Title: Abduction Director: John Singleton (‘Boyz n the Hood,’ ’2 Fast 2 Furious’) Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins (‘The Blind Side,’ ‘Priest’) and Maria Bello The most effective, thought-provoking and memorable action thrillers don’t solely include high adrenaline stunts, they also include an intriguing story filled with surprising twists and well developed characters. Unfortunately, famed action director John Singleton failed to recapture his former glory with his new film ‘Abduction.’ The movie chooses to instead capitalize on cliched stunts, predictable plot points and one-dimensional characters to appeal to its intended audience. ‘Abduction’ follows teenager Nathan Price (played by Taylor Lautner), who’s dealing with feelings of rage and anger, and thoughts…

Disney has picked up-and-coming actor Garrett Hedlund to star in the Joseph Kosinksi-directed “Tron,” the sequel to the 1982 Disney cult science fiction classic. Hedlund has appeared in “Troy,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Four Brothers,” “Eragon,” and “Georgia Rule.” Hedlund will play the lead, who finds himself pulled into the world of a computer and retracing the steps of Kevin Flynn from the first film, played by Jeff Bridges, who is reprising the role of Flynn. Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett have also been cast in the project, which was known as both “Tron 2″ and “Tr2n” before its latest naming. “Tron”, released in 1982, is a sci-fi film by Disney,…