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Elizabeth Blackmore And Jessica Lucas Join ‘The Evil Dead’!
Elizabeth Blackmore (pictured inside; “The Legend Of The Seeker”) and Jessica Lucas (pictured inside; Cloverfield, “Melrose Place”) have joined the cast of the Evil Dead remake that Fede Alvarez will direct shortly. They join the previously cast Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Lou Taylor Pucci.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, “Jessica Lucas, who was one of the stars of CW’s Melrose Place, is in talks to join the production… while relative newcomer Elizabeth Blackmore is set for a role in the horror movie… Lucas will play the best friend of the girl going through withdrawal (Levy) who is also a nurse. Blackmore is playing the fiancée of Fernandez and new to the group.”
Raimi, Campbell and Rob Tapert are producing with Ghost House Pictures. Fede Alvarez is directing and co-wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues. Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) revised the latest draft. The movie is targeted to open April 12, 2013. Pictured: Blackmore
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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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