Gremlins, Justice League Actors Added to the Cast of The Chair

Alterna Comics adaptation The Chair has announced a number of new actors to join its cast, including Gremlins's Zach Galligan and Justice League star Kin Shriner. Zach Galligan and Kyle Hester have been cast as prison guards Riley and Bowen, respectively.  Ezra Buzzington, rumored before to play the part of the insane and rambling inmate, Tudley, has now been officially cast.  Rounding out these latest additions, Kin Shriner (the voice of Green Arrow in the Justice League animated series) has been cast as Officer Oliver, the officer that arrests main character Richard Sullivan. The Chair revolves around Sullivan's efforts to free himself from death row following a wrongful conviction. The film is set to be directed by Chad Ferrin with a screenplay by Erin Kohut and Peter Simeti.

Simeti, who is credited not just as a co-writer but also as producer and creator of the graphic novel, said that the rest of the main cast, Sullivan himself, is very close to being finalized. Producers hope to supplement the film's budget with a $300,000 Kickstarter campaign, which will kick off in mid-May. Rewards will include props, wardrobe, books, posters, copies of the film - all signed by the cast and crew - set-used and signed chairs from "The Chair", and several on-camera roles as extras. A teaser trailer is planned for release in the next few weeks. Simeti says itwill be, "Bone-chilling, terrifying, powerful and absolutely awesome. If the teaser trailer doesn't let you know what you'll be in store for, then nothing else will.  We are making a horror film that has as much 'brains' in it as it does 'guts'."