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Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine Head for Horror
Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Independent », Casting », Scripts »
I always wondered what would happen if you'd throw a space pilot pirate wannabe in a dilapidated shack with a technology-humping soul catcher. Apparently, it will make college kids think the poor saps are dangerous killers. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Alan Tudyk (Serenity, Dodgeball) and Tyler Labine (Control Alt Delete, Reaper) have signed on to star in a new indie horror comedy called Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. The brainchild of writer/director Eli Craig (who also happens to be Sally Field's son), the film centers on Tucker (Tudyk) and Dale (Labine), "two good-natured hillbillies mistakenly accused of being psycho killers by a group of college kids camping at the same lake where the hillbillies have just acquired a dilapidated cabin as their 'summer home.'" Where the horror fits in is anyone's guess.
Chelan Simmons (Kyle XY) blogged last month about the project and writes: "The movie is a horror/comedy ... kinda like Shaun of the Dead" -- well, first she compared it to Dawn of the Dead, until a reader wondered how that was funny -- so that doesn't really help suss out the horror. Since the movie is shooting in Calgary, Alberta, much of the cast is composed with Canadian actors, topped with the clueless Cerie from 30 Rock -- Katrina Bowden.
Whatever this strange project is, Tudyk in a horror comedy sounds good to me, especially if he does turn out to be a killer and channels some of that Dollhouse creepiness.
Casting Bites: Marc Senter, Katrina Bowden, and Johnny Simmons
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », Horror », Independent », Casting »
Here are some Variety casting bites for the next wave of actors and actresses:- Picking up a role in Lindsay Lohan's I Know Who Killed Me probably wasn't the best move, but Marc Senter is following it up with a number of alternatives. He's got two horror flicks on the way, Wicked Lake and Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, plus two new films -- Hippy and Ironclad. However, maybe he didn't learn his lesson because it seems that Hippy is a flick starring Lohan. If at first you don't succeed, try and try again!
- Next up is 30 Rock's towheaded Cerie, Katrina Bowden. It seems that she's just finished filming Sex Drive with James Marsden. This is that weird teen sex comedy that Jessica blogged about the other day. Unfortunately, there's no word on who she plays -- an object of teen affection, I would assume. Whatever the case, her career is definitely moving forward from her first gig as an actress in a Fall Out Boy music video.
- And last, but not least, we have Johnny Simmons, who is going to get a hand on Jennifer's Body. Yes, he's nabbed himself a lead role in Diablo Cody's pic, although exactly who he is playing remains to be seen. This should be a good balance between all the roles that the new actor has on his plate -- heroes, family flicks, and horror... After his stint as the kid in Evan Almighty, he's filmed The Spirit, and is currently dealing with that Hotel for Dogs.
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