Kevin Smith’s upcoming horror movie, Red State, adds John Goodman to its cast list…
Filming is finally under way on Kevin Smith's long-in-gestation low budget horror film, Red State. This was the movie that the Weinstein Brothers, who funded pretty much everything Smith did until Zack And Miri Make A Porno, passed on, and Smith has struggled to put the funding together ever since. At one point, he looked into establishing a fund where individuals could chuck in small amounts of money to help fund the film's production, but that ultimately hit the buffers.
However, the planets have finally aligned, and the film's shoot began last week. In the cast, thus far, are Dermot Mulroney, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Stephen Root, Melissa Leo and Michael Parks. And you can now add the name of John Goodman to the list. He's joined the production, although the exact nature of his role has yet to be revealed.
And there's a sporting chance that it won't be for some time yet. Smith is keeping much of the production of Red State under wraps, and we suspect we might not know too much about it until nearer its planned 2011 roll-out.
We will, of course, keep you posted.