15 Actors Whose Careers Were Killed By One Terrible Movie
Actor: Taylor Lautner
Movie: Abduction
Release date: 2011
After the Twilight series, Taylor Lautner ostensibly disappeared. Much like the attempt to make Hayden Christensen a leading action star post-franchise with Jumper, this Lautner vehicle Abduction also fell completely flat.
Panned by critics and ignored by audiences, Lautner’s career went in the opposite direction of fellow Twilight alum Robert Pattinson (the new Batman) and Kristen Stewart (a critical darling).
At one point, the Twilight studio Summit Entertainment was thinking of replacing Lautner before the sequel New Moon entered production. It makes you wonder if another actor who took on the role of Jacob would’ve had better luck in their post-vampire career.