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Three More Actors Decide To Go To ‘Hell & Back’!
Three more actors have joined unfunny* stand-up comic Nick Swardson and TJ Miller (Cloverfield) in ShadowMachine’s R-rated stop-motion animated Hell & Back, a comedy “about two best friends who must rescue their pal when he is accidentally dragged to hell.”
Rob Riggle (“The Daily Show”, The Hangover), Brian Posehn (“The Sarah Silverman Program”, Five Year Engagement and Kumail Nanjiani (Life As We Know It) have all joined the cast.
Per Variety, “Riggle will play a 20-year old who’s starting to grow up, much to the chagrin of his friends Augie and Remy. Posehn will portray an aging heavy-metal fan stuck in the ’80s and Nanjiani will play Sal the Demon, an employee of hell.”
The film is set to begin shooting in January with Tommy Gianas (Tenacious D) and Ross Shuman directing. ShadowMachine principals Alexander Bulkley and Corey Campodonico are producing.
*fact. Though I liked him in 30 Minutes Or Less. But that was before I saw his standup, which I can never recover from.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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