Maybe this is officially a sign that I’m getting too old, but I could only handle about 20 seconds of one of those “Fred” videos before I had to close the window. I hadn’t heard of Lucas Cruikshank before today, but apparently his character's a big hit on You Tube, with millions of users subscribing to his channel. Do we have any teens and tweens in the Comic Vine community who know all about this guy? He got his own movie on Nicklodeon. Power to him. That’s quite an accomplishment, but I don’t think I’ll be watching that or any more of these videos. Good lord, that voice…
Anyway, I bring Cruikshank up because Movie Web says he’s the second established actor, after Keke Palmer, who’s admitted to auditioning for Marvel Studios’ stealth sub… the RUNAWAYS movie. Cruikshank didn’t reveal which specific character he auditioned for but, considering that there are only two guys in the Runaways’ line-up, I think it’s patently obvious that he auditioned for tech-whiz Chase Stein.
His distinctive… energy and enthusiasm colored his description of the experience.
"Oh, my gosh! I want to be in [RUNAWAYS!] Yeah. Those comic books are awesome. So that would be sweet. I auditioned for that a couple months ago, but I don't know."
Thanks to Johnie619 for the heads up on this.
Do you figure that the kids’ energy would lend itself to this wayward super-teen? I suppose there’s already a whole channel of his material for you to see if he fits. Think of this “Fred” video below as his audition, and you, the Comic Vine community, are the casting department...
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