Authentic Idle Fingers star Devon Sawa has taken to social media to share his response to the information of a Finn Wolfhard / Jason Reitman remake
Stranger Issues and Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Frozen Empire actor Finn Wolfhard just lately made his function directorial debut with a horror comedy referred to as Hell of a Summer season, which he directed alongside Billy Bryk, who additionally appeared in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. JoBlo’s personal Chris Bumbray had the possibility to look at the film on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition final yr and gave it a 5/10 evaluation than will be learn at THIS LINK. Hell of a Summer season has secured a U.S. distribution take care of NEON, and can obtain a theatrical launch someday in 2025 – and earlier this week, we discovered that Wolfhard and Bryk have already lined up their second style challenge, as they’re writing a remake of the 1999 horror comedy Idle Fingers, which they could find yourself directing as effectively. The Ghostbusters franchise’s Jason Reitman is on board to supply the movie. However what does unique Idle Fingers star Devon Sawa consider this announcement? He took to social media to tell us.
Sawa wrote on X, “I mean if anyone’s gonna do it, better be them two fine lads (Wolfhard and Bryk). Good luck fellas.” He added, “My 10 year old: “Awesome!! Finn Wolfhard from the coolest show Stranger Things is making a new movie called Idle Hands!!” Me: “I was in Idle Hands!! I’m the original Anton!!” “Sure, dad. Whatever you say. Can I have a snack?”“
Directed by Rodman Flender – who additionally directed Leprechaun 2 and occurs to be the uncle of Dune star Timothée Chalamet – from a screenplay by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer, the unique Idle Fingers has the next synopsis: When slacker teen Anton Tobias has his proper hand possessed by a demonic power, he finds that his life will get much more attention-grabbing. Whereas Anton himself is an amiable man, his hand proves to be an appendage of dying, killing his two greatest buddies, Pnub and Mick, who return to life as wisecracking zombies. Along with murdering these closest to him, Anton’s evil hand considerably hinders his possibilities with beautiful neighbor Molly.
Sawa was joined within the forged by Seth Inexperienced, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Vivica A. Fox, Jack Noseworthy, Steve Van Wormer, Fred Willard, Connie Ray, Katie Wright, Kelly Monaco, Sean Whalen, Nick Sadler, Randy Oglesby, Timothy Stack, Mindy Sterling, Joey Slotnick, Tom DeLonge, and Kyle Gass, with Christopher Hart as The Hand. There’s additionally a particular look by the band The Offspring.
Earlier this yr, Sawa (who appeared on each season of the Chucky TV collection) recommended that there ought to be a Chucky / Idle Fingers crossover. He instructed Collider, “I would love to see something like Chucky battle the hand, running wild in a little house, like a hand and Chucky chasing it with a knife. That would be the ultimate battle.” It doesn’t appear to be we’ll ever see that battle, however we do have extra Idle Fingers motion to look ahead to know.
Reitman is producing the Idle Fingers remake with Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd, underneath their Group Todd banner. Reitman’s Ghostbusters collaborator (and Frozen Empire director) Gil Keenan can also be a producer on the challenge. Maia Eyre is overseeing for Sony.
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