Brian Grazer on board for 'Stretch'

June 02, 2009 Brian Grazer and his Imagine Entertainment have come aboard as producers of "Stretch Armstrong," Universal and Hasbro's big-screen take on the toy action figure. Universal also slotted "Armstrong" for release April 15, 2011, making it the first movie to be given the green light under the studio and toy company's six-year strategic partnership. Steve Oedekerk ("Bruce Almighty") is writing the screenplay for the action adventure based on the 1970s Kenner toy, a blond man whose arms and legs can stretch up to four feet.

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