New York Magazine's Vulture blog reports the following:
... But in the weeks after signing on to play Steel, Lautner became increasingly convinced that Hasbro was playing its hand better than Mattel. Thanks to WME, Hasbro was moving with far greater speed through Hollywood's development maze than Mattel, not only setting up projects, but quickly moving them forward ...
As a result, by the time Universal had begun conversations earlier this month with Monsters vs. Aliens director Rob Letterman about directing Stretch Armstrong, Lautner had already decided not to do Max Steel.
LEEE777 - Well i know what i think about Twilight but who knows, i really can't see ditching Max Steel for Stretch Armstrong is a good idea, but thats just me. Also on a side note, hey Warner Bros. wheres our Plastic Man movie? Anyways comments and thoughts below.