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Massive ‘Saw V’ Casting Update, HUGE Spoiler Alert!
One of the big surprises in all of the SAW films are the big casting reveals that appear when you see the film. Obviously, after four films, it’s expected that we’re going to see a rash of returning characters in Lionsgate’s Saw V, which hits theaters everywhere October 24th. What we’ve got for you inside is the FULL cast listing, which is going to leave some of you flabbergasted. So make sure you put those hard hats on and get ready for Spoiler City.
What Lionsgate has told us is that Julie Benz, Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Samantha Lemole, Meagan Good, Laura Gordon, Greg Bryk and Carlo Rota all star in David Hackle’s SAW V. What they didn’t tell you is that we learn that Hoffman’s (Costas Mandylor) first name is MARK (big whoop) and that Erickson’s (Mark Rolston) first name is MARK (another big whoop). The real story is the “confirmed” returning cast, which you can reveal by highlighting the hidden text below. Beware of major spoilers. Also, note that the returned cast could be flashbacks, cameos or old footage.
Mike Realba – Fisk
Jeff Pustil – Bernie
Shiela Shah – Special Agent Cowan
Lyriq Bent – Rigg
Athena Karkanis – Agent Perez
Justin Louis – Art
Donnie Wahlberg – Eric Matthews
Danny Glover – Detective Tapp
Behar Soomekh – Lynn
Mike Butters – Paul
Niamh Wilson – Corbett
Angus McFayden – Jeff
Lisa Berry – EMT
Bill Vibert – Officer
Tony Nappo – Gus
Timothy Burd – Obi
Brandon McGibbon – Hank
Natalie Brown – Heather Miller
Sarah Power – Angelina
Cory Lee – Jasmine
Her Private Hell actor Diego Calva is the latest to join the cast of writer-director Parker Finn‘s remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological horror movie Possession, Deadline reports today.
Calva joins previously announced cast members Margaret Qualley, Callum Turner, and Paul Dano.
Parker Finn is writing, directing and producing the new take on Possession.
No word on character or plot details yet, but the original film starred Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as married couple Anna and Mark in Cold War-era West Berlin whose relationship spirals into a supernatural nightmare. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
If Finn is adhering closely to the 1981 film, then Calva could be up for playing Heinrich, Anna’s lover who finds himself in way over his head with Anna and Mark’s emotional baggage.
For Possession‘s 40th anniversary, Brian Keiper captures why a remake of this particular film feels so daunting and curious: “Few movies depict emotional turmoil as effectively and daringly as Andrzej Zulawksi’s Possession. It is a challenging and sometimes inscrutable film, both for the mind and the emotions. Zulawski struggles through a number of deep issues throughout the course of the film; issues that speak to some of humanity’s deepest pains and fears. In many ways it is about loss— loss of political ideals, loss of faith, and loss of innocence. But most of all, Possession is about the fear, pain, and anger that comes from the loss of a marriage.”
Isabelle Adjani previously gave the remake, and Qualley’s casting in particular, her blessing.
Producers include Jonathan Fass, Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, and Robert Pattinson. Marc Bienstock will executive produce.