John Singleton Directing Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction'

We'll see if Taylor Lautner maintains his current status as a big time movie star. The trouble is, he hasn't done anything. He's been a part of Twilight, and they nearly replaced him before New Moon. But something flipped a switch last November; I have no idea what it was, because he's not any good in New Moon. Ever since, though, he's been linked to tons of stuff. In addition to playing Stretch Armstrong for Imagine and Universal, Lautner made the upcoming Abduction happen. He liked Shawn Christensen's script and once he was attached a bidding war ensued. Now there's a director for the project, according to Deadline. Lionsgate has reportedly hired John Singleton for the project, a guy I've always thought had more talent than some of his movies showcased. Some of that is because he kind of became a for-hire guy instead of a filmmaker who did his own projects mostly without interference. He was the first black director nominated for an Oscar, and the youngest, as well. Even some of his bigger studio fare has worked for me, though. I liked Shaft and Four Brothers, Shaft more so. But that's the kind of style I think Lionsgate will want for Abduction, in which Lautner "plays a youth who discovers the parents who raised him aren't his real folks, a revelation that triggers events and leaves him running for his life." I suspect shirtless backflips, too.