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09-10-2002, 09:51 AM
'Freddy' stalks Ritter as Renfro exits horror pic
Tue Sep 10, 1:29 AM ET
By Josh Spector
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- "Swimfan's" Jason Ritter has replaced Brad Renfro and will star opposite Monica Keena in New Line Cinema's horror franchise clash "Freddy vs. Jason."
Ritter and Keena will join Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland in the film about a group of friends who team up to spark a battle between the legendary evildoers Freddy Krueger (of "Nightmare on Elm Street" fame) and Jason Vorhees (of the "Friday the 13th" franchise). Robert Englund will reprise his role as Freddy, while the role of Jason has yet to be cast.
Renfro's exit from the project was attributed to creative differences.
"Freddy vs. Jason" is being directed by Ronnie Yu and produced by Sean Cunningham. The script was penned by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, with revisions by David Goyer. New Line execs Stokely Chaffin and Renee Witt are overseeing for the studio. Production is under way in Vancouver.
Ritter, the son of "Three's Company" and the upcoming ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" actor John Ritter, is onscreen in the nation's No. 1 movie, 20th Century Fox's "Swimfan." His previous credits include "Mumford" and MTV's "Undressed." He is repped by the Burstein Co.
Keena, repped by the Gersh Agency and Handprint Entertainment, was a series regular on Judd Apatow's "Undeclared." Her feature film credits include "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia," "The Simian Line," "Strike!" and "The Devil's Advocate."
Tue Sep 10, 1:29 AM ET
By Josh Spector
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- "Swimfan's" Jason Ritter has replaced Brad Renfro and will star opposite Monica Keena in New Line Cinema's horror franchise clash "Freddy vs. Jason."
Ritter and Keena will join Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland in the film about a group of friends who team up to spark a battle between the legendary evildoers Freddy Krueger (of "Nightmare on Elm Street" fame) and Jason Vorhees (of the "Friday the 13th" franchise). Robert Englund will reprise his role as Freddy, while the role of Jason has yet to be cast.
Renfro's exit from the project was attributed to creative differences.
"Freddy vs. Jason" is being directed by Ronnie Yu and produced by Sean Cunningham. The script was penned by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, with revisions by David Goyer. New Line execs Stokely Chaffin and Renee Witt are overseeing for the studio. Production is under way in Vancouver.
Ritter, the son of "Three's Company" and the upcoming ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" actor John Ritter, is onscreen in the nation's No. 1 movie, 20th Century Fox's "Swimfan." His previous credits include "Mumford" and MTV's "Undressed." He is repped by the Burstein Co.
Keena, repped by the Gersh Agency and Handprint Entertainment, was a series regular on Judd Apatow's "Undeclared." Her feature film credits include "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia," "The Simian Line," "Strike!" and "The Devil's Advocate."