Relativity Abandon Plans For STRETCH ARMSTRONG Movie Starring Taylor Lautner

Relativity Abandon Plans For STRETCH ARMSTRONG Movie Starring Taylor Lautner

In July 2012, a press release was issued stating that Breck Eisner (The Crazies) would helm a Stretch Armstrong movie. We later learned that it would star Twilight's Taylor Lautner and be released on April 11th, 2014. Well, Relativity and Hasbro have today announced that the project has been scrapped...

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By JoshWilding - Oct 12, 2013 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: The Hollywood Reporter


The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Relativity and Hasbro have removed Stretch Armstrong from their upcoming release schedule. The film never actually went into production, although you would be forgiven for forgetting that it was supposed to be released as soon as next April. "Stretch Armstrong is an incredible character who will make an amazing movie, and we know that Hasbro has some new ideas they are looking at," Relativity said in a statement today. "Relativity and Hasbro have a tremendous relationship, and we decided to focus on other projects. We look forward to continuing to work together." There's been interest in a movie featuring the toy character since the 1990s, but it was only over the past few years that it started to gain traction. Taylor Lautner was attached to star, and Relativity originally picked the movie up when Universal dropped out in January 2012. Are you guys disappointed by this news?

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sanyaya
sanyaya - 10/12/2013, 12:54 PM

JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/12/2013, 1:03 PM
Stupid idea in general.
IronAsgaardian95
IronAsgaardian95 - 10/12/2013, 1:07 PM
No, that movie would've sucked ass
mdwilliamson24
mdwilliamson24 - 10/12/2013, 1:08 PM
this is all for the best for everyone involved.
California
California - 10/12/2013, 1:09 PM
Can't say I'm bummed.
devil
devil - 10/12/2013, 1:19 PM
hasbro shop making shit movies of you [frick]ing toys
Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/12/2013, 1:25 PM
Thank God.
bs77
bs77 - 10/12/2013, 1:27 PM
They are just being polite. The real reason is that Lautner is not the bankable superstar they thought after Abduction was a bomb. A lot of studios starting developing properties for Twilight actors thinking they could draw the tweens and tweediots, as I call them, in droves to see it, and essentially ride the coattails of Twilight. Big surprize, Lautner has less emotional range than Stewart... the world always needs brainless underwear models. He'll still be making more money than I'll ever see in my lifetime...
FoxForce5
FoxForce5 - 10/12/2013, 1:28 PM
This would have been a disaster but might have been fun to check out in a MST3K type setting to rip apart.

Eh, whatever. Maybe they'll make something good instead.
bs77
bs77 - 10/12/2013, 1:28 PM
oh yeah, and the movie concept is retarded...
TheDude
TheDude - 10/12/2013, 1:29 PM
Best news all day!
TheRedSkull
TheRedSkull - 10/12/2013, 1:44 PM
Yeah some toys are already like movies in their concept, much like games. But this is stretching it...Damn tried to avoid that pun...
quas666
quas666 - 10/12/2013, 3:33 PM
I'm hugely disappointed. This had bigger than Avengers written all over it!
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 10/12/2013, 3:38 PM
Nahhh, no thanks.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 10/12/2013, 4:38 PM
Thank god
eleven59
eleven59 - 10/12/2013, 8:53 PM
what.. Taylor Lautner couldn't stretch his acting? Hey YO!

or was it bc Stretch armstrong requires a more rubbery actor and not a wooden one..?

*Stretch Armstrong is made out of rubber latex and filled with gelled corn syrup.. theres a joke in that one too somewhere...

and on that note...
localman22
localman22 - 10/12/2013, 10:20 PM
Now that the "Stretch Armstrong" movie has been cancelled, maybe we'll finally get that "Silly Putty" movie everyone wants . . .
loki668
loki668 - 10/13/2013, 1:06 AM
Now they can get to work on that reboot for "Battleship" or maybe make that "Hungry, Hungry Hippos" film no one has been asking for.
Ichaos
Ichaos - 10/13/2013, 6:29 AM
We need lincoln logs the movie
loki668
loki668 - 10/13/2013, 10:37 PM
@manofmidgard

I had all of those when I was a kid. Holy shit! The idea of a "stretchy" Hulk never made sense to me. Ah, memories..........
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