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More Genre Vets Join ‘Alluvial’ Cast
Carlee Baker (“Wicked Lake”) is set to star alongside Ken Lally (Heroes, Enterprise) and R.A. Mihailoff (“Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3”) in the Fire Sign Films production of Alluvial, which we first told you about here (with storyboards) earlier this month. Read on for more details and watch for even more casting news when it comes in
Produced and directed by Geza Decsy and co-written and produced by Sean Decker and Jack Ulrich, “Alluvial” centers around the downward spiral of seven friends who, while camping in the god-forsaken badlands of Panamint Valley, contract a mysterious illness; one which causes them to turn on one another in a brutal display of skewed emotions and primal rage.
“Carlee offers not only a genre pedigree,” says director Decsy, “she brings to Alluvial a sweet charisma and quietly unhinged quality that fully embodies what we wanted for the role of Eileen. Still, serious character work aside; she’s also promised her fans that she’ll “rock the side boob better than anyone“! How can you not just adore that kind of dedication to the art?”
Gunner Wright (“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra“), Heather Snell (“The Poughkeepsie Tapes“), and Deacon Conroy (“A Marine Story“) have also been attached to headline in leading roles.
“We’ve assembled a stellar cast that certainly isn’t lacking in the looks department,” says Decsy, “but what truly intrigues me more than anything is their strong individual personalities. In the course of just two auditions, they all let us see those quirks, flaws or hidden damage that make us human. That vulnerability is exactly what I’ll need to draw on as a director to make this story that much more painfully real to the audience.”
Alluvial begins filming in late fall.

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Anna Faris & Regina Hall Promise ‘Scary Movie’ Will “Offend Everyone;” New Images Revealed
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.

Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

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