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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

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