Kevin Smith's wrapped up shooting on his upcoming religiously themed horror, Red State, and he's already got his eyes set on his next flick. Early on in the talks about his hockey comedy, Hit Somebody, it was rumored that Seann William Scott could possibly be tackling the lead role. Well that fell through when Scott moved on to another hockey flick(the aptly named 'Goon'), but it didn't take Smith long to announce his replacement.
During his Hollywood Babble-On podcast, Smith announced that Nicholas Braun(Sky High) would be starring in film, which should begin shooting around summer of next year...
Smith: The guy who’s going to play my lead, whose name is Buddy McKraken in the movie, is a fella who’s in our flick [Red State] and his name is Nicholas Braun. He’s this really great actor who I love to death and he is the perfect lead for this hockey movie, for this script, which is based on this Warren Zevon song.
You can check out the entire podcast(always good for a laugh or ten) by clicking here.
