Lautner 'will make eight figures per movie'

Taylor Lautner will earn an eight-figure sum for his next two films, it has been reported.

Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob in The Twilight Saga, will earn upwards of $10 million on each of the two movies he plans to shoot this year, according to Deadline.

In addition, the 18-year-old is reportedly being circled by a variety of producers, including Michael Bay, for projects in 2012.

Lautner was last year's highest-paid teenage actor, earning a reported $7.5 million for Stretch Armstrong.

Lautner is currently filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Twilight Saga Eclipse Movie Trailer

The final movie trailer for Twilight Eclipse is here after being introduced on today's Oprah Show. Eclipse is the 3rd chapter in the Twilight Saga starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. It's scheduled to open in theaters on June 30, 2010. Check Oprah and one of the Twilight Series cast members, Dakota Fanning, introducing the new trailer, below:

Here's the Eclipse Trailer clip from MTV:

Taylor Lautner New Movie Role: Stretch Armstrong

Taylor Lautner, the Twilight Saga teen heartthrob, has signed on to star in "Stretch Armstrong," as the main character in a movie based on an action figure of the same name.

As written by The Hollywood Reporter, this family friendly action film will tell the story of “an uptight spy who stumbles across a stretching formula, which he takes and must now adjust to in everyday life when fighting crime."

Check out the following commercial for the Stretch Armstrong toy to get an idea of Lautner's new movie role:


The movie, which will be released by Universal Pictures, will be filmed with 3-D technology. Look for Stretch Armstrong to hit theaters in 2012. This summer, of course, you can see Taylor Lautner reprise his role as Jacob in Eclipse.

Is Taylor Lautner Gay?

Didn't you see it coming? All across the blogosphere the question abounds, "Is Taylor Lautner Gay?" Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner is mixed up in gay rumors after he's been linked to personality Sean Fox Zastoupil.

Apparently, Lautner was spotted at LAX greeting Sean and then moving on to Club Dollhouse where they were supposedly seen "making out."

Taylor Lautner plays werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga film series. He has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations.

"There's a lot of rumors out there," Taylor said in an interview with Rolling Stone.

Meanwhile, this is what Sean Fox Zastoupil posted on his MySpace blog:

The Taylor Lautner stories have gone international. I have dealt with so many questions this week and yes I WILL NOT answer personal and private questions. I appreciate everyone's understanding and the people that are supportive regardless.... Taylor is very talented and all this comes with the territory but everyone should really try to respect his privacy a tad bit.

Just a few weeks ago Taylor Lautner was romantically linked to country-pop singing sensation Taylor Swift.

What do you believe?