Twilight: The werewolf becomes the king of paying, aiming to be the next Cruise.
After Twilight produced two red stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner the werewolf also stood out and became the most powerful potential stock in the new generation of Hollywood. To some extent, 18-year-old Lottner is even hotter than Pattinson-his current salary is $7.5 million, and he is the king of the new generation; There are five films in hand, including the typical hero series Armstrong. Lottner blushed, but he was still the approachable man next door. Perhaps, as predicted by major American media, a new generation of Tom Cruise will be born soon.
A "king of pay" who dare not face his fans.
"If fans are allowed into the room, what will they do? Tear us to pieces? "
He is a master of American football, baseball and basketball.
He began to learn karate at the age of 6 and became an invincible fighter in kindergartens and private elementary schools in Great Falls, Michigan. Before the age of 8, he was a member of the World Karate Association, representing the United States in the competition under the World Karate Association 12, and won three championships in the World Group and the Weapons Group.
Summing up the past year, Lottner really doesn't know what adjectives can be used to describe it except "dreaming".
Last year, when Twilight 2: Twilight premiered in Brazil, he and the heroine Kristen Stewart were trapped in a hotel suite. Hundreds of fans were waiting at the door, and the bodyguard had an idea to let them leave through the stairs. "We were trapped in that small room for 45 minutes, waiting for the swat team to save us." Lottner said, "We asked each other:' What would fans do if they were allowed into the room? "Tear us to pieces," "Bodyguards go out with him, and in order to prevent the fans from screaming through their heads, they are ready to buy tranquilizers in advance. Since then, a set of "plan B" has been formulated for the evacuation plan of each event to prevent riots.
So did the Oscar ceremony earlier this year. "If Stuart hadn't been here, I might have fainted!" Lottner recalled, "I looked down and saw George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio-they were listening to me!" Lottner's expression when he said this was honest, enthusiastic and a little tangled. At the M TV Music Video Awards Ceremony, he presented an award to gossip girlfriend Taylor Swift and watched kanye west grab the microphone. "I was standing behind her, I thought it was a stage effect! This is what they rehearsed. But then Taylor turned her head, and I didn't know it was really robbed until I saw her expression ... "
It was not until the children's choice award at the end of March that he felt a little wrist. Adam sandler, steve carell, tina fey, Robert Downey Jr. and Rihanna all came to kiss the candy ring. In the end, 18-year-old Lottner won the most popular actor award for "Werewolf".
"surprise"! This is the entertainment headline in the newspaper the next day. This may sound more reasonable if Zac Efron and Shia La Beouf win the prize. But don't forget, just after New Year's Day this year, The Hollywood Reporter published a report: Lottner took over N N orthernLights for $7.5 million, becoming the highest paid film actor in the new generation. Is Lottner worth the price? I don't know that Hollywood in panic may invest money in anyone who looks convincing at the box office. "I'm not ready myself." Lottner said, "Once I start thinking, I will think, is the movie going to start shooting? Will the movie be great? I can't concentrate on my current job. "
Sure enough, the pressure followed. At the end of July, Lottner went to Pittsburgh to shoot the film Kidnapping, which was his first starring role. He will use this role to answer everyone's doubts: is he a real movie star or a passing meteor? He said he wanted to emulate the "Tom Cruise model". Indeed, he has the opportunity to become a boyish action hero without threat-the kind of star who can call the audience into the cinema in batches across race and gender.
Naive Lottner immediately changed the subject and told his adventures as a "Hollywood queue jumper" with the mentality of a super fan. "At the Children's Choice Award, will smith specially asked my agent to arrange a meeting"; "I got a hug from the famous Oprah Winfrey"; "I met Robert Downey Jr. at Vanity Fair's Oscar party. He wears blue glasses. He is so handsome. He introduced me to his wife, very friendly! "
A "werewolf" tries to gain weight to keep his role.
"I said to myself: I want this role. I like this role. I don't want to lose him. "
His salary: $7.5 million
His goal is: the next Tom Cruise.
Lottner is handsome, but the credit for his fame definitely belongs to Twilight. Lottner's greatest lucky god is Twilight, but luck is like a passing meteor, and he almost missed it-the first one was only 239 words, and the sequel hardly appeared.
In 2008, Lottner played jacob black in Twilight, an indigenous Indian teenager and a good friend of the heroine bella swan. Lottner only has four plays, and he only took a week off. The film was released in North America on June 2008165438+1October 2 1, which made Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart famous. Lottner's situation is even worse: the producer hints that he will be replaced in the sequel-in the second original, the werewolf is still a werewolf, but he has grown from a scrawny child to a six-foot-seven adult werewolf, while Lottner looks like a child on the screen. Publishers printed promotional materials trumpeted the return of Christine and Robert, but there was no sign of Lottner.
Lottner admitted that he was "depressed" at that time. He hired a personal trainer and started thinking training. "I want to continue to play the sequel, so I went to the gym, read the original and study the role. I said to myself,' I want this role. I like this role. I don't want to lose him. I know I am better than others. I want to play a sequel. I want to be jacob black. "He eats a meal every two hours, mostly meat, and his parents put lunch in the refrigerator of his car. When there is a traffic jam, Lottner will take out the frozen meat in the plastic bag to eat. In this way, he gained 30 pounds and kept his role. His abdominal muscles became a new topic in Twilight: New Moon, and the box office soared-the box office reached $297 million after the film was released.
In one scene of the film, Stuart ran into a motorcycle and Lott rushed to save her. "It's just bleeding, Bella." He said, then he took off his shirt. "This scene fully embodies his character-practical and introverted." Stuart once praised Lottner. One of the advantages that she admires Lottner is that he can focus on the present and not dwell on some problems. For his age, his innate perseverance is really amazing.
Lottner has made more than five films. He was invited to play the Iron Knight with a seven-figure salary, but he chose the tough Armstrong. In the popular movie Valentine's Day, Lott played a small role as a high school student athlete. "The writer told me to go to school and then took off my shirt. I said,' Wow! Stop. Take off your clothes at school? Don't! "
Hollywood used "undressing" to praise Hong Meigen Fox, but Lottner chose to cherish meat as gold.
A young idol who loves town life.
"My family life has not changed. I have to take out the garbage and weeds. "
● 12 years old, won the world youth black belt championship three times, including JuniorWorld champion.
● His sister said, "My brother is the most elusive person in the family. He can find his most suitable position in any environment, instead of complaining all day like other peers. "
● Although I will continue to participate in film performances, I do not exclude being a screenwriter or director.
In Hollywood, young fame can be divided into two types: one is lindsay lohan type, and the other is Zac Efron type. Lohan people are victims of disappointment because of family reasons. They are addicted to drugs and alcohol, and use all kinds of scandals to write blogs in tabloids. Efron has sound parents, grew up in a religious environment, and chose to stay away from anything illegal, believing that performance is the foundation of everything.
Lottner belongs to the latter. He lives with his parents in Valencia, a suburban town 45 minutes north of Hollywood. "Parents need to tell their children what is important in his life, which has nothing to do with whether he is a movie star or not." Lottner's father said, "We told Taylor that you had your chance. You should be grateful and cherish it, because maybe one day the opportunity will disappear. " Parents regularly go to the Catholic Church with Lottner in order to "educate his young and impulsive heart and cultivate his professional ethics".
Lottner's "road to stardom" can be traced back to the age of seven, starting from a karate school in Great Falls, Michigan. At that time, the school coach and students went to Kentucky to participate in the Wushu Championship, and Lottner was among them. There, he met Mike Chater, a karate coach, who used to be an excellent actor. Chater encouraged Lottner to attend a month-long karate summer camp in Los Angeles and took him to see his agent.
If Lottner's father didn't happen to be a pilot, the whole family could fly at any time, and the story might stop here. "When I was in Michigan, I went to bed at 9 pm. One night, my parents received a phone call and the other party asked me to go to Los Angeles for an audition the next morning. " Lottner said, "My parents woke me up at 4 a.m., and then I flew to L.A. ... and I had to go home the next morning so that I could attend classes normally." /kloc-at the age of 0/3, he played the leading role outside the reef in the movie "Three-dimensional Raiders: Outside the Reef and the Magma Girl", in which he showed his profound martial arts talent.
What did fame bring to Lottner? He said happily, "I have my first car!" " "-Lottner now drives BM W 5 series. Fame didn't go to his head. In the eyes of the media, he still has a silly feeling. In interviews, he often said "I know" and "that's it" and responded with laughter. " Rolling Stone and GQ interviewed him half a year later, and Lottner took the reporter to his most familiar Olive Garden restaurant. "This is the place where my father often takes me. "After two meals, he ordered steak as the main course. In the second interview, he wanted to order a bowl of Tuscan soup as usual, but he changed it to a salad temporarily. As an old customer, he said to the waiter, "I know it costs $ 1.50, no problem." "
"I can't stand paparazzi." Lottner's distress is the same as that of all stars. "12 cars are parked in front of my house, and they follow me wherever I go." In fact, paparazzi also "hate" Lottner. His routine is more regular than that of athletes in training: get up in the morning, go to the gym, then drive to work in Los Angeles, go home for dinner, spend time with family and friends, and finally sleep safely. Day after day, monotonous but full.
Lottner admitted that he didn't want to move out of the town. There is a cinema he often goes to, a gym that makes him strong, and a group of neighbors who shout "Come on, Jacob" in good faith. "I never thought about moving and leaving my parents. It's not necessary. My family life hasn't changed since I became famous. I also have to help take out the garbage and weeds. I like this life. "
"Once I went to Paris to perform, I was always excited on the way from the airport to the hotel,' Cool! I want to look around! "I want to see the Eiffel Tower!" But I left the next morning ... well, I didn't do anything in Paris. "He said," So I often tell others: Although I went to many places, I actually didn't see anything, haha ... "