Jay Baruchel is set to play iconic punk rocker John Armstrong, aka Buck Cherry, frontman of 1980s Vancouver-based band, "The Modernettes. in a new biopic. Variety reports that Baruchel will star in The Rebel Kind, which was written and will be directed by Reg Harkema (Monkey Warfare, Leslie, My Name is Evil) The story will chronicle “the emergence of the city's punk-rock scene via a successful band that throws in the towel, realizing the deep cost of pursuing superstardom.”
Baruchel is great in comedies, but this casting definitely goes against type for him. Then again there are some other actors that I can think of that have been cast in punk roles that have gone against type to an extent.
Here is our list of the 5 Best Rocker Roles In Movies:
Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo, The Descendants) as Stevo in Slc Punk! He also played a punk-type character in Hackers.
Baruchel is great in comedies, but this casting definitely goes against type for him. Then again there are some other actors that I can think of that have been cast in punk roles that have gone against type to an extent.
Here is our list of the 5 Best Rocker Roles In Movies:
Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo, The Descendants) as Stevo in Slc Punk! He also played a punk-type character in Hackers.
- 12/15/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] Jay Baruchel has built a nice career playing lovable nerds, but for his newest role he'll be transforming himself into a full-on rock star. The former Undeclared actor has signed on to star in The Rebel Kind, based on a memoir by John Armstrong. As frontman of The Modernettes, Armstrong -- or "Buck Cherry," as he was called then -- was at the heart of the rising Vancouver punk scene in the '80s. Reg Harkema (Monkey Warfare) has written the script and is set to direct, with Patrick Carroll, Andria Spring, and Kevin Eastwood producing. The Rebel Kind will shoot next fall in Vancouver. Baruchel will next star in the hockey comedy Goon, which he wrote with Evan Goldberg. [Variety [2]] After the jump, Atonement actress Saoirse Ronan revisits World War II -- this time as a New Yorker -- and Skins star Kaya Scodelario steps in for Rooney Mara. Saoirse Ronan...
- 12/15/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
On Tuesday morning, indie actress Tracy Wright lost her battle with pancreatic cancer, passing away at the age of fifty. You may not know her by name, but if you've followed Canadian filmmakers like Don McKellar (who she married earlier this year), Miranda July, and Bruce McDonald, you've seen her work.
Her big screen career began in 1991 with McDonald and McKellar's Highway 61. Wright then appeared in a number of indie productions over the last twenty years, including July's Me You and Everyone We Know in 2005, but it was her work with McKellar that made her name recognizable outside the limits of Canadian cinema. She played Donna in Last Night, took on the Elimination Dance, and was able to wreak havoc alongside McKellar as radicals in Reginald Harkema's anarchy-filled Monkey Warfare. Just last year, she re-teamed with both men to play Leslie's mother in Leslie, My Name is Evil.
Her big screen career began in 1991 with McDonald and McKellar's Highway 61. Wright then appeared in a number of indie productions over the last twenty years, including July's Me You and Everyone We Know in 2005, but it was her work with McKellar that made her name recognizable outside the limits of Canadian cinema. She played Donna in Last Night, took on the Elimination Dance, and was able to wreak havoc alongside McKellar as radicals in Reginald Harkema's anarchy-filled Monkey Warfare. Just last year, she re-teamed with both men to play Leslie's mother in Leslie, My Name is Evil.
- 6/24/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Old-school rock is hot these days. We're quickly approaching the release of The Runaways, full of Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, and rock chaos, and now another project is on the horizon. But this time, however, it's a modern look back. Twitch found out that Bruce McDonald is heading back to his days of Hard Core Logo rock with a new film called Trigger -- news that's a nice way to finish off a week with two McDonald retro pieces (Elimination Dance and Pontypool).
According to New Real Films, Trigger was written by Marion Bridge scribe Daniel MacIvor and will star Molly Parker and Tracy Wright as two "rock 'n' roll women who once shared a friendship, a band, and a whole lot of chaos. Now, a dozen years later, they meet again, and over the course of one evening rediscover friendship, remember rock 'n' roll, and reignite chaos." Somewhere in that new chaos,...
According to New Real Films, Trigger was written by Marion Bridge scribe Daniel MacIvor and will star Molly Parker and Tracy Wright as two "rock 'n' roll women who once shared a friendship, a band, and a whole lot of chaos. Now, a dozen years later, they meet again, and over the course of one evening rediscover friendship, remember rock 'n' roll, and reignite chaos." Somewhere in that new chaos,...
- 2/7/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
The countdown to the Toronto International Film Festival is slimming down as the event kicks off this week. One of the many genre films having its World Premiere at the fest is Reginald Harkema's Leslie, My Name Is Evil, which follows the trial of the Manson murders. You saw the trailer last week, now dig on several clips by read on. Reginald Harkema's incendiary new film Leslie, My Name Is Evil (the follow-up to his celebrated 2006 feature Monkey Warfare) focuses on the trial of Charles Manson and his followers, but it's far from a conventional re-hash of the grisly details. Leslie is a charged, intensely stylized postmodern analysis of one of the key battles in the culture wars that consumed America for much of the sixties. More...
- 9/6/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
I have to keep mentioning this every post.. but Reginald Harkema did the fantastic Monkey Warfare, so I'm excited to see what he does with this genre-bending take on love, hippie death cults, the 60s, and drugs.
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court, Perry is forced to...
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court, Perry is forced to...
- 7/14/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Reginald Harkema's (Monkey Warfare) next is shaping up and looks mighty good. Set in the free loving 60s with vietnam, lsd, and hippie death cults, the film revolves around a man falling in love with a girl, while she's on trial.
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
- 3/29/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Finally! The good folks at New Real Films told me some footage would be coming soon and here it is. From Reginald Harkema (Monkey Warfare) comes a twisted 60s tale of love on trial (or a trial with love) and a hippie death cult Manson style!
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
- 2/15/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Finally, after Harkema's brilliant Monkey Warfare we have the first stills for his next film Leslie, My Name is Evil which is currently in post-production. We reported on the conceptual promo reel last December, and while these stills aren't anything heavy, at least it's a taste.
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected to be a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. Perry has always done what is expected of him. He was a straight A student who got a good job at a chemical company and proposed to his virgin Christian girlfriend, Dorothy. Leslie took a different path after she was traumatized by Kennedy’s assassination, her abortion and the divorce of her parents. She took Lsd, joined a hippie death cult and helped murder a God-fearing citizen in her own home. When Perry and Leslie lock eyes in court,...
- 1/20/2009
- QuietEarth.us
I'm excited about this for 2 reasons, the first being it's written and directed by Reginald Harkema who did the fantastic Monkey Warfare, and the second reason is simply the storyline. By the looks of it it's going to be a period piece which is loosely based on the Manson cult. There's not much info available right now but it is currently in production, let's hope we see some more soon!
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected as a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial.
There's a demo reel after the break which gives a little taste of some of the inspiration for the film.
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected as a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial.
There's a demo reel after the break which gives a little taste of some of the inspiration for the film.
- 12/22/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Filed under: Comedy, Home Entertainment, Trailers and Clips, Friday Night Double Feature
When you live in downtown Toronto, you quickly become accustomed to the people calendar -- when the streets will be silent, and when they'll be buzzing. It starts when school lets out -- young kids hit the playgrounds while the college kids head home and free up the late-night sidewalks. Every third person is now a tourist, stopping every few feet for pictures or to look at a map. On the weekends, the city often becomes a ghost town, as hordes head up north to cottages. But then it's back to school, often marked by the eager new engineers running around the city painted purple.
And just a few days later, they're joined by slick stars and a million press badges as the Toronto International Film Festival gears up. The stars are out, as are the press, the movie lovers,...
When you live in downtown Toronto, you quickly become accustomed to the people calendar -- when the streets will be silent, and when they'll be buzzing. It starts when school lets out -- young kids hit the playgrounds while the college kids head home and free up the late-night sidewalks. Every third person is now a tourist, stopping every few feet for pictures or to look at a map. On the weekends, the city often becomes a ghost town, as hordes head up north to cottages. But then it's back to school, often marked by the eager new engineers running around the city painted purple.
And just a few days later, they're joined by slick stars and a million press badges as the Toronto International Film Festival gears up. The stars are out, as are the press, the movie lovers,...
- 9/5/2008
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Though he had some other titles to his credit earlier, Reg Harkema forced audiences to sit up and take notice of his work in 2006 when his Monkey Warfare took home a Special Jury Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, a prize hard won not only by the film itself but with the sort of street level guerrilla marketing that you normally expect to find with independent bands, not independent films. Now Harkema is back, hard at work on his latest effort, the brilliantly titled Leslie, My Name Is Evil.
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected as a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial.
Are you think Manson Family? Because Harkema clearly is. While the film is still being cast the director has cut together a conceptual promo that plays out like twenty years of...
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he is selected as a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial.
Are you think Manson Family? Because Harkema clearly is. While the film is still being cast the director has cut together a conceptual promo that plays out like twenty years of...
- 8/21/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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