(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Taylor Lautner studied Matt Damon and Tom Cruise for his new movie.

The heartthrob is Nathan in action drama Abduction. The role was demanding, as he plays a young man who tries to uncover the truth about his life after making a shocking discovery.

"I play Nathan, a normal high-school kid who finds a picture of himself on a missing person's website and realises his whole life is a lie," he explained to the UK edition of Glamour magazine. "It was a major challenge for me, physically and emotionally. I studied the actors I really admire, like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Harrison Ford."

The movie which also stars Lily Collins involves a host of spectacular action scenes. Even though Taylor was keen to get his hands dirty, a stunt double completed the more dangerous sequences. However, he did learn some new self-defence skills in the process.

"I did most of my own stunts but some were too dangerous," he added. "I begged and begged but insurance would never cover me! The riskiest was sliding down a massive glass awning in a baseball stadium. We're talking crazy high. I learnt to box and wrestle too. I loved it."

Abduction is released worldwide later this month. (C) Cover Media