“Abduction” didn’t work – in any capacity, really – but Taylor Lautner’s handlers are still convinced the “Twilight” alum has what it takes to be cinema’s next action hero.

Lautner’s attached to star in Daniel Benmayor’s action-thriller ”Tracers” for Temple Hill Entertainment, says THR.

Lautner plays a hot New York City bicycle messenger who is debt to an organized crime gang. When he crashes his bike into a sexy stranger, he’s immediately seduced by her and the thrill of the world of Parkour.

“Tracers” was announced at Cannes.