Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood broke the news that Taylor Lautner has booked another project. So not only does Taylor have Breaking Dawn, Max Steele, and an unnamed project to be shot in Cancun; he now can add Stretch Armstrong to the list.

According to Nikkie Finke, Donna Langley (co-chair at Universal) stated “In the past two years, Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power,” said Langley. “We couldn’t be more pleased that he has agreed to be our Stretch.”

Taylor will be 20-years-old by the time the movie shoots in March 2012.

Taylor Lautner’s Valentine’s Day is about to open just in time for…you guessed it…Valentine’s Day. The movie is directed by legendary romantic comedy master, Gary Marshall. Judging from the promos it seems to be shooting for a Love Actually feel only with an American cast.

The movie Love Actually, directed and written by Richard Curtis of Four Weddings a a Funeral fame, took some of the biggest names in British TV and cinema (Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, and Hugh Grant to name a few) and threw them into interweaving stories on love at Christmastime. The result was a feel good movie with a star power ensemble cast. The stars came out because Richard Curtis was very popular with the UK acting community.

It looks like Valentine’s Day is working off the same type of formula, and with big-name, award winning actors (some of whose careers Gary Marshall helped to launch to A-list level). The Oscar and Emmy power here is rather stunning:

Kathy Bates: 3 time Oscar nominee/winner
Patrick Dempsy: Emmy winner
Hector Elinzado: 5 time Emmy nominee, and winner
Jennifer Garner: 4 time Emmy nominee
Anne Hathaway: Oscar nominee
Queen Latifa: Oscar nominee
Shirley Maclaine: 6 time Oscar nominee/winner and 6 Time Emmy Nominee
Julia Roberts: 3 time Oscar nominee/winner and Emmy nominee

This doesn’t count talented fan-favorites, but not current award winners like Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, and Bradley Cooper.

Predictably, Jessica Alba in talking to MTV,  is a fan of her co-stars Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift.

Alex Meraz doesn’t seem to feel that way (and his choice of words caused quite the media firestorm yesterday).

What vibe do you get sight unseen: feel good hit, money grubbing flop, or something in between?

There’s a new Valentine’s Day clip out featuring Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner. It takes talent to look this klutzy, and uncoordinated on cue…not to mention it looks like it hurts! See more on Hollywood Crush.

TY to Amanda from TwiExaminer for the heads up!

We’ve seen Taylor’s football playing ability on Jay Leno when he threw around the football with one of his all time heroes, the legendary Jerry Rice. Taylor back in his Valencia high schools days in uniform (there used to be a clip on YouTube, darned if I can find it now).

Well, now Taylor Lautner is Celebrity Beach Bowl bound!

For some reason rumor ran rampant on the Internet yesterday that Taylor Lautner met with a tragic end. He is very much still with us. In fact, as Novel Novice points out, he is slated to be a presenter at the Golden Globes later this week.

“LOS ANGELES (AP) — A werewolf is coming to the Golden Globe Awards.
“Twilight” star Taylor Lautner will be among the presenters at Sunday’s ceremony, along with “Milk” star Josh Brolin and “Saturday Night Live” alum Amy Poehler.
Ricky Gervais will host the 67th annual awards, which will be  presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The show will air live on  NBC (8 p.m. EST).”

This is the second time in the last thirty days that death rumors have affected the Twilight world. The first was a rumor that Stephenie Meyer had died, which was also completely unfounded.