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Casting Bites: Williamson, Dunn, McCord & Sandvig

Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Thrillers », Casting »

Check out this collection of old and new faces, courtesy of Variety:
  • He became super famous, or at least, super recognizable after jutting out his lower lip and playing Bubba in Forrest Gump. Now Mykelti Williamson is doomed to some terrible death -- or at least, he's doomed to be surrounded by it. He's picked up a role in the next accident fest -- Final Destination 4. Unfortunately, there's no word on who he'll play -- whether he'll have a bit part, or figure prominently. Either way, you'll get to see him in 3D! In the meantime, you can catch him in Vice, a new drama starring Michael Madsen and Daryl Hannah.
  • Then we've got Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn. Recently, she's been hanging out on the Pineapple Express, but now she's also getting spiritual -- or at least, into the spiritual business. Dunn has signed on to play a literary agent in the upcoming Jeff Daniels film The Dream of the Romans, which I told you about the other day. Daniels stars as a reclusive writer of spiritual books who gets hounded for advice by a few eager fans.
  • Finally, there's more talent signing on to the Patrick Swayze comedy Fired Up, which focuses on two guys who sign up for cheerleader's camp to pick up girls -- AnnaLynne McCord (Nip/Tuck) and Jake Sandvig (Sky High). There is no word on McCord's character (although I bet it would be safe to assume that she'll be a cheerleader), while Sandvig will play some dude named Downey. A-W-E-S-O-M-E. (I really hope this is good, for Swayze's sake.)

It Takes Three to 'Slaughter'

Filed under: Horror », Casting », Newsstand »

It's time to give up your dreams of Dominique Swain and snuff films -- The Hollywood Reporter has posted the cast list of the upcoming horror film Slaughter, and Ms. Swain is no longer in the picture. They say she's having scheduling conflicts, which I presume is due to her role in another heart-warming tale called Trance. Instead, Erica Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) has taken over her role, and will be joined by Shawnee Smith (Amanda from the Saw series), AnnaLynne McCord (Day of the Dead), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Elektra), Eugenia Yuan (The Eye 2), Karl Yune (Memoirs of a Geisha), and Jonathon Trent (Alone with Her).

Basically, these girls (Smith, Leerhsen, McCord) are aspiring actresses who land some Japanese work. Instead of traversing the ocean to get one step closer to superstardom, they find themselves cast in a snuff film. I wonder if they realize this from the get-go, or are running around, thinking that all of their dangerous props are fake until one of them slices and dices? Tagawa is playing the director, Yuan is playing the producer, Yune is the male co-star, and Trent is playing the boyfriend of McCord's character. The film is based on a Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition script by Nathan Brookes and Bobby Lee Darby, with Víctor García taking up the directorial duties. IMDb says production has already started, and I would hope so, it they want to keep their January 20 release date. Talk about a quick turn-around!
 
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