Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Red Dawn, Angles For Lobo
Jeffrey Dean Morganis one of those actors who always seems on the cusp of really breaking out. His roles onSupernaturalandGrey’s Anatomyled to a turn as The Comedian inWatchmen, in which he was one of the highlights. He’s currently shooting the Sylvain White-directedThe Losersalongside Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba and Jason Patric. And now he’ll be in the remake ofRed Dawn.
Speaking toColliderwhen the site was amongst the crew at the not-so-secret set visit toThe Losers, Morgan said he was taking the Powers Boothe role in theRed Dawnremake. Not a huge role, but a significant one. The news was later confirmed (or simply picked up, depending on your view) byVariety. The trade says Morgan will be “the leader of the U.S. Special Forces team who discovers the teens' stronghold while behind enemy lines.” In the original, Boothe played a pilot who was shot down, and ended up explaining how the Soviet invasion of the US had been progressing, before lending his expertise to the resistance fighter heroes of the movie. Morgan actually looks quite a bit like the young Boothe – check the screenshot below, from theRed Dawntrailer.Red Dawnwill be shot in and around Detroit.
But two comic adaptations in a row evidently isn’t enough for Morgan, who offered up to Collider that he’d like to play Lobo in the upcoming Joel Silver / Guy Ritchie production. Not a huge surprise, as Silver is also behindThe Losers, so it’s likely he and Morgan have spoken about the picture.
You know, they’re making “Lobo” right now. That would be cool. “Lobo” would be very cool. I don’t think that I’m as big as Lobo is, but if you could, like, transplant Mickey Rourke’s body on my head, that would be just great.
After his work as the Comedian, it’s not too difficult to see the actor as Lobo, inasmuch as I can see anyone tackling the role. Honestly, it’s a character that seems better suited for the page than screen, especially if offered up in a ‘rope in the teens’-friendly rating.
