The CW’s The Lost Boys pilot did not make the cut to series in May but the network kept the project alive, ordering a retooled pilot.
“The writer, Heather Mitchell, is doing a rewrite on the script right now, we have gotten through the notes process,” the project’s executive producer Rob Thomas told Deadline at TCA on Friday. “We are going to shoot the pilot this fall.”
The retooling is not extensive.
“There were scenes that we thought we could do a better job on, so it’s going through a 40% rewrite. It’s not a total rewrite.”
Two options of two cast members from the original pilot, Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, have been extended. They will be joined by new co-stars in the new pilot, with casting yet to begin, Thomas said.
For him, The Lost Boys has been a labor of love.
“It’s been...
“The writer, Heather Mitchell, is doing a rewrite on the script right now, we have gotten through the notes process,” the project’s executive producer Rob Thomas told Deadline at TCA on Friday. “We are going to shoot the pilot this fall.”
The retooling is not extensive.
“There were scenes that we thought we could do a better job on, so it’s going through a 40% rewrite. It’s not a total rewrite.”
Two options of two cast members from the original pilot, Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, have been extended. They will be joined by new co-stars in the new pilot, with casting yet to begin, Thomas said.
For him, The Lost Boys has been a labor of love.
“It’s been...
- 7/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you ask me, I think this The Lost Boys series has been kind of doomed from the start. The ‘80s movie it’s based on was so good, has such a cult following, and still holds up as a great, fun movie. The CW just adds a certain layer of cheese to a project that is hard for even me to digest. So I think they should just make originals and keep working on the series that have been successes for them. But no one asked me. I’m just here to report.
So, Deadline has reported that while The CW decided back in May not to go ahead with the pilot for the series, they did authorize the creators to “retool” the project, which means recasting the majority of the actors. Two of the stars, Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, have been hired to stay on with the pilot for the series,...
So, Deadline has reported that while The CW decided back in May not to go ahead with the pilot for the series, they did authorize the creators to “retool” the project, which means recasting the majority of the actors. Two of the stars, Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, have been hired to stay on with the pilot for the series,...
- 7/3/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
The CW’s in-development Lost Boys series is being retooled after a disappointing pilot. This may be good news for Corey Feldman, though, who wants a Frog Brothers reunion with Jamison Newlander.
Commenting on Twitter, Feldman had this to say about the proposed new pilot:
“Hmmmmm… Jamison Newlander R U thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’?
The original pitch for The CW series was to make the Frog Brothers the Frog Sisters, with Sarah Hay, Cheyenne Haynes and Haley Tju cast in the roles. An apparently poor response from the network to the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed pilot though means that this idea may now have been scrapped. Some of the original pilot cast, including Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, will be kept on board, however.
Although the exact casting may be up in the air at the moment, we think the series will mostly stick to being a reboot of the original movie,...
Commenting on Twitter, Feldman had this to say about the proposed new pilot:
“Hmmmmm… Jamison Newlander R U thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’?
The original pitch for The CW series was to make the Frog Brothers the Frog Sisters, with Sarah Hay, Cheyenne Haynes and Haley Tju cast in the roles. An apparently poor response from the network to the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed pilot though means that this idea may now have been scrapped. Some of the original pilot cast, including Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro, will be kept on board, however.
Although the exact casting may be up in the air at the moment, we think the series will mostly stick to being a reboot of the original movie,...
- 7/1/2019
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: The CW in May opted not to pick up pilot The Lost Boys to series but authorized a retooling, including recastings. As part of that, producing studio Warner Bros. TV has released the entire cast of the pilot with the exception of Medalion Rahimi and Dakota Shapiro whose options have been extended. The duo will co-star in the new, reworked pilot, which will likely film by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, pilot Glamorous starring Ben J. Pierce, which was not picked up in early May with the rest of the CW new series but was left in serious contention for a series order, is now dead.
Launching a series adaptation of the iconic 1987 Warner Bros horror comedy movie The Lost Boys had been high in the priority list for the CW brass. The network first tapped Rob Thomas to conceive and write a Lost Boys series during the 2016-17 development season.
Meanwhile, pilot Glamorous starring Ben J. Pierce, which was not picked up in early May with the rest of the CW new series but was left in serious contention for a series order, is now dead.
Launching a series adaptation of the iconic 1987 Warner Bros horror comedy movie The Lost Boys had been high in the priority list for the CW brass. The network first tapped Rob Thomas to conceive and write a Lost Boys series during the 2016-17 development season.
- 6/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW series adaptation of The Lost Boys has cast two more actors. Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks) is set to take on the lead role of Sam, Michael’s younger brother, who is being played by Tyler Posey. His “high level of literacy is matched by an equally high level of snark. He seems to be the only one not enchanted by Santa Carla — a sentiment he shares with a pair of local girls, the Frog Sisters.”
Then there’s Del Zamora (Mayans Mc), who will play Frank Garcia, Lucy’s father, “a cantankerous old hippie who owns a beloved local bed and breakfast. In spite of his laid-back appearance, he’s a strict disciplinarian who probably knows more about the dark side of town than he cares to tell.”
The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, “home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…...
Then there’s Del Zamora (Mayans Mc), who will play Frank Garcia, Lucy’s father, “a cantankerous old hippie who owns a beloved local bed and breakfast. In spite of his laid-back appearance, he’s a strict disciplinarian who probably knows more about the dark side of town than he cares to tell.”
The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, “home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…...
- 3/7/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Casting on The Lost Boys TV show is really beginning to heat up – and fast.
Earlier this month, for instance, we brought you the news that The CW had cast Sarah Hay, Cheyanne Haynes and Haley Tju as the infamous Frog Sisters, who now join an ensemble cast comprised of Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro. Not bad, right?
But that’s not all: Per Deadline, it’s been confirmed that Del Zamora (Mayans Mc) and Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks!) have also climbed aboard The Lost Boys as series regulars, with the latter star poised to step into the shoes left vacant by the late, great Corey Haim. Yes, that’s right; he’ll be playing Sam Emerson in The CW’s pilot episode – itself based on the 1987 movie of the same name – though no further details on Mangini’s character were revealed at the time.
Earlier this month, for instance, we brought you the news that The CW had cast Sarah Hay, Cheyanne Haynes and Haley Tju as the infamous Frog Sisters, who now join an ensemble cast comprised of Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro. Not bad, right?
But that’s not all: Per Deadline, it’s been confirmed that Del Zamora (Mayans Mc) and Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks!) have also climbed aboard The Lost Boys as series regulars, with the latter star poised to step into the shoes left vacant by the late, great Corey Haim. Yes, that’s right; he’ll be playing Sam Emerson in The CW’s pilot episode – itself based on the 1987 movie of the same name – though no further details on Mangini’s character were revealed at the time.
- 3/7/2019
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." Earlier this year, it was reported that The CW ordered a pilot episode for a potential The Lost Boys series based on the 1987 horror movie of the same name, and now the roles of Sam Emerson and his grandpa have been cast.
Deadline reports that Rio Mangini (pictured above in Everything Sucks!) will play Sam in The Lost Boys pilot episode, with Del Zamora on board to play Sam's grandfather, Frank Garcia.
In 1987's The Lost Boys, Sam was played by the late Corey Haim, while Grandpa was portrayed by the late Barnard Hughes.
According to Deadline, in the pilot episode, Sam's "high level of literacy is matched by an equally high level of snark. He seems to be the only one not enchanted by Santa Carla — a sentiment he shares with a pair of local girls,...
Deadline reports that Rio Mangini (pictured above in Everything Sucks!) will play Sam in The Lost Boys pilot episode, with Del Zamora on board to play Sam's grandfather, Frank Garcia.
In 1987's The Lost Boys, Sam was played by the late Corey Haim, while Grandpa was portrayed by the late Barnard Hughes.
According to Deadline, in the pilot episode, Sam's "high level of literacy is matched by an equally high level of snark. He seems to be the only one not enchanted by Santa Carla — a sentiment he shares with a pair of local girls,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks) and Del Zamora (Mayans Mc) are set as series regulars opposite Tyler Posey and Kiele Sanchez in The Lost Boys pilot, from Warner Bros TV, Spondoolie Prods and Gulfstream TV, the CW’s series adaptation of the iconic 1987 Warner Bros horror comedy movie.
Written by Heather Mitchell and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.
Mangini will play, Sam, Michael’s younger brother,...
Written by Heather Mitchell and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.
Mangini will play, Sam, Michael’s younger brother,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve got some interesting news today for The CW reboot series, The Lost Boys. A few new cast members have been announced that include Sarah Hay as Mollie, with Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) as the Frog sisters. Yes, they changed the beloved Frog brother characters (played by Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander in the original) to female characters, because nothing is sacred.
I’ve pretty much come to terms with the fact that this reboot series is going to be nothing like the original movie, because although the story was cheesy, the actors in the movie were really good, and it was an original idea, so you were excited by the story. It just doesn’t really need a regurgitation, in my opinion. But I bet it will be popular because the WB draws in a large teenage audience, and vampires. Vampires help.
I’ve pretty much come to terms with the fact that this reboot series is going to be nothing like the original movie, because although the story was cheesy, the actors in the movie were really good, and it was an original idea, so you were excited by the story. It just doesn’t really need a regurgitation, in my opinion. But I bet it will be popular because the WB draws in a large teenage audience, and vampires. Vampires help.
- 3/4/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Joel Schumacher’s 1987 teen vampire horror The Lost Boys is an underrated gem. Sure, most of its awesomeness is down to a hugely charismatic young Kiefer Sutherland as the lead vampire, but that’s a casting that goes a seriously long way. It seems like someone at The CW’s as big a fan as I am, too, because they’re currently putting together the cast for a pilot that should herald a full-blooded Lost Boys TV show.
Already, we’ve heard of some exciting additions to the project and today, Deadline’s reporting that Flesh and Bone‘s Sarah Hay, Camping‘s Cheyanne Haynes and Bella and the Bulldogs’ Haley Tju are joining the roster, which so far includes former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey and Kingdom alum Kiele Sanchez, with Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) also having key roles. And, if you...
Already, we’ve heard of some exciting additions to the project and today, Deadline’s reporting that Flesh and Bone‘s Sarah Hay, Camping‘s Cheyanne Haynes and Bella and the Bulldogs’ Haley Tju are joining the roster, which so far includes former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey and Kingdom alum Kiele Sanchez, with Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) also having key roles. And, if you...
- 3/1/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Sarah Hay (Flesh and Bone), Cheyenne Haynes (Camping) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) are set as series regulars opposite Tyler Posey and Kiele Sanchez in The Lost Boys pilot, from Warner Bros TV, Spondoolie Prods and Gulfstream TV, the CW’s series adaptation of the iconic 1987 Warner Bros horror comedy movie.
Written by Heather Mitchell and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.
Hay will portray Mollie.
Written by Heather Mitchell and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead.
Hay will portray Mollie.
- 2/28/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Something you should know about me for this month’s installment of Catalog From the Beyond is that as a kid, I was a huge fan of The Two Coreys. I could not get enough from Coreys Feldman or Haim, and of course much of this love springs from The Lost Boys, a pivotal movie in many of our collective horror educations. But I loved anything the Coreys put out, either together or on their own. And while everyone knows about Feldman’s hot streak of ’80s staples, I don’t think Haim gets nearly enough credit for his own contributions. He brought an earnest charm in early work like Silver Bullet and Lucas that later gave way to a mischievous streak in movies such as License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. We get a dash of both personas in this month’s featured flick, the 1988 monster movie Watchers.
- 2/27/2019
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." Earlier this year, it was reported that The CW ordered a pilot episode of the potential The Lost Boys series, and now the first casting news for the project has been revealed, as well as who will be behind the camera for the new take on the 1987 horror movie of the same name.
Deadline reports that Tyler Posey has been cast as Michael Emerson (the character played by Jason Patric in the original film) in The Lost Boys pilot episode. Joining Posey in the cast is Kiele Sanchez, who will play Michael's mother, Lucy (played by Dianne Wiest in the movie), as well as Medalion Rahimi, who will portray Stella, and Dakota Shapiro, who will play David, the leader of a group of boardwalk bloodsuckers (the character was iconically played by Kiefer Sutherand...
Deadline reports that Tyler Posey has been cast as Michael Emerson (the character played by Jason Patric in the original film) in The Lost Boys pilot episode. Joining Posey in the cast is Kiele Sanchez, who will play Michael's mother, Lucy (played by Dianne Wiest in the movie), as well as Medalion Rahimi, who will portray Stella, and Dakota Shapiro, who will play David, the leader of a group of boardwalk bloodsuckers (the character was iconically played by Kiefer Sutherand...
- 2/21/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The CW has started to fill the cast for their upcoming series adaptation of the classic ‘80s vampire film The Lost Boys. According to Deadline, they’ve cast former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey in the lead role of Michael along with Kingdom actor Kiele Sanchez as Lucy. These are two of the three central characters in the series that were originally played by Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest. Also joining the cast is Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) as Stella, “a version of the Star character played by Jami Gertz” and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) as the vampire David, who was previously portrayed by Kiefer Sutherand.
The network has also hired Twilight and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke to helm the pilot episode, which was written by Heather Mitchell. This is the official synopsis that was shared along with information on the characters in the series:
The Lost Boys...
The network has also hired Twilight and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke to helm the pilot episode, which was written by Heather Mitchell. This is the official synopsis that was shared along with information on the characters in the series:
The Lost Boys...
- 2/21/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It’s been almost three years now since we last heard about the proposed Lost Boys TV series, but it seems that the planned reboot will indeed be materializing, and on The CW no less.
A few weeks ago, the network officially committed to a pilot episode of The Lost Boys, after turning down the opportunity to go ahead with it back in 2016. And with everyone’s favorite teenage vampires about to have their time in the sun again, the casting process has begun and from what we understand, a few of the roles have already been filled.
According to Deadline, former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey and Kingdom alum Kiele Sanchez will take on two of the three main characters, while Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) will also have major roles in the show. Furthermore, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will be getting behind...
A few weeks ago, the network officially committed to a pilot episode of The Lost Boys, after turning down the opportunity to go ahead with it back in 2016. And with everyone’s favorite teenage vampires about to have their time in the sun again, the casting process has begun and from what we understand, a few of the roles have already been filled.
According to Deadline, former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey and Kingdom alum Kiele Sanchez will take on two of the three main characters, while Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) will also have major roles in the show. Furthermore, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will be getting behind...
- 2/21/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: The CW’s The Lost Boys pilot has cast most of its leads. Former Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey and Kingdom alum Kiele Sanchez have been tapped for two of the three central characters, with Medalion Rahimi (Still Star-Crossed) and Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom) also landing lead roles in the series adaptation of the iconic 1987 Warner Bros horror comedy movie.
Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct the pilot, from Warner Bros TV, Spondoolie Prods and Gulfstream TV, in a return to the vampire genre after helming the first movie in the Twilight saga.
Written by Heather Mitchell, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez...
Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct the pilot, from Warner Bros TV, Spondoolie Prods and Gulfstream TV, in a return to the vampire genre after helming the first movie in the Twilight saga.
Written by Heather Mitchell, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Sanchez...
- 2/21/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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