According to director and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller, an unlikely source was tapped for inspiration when writing his Stretch Armstrong screenplay.
Bleeding Cool report that the character, famous for his orange tan and black Y-Fronts, will apparently be placed in a gritty environment – akin to those inhabited by The Dark Knight and Jason Bourne.
Stretch lives in a very grounded, real world. Our inspiration is as much The Dark Knight as it is the Bourne movies. His nemesis is a rogue element. Not to get to into it, but they are rogue soldiers. Those are his nemeses…
It’s a lot more grounded in the real world, assuming that you had a guy who could stretch. What would that look like? He’s not creating parachutes. It’s a much-more grounded look.
With Taylor Lautner tapped for the role, it is difficult to imagine just how grounded this look might be. Moreover, with the Fantastic Four Reborn pushing for a gritty makeover you have to ask just how much stretchy realism audiences can handle.
While I fully accept that there is a why-so-serious trend in full swing, there are certain properties that need a suspension of disbelief to succeed. Exhibit A? Taylor Lautner’s Stretch Armstrong.
