Taylor Lautner disappeared from Hollywood for a sad reason (a movie ruined his career)

Taylor Lautner is one of those actors who disappeared from Hollywood after a time when his popularity seemed to be taking off, but a movie ruined his career forever.

 

The actor is remembered for the role of Jacob Black in the Twilight saga, in which he participated from 2008 to 2012. Despite the divided opinion of the vampire saga, the franchise was a success and the protagonists became icons. teen movies of his time.

 

Lautner was even nominated for several awards for his part in Twilight, he was chosen as the sexiest actor of 2010 and also won the best performance without a shirt at the 2013 MTV Awards.

 

However, Taylor Lautner's physique wasn't enough to sustain a successful Hollywood career and keep appearing in major movies.

Despite continuing to be pigeonholed in the roles of Edward and Bella, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart continued to act in different projects that made them demonstrate their histrionic talent beyond a teenage romantic saga.

  

But it was not the same case with Taylor Lautner. After the end of the Twilight saga, the actor gave little to talk about and his shirtless performances were forgotten.

 

The last film Lautner appeared in was 2016's Run the Tide, which was a box office and critical flop. Since then, the actor disappeared from the spotlight.

 
Before that tape, Taylor Lautner ventured into action movies with Tracers and Abduction, and it was this last film that ruined his career forever.

Why Abduction Ruined Taylor Lautner's Career

Abduction, from 2011, was directed by John Singleton, who retired with that film, but had established himself as an important action director with films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers or Shaft.

 

In addition to Lautner, the cast included Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello and Sigourney Weaver, making it an ensemble enticing enough to win the box office. 

 

Abduction was Taylor Lautner's first leading role away from the vampire franchise, so it was his chance to showcase his talents in Hollywood and pave his way as a rising star.

 

However, the action movie was not what was expected and had a 5% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also a commercial failure, grossing $28 million of the original $35 budget.

 

The reasons why a film fails can vary and do not entirely depend on the protagonist; However, Lautner did not recover from the fall and, since he was the face of the project, the studios mistrusted his image to include him in future productions and, little by little, he was relegated from Hollywood.

 

In 2013, Lautner was cast in Grown Ups 2, starring, written and produced by Adam Sandler, whose films are not known for being critical successes.

 

Currently, Taylor Lautner is working again on Adam Sanlder's next project, Home Team, which will premiere on Netflix; however, it seems that the glory days of the werewolf of Twilight are behind him and he is not set to regain star status from him one day.