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Friday, April 6, 2012

Taylor Lautner To Join Adam Sandler In 'Grown Ups 2'

'Twilight Saga' star will take on 'fun' role in sequel to the hit 2010 comedy.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Lautner
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic

If you've been itching to see Taylor Lautner flex his comedy chops more on the big screen, this news is for you.

The "Twilight Saga" star has just nabbed a role in the sequel to 2010's "Grown Ups," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lautner will join most of the original cast in the sequel including its leading man Adam Sandler, as well as Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Maya Rudolph and Salma Hayek. "Project X" star Oliver Cooper also recently joined the cast. Director Dennis Dugan will be back to helm "Grown Ups 2."

Sources say that the big-screen werewolf "will make an appearance in a 'fun' role, in which he goes toe-to-toe with Sandler."

The role marks a departure for Lautner, who previously angled more toward action-based blockbusters like the "Twilight" flicks and "Abduction," which was a Stateside box-office dud but managed to gross $82 million worldwide.

The first "Grown Ups" film earned $162 million domestically and $271 million worldwide. The film follows a group of friends who reunite as adults after their high school basketball coach dies.

While no further production details about the film are being reported, Lautner does have a busy 2012 ahead of him. He's set to work with Gus Van Sant in his next indie, the final "Twilight" film, "Breaking Dawn - Part 2," opens in November and since mid-2011, he has been attached to the big-screen adaptation of the YA novel "Incarceron."

Lautner also recently dropped out of a starring role in "Stretch Armstrong" after being attached to that project for some time.

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