Forget Twilight Movies, Taylor Gets Some Action

Twilight teen just keeps racking up more movie jobs, signing up for Taken-like thriller coproduced by his dad

By Breanne L. Heldman Dec 18, 2009 4:36 PMTags
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Taylor Lautner is hot and, apparently, he's also a hot commodity.

Summit Entertainment is making sure to keep its New Moon star in the family by signing him up for Cancun, his first nonwolfman film.

In fact, the flick is so family-friendly, Taylor's dad, Dan, is producing it for the father-son joint venture Tailor Made Entertainment, which was created to develop film and television vehicles for the 17-year-old.

Yes, we know news broke a few weeks ago that Taylor is lined up to play the title role in Paramount's potential franchise Max Steel. However, it looks like Cancun will now come first.

Now, as for what Taylor Swift's muscleman will be doing…

Lautner will be playing a college kid who gets invited by a girl to join her and her friends for spring break in Cancun. (Yes, this probably means more shirtless scenes. No complaints here.) The good times go awry when his pals are kidnapped by a drug cartel, so Taylor must use his special skills to save them.

The studio hopes to get cameras rolling on Cancun in June before Tay-Tay begins shooting Breaking Dawn.

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