Just as Lautner is about to step into a new role as action star/co-producer ("Abduction," due in September) comes word that he won't be depending on Robin Baum of Slate PR to help accelerate his rising star.
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesLionsgate on Thursday released the first poster for its Taylor Lautner action thriller Abduction.
In the movie, Lautner plays a teenager who finds out he was kidnapped as a child after his picture shows up on a missing-persons website. When he sets to uncover the truth about his past, he realizes he is being pursued and must go on the run.
Lily Collins also stars in the movie, which opens Sept. 23.
Abduction marks the first film Lautner will carry as a solo leading man.
The actor also hits theaters Nov. 16 for the final installment in the Twilight franchise, Breaking Dawn Part 2.
STORY: Taylor Lautner: The End of ‘Twilight’ ‘Will Be a Relief’
Check out the poster and watch the official trailer for Abduction below.
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