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According to the LA Times, Lautner is in the running to take the lead role in the teenage superhero film.
The 17-year-old, who plays Jacob in the Twilight franchise, has no other projects lined up after finishing filming rom-com Valentine's Day.
Steel is a Mattel toy, which was was first sold in 2001, bringing in $100 million in it's first year. Paramount are hoping the project will match the box office success of similar toy adaptations Transformers and G.I. Joe.
Lautner would star as extreme sports athlete Josh McGrath, who is exposed to the powers of nanotechnological machines. He develops increased strength, near-invulnerability and the power to change his appearance.
J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani are penning the script.
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