The Hollywood Reporter reports that Taylor Lautner has snagged the lead in Universal’s projected tentpole, Stretch Armstrong – based on the Hasbro action figure.

The plot revolves around a spy who happens upon a stretching formula and takes it. Now he has to learn how to deal with the consequences of this rash action. The film is being developed by Universal and Imagine, for shooting in 3D. As a result, the film’s release date has been pushed back from May 15, 2011 to some time in 2012.

Universal co-chairman Donna Langley was quoted as saying, ““In the past two years, Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power.”

It’s hard to believe that my first movie review in months is this. The sad thing about Twilight: New Moon is that I went in with very low expectations and found the movie to be ok, but here’s the thing – Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is loathsome and not aware how insipid, self involved, narcissistic and whiny she is. When she yells at her vampy boyfriend, with the weird ruby lips Edward (Robert Pattinson) to “take her soul,” I laughed out loud – what soul? The really sad thing is on the one hand she knows she’s broken – but the reason isn’t because she’s shallow and treats everyone around her like garbage – this fact doesn’t even enter her mind. No it’s because the love of her life broke her heart. Yet every male she comes into contact with instantly falls in love with her – the werewolf, Jacob (Taylor Lautner), her human male friend – the long suffering Mike (Michael Welch) and her father Charlie (Billy Burke) all try and help her and she just dismisses them.

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Hey all you crazy Twilight Fans. In celebration of the recently release Twilight: New Moon Album and the upcoming release of the movie the cast and crew from the movie are hitting the road for the next few weeks. In some locations not only will you get members of the Cast but you’ll get musical performances from bands featured on the Soundtrack.  The cast hits Washington, DC’s Fair Oaks Mall (If you want to be technical, Fair Oaks is in Fairfax, Va) Monday, November 9 and will include a Q and A Session. You can get “VIP” access by stopping by your local Hot Topic or Nordstroms store on Halloween and registering.  For all the stops and full tour info, check out the press release after the break.

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The folks at EW did an interview with the Cast of Twilight at Comic-Con. I know I’m one to talk, especially with all the hair issues I’m going through now but what is going on with Kristen Stewart’s hair?  Here’s the video.

Comic-con kicked off with a bang this morning with the stars of Twilight giving a 9:30 am press conference to hordes of screaming fan girls everywhere. They camped out for days and got there wish as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner took center stage.  Reporters weren’t allowed to ask any personal questions and all the questions had to be related to New Moon.  Here are a couple of tidbits:

• Even though Edward hardly appears in the movie he will still make appearances via “hallucinations.” “It would look probably pretty cheesy if it were just my voice, so they’ve done these hallucinations, semi-visible apparitions,” Pattinson said, explaining how he’ll be visible even in his character’s absence. “It’s how she remembers him, not necessarily how he actually is,” added Stewart.
• “There are definitely fans who separate into separate teams.Sometimes it gets me nervous because I’m trying to live up to the fans expectations and represent Team Jacob in the right way,” Lautner said. “I thought they did a pretty good job with the wolf transformation… The werewolves definitely step up the action in this movie. There’s double the action in this movie,” Lautner assured the crowd. He adds, “There’s not just this romance between a human and a vampire. There’s also the beginning of a love triangle.”

You can check out the full story at BuddyTV.