A Look at the Cast of 2 Headed Shark Attack

With only two Asylum films yet to be released in 2011 - the found-footage mystery-project The Amityville Haunting  and the already-aired Zombie Apocalypse - I thought it apt to take a look ahead to the first of the studio's 2012 slate, the destined-for-greatness 2 Headed Shark Attack.

The film, directed by Christopher Ray (Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, Almighty Thor) from a story by Edward DeRuiter (3 Musketeers) and a script from yours truly (A Haunting in Salem), boasts a triumvirate of talents in the leads - Carmen Electra, Brooke Hogan and Charlie O'Connell. I've previously made note of their and a couple others' qualifications, but as this is a BIG cast, there are a lot of people left to highlight. So here's the latest crop of actors set to portray the unfortunate lot of semester-at-sea-students run afoul of nature's most vicious mistake, the 2-headed shark.

Actor Geoff Ward will tackle the role of "Cole," the strong, popular sort. A South Florida native, Ward has been acting on film since 2004, appearing in such projects as Dark Queen, Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation and TV series "The Glades."

Anthony E. Valentin plays "Dakilla," one of two Filipino crew members (the other being Gerald Webb's "Han."). Valentin has also been appearing on screen since 2004, The Fiesta Grand, Fast Food and an episode of "Burn Notice" among his credits.

In the role of "Alex" is actor Benjamin James. 2 Headed Shark Attack looks to be his first feature, but he was worked in television, appearing in the programs "Magic City" and "Wicked Attraction."

Michael Dicarluccio shall inhabit the character of "Ethan." This is also Dicarluccio's first feature, though not his first credits; he has previous appeared as himself in the documentary short Consequences, and as an actor in the short I'm Still On Probation, Remember?

And then there is a quartet of brand-newbies, actors making their first credited appearance on screen: Lauren Vera, Tihirah Taliaferro, Casey King Leslie and Marckenson Charles. Lucky kids these, starting their careers on a film sure to become a cult classic.

Might still be a name or two out there waiting to be revealed, but for the most part, these guys, added to all the others, make the core 20 characters in 2 Headed Shark Attack. That's a lot of bait. See for yourself how it goes down when 2 Headed Shark Attack hits DVD on January 31st of next year.

2 Headed Shark Attack Gets Wiki'd

We're still waiting on the IMDB page for the film, including details on its massive cast, but in the meantime some kind soul has established a 2 Headed Shark Attack page over at my favorite research tool, Wikipedia. Not much new stuff over there, and what is - while very interesting, and in fact pleasing - can't be proven factual until The Asylum themselves present the details, but they're reliable enough to print here, a very unreliable and biased blog.

First up, there's mention of another cast member, a Mr. Geoff Ward, who, if I have the right guy, is a natural bodybuilder from south Florida who's appeared in quite a few things, most notable among them Bachelor Party 2 and and episode of "The Glades." No word on which character he's playing, but a good-looking, probably-ripped dude like this, I have an idea or two. But again, on the major details, I prefer to relate rather than break.

The other piece of interesting information gleaned from the Wikipedia page is that credit for the score is being given to Asylum-maestro Chris Ridenhour. I double-checked this with the man himself, and he confirmed, which in my book is excellent news. If you've ever seen an Asylum movie, you've head Ridenhour's work. Dude's composed the score for a whopping 32 films for our favorite studio, including pretty much everything in recent memory. He did the score for my first script, A Haunting in Salem, and though we're still awaiting the release of that one (10/4/2011), I've heard the track that plays over the closing credits and it is INCREDIBLE. Ridenhour has a real knack for augmenting the emotional impact of each scene he scores. When I heard that closing track, I felt like he understood the story and the characters maybe even better than I did. Guy's solid gold; expect a thrilling, sweeping, epic score.

And that's all there is for now, but with many major details left to reveal - including, like, a dozen more cast members - and my fervent, almost obsessive need to share any and all info on this with anyone who will listen and several who won't, rest assured the second it breaks, it'll be posted right here.