The cast of the upcoming Need for Speed movie might not turn any heads, but if you ask star Aaron Paul, he’ll call them “perfect.”
A new Need for Speed featurette that focuses in on the cast has been released on the film’s official YouTube channel.
The cast, while definitely solid, only has a few “huge” household names. In the lead role of Tobey Marshall, Aaron Paul will hope to bring as much of his Breaking Bad audience to the film as possible. Given that it’s based on a popular video game franchise, the hope is that the audience will be the same.
The supporting cast has some solid names involved. It’ll be interesting to see what Michael Keaton will bring to the film. With Need for Speed and RoboCop, Keaton is trying to get some decent on-screen roles. It wouldn’t be a shocker to see him in more action movies down the line. Taking similar roles to Liam Neeson and Kevin Costner would seem like an obvious choice for him at this point in his career, but time will tell what he does.
The cast also includes Dominic Cooper (Captain America, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later, V for Vendetta), Dakota Johnson (21 Jump Street, Fifty Shades of Grey), Rami Malek (Night at the Museum, Short Term 12), Sir Maejor, and Scott Mescudi (as Kid Cudi).
“The guys they decided to cast in these roles are perfect,” says star Aaron Paul. “We really hit it off.”
Need for Speed races into theaters on March 14.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey (Aaron Paul) gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction.