First cast shot from Red Dawn re-make

Fans of cheesy eighties action reacted to news of a remake of Red Dawn with some consternation. The tale of Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen as brothers fighting off a small town communist invasion, whilst not high art, holds a place in the heart of cinemagoers of a certain age.

The sequel, which replaces the Russian baddies with Chinese invaders, was actually completed months ago and was originally planned for a Summer 2010 release. However MGM's ongoing financial troubles have led to the film being temporarily shelved (because y'know spending millions on a film and NOT releasing it is great business sense).

At least we now have pictures of the films cast, thanks to the Daily Blam, which has obtained this image, which appears to be a promotional or test shot rather than a scene from the movie itself:-





Eagle eyed readers will notice the presence of Chris Hemsworth, who has a leading role in the movie. It may be that this leads to the film seeing release next summer to capitalise on Hemsworth's high profile title role in the Marvel Comics adaptation Thor.

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