February 12th, 2008The Lost Boys 2 and Corey Haim’s Comeback
So much drama for one little direct-to-dvd sequel.
After much ballyhoo, Corey Haim will be reprising the role of Sam Emerson in The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe, the sequel to the 1987 hit The Lost Boys. Reality-TV-stars-turned-bloggers say lots of things that a publicist would have hushed up in the 80s. Did Haim turn down the role originally? Was he not invited by the producers? Or is the official line, that he had Canadian immigration woes, the real reason he barely made it into the film? Whatever happened, Sam Emerson/Corey Haim have now been re-written into the script.
This ad in Variety indicates that Haim is really and truly eager to get back into show-biz, ego be damned.
Angus Sutherland, step-brother of Kiefer, will also take part in the role of Shane. Some of the online reactions were along the lines of “Wow, what a coincidence! How uncanny!” since Kiefer was in the original. I have nothing against Angus (actually I don’t know him from Adam), but does anyone actually believe that he would have been cast if it weren’t for the name recognition?
Corey Feldman, whose career seems to have fewer bumps than the other Corey’s, had this to day about his character, Edgar Frog in an interview with MTV last August:
“The development of my character is pretty much nil. Where you left Edgar Frog is where you find Edgar Frog. The way I see it, this guy doesn’t evolve. He has one purpose in life, and that purpose is to destroy all bloodsuckers. Period. He lives it [and] breathes it.”
There’s a fan push (seemingly fueled by some posts on Feldman’s blog) for this sequel to get a theatrical release. Would you see it in theaters? I’ll watch almost anything, but for me this is a definite Netflix/Xbox/iTunes rental, not a night at the movies.
Cast:
- Corey Feldman as Edgar Frog (reprisal)
- Jamison Newlander as Alan Frog (reprisal)
- Corey Haim as Sam Emerson (reprisal)
- Autumn Reeser as Nicole Emerson
- Tad Hilgenbrink as Chris Emerson
- Angus Sutherland as Shane
- Shaun Sipos as Kyle
- Tom Savini as Van Etten
February 12th, 2008 at 3:12 am
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March 5th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Ooh, I can’t wait until I see the sequel. I hope it’s as good as the original!
September 7th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Just watched Lost Boys: The Tribe - and loved it! My husband & I love a good horror flick w/ a bit of humor, great effects & stunts! Feldman does a great job bringing back Frog the Vamp Killer! Looking forward to the next one, cuz it looks like Alan will need a good “stake”! As far as Corey Haim, the dude has it in him to be successful in show biz again, he’s got the passion as well as the heart! He knows he just needs to make the right decisions, good choices - I don’t think he realizes how many of us are pulling for him! Haim, you can do it dude, go for it!!
September 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Google Image Search sent me here for a picture of Angus Sutherland, hmmm…Actually he is Kiefer Sutherland’s half-brother rather than stepbrother - their father is the actor Donald Sutherland. Angus’s mother is the totally gorgeous Francine Racette, which is why I was looking for a photo of him. Sorry I have no comment to make about Lost Boys 2!
September 9th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Must. Netflix. ASAP. :D
September 13th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Just finished Lost Boys, The Tribe….., Thought movie was good with 2 exceptions the 1st. being that Cory Feldman seemed to be a lot better of an actor in the first Lost Boys…., The 2nd exception was that I really must being missing what Corey Haim now looks like cause other then the alt. ending # 1 & 2 I don’t remember seeing him in the movie.. We give it 2 thumbs up!!!!!