We've seen some heavy-duty modern warfare films over the past decade, but none of them featured ghosts as the enemy. That's the twist in Legendary Pictures' upcoming supernatural thriller Spectral, which is beginning to take shape now that another actor has joined the cast.
Deadline reports that Clayne Crawford (SundanceTV's Rectify) has signed on to play the role of Sergeant Calvin Toll, "a focused but short-fused military lifer." Crawford joins a cast that includes James Badge Dale (World War Z) in a lead role and actors Max Martini (Pacific Rim) and Cory Hardrict (Battle Los Angeles). Spectral, described as a "supernatural Black Hawk Down," will be directed by first-timer Nic Mathieu and was originally written by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) based on a pitch by Ian Fried, before later receiving the rewrite treatment from John Gatins (Flight, Real Steel).
Spectral will follow a special forces unit as they use advanced weaponry to fight supernatural entities that have attacked New York City. Expect more casting details to surface soon as Spectral continues rolling into production.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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