course once taught by an agency business affairs executive (one of the top 3), and, he recounted a story about how agents negotiates an extra 2 million dollars for this up and coming star based on how much a focus group loved him in an as yet unreleased movie.
To me, this was insane because the unreleased movie had not yet made any money. The business affairs executive explained that the key is having the studio execs buy into the hype about value. The movie went on to do okay box office, but nothing spectacular. The actor went onto have a great TV, but not film career.
For me, the story provided a moment of clarification. There is no business decision making involved as much as buying into the right hype.
do u noe how many girls hv gone crazy over him in twilight? what makes u think these guels want go runnin to the thertre to c him in another film??he has a huge fan followin my friend….hes worth every penny he’s being paid……
u r so right
God… He’s so hot he deserves it.
Such high standards you have…I’m assuming your idea mate is a crunch machine.
Awesome reply
Just imagine if that’s how big decisions really were made.
Is this really Yoda?
Deserving 7.5Mil.$ per movie? No… that he (or anyone for that matter) doesn’t deserve.
But he sure looks good!
What a waste of money. He’s never been in anything but Twilight which has a built in audience. He’s the third most popular kid from that cast. Not to mention the fact he can’t act.
HE’S BEEN ACTING IN DISNEY MOVIES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. IF YOU HAVE KIDS YOU’LL KNOW WHO HE IS.
It’s CHILDREN that’s making all these personal negative comments. They put movie critics to shame. Adults love to see kids making something out of themselves. We know the value of hard work. But if it’s adults…their lazy ass ones. And this kid is surely not lazy, if someone wants to pay you for something that you work hard for, only the young ones are always there to critize. But it tins to come down when your parents aren’t paying the bills anymore.lol
Actually he played Sharkboy in Sharkboy and Lavagirl
3rd most popular? Are you high? He plays the most popular character in the books, and he is beloved for more than his abs don’t forget his eyes and his lips and his voice!
The most popular is Edward (you can check polls and/or awards lists) but Taylor plays Jacob who gets rather much hate.
hes bin in some other film
shark boy and lava girl
cheaper by the dozen two
not just the twilight films, thats just what got him notice on a bigger scale
you are so wrong there he has been in other shows as a young boy like shark boy and lava girl and cheaper by the dozen wiht steve martin so im sorryt but you need to get your facts straight before you run your mouth i am a 48 year old woman and think ppl like you are just dumb for running off at the mouth before you know the facts so shut up … I also think Taylor Swift is stupid for giving up someone like him she dont know what she has lost there for sure.
“ppl like you are just dumb”
You’re 48 *and* you can’t spell a simple word (people) and have the nerve to call others idiots? Pot,kettle,black…and get a life.
I dont care what you all say but taylor can act and he deserves every penny of that money.
Even though his talent is still to be seen, he worked hard to keep himself in the Twilight movies. I say he deserves the bucks. But Rob deserves even more!
Rob deserves even more? For what? For not being able to act a part well? I think he’s getting paid for that already.
Ima_thespian. Pattinson is actually a pretty good actor, watch him in his BBC films or How to be or Little Ashes. Don’t be jealous of his success.
Calling someone jealous because they hate someone’s acting is like Glenn Beck calling Obama a racist who hates white people. You are Glenn “lonesome roads” Beck and an idiot for your weak mental gymnastics “argument.”
I think this is very stupid of you to bring up such high political powers when it comes to movies and acting. Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about. Glenn Beck is just like any other talk show host. He has his opinions and you have your own. If you don’t like what he says, he’s a thought don’t watch him. I personaly do think that Obama is biased to minorities but lets face it, all of america is. So you see you are in fact the idiot.
ps. I am happy that Taylor has moved up into higher paying films. He is just a person making a living and on the way recieving promotions.
The guy is BOTH good-looking as well as roaming the streets with an EIGHT-PACK? Pay the boy whatever he asks for, he is well worth it. Who cares what the haters think? He will be laughing all the way to the bank.
I’m always up for a story about a smart and gifted pair of lovers, instead of the usual lame story of dependent brainless females. Go Taylor! I hope this is true.
Tom Cruise has redeemed himself in my eyes.
Didn’t Zac Efron have an amazing deal on Footloose? But then he walked because he wanted to challenge himself. That seems like a good move. But maybe Taylor wants to be a one-note actor.
OH GIVE ME A BREAK. Has any one ever actually payed attention to anything other then this weasels little boy abs?
LIKE MAYBE HIS ACTING, OR THAT FACT THAT NO 12 YEAR OLD GIRL WILL WANT TO GO SEE HIM IN ANYTHING OTHER THEN A TWILIGHT MOVIE?!
Look at all of Pattinson’s other films… Um yeah, Little Ashes? BOMB.
How To Be? BOMB.
I say GOOD FOR YOU TAYLOR! CASH IN NOW BABY, BECAUSE WHEN THE TWILIGHT SAGA IS DONE, SO IS YOUR CAREER.
Like you would know
Like you have a Hollywood career 
And even if so…. do you think he cares with all that money in the bank? Isn’t 18 a great age to start your own business, let is all be done by professionals and have fun spending your money all over the world?
You’re so jealous, it’s even funny!
The Impact, what idiotic logic, both Little ashes and How to be were artsy type films with no mass appeal.
How were you able to see Little Ashes? I’ve been looking for it and have not been able to get it? Please let me know how to get my hand on this movie.
I would definatley see him in other movie!and how can you compare him to frickin Robert pattinson? Rob pattinson sucks! I looove taylor and u can go suck a dick hater.
i totally disagree laughtner was hot when he was playing in sharkboy and hes just as hot now i will totally watch whatever shows he is in
stop being an freaking dumb ass! the impact and that is one of the dumb names that i have ever heard. don’t hate that you aint getting no money, you have no career, and most of all you have no life! i would like to know the heck have you done with your life lately? this dude is freaking fine, a good actor, and he’s only 19! as he gets older he will get better at his acting skills trust me! and who ever said i don’t see what’s so hot about him”. you are so dumb. rob is all pale looking crap. and i agree with you BCL amen!
Well good for him for making money, but honestly i don’t really see what’s so hot about him. Now rob on the other hand…(;
Rob has nothin on Taylor…Rob is so pale & UGLY!
You’re absolutely right!! Rob IS pale and UGLY! whatever did they see in him?
so true go team taylor!
So dam rediculos. He’s nothing and cannot act but getting that kind of money?????? This really makes me mad. He doesn’t deserve it. He is an unheard of nobody.
Gotta love the jealous losers like a2zfgi.
A 7.5 MILLION NOBODY!!!!LOL
….aaaand sadly he’s only gonna actually see about $2.2 million of that (after all the “people” are paid). Gotta love Hollywood!
great freakin’ point!
He was awful in New Moon. True, the abs have good tonal definition, but he has kind of a down’s syndrome face. The Twilight association will make his name mud with male audiences, and he’ll probably only do PG-13 action movies so as not to exclude his young girl fan throng from admittance. Too much, too soon. He has the whiff of a guy who’s being built up so quickly that a fall will be unavoidable. It’s a sad illustration of how the industry is no longer able to create new superstars that a nonentity like this is being looked at as a meal ticket in the making.
Totally agree with you. His audience is young girls. Boys will not go for him because of the overhyped girl followers. Tom Cruise appealed to boys and girls from his early films and his career progression made sense.
Paramount’s going all in on this kid and I think it will be a big miss for the studio. Nothing I’ve seen of him feels like he’s ready to carry a movie.
Think back to the early times you saw Cruise (like in Taps), Penn or Depp and Dicaprio…their talent jumped off the screen at you. Even Matt Damon playing the villain in School Ties made you realize the actor was to be noticed.
You have to squint to see this kid’s talent and is just another example of Hollywood failing down.
He’ll excite teen girls like the New Kids on the Block did for a stretch and then he’ll disappear to shopping mall tours.
Hit the nail on the head.
ok listen here dont be putting down the New kids on the block they are still around or should i say have made a great come back i took my oldest child now 28 to see them when she was like 8 and i went too and now my 19 year old is into them because she was raised around the music from her sister she has gone to alot of vip concerts with them and she still likes them as a matter of fact she is going to see joey this month in detroit. Im older and ill tell you what new kids worked very hard back then they played their own instruments and trained for many hours to get their steps right and they did a wonderful job of it too and they are still doing a great job of entertaining the crowds so dont compare Taylor or Robert to them its not right they are two different eras but they were young and had great bodies then too and still do. I LOVE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK and i LOVE THE TWILIGHT SERIES TOO so get off it i might be old but theres talent there for sure.
So? There are plenty of others who play instruments…but play them a whole lot better and make better music than NKOTB ever did or will but nobody will know these people because a woman-child like you will never grow up and keep continuing to support only “pretty people.”
Its disgusting that in today’s economy that an ugly teen boy pushed onto steroids by his overbearing stage parents can make 7.5 million dollars with no resume or talent. Twilight doesn’t even count because the movie would have made money with a cardboard cutout in his part.
FTW!
It could have been two hours of pattinson farting into the camera and it would have made $500mil and every tweenager would have been squealing in excitement.
interesting about the steroids. WHERE DID YOU GET THAT INFO? the internet rumors? conjecture? i’ve heard worse things that “stage parents” do but this is pretty bad.
homeboy isn’t even out of puberty and they’re messin’ with his testosterone?
that could REALLY screw him up quite quickly. ‘dat dude is CRAZY ripped.
“You more shredded than a Julian salad, man; GIMME THAT GODDAMN MAP!” –TROPIC THUNDER.
if it’s hard to believe: don’t!
it’s hard to believe that he’s that big naturally. there are many kinds of supplements, and he might not be ‘roiding, but i hope the guy’s nuts still work in 5 years!
JJ, I know his trainer, the kid did not take any steroids, he worked out for about 4 hours everyday to get those abs. You don’t need steroids to get buff nowadays with all the health info about which foods have the most protein, etc. Why is it that out of shape bitter guys always say that buff gays are on roids ? Ever heard of hard work.
This is about as smart a move as the Detroit Lions paying some $40 mil in GUARANTEED money to Matt Stafford, their rookie quarterback last year.
I think the worlds of pro athletics and Hollywood have gone officially nuts, folks Wow.
I think Lautner is a nice kid but when I read that Rolling Stone cover story on him a little over a month ago, one word came to mind: V-A-P-I-D. He’s the male equivalent of the proverbial dumb blonde.
But give him credit — he’s not out carousing or punching girlfriends or getting DUIs or entering and exiting rehab. Maybe he will be the actor to take dysfunction out of Young Hollywood. I wish him all the luck.
My only thought now is this: what does Robert Pattison think? (He’s probably on the phone with his agent saying, “WTF?????” )
He is only 17 years old, what type of interview did you expect from him, a three-point plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians?
You might consider him a dumb blonde but he was smart enough to test out of high school after his sophomore year and take courses at a junior college. He is smart enough to give nice, polite interviews without trying to SHOCK people and getting more attention. What is wrong with being down to earth and wholesome these days?
And according to the article, he will be the highest paid Hollywood TEENAGE actor around. Rob Pattinson is a 23 year old MAN not a TEENAGER. Pattinson is coming out with his own movies and I’m sure he is well compensated for them because he is paid an ADULT salary. Teens are usually paid less.
I know you don’t mean to be a jerk but calling him a dumb blonde is really not fair, nor accurate.
love that last sentence!
And his agent is saying “Rob, maybe if you actually attended public events and promoted yourself, made some public appearances and whilst filming projects you don’t really want to be in, actually make an effort. Oh and while you at it, your awkward, shy hobo look in public is not doing you any justice in the eyes of the top bosses in Hollywood.”
I’m not sure if anyone else noticed how uninterested Rob looked in New Moon.
Robert Ratizon will fade. Taylor is the best thing to come out of Twilight. Besides Ratizon is not a teen.
As a dude, all i can say is if I had a body like that (not to mention that much hair again) I’d be in porn instead of mainstream.
I’m on the side wondering if the Twilight crew can prove themselves outside the franchise … But for now good for him hopefully the salary is well deserved
Anna Kendrick is well on her way to doing just that.
Yeah, she was great in UITA. Way better than Vera Farmiga, and even Clooney for that matter.
As far as proving themselves – certainly as an actor, Kristen Stewart has proven it time and time again. Great in Adventureland and Into The Wild and some of her earlier stuff. She’s here to stay – not sure if she’s a movie star – but a solid actress… but who really is these days? Bullock (only this year and no one could have predicted that – a lot of people passed on Blind Side and Proposal was a direct to video movie that somehow hit home with a large fan base). Heigl (not sure why, her movies stink but keep making a lot of money)….anyone else? Reese possibly…. Aniston? The list gets small awfully quick. So forget about movie stars – just simply proving herself as an actress I think KS passes with flying colors.
Pattinson is a star. The scripts that had been going to Leo and Pitt will start to go to him now. It’s all about access to the right directors and the right script.
This kid…..no chance. He’s just too terrible an actor and he’s unrelatable. Too meathead/jock looking. Hollywood is dying to find that next star because the current ones are becoming quite risky. But paying him this much at 17 is crazy. Lohan’s quote was 10 not that long ago….
Only one or two of the current media darlings will make it through. Internet buzz does not equal box office.
4 years ago I had a comedy being put together and the studios were all looking for the next wave….this was pre Knocked-Up. The Carrey’s, Vaughn’s were getting too expensive and tiring. The list was Rogen, Rudd, Bateman, Zach Braff, Dax Sheppard, Will Arnett, maybe Jason Segel but I don’t think he was even on it….and a few others clearly not even worth mentioning….
Well 4 years later – Rudd, Rogen, Segel….the rest, no matter how good they are individually, you can’t build a movie around them as they are not box office draws.
Studios have already moved on to testing out Zach Gal., B. Cooper and Ed Helms from the success of Hangover. I don’t see any of them as opening weekend draws in a few years. Zach possibly if he takes over the Jack Black business.
And yes, Anna Kendrick is awesome and proving herself as a great actress.
Most of the above can prove themselves as actors – but the “star” definition is really becoming cloudy with the explosion of the “celebrity”. Opening weekend is still the only test of who can pack them in by simply being in the film.
Curious to see how it all plays out.
Kristen Stewart can NOT act. At all. All she does is blink a lot and run her hand through her hair. Oh and mutter. I watch Twilight as a guilty pleasure but I couldn’t even try to say the acting is good. None of the main characters are very good actors but that’s not what the franchise is about.
I cannot agree more. I saw the blinking and non-sensical ramblings. There was something else though – it’s like she’s spaced out or something all the time. “Oh, you’re so cold” “Oh, I umm…heheh..don’t want to BE dinner..” “Umm..yah…uhhuh…my dad…dead..eaten…oh..okay…you didn’t do it did you?…um…okay…”
I agree completely but lay all the blame on the director. She’s a good actress – see her other films. Chris W. has limited talent.
Too much money for an un-proven talent that does not appear to have
staying power. He needs an education so he will have something to fall back on. Otherwise, he will roam around hollywood making zero contributions to society like Lohan, Hilton, and others who are uneducated spoiled members of the universe.
To be fair, Lohan is a case of talent squandered. She showed all the promise in the world as an actor in her youth and then succumbed to a tabloid abyss. Every time you see her now in a desperate bid for paparazzi attention, it’s a sad reminder of what could’ve been with her career.
I blame that on her parents and the fact that they are just out to ride her coattails.
Jeri, why would he need an education. He already has enough money to never have to work again. Depp, DiCaprio, Downey JR, Law, Maguire and many others didn’t even finish high school.
Taylor can’t even be mentioned in the same sentence with likes of the people you just mentioned. He has already proven he has a family nucleus that is very protective and nuturing with his best interests in mind concerning his carreer. And he tested out of High School early and continues to take courses with an expressed interest in opening a gym as a physical trainer as a back up profession. The dude is not dumb.
TAYLOR LAUTNER DESERVES WHAT EVER HE ASK FOR. GIVE THE BOY THE MONEY AND LET ALL THE HATERS HATE HIM. I’LL BE LAUGHING WITH HIM ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK WHEN HIS CAREER IS OVER.
So glad to see a fellow Native American on the big screen…& doing so well! He is handsome, charming & has a killer body..don’t hate people. He is also a world champion in karate…& he DOES have a resume. This isn’t the last of Taylor so get used to seeing him & his rock hard abs..lol
To bad they didn’t actually use a Native or First Nations actor to play the role of Jacob Black.
Q: Since Taylor is not Native American, did you talk to him or teach him about what being Native American means?
Chaske: He was very open about that. He understands. We did the best we could with him, and he’s the right guy for the part. I’m very protective of him.
I don’t like it, but the truth is that his shirtless self is probably worth 10 million in ticket sales. Yep, that’s the world we’ve created.
If 7.5 Million is considered high, how much has Summit being paying him, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson? The company has made over $660 MILLION off New Moon alone. What are they paying these kids $200,000 to make over half a BILLION for that corporation? Share the wealth!
Hollywood is filled with bad actors who get paid a lot of money to entertain the public. Taylor Lautner is only 17 years old and does a good job in his roles. He is a good kid who worked hard to keep his role on Twilight and appears to be a good role-model for children (no whorish behavior, no drugs, no alcohol, and nice personality). I rather see him make money than half the losers in Hollywood.
You men complaining about his body..maybe if you would get off the couch with your beer belly and work as hard as he does on his body you wouldn’t feel the need to attack him out of spite. You don’t have to think he is good-looking, there are plenty of women who do.
The other two ‘stars’ of the Twilight series are out whining about being famous and being dumb enough to be photoed getting stoned. Is it any wonder they went to the bullpen to find talent to sign?
RE: The body. Elisabeth, getting that build when you are in your late teens is easy. Half the guys I played high school sports were built like that. Mid twenties it starts to become a major hobby to stay in that shape and once you get into the mid-thirties it is a part time job. Me, I am happy not to have a gut hanging over my belt and to have only gone up one pants size in the 20 years since I was his age, to heck with trying for the six pack anymore.
This is probably the only post worth reading here. It makes a lot of sense. I didn’t care for “Twilight” or “New Moon”, but it made Taylor into a star. He was probably the most photographed person of 2009, appearing on more covers than any other, including “Entertainment Weekly”, “Rolling Stone”, “Teen Vogue”, “Men’s Health”, not to mention dozens of movie mags. He should be rewarded for his success. Even if you don’t like the movies, give him credit for making the most of his career and working hard to keep it. The post is right, most of the complaints here likely come from overweight couch potatoes who would only know a six pack if they were drinking it.
Worked hard? He’s 17. He’s being paid for luck and genetics. And like all others before him, he will make this film and peter out because he’ll never be motivated to have any talent. Hollywood always gives too much too soon.
Um, considering New Moon only cost $500m, I’m not sure where you get your facts from??
I think Taylor has loads of talent, self confidence and dedication, and in my opinion he will go far in Hollywood because he has the commitment and ambition to do so.
Rob, well lets face it, he ‘pales”in comparison and quite honestly he’s lost his sparkle. He can’t ever even make it to an awarsd ceromony. When big names can make it, and he can’t show up…I mean really what is HE trying to prove?
thank the lord- someone who is talking sense. Better him getting the money that some other spoiled brats in hollywood *cough miley*. At least the kid’s grounded. He hasn’t done too badly for himself acting-wise, he’s got plenty of time to improve on what he has. I say fairplay to him.
BORING. But it’s what America has come to. Just like MIKE JUDGE’S IDIOCRACY, we have arrived.