Bloody Disgusting has the entire casting breakdown for Wes Craven’s next frightfest – the awkwardly titled 25/8 (it may make sense in the right context, but it’s not exactly catchy, is it?). The flick – due to begin filming this April in Connecticut – is about an executed murderer called The Riverdale Ripper coming to a quiet neighborhood to kill seven teenagers, all of whom were born on the night of his death. It sounds very 80s Wes Craven – but will it be of the good variety?
Here’s just a few of the lead characters the film will feature:
[ADAM “BUG” HELLER] Age 15, he’s a likeable, attractive high school boy, the “picture of innocent wonder,” who has no inkling of his father’s tragic, notorious past. He only knows that he’s one of the “Riverdale Seven,” a group of youngsters, all born on the same evening, whose deaths at the hands of a vengeful slayer have been foretold. Now, on his birthday, Bug’s past will catch up to him at last — and his true connection to his dark heritage will take him through a stunning transformation by film’s end…LEAD (1)
[ALEX DUNKELMAN] Bug’s best friend, this wiry, colorful 15 year old has a wacky, offbeat sense of humor and a valiant appetite for life, despite the fact that he is routinely brutalized by his ex-con stepfather. However, even Alex has his breaking point, as Bug learns on the fateful evening that the Riverton Ripper, a serial killer from the past, starts decimating their ranks. However, under Alex’s anger lies a hero’s heart, and a raw courage that prompts him to make a final, heroic sacrifice…LEAD (1)
[BRITTANY CUNNINGHAM] A beautiful, smart, ambitious girl of 15, she’s the object of Bug’s secret adoration. However, Brittany is so cowed by the cool senior clique that she would never admit that she thinks that Bug is pretty cute too. One of the Riverdale Seven, in her ultimate scene, Brittany is fated to face the mysterious serial slayer who has been preying on their ranks…LEAD (2)
[ABEL PLENKOV] Seen first in flashback, he’s a meticulous, powerfully built family man of 33 who is battling to cope with a multiple personality disorder. A devoted husband and father, Abel is terrified when a malevolent entity starts controlling his thoughts and actions. Struggle though he may, he ultimately succumbs to the ghastly impulses that are driving him…LEAD (9)
There’s quite a few more, so head over to Bloody Disgusting to check ’em all out. There’s an impressive amount of characters in this flick, so perhaps it’s more ambitious than it appears to be on the surface. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that Craven makes a worthy return to serious horror.
(Oh, and for a few giggles, check out the legal dispute that’s bubbling between Craven and Pauly Shore!)
And just cuz she’s so cute – Craven’s RED EYE star Rachel McAdams