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Jake Busey Following in Dad’s Footsteps By Starring in ‘The Predator’
Like father, like son.
Deadline is reporting today that Jake Busey has just been cast in Shane Black’s The Predator. It’s of course interesting to note that Busey’s father, Gary Busey, was the star of the 1990 film Predator 2. To make this even more interesting, perhaps even fateful, Gary Busey was 45 years old at the time Predator 2 was shot. Jake Busey’s current age? Yup. 45 years old!
No character details are available at this time, and we’re thinking it’d be fairly silly to suggest that Jake will be playing the son of his dad’s character, Peter Keyes. But you never know!
Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Alfie Allen, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Boyd Holbrook, and Trevante Rhodes also star.
Strahovski was cast as the mother to Tremblay’s character, a troubled young boy accidentally drawn into the conflict with the fierce alien creatures by her ex-husband, played by Holbrook.
Little else is know about the film, which *may* be set in the suburbs and *may* feature a 10-foot-tall, genetically-enhanced Predator. Neither of those things have been confirmed.
Black co-wrote the script with Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad).
The Predator arrives on February 9, 2018.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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