Taylor Lautner is toying with a Mattel property for an upcoming project.The 'New Moon' star has signed on to star in 'Max Steel,' which centers on a 19-year-old extreme sports junkie recruited by a secret agency after an accident infects his body with nanobots, making him superhuman.
Paramount is hoping to score another toy-based hit in the same vein that Hasbro's Transformers has successfully made the leap to the bigscreen.
The Mattel action figure, which was introduced in the U.S. in 1999, spawned an animated series that ran from 2000-2002. The property is particularly popular in Latin America, where Max Steel is the region's best-selling action figure.
There is no director attached to 'Max Steel,' which is the sixth property that Mattel has set up in the past year. Chad Damiani and JP Lavin are writing.
Lautner, a relative newcomer who has a mere four films to his credit including the two 'Twilight' films, will next be seen in New Line's 'Valentine's Day.' (source)
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