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For the 2011 sports comedy film, see Goon (film).
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Teaser poster
Directed byJay Baruchel
StarringElisha Cuthbert
Seann William Scott
Jay Baruchel
Liev Schreiber
Alison Pill
Wyatt Russell
Marc-André Grondin
Kim Coates
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Release date
  • March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) (Canada)
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

Goon: Last of the Enforcers is an upcoming Canadian-American sports comedy film written by Jay Baruchel and Jesse Chabot as a sequel to the 2011 film Goon. The film was directed by Baruchel in his directorial debut and stars Elisha Cuthbert, Seann William Scott, Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill, Wyatt Russell, Marc-André Grondin and Kim Coates. Principal photography began in Toronto on June 22, 2015. The film is set to be released in Canada on March 17, 2017. Release dates for other countries is currently unknown.

Plot

During a pro lockout, The Thug's (Seann William Scott) team, the Halifax Highlanders, unites with a bunch of new players.[1]

Cast

Production

On September 24, 2012, it was announced that Jay Baruchel would be returning to write the sequel of 2011 film Goon along with Jesse Chabot, while Michael Dowse was set to return to direct the film, and Evan Goldberg to produce.[5] On May 15, 2015, it was announced that Baruchel would make his directorial debut on the film, titled Goon: Last of the Enforcers, and would also return as a star to play the role of Pat, while Seann William Scott would also return to play the role of the hockey enforcer, Doug "The Thug" Glatt.[1] Goldberg would be executive producer, while David Gross, Jesse Shapira, Jeff Arkuss and Andre Rouleau would be producers on the film.[1] On June 8, 2015 Elisha Cuthbert joined the cast of the film along with the returning cast of Liev Schreiber and Alison Pill from the first film.[6]

On June 10, 2015, the complete cast of the film was announced by Entertainment One, Wyatt Russell was set to play Anders Cain, a volatile young captain of the Halifax Highlanders, Marc-André Grondin to play a superstar Xavier LaFlamme, Kim Coates as Highlanders coach Ronnie Hortense, Pill would star as Glatt's love interest Eva and Schreiber as Ross "The Boss" Rhea, while Cuthbert would play Mary, the outlandish sister of Pill's character Eva, who is now married to Doug the Thug.[2] In a tweet on July 7, 2015 from the set of the film, TSN's Sportscaster James Duthie revealed that he and T.J. Miller were cast to play the sportscasters in the film.[3] On July 23, 2015, real NHL players Tyler Seguin and Michael Del Zotto were spotted on the set during filming along with Scott.[4] On August 7, 2015, a tweet by Georges Laraque stated that he was headed to the set with Colton Orr and George Parros. [7]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on June 22, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario.[2][8] Baruchel also tweeted the photo of the cast from the set.[9] Late-June, filming was taking place in Hamilton, Ontario's Corktown[10] area, the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie in July until August 13, 2015[11] and near Bayfront Park in Hamilton.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (May 15, 2015). "Jay Baruchel to Direct 'Goon' Sequel (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fleming Jr, Mike (June 10, 2015). "Hockey Brawler Pic 'Goon' Sequel Has Wyatt Russell Squaring Off With Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott". deadline.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "James Duthie stars alongside T.J. Miller in the Goon sequel!". tsn.ca. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Peters, Chris (July 23, 2015). "LOOK: Tyler Seguin, Michael Del Zotto on set for 'Goon 2' cameos". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ^ TRUMBORE, DAVE (September 24, 2012). "Jay Baruchel Tweets GOON 2 Update; Will Co-Write with Jesse Chabot and Michael Dowse Will Return to Direct; Evan Goldberg Will Produce". collider.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (June 8, 2015). "Elisha Cuthbert Joins Seann William Scott for 'Goon' Sequel (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Laraque, Georges. Twitter.com https://mobile.twitter.com/GeorgesLaraque/status/629660432874229760?p=v. Retrieved 7 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "On the Set for 6/22/15: Spielberg's 'The Bfg' Wraps Along with 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Sequel, Woody Harrelson Starts 'Wilson'". ssninsider.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jay Baruchel on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Browse by Corktown in Area at Historical Hamilton". historicalhamilton.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  11. ^ "Extras wanted for 'Goons 2' filming in Barrie". barrie.ctvnews.ca. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Filming in Hamilton this week". thespec.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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