The cast of the Zombie-directed film also includes Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Daniel Roebuck.
Rob Zombiehas announced that Butch Patrick will appear in the director’s big-screen version ofThe Munsters.
Patrick played the child werewolf Eddie Munster on the original ’60s TV show.
Butch Patrick.Bobby Bank/Getty Images
Zombie has cast the actor as the Tin Can man, a robot built by Eddie on the series.
“Where’s Eddie you ask?”
Zombie wrote on Instagram,revealing the news.
“Well, I’ll tell you!
My good buddy Butch Patrick is now in THE MUNSTERS as THE TIN CAN MAN.
I am thrilled to have another original Munster in my new film.
Get ready for some robot fun!”
So that’s why I chose the cast I chose.
The cast also includesJorge Garcia, Richard Brake, Catherine Schell, Sylvester McCoy, andCassandra Petersen(a.k.a.
“Elvira”), who plays real estate agentBarbara Carr.
“We’ve been friends with Cassandra for I don’t even know how long,” said Zombie.
“She was at our wedding; she was at Sheri’s shower.
We’ve been friends with her for at least 25 years.
So that was another good person that could come in and fit right in, totally familiar.”
The Munsterswill be released this fall by Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production arm of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
Watch the teaser trailer for the newMunstersat the top.
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