A Look Ahead to Taylor's Up Coming Films

On Taylor Lautner's 19th Birthday, Let's Take A Look Ahead!

We look at the many film projects the birthday boy has in store post-'Breaking Dawn.'

A very happy birthday shout-out goes to Taylor Lautner, who, just one year into adulthood, is the highest-grossing member of "The Twilight Saga" trio and one of the hottest young adult stars in Hollywood. This coming year will undoubtedly be one of the biggest years of the 19-year-old's career as he finishes filming "Breaking Dawn" and embarks on his journey as a leading man after "The Twilight Saga" is finished.

In honor of his big day, we're taking a look at all the projects Lautner has on the horizon. If his current trajectory is anything to judge by, we have a feeling he will be even more popular and earning even more box-office gold at this time next year.

First up is "Abduction," which is being described as a thriller along the lines of the Jason Bourne films. He's done intense amounts of training for the film and it will be his first chance to show off his chops as an action star. It also helps that his co-star, Lily Collins, is another big up-and-comer (she'll star in the adaptation of "City of Bones") and that their combined star power should propel his first major starring role post-"Twilight Saga."
Rounding out 2011 is the much-anticipated release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," which will feature Lautner more than any other film in the series. If the film stays true to the book (and there's no guarantee that it will), about half of it will be shown from his character Jacob's perspective, and it will be up to him and his wolf pack to carry the film. He also ends up with certainly one of the most interesting love interests he's likely to have onscreen during the course of his career.
Aside from the release of "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in late 2012, Lautner has a couple of other big films on the horizon as well. He returns to the young adult genre in the upcoming adaptation of "Incarceron," and he's shaping up to land a pretty hot co-star for the film. Last we heard, Emma Watson, Blake Lively and Jennifer Lawrence are short-listed for his romantic lead.
And though it's been about a year since we heard major news on Lautner's other upcoming film "Stretch Armstrong," it's likely that he'll start filming it once he's done with "Breaking Dawn" in the next couple of months. It's slated for 2012 and will also likely be his first film in 3-D. It's a good thing, then, that he will "not wear a shirt" during the entire film.
Last but not least, Lautner has his third action film in the form of "Cancun." It's being described as "Taken" meets "Die Hard" and will be produced by Lautner's own production company, Tailor Made. Again, there hasn't been a lot of news on the film recently, but we're excited to see him show off his martial arts skills some more on the big screen.

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Emma Watson: Taylor's 'Incarceron' Leading Lady?

justjared writes:

Emma Watson isn’t having any trouble moving on from the Harry Potter franchise.
JustJared.com can exclusively reveal that the 20-year-old British actress is looking like the top contender to play leading lady Claudia in Incarceron, a young-adult fantasy and science fiction novel written by Catherine Fisher. Taylor Lautner is attached to star in a movie adaptation of the novel.

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Blake Lively, Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence Shortlisted For Taylor Lautner's 'Incarceron'

When you're a teen heartthrob making eight-figures per film, you tend to attract some pretty high-profile leading ladies. Such is the case for Taylor Lautner, who is starring in the upcoming adaptation of the young adult novel "Incarceron."

Deadline has the scoop that Fox 2000 is in the process of casting his romantic interest (a young woman named Claudia), and that their top three picks are "Gossip Girl" actress and geek dreamBlake Lively, "Harry Potter" starlet Emma Watson and likely Oscar contender Jennifer Lawrence.

Those are three surprising and very different picks to star opposite Taylor. Claudia is the daughter of the warden of Incarceron, a brutal prison sealed off from the rest of the world where Finn (Taylor) is trapped. She, simultaneously, is trapped in the Realm, which is modeled after the 17th century.

Find out which of the three actresses we think is the best choice after the jump, and then cast your vote for who you think should co-star!

Full disclosure: I haven't read "Incarceron," but from what I've read of the description, Blake Lively seems way too old for the role (and too tall to be a believable love interest for Taylor). She's a great fashionista and will prove she can handle sci-fi/fantasy in "Green Lantern," but she just doesn't have the right look for a girl living her life in a faux 17th century world.

Emma, on the other hand, seems like she would be the perfect fit for the character, but she has too much baggage with her from "Harry Potter" to star in a movie opposite a "Twilight" hottie. It sounds obnoxious to say, but if it were the two of them starring as romantic interests in a film, that is allthe film would be about, though it would probably get tons of people to the theater. Also, isn't Emma trying to give up acting?

That leaves Jennifer Lawrence, who in my opinion seems like the best pick for the role. She's proven she's great with dramatic roles in "The Burning Plain" and "Winter's Bone," is the right age and has the right look to play opposite Taylor, and will prove her nerd cred in the upcoming "X-men: First Class" (she's playing Mystique). That, and she's not too well-known to overshadow what is ultimately Taylor's star vehicle. Plus, I think the two of them would look adorable together.

Who should play Taylor Lautner's love interest?

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Carrie