Actors List - 21/09/2011

This is the list of actors (along with photographs) that are going to play our leading roles:

Melanie (or 'Smelly Melly') - Lucy Rimmer-Hall

 We chose Lucy to play the leading protagonist Melanie, since she is a conventially attractive girl that is just seen as unpopular due to her dress sense (which is shown in the costume list) and her geeky tendancies. Lucy is a wonderful actress that can pull off the nerd role, whilst matching the age of the actual character and being identifiable to the audience. Lucy has starred as the leading lady in the British horror hit 'The Creeps', so she would be instantly recognisable to horror-fanatics and help to sell the movie.

Tara - Charlotte Westall

 

As seen by her expression and pose in the image, it is clear that Charlotte would play the role of mean high school bully and popular girl Tara perfectly. With the fashionable costume choices and long blonde hair extensions, Charlotte would look extremely on-trend and like a typical blonde-mean girl would. After co-starring in the American horror blockbuster 'Death Date', Charlotte would be recognisable to the horror audience and succeed in selling the film to the widest audience possible.

Will - Benjamin Jones

Benjamin is a typically-attractive young male that would fit the role of teen heartthrob Will perfectly. Although this may not be fully conveyed in the trailer, Will is a cocky, mean bully and boyfriend of Tara that bullies Melanie with his girlfriend. Will likes to think that he is the alpha-male in the relationship, but really, Tara calls all the shots when it comes to making Melanie's life a living hell. Benjamin is the best actor for playing this role, having starred in horrors such as 'Kill' and 'Leaving Anna' - roles which will hopefully again make him recognisable to a horror-fanatic audience.  

But we also need people to partake in what we call the 'Death Scenes' - basically, the scenes of the trailer where we see characters in distress due to being pursued by the Hangman. The actors used in these scenes will be:

'TRAPPED' Death Scene - Charlotte Williamson

(Dragging across the floor) Death Scene - Emily Oakes

'SUFFOCATE' Death Scene - Conor Wynn

'FALL' Death Scene - Victoria Dunn

One role we have not yet covered in this list is the most vital role of the film - the Hangman. In the trailer, the only part we see of the Hangman is his ominous black gloves, which creates mystery as to who this killer is. We will not be revealling the identity of the Hangman as we wont to uphold this suspicion and anoymity - you will have to see the whole film to find out!