Actor Taylor Launter wants to become a action star and now finally he is an action star. The "Twilight" hunk's turn as a Jason Bourne-like mover and shaker in Lionsgate's "Abduction" opened to just $11.2 million -- enough probably for the studio to make its money back, but not enough to launch Lautner into action-hero stardom.
"If 'Abduction' works, he's a movie star," an individual with ties to the Lautner camp told TheWrap Friday, before the movie's box office numbers came in.And if it didn't have a big opening? "Studios are certainly not going to greenlight a $50 million movie with him in the lead." Certainly, with Lionsgate winning a bidding war for the "Abduction" script, and producing the film itself on a budget of around $35 million, the movie was a gamble for Lautner, too. Although he was a proven commodity in the "Twilight" movies, he had never carried a film on his own.
Lautner's gamble illustrates how tricky it is to manage the career of a young actor who wants to be a movie star -- like now."If you're 20 years-old, there's no rush to be the only guy in the movie, because you're the only guy it gets pinned on when it fails," said an agent who handles young actors. "And I don't think at 20, whether you're an actor or a student, anyone is ready for that pressure." Artistic merit aside, the presence of all those other actors insulated Pattinson. If the movie failed -- and with a worldwide gross of $117 million on a $38 million budget, it certainly didn't -- Pattinson wouldn't be blamed.
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Likewise, in a $16 million romantic drama like "Remember Me" that was lightly promoted and targeted to teen girls, the stakes weren't as high. Paramount offered him the title role in "Max Steel," based on the Mattel action figure. He ended up dropping out of that. Three months later, in February 2010, Universal offered him $7.5 million to make "Stretch Armstrong," based on the Hasbro toy."Stretch" remains in development, and so does Lautner. The individual with Lautner-camp ties put "Abduction's" opening in perspective: "If it doesn't work and it bombs, he's 19 years-old."
"If 'Abduction' works, he's a movie star," an individual with ties to the Lautner camp told TheWrap Friday, before the movie's box office numbers came in.And if it didn't have a big opening? "Studios are certainly not going to greenlight a $50 million movie with him in the lead." Certainly, with Lionsgate winning a bidding war for the "Abduction" script, and producing the film itself on a budget of around $35 million, the movie was a gamble for Lautner, too. Although he was a proven commodity in the "Twilight" movies, he had never carried a film on his own.
Lautner's gamble illustrates how tricky it is to manage the career of a young actor who wants to be a movie star -- like now."If you're 20 years-old, there's no rush to be the only guy in the movie, because you're the only guy it gets pinned on when it fails," said an agent who handles young actors. "And I don't think at 20, whether you're an actor or a student, anyone is ready for that pressure." Artistic merit aside, the presence of all those other actors insulated Pattinson. If the movie failed -- and with a worldwide gross of $117 million on a $38 million budget, it certainly didn't -- Pattinson wouldn't be blamed.
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Likewise, in a $16 million romantic drama like "Remember Me" that was lightly promoted and targeted to teen girls, the stakes weren't as high. Paramount offered him the title role in "Max Steel," based on the Mattel action figure. He ended up dropping out of that. Three months later, in February 2010, Universal offered him $7.5 million to make "Stretch Armstrong," based on the Hasbro toy."Stretch" remains in development, and so does Lautner. The individual with Lautner-camp ties put "Abduction's" opening in perspective: "If it doesn't work and it bombs, he's 19 years-old."
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