Taylor Lautner Eyes 'Max Steel' Superhero Role

Wondering what's next project of Taylor Lautner? Here's update from MTV... -Liana- (via @MTV)

 

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'New Moon' star reportedly considering role of extreme-sports-star-turned-superhero based on Mattel toy line.

By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Lautner has already wrapped production on what will become his first onscreen appearance following his breakout turn as heroic werewolf Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon": a turn opposite rumored real-life girlfriend Taylor Swift in the ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day."
But Lautner's next role might return him to hero territory. The Los Angeles Times reports that the 17-year-old is circling "Max Steel," Paramount's planned big-screen adaptation based on the Mattel toy line. The character has also appeared in an animated TV series and within the pages of a comic book.
Steel's alter ego is Josh McGrath, an extreme-sports star whose life takes a turn when he's injured during a brawl at a top-secret lab and some nano-machines heal his wounds and endow him with superpowers.
Reps for Paramount and Lautner declined comment in the Times story.
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