In 1987’s The Lost Boys, the character Sam Emerson was of course played by the late Corey Haim, and Deadline reports today that “Everything Sucks!” actor Rio Mangini has been cast as the new Sam for The CW‘s pilot episode of a TV series based on the film.
Del Zamora has also been set as a series regular.
Mangini will play Sam, Michael’s younger brother, whose high level of literacy is matched by an equally high level of snark. He seems to be the only one not enchanted by Santa Carla — a sentiment he shares with a pair of local girls, the Frog Sisters.
Zamora portrays Frank Garcia, Lucy’s father, a cantankerous old hippie who owns a beloved local bed and breakfast. In spite of his laid-back appearance, he’s a strict disciplinarian who probably knows more about the dark side of town than he cares to tell.
Catherine Hardwicke is directing the pilot episode, with a cast that also includes Sarah Hay, Cheyenne Haynes, Haley Tju, Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro. Haynes and Tju are the Frog Sisters, Liza and Cassie.
Written by Heather Mitchell, “The Lost Boys” is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires
After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.
Heather Mitchell executive produces alongside Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Mike Karz and Bill Bindley. Rebecca Franko and Juliana Janes will produce.
