Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki are joining Chris Hemsworth in the new remake of "Red Dawn" for MGM. HitFix Staff <p>The remake of "Red Dawn" is gaining steam as the MGM/United Artists production announced that two more actors have come on board the insurgency thriller.<br /><br />Joining previously announced Chris Hemsworth, who is playing the role of Jed originated by Patrick Swayze in the 1984 cult classic, are Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki.&nbsp; According to <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20285234_4,00.html" target="_self">EW.com</a>, Peck will play Matt Eckert the loose cannon younger brother of Hemsworth's Jed and the star quarterback of the high school football team.&nbsp; As Toni, Palicki takes over for Jennifer Grey as the tough fighter who falls for Jed.&nbsp; Still unclear is who will play the parts of Robert and Erica, portrayed by C. Thomas Howell and Lea Thompson in the 80s version.<br /><br />Unlike the original "Dawn," it's not just the Russians who are invading American soil.&nbsp; This time the Chinese have joined the fray and its up to this band of renegade teens to take to the mountains to fight them off.<br /><br />This is the second major "adult" role for Peck who is best known for his Nickelodeon series "Drake and Josh," but who made a splash in the indie "The Wackness" last year.&nbsp; He'll be heard next month as the voice of Eddie in <a href="../../events/2009-4-8-ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs" target="_self">"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."</a><br /><br />Palicki stars on "Friday Night Lights" and will appear in the Screen Gems thriller "Legion" in January, 2010.&nbsp; <br /><br />Hemsworth has gained fame by snagging the role of "Thor" in Marvel Studios adaptation of the classic comic book.&nbsp; He'll also appear in MGM's "Cabin in the Woods."<br /><br />The new "Dawn" will be the directorial debut of Dan Bradley, a stunt coordinator and second unit director on "The Bourne Ultimatum."&nbsp; Production on "Dawn" is expected to begin in September.&nbsp; The film already has a Sept. 24, 2010 release date.</p> movies 2009-06-17T08:25:43Z 536 Duo join previously announced Chris 'Thor' Hemsworth 2038-01-01T00:00:00Z false 1164 false false false false false false false false false false 2009-6-17-red-dawn-recruits-josh-peck-and-adrianne-palicki 2009-06-17T04:20:00Z 'Red Dawn' recruits Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki published Eastern Time (US & Canada) http://tinyurl.com/ln7avn 'Red Dawn' recruits Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki 2009-09-01T03:47:56Z false 5 26