Pavel Chekov meets the vampires

Anton Yelchin as Chekov

 

Anton Yelchin as Chekov

Anton Yelchin up for lead in Fright Night remake

Variety reports that actor Anton Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov in last year’s reboot of STAR TREK, is in negotiations to star in the remake of FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) currently in development. Yelchin would play Charley Bewster, the young man who realizes that his neighbor is a vampire. Craig Gillespie is slated to direct, from a screenplay by Marti Noxon. Yelchin’s other credits include TERMINATOR SALVATION.

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique's Los Angeles Correspondent from 1987 to 1993 and West Coast Editor from 1993 to 1999. Currently the webmaster of Cinefantastique Online, I also run a website called Hollywood Gothique that covers Halloween Horror and Sci-Fi Cinema Events in the Los Angeles area.

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