RISING actor Rachael Taylor is poised to
take the "Aussiewood's next big thing" baton from compatriot Sophie
Monk after being earmarked for a part in the big-budget remake of Tranformers: The Movie.
The stunning 21-year-old, who played vixen Sasha Forbes on shortlived Channel 7 drama Headland, has been in LA in recent months in a bid to land a breakthrough gig.
It appears that role has arrived, with industry reports linking her to Pearl Harbour director Michael Bay's adaptation of the cartoon.
Taylor, who has deferred studies at the University of Sydney, is
tipped to play "a super-hot and super-smart codebreaker" in a revamped
battle between duelling alien races the Autobots and the Decepticons.
Screen great Jon Voight, John Turturro (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) and Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas) are also mooted for roles in the new flick.