Hollywood Story for Hopper’s Son
Hollywood Reporter says that Henry Lee Hopper, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps and Emily Meade are prepping to star in Wes Craven’s tentatively titled horror thriller “25/8″ for Rogue Pictures.Hopper, the son of Dennis Hopper, gets to play the lead role of Bug, one of seven teens haunted by a serial killer who supposedly died when they were born 15 years earlier. The film takes place over the course of a day as the mystery of who (or what) is stalking the small-town high schoolers unfolds.
Epps (“Half Nelson”), Whitaker (“The Great Debaters”) and Meade (the upcoming “Assassination of a High School President”), who are all expected to be part of the cast, are teens with several projects under their belts. But “25/8″ marks Hopper’s professional acting debut. Craven is casting relative unknowns to avoid giving viewers any preconceptions of who will die onscreen.
Hopper landed the lead after meeting Craven at a party for his godfather, Julian Schnabel. The pair bonded while discussing art, including the abstract expressionist paintings the teen made in his Venice, Calif., home studio. Craven said he fit the role of the initially naive, innocent Bug who is changed by strange events, and Craven invited Hopper to audition.
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