How many more sequels can be in the news this year? THR reports Taylor Lautner may join Adam Sandler in "Grown Ups 2," the follow-up to 2010's box office darling starring Adam Sandler and a motley crew of reunited friends.

Lautner will be joined by much of the cast of the original "Grown Ups," as Sandler, Maya Rudolph, Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock and David Spade are all expected to return. Dennis Dugan will return to direct, and the film is slated for a July 2013 release.

The first film brought in $162 domestically and added another $271 million worldwide, making it a bonafide hit for Columbia Pictures. In the movie, a group of friends is reunited in the wake of the death of their high school basketball coach.

The "Twilight" star ("Breaking Dawn Part 2" is out in November) already broke out of his teen fiction mold by playing an action hero in 2011's "Abduction." Adding "Grown Ups" to his IMDb profile at such a young age (he just turned 20 in February) is a sign that Lautner isn't going to make the mistake of letting his early breakout role define him (paging Daniel Radcliffe).

Lautner's addition is also good news for Sandler, who is co-producing the sequel with Jack Giarraputo. Though Sandler set an unfortunate record over the weekend by sweeping the Razzie awards for "Jack and Jill" and "Just Go With It," he's apparently not resting on his laurels. Sandler's company Happy Madison is reportedly in talks to remake the 1987 comedy "Summer School."

He just keeps on keepin' on, that Sandler.

据国外媒体报道，曾于2010年上映的喜剧片《长大后》将拍续集，亚当·桑德勒(《初恋50次》、《人生遥控器》)已确认主演，导演丹尼斯·杜根亦可能再次执导，凯文·詹姆斯、克里斯·洛克、罗伯·施奈德、大卫·斯佩德、萨尔玛·海耶克、玛娅·鲁道夫、玛丽亚·贝罗等原班人马也有望回归出演。

近期，90后年轻“小狼”泰勒·洛特纳(《暮色》、《绑架》)也被邀加盟，具体细节正在商谈之中。如果签约成功，洛特纳将在剧中出演和老戏骨桑德勒对手的重要角色。
分析称，洛特纳的《绑架》去年票房失利，他很可能接拍《长大后2》吸金。但也有分析认为，目前《暮色4》下集已接近尾声(11月16日上映)，对于洛特纳，《长大后2》提供的只是一个好玩的角色而已，实际上，他正在为自己寻找下一部大戏。

而作为“好片不多，烂片不少”的喜剧搭档，桑德勒和丹尼斯都已有失利前科。就在刚过去的愚人节， 亚当·桑德勒凭《杰克与吉尔》“横扫”十项金酸梅大奖，而 丹尼斯·杜根也曾以《冒牌老爸》、《我盛大的同志婚礼》两度获得金酸梅奖最差导演提名。如此以来，《长大后2》能否再获成功，显然不好预知。

该片已预定于明年7月12日上映。