Robert Pattinson will not play Spider-Man, but fellow Twilight alumnus Taylor Lautner is set to star in Universal’s upcoming Stretch Armstrong. Lautner has been ridiculed for being too good-looking, too muscular, too sexy. But hey, it's not the guy's fault that he has all that going for him and his critics don't. Lautner fans, I should add, will be able to see him flex (and stretch) his muscles in 3D. That's the Avatar effect.
In the movie, Stretch Armstrong will come across a "stretching formula." I'm not sure exactly why he takes the stuff — does he think it's candy? Or beer maybe? — but stretch he does when fighting evildoers. No director has been set for Stretch Armstrong, but Brian Grazer will reportedly produce the film. The movie is scheduled to open in 2012.
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