Well it looks like Corey Haim’s Variety ad worked! We get news today from the moviehole that he has been brought back into the fold and will be part of Lost Boys 2:
“Lost Boys 2” writer Hans Rodionoff dropped us a line to corroborate reports that Corey Haim had indeed been reinstated for the sequel.
“Sam Emerson was in the earliest drafts of the screenplay, and when it looked like we weren’t going to be able to cast Corey Haim, I begrudgingly took the scenes out and wrote around the holes. Recently, I got a call that said that Corey would be able to do the scenes, and Warner Bros. was happy enough with the movie that they felt like spending a little extra to work Sam Emerson into the movie would be money well spent. So, I dug back into my old files and found the deleted scenes with Sam Emerson and sent them to PJ. I really feel like Sam Emerson is a crucial part of the Lost Boys legacy, and I’m glad that his scenes will end up in the film.”
I am glad both the guys are back for the sequel. I am not sure a follow up to Lost Boys is needed, but it tickles me that the two are back in business working on a film together again. Haim had his chops busted a bunch last week when he took a full page ad out in Variety magazine. Strategically it seemed like a poor decision, and it still may be….but he did score this role; this fact alone will help him save face.
This film has so much 80’s nostalgia that it is dripping the stuff. Who knows how this will fare at the box office, all I know is that we have a bunch of vampires and the 2 Coreys, and good fucking times may be had by all. I am itching at the bit for a trailer and with a scheduled release in July – we should have one shortly!
Ah, but could they have a bit part for Jason Patric and/or Jami Gertz?