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“Red Dawn” Casting News

June 17, 2009 by Michael Hickerson   || Category: Film News

Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki have been cast in the upcoming remake of “Red Dawn,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The duo will join Chris Hemsworth in the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers.

Peck will play Matt Eckert — the role originated by Charlie Sheen — the hotheaded younger brother of Hemsworth’s Jed Eckert and star quarterback of their Spokane high school football team.

Palicki will play Toni, the role first inhabited by Jennifer Grey. She’s a tough fighter the brothers encounter who develops romantic feelings for Jed, a Marine home on leave and the group’s unofficial leader.  Palicki will be familiar to genre fans as the girlfriend of Sam Winchester who is killed in the pilot episode of “Supernatural.”

Filming on the reboot is expected to start in September.

Netflix, Inc.

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10 Responses to ““Red Dawn” Casting News”

  1. Galactic Watercooler » Blog Archive » Reboots Galore: Red Dawn on June 17th, 2009 9:02 pm

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  2. Bobs-Dobs on June 17th, 2009 10:22 pm

    why…

  3. Andrew McDonald on June 17th, 2009 11:21 pm

    Reboot RAAAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!

  4. Phil on June 17th, 2009 11:38 pm

    Wolverines?

  5. tensaibaka on June 18th, 2009 1:12 am

    Chinese AND Russian soldiers invade? Stop with the remakes already!!!! What’s next, a remake of Howard the Duck???

  6. mseyf on June 18th, 2009 2:02 am

    Hey! Keep the Howard the Duck comment to yourself before anyone gets any ideas.

  7. the lows on June 18th, 2009 2:44 am

    face palm.

    Darcy

  8. DD on June 19th, 2009 12:11 pm

    Yeah thats original. Come on!!!!! What a waste of film.

  9. Roy of Borg on June 20th, 2009 11:17 pm

    Ah sweet Sagan. Why? The only reason the first was good was that it was fun to watch and the sheer number of good actors on it. Why do it again?

  10. Jason on August 16th, 2009 7:38 pm

    This film will be better than expected. China and Russians invade
    the United States. Should be interesting. Heard that Kurt Russell will
    be in it, thats a plus. This remake will be more intense, more action,
    I’d like to think that the intial invasion scenes will be larger and last
    longer than the original. This film could be rated R.

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