Taylor Lautner to play superhero in `Stretch Armstrong`

Los Angeles: `Twilight` hunk Taylor Lautner is set to play the title character in Universal`s upcoming superhero adventure `Stretch Armstrong` which will be released in March 2012. In an announcement updating the status of its Hasbro-branded tentpoles, the studio said `Stretch Armstrong` will be shot in 3D, probably to catch on the post `Avatar` rush.

`Stretch Armstrong` had been planned for an April 2011 release but Universal said that the additional time accommodate the 17-year-old star`s existing commitments, which include two more `Twilight` films and `Max Steel` at Paramount, a news website reported. "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," said Universal co-chief Donna Langley. PTI