The Boys star Jack Quaid lands next lead movie role
Jack Quaid has joined upcoming action thriller Novocaine in the lead role.
Quaid appeared in last year's Scream movie, and is also known for playing Hughie Campbell in The Boys.
He's set to play Nathan Caine in Novocaine, a man who's born with a rare disorder called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIPA) which prevents him from experiencing physical pain, Deadline reports.
Nathan grew up sheltered, resorting to tricks like blending down his food not to accidentally chew off his tongue, or setting timers to remind himself to use the bathroom.
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His condition inadvertently becomes a strength when his bank is robbed and his new love interest is taken hostage, as he prepares to do whatever it takes to rescue her.
Novocaine is going to be directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (Villains) and will starts shooting early next year with a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement in place.
"Novocaine is a non-stop, edge-of-the-seat action thriller loaded with all the heart, humor and kickass-ery you could ever want," the movie's producers said in a statement.
"We couldn't be more excited to get shooting next year with Dan and Bobby, who are true talents that we believe are the next big directors in the action space."
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"It's hard to find unique access points in this genre, but this film and the unlikely hero at its heart captured our imagination right away," the directors added.
"Shepherding this project along with Infrared and Safehouse has been incredible, and working with the absolute perfect lead in Jack Quaid is honestly a dream come true."
Quaid has shared several recent updates from the SAG-AFTRA picket lines as the actors' strike continues. His latest photo shows him standing next to strike captain Ely Henry, wearing an orange traffic cone costume, at a picket line outside Paramount's studios.
"Cone you believe we're still here?!" he wrote on Instagram. "Strike captain/all powerful cone @elyhenry and I are wishing our @sagaftra negotiation committee the best for tomorrow's negotiations! Let's do this!"
Talks between representatives from the actors' union and major studios came to a halt a couple of weeks ago, but a short joint statement from SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP confirmed they will meet for further negotiations today (October 24).
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