Two cast in ‘Red Dawn’ remake

MUMBAI: Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki have been cast in MGM/UA‘s remake of Red Dawn set to begin filming in September. They join the already cast Chris Hemsworth in the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers.

Peck will play Matt Eckert — the role originated by Charlie Sheen — the hotheaded younger brother of Hemsworth‘s Jed Eckert and star quarterback of their Spokane high school football team. Palicki will play Toni, the role first inhabited by Jennifer Grey. She‘s a tough fighter the brothers encounter who develops romantic feelings for Jed, a Marine home on leave and the group‘s unofficial leader.

Dan Bradley, a stunt coordinator and second-unit director on The Bourne Ultimatum and Quantum of Solace will direct the revamp based on the 1984 Cold War-era film co-written and directed by John Milius. Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore penned the updated screenplay.

The film is scheduled to hit theatres 24 September.