With the box office success of Transformers and G.I. Joe, Hollywood is obviously keen to try and cash in with more of these ‘toy movies’. So the next one out of the bag is the Stretch Armstrong movie.

According to Variety, the title role will be played by Twilight wolf boy, Taylor Lautner.

The reason for the casting is obvious. He’s got a huge fanbase thanks to the Twilight movies, and he’s managed to set himself apart from most other young actors by putting on 30 pounds of muscle.

Chances of the film actually being any good though is hugely unlikely. It’s based around a toy that you could stretch. That’s it. No back story like in Transformers. No good guys vs bad guys like with G.I. Joe. And I doubt there’s a hardcore Stretch Armstrong fanbase out there. My prediction is this will be a fun movie for kids and young teens, but isn’t likely to win any awards or keep away from the bargain bin in the DVD stores.

The studio is aiming for a 2012 release date.