M8 Entertainment Inc. announced today that a
number of leading actors have signed on for roles alongside star
Amanda Bynes in its feature film teen comedy project Lovewrecked.
Chris Carmack, one
of the young stars of Fox's hit television series The O.C. has signed
on to play Jason, the rock idol whom Jenny (Ms. Bynes) finds herself
shipwrecked with. Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn DiScala has also signed
on to play the role of Alexis, who is Jenny's rival for Jason's
affections. And playing the role of Jenny's best friend Ryan will
be up-and-coming star Jonathan Bennett, who recently had a starring
role in the hit feature film teen comedy Mean Girls.
Principal photography on Lovewrecked began
last week on location in the Caribbean. Lovewrecked is being
directed by Randal Kleiser (director of Grease and Honey I
Blew Up the Kid), from a script written by Stephen Langford.
M8 Entertainment's Stewart Hall will produce, along with Bacon
& Eggs' Joe Anderson and Wendy Thorlakson. In Lovewrecked,
Ms. Bynes plays Jenny, an eighteen year-old girl who is ecstatic
when she finds that her favorite rock star, Jason, is a guest
at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer.
When they are both
thrown overboard during a cruise, Jenny is even more thrilled to
find herself stranded on a remote beach, alone with Jason. Jenny
soon learns that they are actually just down the beach from the
resort - but Jenny keeps the truth from Jason so that she will have
a chance to win him over. Things get even more complicated when
Jenny's rival Alexis pretends to be shipwrecked too, and they must
compete for Jason's affections.
"We are tremendously excited to have assembled
such a talented cast to star alongside Amanda in 'Lovewrecked',"
said M8's Stewart Hall. "We've always seen this film as a fresh,
fun teen comedy with wide audience appeal, and now this project
has become even more dynamic with these talented and attractive
new additions to the cast," further added Hall.
Also joining the cast is Joey Kern
(Grind, Cabin Fever), who will play Jason's high-strung manager
Milo; veteran comic star Fred Willard (A Mighty Wind, Best in
Show) as Jenny's father; Kathy Griffin (Beethoven's Fifth, Suddenly
Susan) as Jason's cutthroat publicist Belinda; Alfonso Ribeiro
(The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) as the hotel manager; and Jackie
Long (Roommates) as Ryan's friend Chase. Rounding out the rest
of the cast are Suzanne Kent (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid) and Connor
Matheus (The Polar Express, Santa Clause 2) who will respectively
play Cinderella and Otis Venable, guests at the resort. Lance
Bass will also have a role in the film as Dan, a cell-phone toting
assistant to Milo and Belinda.
