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Casting Shortlist: Dean Koontz’ ‘Odd Thomas’
Update: Lily Collins is said to have been offered the role, although the article keeps vanishing and reappearing with new info.
And so it continues…
Reporting on actors NOT locked in for a role, Variety is writing that Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Lily Collins (Priest), Kat Dennings, Portia Doubleday and Addison Timlin are on the shortlist to play “Stormy Llewellyn,” the girlfriend of the title character in Odd Thomas.
Anton Yelchin is attached to star in the supernatural thriller, which Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing) is directing from his own script, based on the best-selling novel by the incredible Dean Koontz (who also swore he’d never let one of his novels be adapted into a feature ever again).
“Set in a California desert town, story follows Odd Thomas, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities who encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.”
Production is scheduled to start May 2 in Santa Fe, N.M.
Pictured: Emma Robert
Movies
Post Malone Teams With Platinum Dunes & Vault Comics to Create ‘Fury Road’ Meets ‘Evil Dead’ Movie
Here’s an interesting one for you today. “Post Malone, Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes, and Vault Comics have partnered to create an all-new IP universe based on an original story by the 8x diamond recording artist,” Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon.
What exactly does this mean? Well, the plan is for Vault Comics to launch this original genre story as a graphic novel in 2025, with Platinum Dunes developing the film adaptation.
The comic book/movie doesn’t yet have a title, but here’s what we know so far…
The official press release details today, “Blending elements of road thrillers like Mad Max: Fury Road, and demonic horror like Evil Dead, the story is set in medieval Europe, where the only thing standing in the way of the horde of demons infesting the continent is a mysterious armored 18-wheeler seemingly sent back from the heavens.”
“I’m so pumped to share this badass story with the world, and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Michael Bay and Vault to help bring this story to life,” Post Malone said in a statement.
“This is the kind of project you dream about,” said Vault CEO Damian Wassel. “We get to work with an exceptional artist at the top of his game to build a completely original story from the ground up. We have an iconic director helping to guide the creative development. We’re going to bring the world a mind-blowing graphic novel, and that’s just the beginning.”
“I love working with talented people, and Post Malone is incredibly gifted,” says Bay. “I am excited to work with him on such an intriguing idea, and when you add Vault to the mix, it raises the bar to another level. This new IP is just what the graphic world needs right now.”
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