'Let Me In' Cast Announced
According to a press release issued today by Overture Films, Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) have been cast as the two lead adolescent roles of Owen and Abby in Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) Let The Right One In remake, Let Me In. But the big news here is that it looks like they've dropped code name Fish Head (more about Fish Head here). More below.
From the official press release: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Oscar®-nominee Richard Jenkins will headline the cast of Let Me In, Matt Reeves’ adaptation of Let the Right One In, when principal photography begins this fall in New Mexico. The announcement was made today by Hammer Films Co-CEO’s Simon Oakes and Nigel Sinclair, as well as Overture Films CEO Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett.
Director Reeves (Cloverfield) has cast Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) in the two lead adolescent roles of Owen and Abby for the eagerly awaited horror feature. Jenkins will play the lead adult character known as Hakan in the original film.
Based on the bestselling Swedish novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let Me In is a contemporary vampire tale about a young boy who befriends a girl new to his neighborhood. The film is a remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film, Lat den Ratte Komma In, also known as, Let the Right One In.
Bonus Overture News! Today is your lucky day, because if you head on over to Apple Trailers, you can check out the first trailer for Overture's remake of George A. Romero's The Crazies. And you know what? It actually looks pretty cool! It's a good day after all.
