Red Dawn Remake

Four new Wolverines have been added to next years remake of John Milius‘ 1984 tale of homeland invasion Red Dawn. The cast already includes leads Chris Hemsworth as a returning Iraq War Marine who gets into the thick of the action, Josh Peck as his star athlete little brother, and Adrianne Palicki as the love interest.

Here are the newest members:

Josh Hutcherson will play Robert (originated by C. Thomas Howell) and become the group’s tech geek. You’ll remember Hutcherson from Journey to the Center of the Earth and Bridge to Terabithia.

Isabel Lucas will play Lea Thompson‘s Erica, the head cheerleader and Peck’s character’s girlfriend whom he desperately wants to rescue from an internment camp. Lucas most recently appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Connor Cruise, who recently played the young Will Smith character in Seven Pounds, will play Daryl, the mayor’s son and best friend of Robert. He is also the real-life son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Daryl was originally played by Darren Dalton.

Edwin Hodge will play Danny (Brad Savage‘s role), “the coolest kid in school” and star wide receiver who helps establish the resistance. Hodge has a recurring role on Fox‘s Mental and recently appeared in the film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.

The new script, written by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore, will stay close to the original film. Along with a few casting alterations, the main difference will be that the bad guy invaders are China and Russia instead of the Soviet Union. The film will be directed by Dan Bradley (Quantum of Solace and Bourne Ultimatum).

The actors will spend a few weeks in military training before filming begins next month in Detroit. The film is scheduled for a Sept. 24, 2010 release.

SOURCES: Cinema Blend, Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo! Movies, Beyond Hollywood & Cinema Suicide