Variety has officially confirmed that Taylor Lautner has signed on with Paramount Pictures to star as "Max Steel," a 19-year-old extreme sports junkie recruited by a secret agency after an accident infects his body with nanobots, making him superhuman.

I created this photo manipulation of Taylor as Max Steel. Do you think he will make a good super hero?

Thanks, Keith!

I knew it!!! I had a big hunch that Taylor Lautner was in talks to star in an action super hero movie!!! I never wrote about it, just in case I was completely wrong and I didn't want to start any rumors.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Taylor and his reps at representatives at WME and Management 360 are looking for his next big project to follow Gary Marshall's "Valentine's Day."

Lautner would play Josh McGrath, a 19-year-old extreme-sports athlete who is accidentally exposed to the unleashed power of nanotechological machines, which become part of him and (in the old show, at least) give him increased strength, near-invulnerability and the ability to change his appearance.

"Steel" was a Mattel line back in 2001 that raked in $100 million worldwide and spawned an animated series that lasted three season.

You might be wondering how I knew something like this was going to happen. Well, here's how I came to my conclusion.Read more