There’s nothing I like more than seeing an indie comic book series become an indie film. Exciting casting news comes from the live-action adaptation of Matt Spradlin and Barry Wernick’s hit comic book series, Bad Kids Go to Hell (2009), that has been described as The Breakfast Club meets The Grudge.
According to BigFanBoy, Farscape’s Ben Browder has joined the cast along with Judd Nelson. Browder will play Max, “the mysterious janitor of the school.” Fans of the comic will know how important this role is in the storyline. Nelson has been cast as Headmaster Nash. Check out the synopsis for Bad Kids Go To Hell below:
“The Breakfast Club meets The Grudge in this sexy, dark comedy-thriller! Six prep school kids from Crestview Academy, home to the spoiled offspring of society’s elite, find themselves stuck in detention on a frightfully dark and stormy Saturday afternoon. During their 8 hour incarceration, each of the six kids falls victim to a horrible “accident” until only one of them remains. As each of these spoiled rich kids bites the dust, the story takes on a series of humorous and frantic twists and turns. Is one of the kids secretly evening the school’s social playing field? Or have the ghosts of prestigious Crestview Academy finally come to punish the school’s worst (and seemingly untouchable) brats? One thing is for sure…Daddy’s money can’t save them now. (Based on the best selling indie comic book series/graphic novel of the same name)”
In addition to Browder and Nelson, the cast of Bad Kids Go To Hell includes: Cameron Deane Stewart (So Undercover, iCarly), Ali Faulkner (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Humans vs. Zombies), Marc Donato (Sick Boy, Pay it Forward), Roger Edwards (Freelancers, Spy Kids 4), Amanda Alch (Moon Ring, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town), and Augie Duke and Chanel Ryan.
This project is to be filmed this summer in Texas. Take a look at the trailer for the comic, Bad Kids Go To Hell for a taste of what to expect in the film:
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