Twilight star Taylor Lautner will become the richest teen in Hollywood when he’s paid $7.5 million (GBP4.685 million) for his next movie role.

The 17 year old will pick up the monster paycheck when he stars alongside Tom Cruise in Northern Lights, reports DeadlineHollywood.com.

Lautner is expected to play a “gifted, young, aerobatics pilot” in the movie.