Taylor Goes on a Limb in 'Abduction' [Video]

By RAPHAEL CHESTANG

September 23, 2011

Taylor Lautner will debut in his first starring role in a non-Twilight major motion picture, Abduction, this week and if he has his way, it won't be his last.

"My goal is to be able to challenge myself to a wide variety of roles and genres," Taylor revealed to The Insider's Brooke Anderson. "Actors that I've looked up to my entire life have continued to do that throughout their entire career and that would be amazing for me."

In Abduction, Taylor plays a young man who finds himself in a world of trouble once he finds out that everything he thought he knew about himself is a lie.

MORE: Taylor Lautner Excited at Abduction Premiere

The action movie went where few films have gone before when the crew shot an action scene during an actual Pirates baseball game. Taylor found out why action flicks generally stay away from filming with real people at real sporting events.

"When we showed up with a bunch of cameras and actors walking around [the fans were] all staring at the cameras and we're like, 'Don't look at the cameras,'" said Taylor. "I'm sure if you watch it a few times, you'll see random fans just staring at us or directly into the lens."

See Taylor like you've never seen him before when Abduction sneaks into theaters Friday, September 23.

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