The feature film version of Stretch Armstrong now has a director. The gestating adaptation of the classic Hasbro toy has been in development for a few years, with Taylor Lautner previously attached to star as the titular, flexible hero. Relativity picked up the rights to the project from Universal back in January and set Greg Poirier (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) to write the script, and now Heat Vision reports that Breck Eisner has entered negotiations to take the helm. Moreover, it appears that Dean Gregoraris (The Manchurian Candidate, Tristan + Isolde) is now handling the script.
Eisner—the son of former Disney CEO Michael—previously directed the horror film The Crazies and 2005’s Sahara. He landed on a shortlist of directors to helm Die Hard 5 before John Moore landed the gig, but Eisner recently signed on to helm the action-thriller Manhunt. Whether his Stretch Armstrong will finally come to fruition remains to be seen, but Relativity seems keen on getting the film into production.
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Stop. Just… stop. There are so many characters from novels/ comic books/ television that have never been adapted for the big screen. Characters with a real back story. Characters and stories that deserve to be seen. Not Stretch Armstrong. It’s going to bomb and be panned by critics. I have a prediction, Stretch Armstrong is going to make GI Joe look good by comparison. And GI Joe was horrible. This is why people are not going to the movies like they used to. To the execs who want this made- put down the bath salts and read a book.