CAST
Producers are currently in talks with highly recognizable acting talent, including Award Winning Actors with
significant fan bases for leading roles in the film. Among the actors who have expressed great enthusiasm for SHIVER and who will become attached to the production subject to finalization of formal contracts are:ERICA LEERHSEN
Erica Leerhsen's passion for playing the "tour de force", starring role of Wendy in SHIVER is equally shared by the producer's and director's enthusiasm and respect for Erica's talent, commitment to her craft and her appealingly vulnerable, yet dynamic physical screen presence..
Erica is a Boston U. graduate, having earned a B.F.A (summa cum laude) in acting. After graduation, Leerhsen landed the lead role in the controversial horror sequel, "Blair Witch 2". Following, she appeared on TV in the "The Sopranos" and "The Guardian". and had a supporting role in Woody Allen's "Hollywood Ending". Leerhsen was honored with "Arrow in the Head's Mistress of the Year Award in 2003". She later starred in the very successful "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake followed by a guest appearance on "Alias", and then reunited with Woody Allen in his film, "Anything Else". Erica also starred in the independent thriller, "The Warrior Class". She later garnered excellent reviews for her role in Woody Allen's N.Y. play "A Second Hand Memory".
Leerhsen further starred in the Toronto Film Festival smash "Little Athens" followed by a guest appearance on tv in "Ghost Whisperer" and a starring role in "Mozart and the Whale", Shortly after a guest stint on "CSI: Miami", Erica landed the starring role in the hit film "Wrong Turn 2". Recent film projects scheduled for release in 2008 include starring roles in "Lonely Joe", and "Living Hell" (costarring Johnathan Schaech) and "Slaughter".
KEITH CARRADINE
Academy Award winner, Keith Carradine would portray the co-starring role of Lt. Tony Delgado in SHIVER. Keith has starred in over forty feature films and more than twenty cable television and network television movies. Among his credits are major roles in the Robert Altman classics, “McCabe and Mrs. Miller", "Thieves Like Us" and "Nashville". Carradine also starred in a quartet of notable films directed by Altman protege, Alan Rudolph.; "Welcome to L.A.," "Choose Me," "Trouble in Mind" and "The Moderns".
Other memorable films include starring roles in Ridley Scott's "The Duellists," Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby," and Walter Hill's "The Longriders" and "Southern Comfort.", as well as "A Thousand Acres" with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange and "Two Days In The Valley". Memorable TV roles include the recurring role of Wild Bill Hickock on HBO’s hit series, “Deadwood” and Chief Of Detectives on the smash series, "Dexter”.
Keith Carradine is also a star of the first magnitude on Broadway. He created the leading role in "The Will Rogers Follies," the smash Broadway hit musical for which he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actor in a Musical. The show won six Tonys, including Best Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show album.
BRAD DOURIF
Brad Dourif shares the belief of the producer and director that he would be the ideal actor to play the showcase, co-starring role of the deranged killer, Franklin Rood in SHIVER.
After a minor appearance in "W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings", Brad was spotted by director, Milos Forman who cast him in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".Brad's portrayal of the vulnerable, Billy Bibbit in Forman's film earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His intensity destined him to play memorable roles as other disturbed characters, in “Eyes of Laura Mars”, John Huston's “Wise Blood”, and Milos Forman's “Ragtime”. Later, Brad teamed up with director David Lynch for “Dune” and “Blue Velvet”.
Dourif's illustrious film work includes the role of Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. His high-strung style served as the voice of the evil doll, Chucky in the "Child's Play" films. Brad further landed significant roles in "Fatal Beauty", "Mississippi Burning", "Hidden Agenda", "London Kills Me", "Alien 3", "Murder In The First" & "Color Of Night", among others.
Since his TV debut in "The Mound Builders", Brad has appeared in a no. of television series: "The X-Files" "Babylon 5", "Star Trek: Voyager" and recurring roles in "Ponderosa" and “Deadwood”.
JONATHAN SCHAECH
BRAD HARRIS
Johnathon Schaech would portray the pivotal role of Jeff, Wendy's boyfriend in SHIVER. A highly accomplished actor, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London the Actor's Studio in New York. Early in his career, Johnathon landed the lead role in Franco Zefferelli's film, "Storia Di Una Capinera" as well as plum roles in Jocelyn Moorehouse's "How To Make An American Quilt" opposite Winona Ryder and in Greg Araki's cult classic "The Doom Generation".
Later, Tom Hanks cast Johnathan as the lead rocker in another cult classic "That Thing You Do". John then played the lead role opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Lange in the thriller "Hush". Subsequently, he worked with other great actors;Kenneth Branagh in "How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog", Harvey Keitel in "Finding Graceland " and Ray Winstone & Guy Pearce in "Woundings". John then went on to play the title role in Pen Densham's "Houdini "and recently appeared opposite Heather Locklear in Nora Robert's "Angels Fall", where he smouldered on screen, winning the hearts of nearly 5 million viewers. Jonathan will be seen in 2008 in starring roles in "Quarantined", "The Poker Clubr". "Prom Night" and "Living Hell" in which he also costars with Erica Leerhsen.
Later, Tom Hanks cast Johnathan as the lead rocker in another cult classic "That Thing You Do". John then played the lead role opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Lange in the thriller "Hush". Subsequently, he worked with other great actors;Kenneth Branagh in "How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog", Harvey Keitel in "Finding Graceland " and Ray Winstone & Guy Pearce in "Woundings". John then went on to play the title role in Pen Densham's "Houdini "and recently appeared opposite Heather Locklear in Nora Robert's "Angels Fall", where he smouldered on screen, winning the hearts of nearly 5 million viewers. Jonathan will be seen in 2008 in starring roles in "Quarantined", "The Poker Clubr". "Prom Night" and "Living Hell" in which he also costars with Erica Leerhsen.
BRAD HARRIS
Brad Harris, the legendary star of many Italian “sword and sandal” films including “Goliath Against The Giants”, “ Fury Of Herculles” and “Samson”, later became an iconic name in German cinema as the star of the hit German film series, “Commisar X”. Among
many other screen credits, Brad later costarred in the cult sci-fi
horror fave, “The Freakmaker”, also produced by Cyclone. Recently inducted in the Hollywood Stuntman, Hall Of Fame, Harris will
portray Captain Tom Rowland in SHIVER.
NIKITA ESCOUpcoming actress, Nikita Esco has established a major international fan base with her dynamic appearances as a dancer and model. Nikita will portray one of Rood's "victims" in SHIVER.
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