First Look At The “Red Dawn” Remake
Now that the film finally has a trailer and a release date, it’s time to brush up on what’s going on with the remake of the 80’s hit starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck. (Watch the first official trailer after the jump.)
1. A quick synopsis
For those unfamiliar with the film:
In Red Dawn, a city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky – shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerilla group of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, banding together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors, and take back their freedom.
2. The movie is packed with an (unexpected) all-star cast
When the film originally cast Chris Hemsworth, he was only known for his opening scene in Star Trek. Meanwhile, Josh Hutcherson was barely known outside of a few Disney films. He wasn’t cast as Peeta until after filming finished for Red Dawn.
Other cast members include Josh Peck (The Wackness), Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Pacific), Connor Cruise (Tom’s son) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, Grey’s Anatomy).
3. Speaking of Chris…
The actor may look unfamiliar to those who only know him from Thor. The film was shot in 2009 - years before he would get jacked up to play the Avengers superhero. While he has a much slimmer profile, he still is a whole lot of hunk. Even Josh Peck agrees: “He exudes masculinity.”
4. The cast received military training
The cast trained at Michigan Tactical AirSoft Center (MTAC). The MTAC delivers “hard hitting, effective training experiences for Law Enforcement, Military, and Security professionals alike.”
5. There’s a new enemy in town
Unlike the original, the enemy is no longer Chinese. After filming “there was the thought that the Chinese own most of the companies making movies and that maybe it wasn’t the best idea in the world,” Josh Hutcherson told USA Today. Filmakers digitally altered the enemy at hand. Our gang of heros will face invaders from North Korea.
6. The film was delayed because of the studio’s financial problems
When a movie gets shelved and/or is released it usually spells trouble. But the delay for Red Dawn was due to financial problems at MGM, the movie’s distributor. The studio was in major debt and ultimately filed for bankruptcy - shelving any major film releases.
(Originally shot in 2009, the movie will finally be released Thanksgiving of this year.)
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7. How violent will it be?
While the movie is rated PG-13, it’s unclear how violent it will be. The original was the first movie to receive a PG-13 rating and was considered, at the time, to have the most violent acts in a film - 134 per hour or approximately 2.23 per minute.
9. Also, there’s awesome fan art
Which may be slightly cooler than the official movie poster.
Production images and poster courtesy of Open Road Pictures.
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mingwing88 9 months agoIn the original, the enemy was RUSSIA & CUBA. China was on our side.
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Ryan Biracree 9 months agoTyra? I guess she never recovered from the time she and Landry killed that dude.
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Vitalvisionary 9 months agoAmericans vs. Chinese! No wait, Americans vs. Koreans!
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murdertheworld 9 months ago
For those correction the author on the enemy of the original, yes you are correct. However, he meant for the original version of the remake the enemy was China. The altered this film to make them North Korean instead. The author worded his sentence poorly causing the confusion.
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newwavetiff 9 months agonormally I would say NO to remakes, but i’ll gladly take me some Josh Peck
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xxnexttimeyoupointafinger 9 months ago
They shot this down the street from my house! Actually excited to see this
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bearsfan34 9 months agoJeez, what’s the big deal about the group portrayed as enemies? Everyone’s so easily offended. It’s a friggin’ movie. Make believe. Get over it.
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Computer Cat 9 months ago
NOT Chinese? There is at least ONE Chinese in the stupid group photo. There are multiple different Asians in that picture. Why don’t they at least use all Koreans? There are Japanese, Filipino, Chinese and Vietnamese actors in that picture! There appear to be a couple of Koreans, but the group is ridiculously heterogenous!! Sad, Hollywood!!
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