Director Rob Zombie has released the names of some new cast members chosen to take part in his remake of the classic John Carpenter film “Halloween.”
Zombie was going to wait for this disclosure, but aware at how difficult it was to keep other names out of the limelight, he decided to scoop the press by making the announcement on his own official myspace website.
The new cast members are Danny Trejo playing Ismael Cruz – a sympathetic worker at Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, Lew Temple as Nole Kluggs, another worker at Smith’s Grove and Ken Foree playing Big Joe Grizzley, a truck drive who encounters Michael on his travels.
Zombie promised to soon announce the remaining major roles of Laurie, Annie, Lynda, Judith, Sheriff Brackett, Kendall Jacks, Grant Clark, Principle Erics, Councilman Edwards, Lindsey Wallace, Tommy Doyle, Deputy Charles, Dr. Koplenson, Barbara Florentine and Morgan Walker. If you are wondering none of these remaining roles are played by anyone that was in “The Devil’s Rejects”
Here is a listing of the cast so far:
Dr. Loomis – Malcolm McDowell
Young Michael Myers – Daeg Faerch
Adult Michael Myers – Tyler Mane
Deborah Myers – Sheri Moon Zombie
Mason Strode – Pat Skipper
Big Joe – Ken Foree
Nole Kluggs – Lew Temple
Ismael Cruz – Danny Trejo
According to HalloweenMovies.com, William Forsythe joins the cast as Ronnie White, and in a bit of casting genius, Dee Wallace Stone (The Howling & E.T.) has signed on to play Cynthia Strode.
The film is on schedule and begins filming on January 29th for a August 31, 2007 release in the U.S. and throughout Europe in October 2007.