Timothy Olyphant may be best known for playing onscreen lawmen, but his next project will see him tackle a remake of a Norwegian action Olyphant’s career has also seen him embody other quick-shooting lawmen, such as Justified’s Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, and even The Mandalorian’s Cobb Vanth. More recently, however, Olyphant has also developed an affinity for playing cyborg characters. In addition to having voiced the Terminator in Netflix’s Terminator Zero anime, he is also set to play a synthetic in Noah Hawley’s forthcoming Alien: Earth series.

No stranger to working on action-oriented fare, Olyphant is also well acquainted with the horror genre. Not only did he star in and executive produce Netflix’s popular horror sitcom The Santa Clarita Diet, but one of his earliest onscreen roles even saw him don the infamous Ghostface killer’s mask in 1997’s Scream 2. His other dalliances with horror movies also include the 2010 zombie film The Crazies and the 2003 adaptation of Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher.

Timothy Olyphant Will Shrinking & Yellowjackets Stars In A Remake Of A 2021 Norwegian Horror Movie

The English Remake's Cast Is A Star-Studded Affair

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Olyphant has been tapped to co-star in a remake of 2021’s The Trip with Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, and Juliette Lewis. Originally dubbed I Onde Dager, the original Norwegian film starred Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Aksel Hennie (The Cloverfield Paradox) as a dysfunctional couple who travel to a remote cabin each with plans to kill the other. Directed by Jorma Taccone (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Segel and Weaving are set to assume the roles once played by Rapace and Hennie.

Other cast additions include Paul Guilfoyle and Keith Jardine, with production already underway in Finland. Boasting 83% Fresh critical and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, the 2021 version of The Trip is currently available on Netflix. Endowed with a healthy dose of comedy, the original movie sees the homicidal plans of its leading couple take a turn for the worse, when their own murderous plots are interrupted by a trio of killers who had been hiding on the roof of the cabin they had chosen for their fateful getaway.

Our Take On The Trip's English-Language Remake

The Remake's New Cast Points To A Big Emphasis On Its Comedic Elements

While most English-speaking audiences put a great deal of emphasis on the horror movies that emerge out of Hollywood studios, Scandinavian horror movies have also attracted a good deal of international attention in recent years. However, Olyphant’s remake of The Trip promises more than simple thrills, and the movie’s choice of director and its cast would also point to a heavy emphasis on the comedic elements as well.

With Olyphant already a deft hand at blending both horror and comedy thanks to his work on The Santa Clarita Diet, his involvement will undoubtedly blend well with the proven comedic chops of Segel, Weaving, and Lewis. Whether this new version will generate the same positive response as the original movie remains to be seen, but the impressive cast list bodes well for a successful adaptation of The Trip.

The Trip Is A Perfect Followup For Yellowjackets' Juliette Lewis

Her Yellowjackets Performance Makes Her Well-Suited To The Trip

Following the fate of Lewis' character, the adult Natalie, in the Yellowjackets season 2 ending, The Trip is a perfect followup project for her. Yellowjackets contains plenty of horrifying drama in the past and present-day storylines, including cannibalism and covering up murders. At the same time, Yellowjackets contains plenty of dark comedy, which has always been further elevated in the present-day storyline in the dry way Lewis delivers her lines.

The Trip provides an opportunity to play to many of the same strengths that contributed to her standout Yellowjackets performance.

Yellowjackets' blend of horror and dark comedy makes Lewis well-suited to star in the English-language remake of The Trip. Her performance was among the best in the previous seasons of the Showtime series and will be sorely missed in Yellowjackets season 3 in the aftermath of the character's shocking fate. The Trip provides an opportunity to play to many of the same strengths that contributed to her standout Yellowjackets performance.

One of the best parts of Yellowjackets was also seeing her share scenes with her talented co-stars, including Christina Ricci, Melane Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, and Simone Kessell. Lewis will once again be able to share the screen with a deeply talented cast as she stars alongside Olyphant, Segel, and Lewis in The Trip. The horror movie remake is exciting on many levels, one of which is how rewarding it will feel for fans of Lewis and her work in Yellowjackets.

Source: THR