Kevin Bacon Signs on to Out Screenwriter John Logan's 'LGBTQ+ Empowerment' Horror Project
Kevin Bacon has signed on to star in out screenwriter John Logan's new horror movie — an "LGBTQ+ empowerment" yarn set, with blood-curdling aptness, at a gay conversion camp, Deadline reports.
In another notable bit of casting news, out transgender actor Theo Germaine ("The Politician," "Holy Trinity") will star in the as-yet-untitled horror flick.
"The role marks a return for Bacon to the horror genre, a space he appeared in early on in his career with 'Friday the 13th,'" Deadline noted of the "Footloose" actor.
Bacon, 63, will also executive produce, InsideNova reports. InsideNova also reported that Bacon will star in an upcoming remake of "The Toxic Avenger" opposite "Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage.
Logan has been nominated three times for an Oscar in the screenplay category: For the 2004 Martin Scorsese-directed Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator," starring Leonardo DiCaprio; for the 2000 Ridley Scott-directed "Gladiator," starring Russell Crow; and for the 2012 Sam Mendes-directed James Bond film "Skyfall," starring Daniel Craig.
Logan will make his feature film directorial debut with the project, and he will also write the screenplay.