Taylor 7 'Stretch Armstrong' Get 'Monsters Vs. Aliens' Director

The upcoming "Stretch Armstrong" movie has snared a writer and a director.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Rob Letterman has been signed to direct "Stretch Armstrong." Letterman has previously co-directed "Shark Tale" and "Monsters vs. Aliens" for Dreamworks Animation. His first live-action film is “Gulliver’s Travels,” a comedy starring Jack Black that will be released later this year. Additionally, Nick Stoller — the director of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" — has also been signed to rewrite Steve Oedekerk's original screenplay.
The "Stretch Armstrong" film picked up momentum earlier this year when "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner was cast in the title role. Lautner also left an adaptation of Mattel's "Max Steel" to focus on "Stretch Armstrong."
The movie adaptation reportedly features Stretch Armstrong as "an uptight spy" who is accidentally exposed to chemicals that change his body and allow him to stretch to previously unimaginable lengths; effectively giving him a new weapon to fight evil while also causing havoc in his everyday life outside of espionage.
Back in 1978, "Stretch Armstrong" made his debut as an action figure which became notable for having arms and legs that could stretch outwards without breaking. The figure's success led to similar characters from the same line, including Stretch Monster and Stretch's "evil brother," appropriately named Evil X-ray Wretch Armstrong. When the Stretch Armstrong figure was reissued in the '90s, his dog, Fetch Armstrong was also introduced to the line.
The "Stretch Armstrong" film is currently expected to be released in 2012.
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