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Coming Soon reports that according to M8 Entertainment Inc., a number of leading actors have signed on for roles alongside star Amanda Bynes in its feature film teen comedy project "Lovewrecked". Chris Carmack, one of the young stars of Fox's hit television series The O.C. has signed on to play Jason, the rock idol whom Jenny (Ms. Bynes) finds herself shipwrecked with. Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn DiScala has also signed on to play the role of Alexis, who is Jenny's rival for Jason's affections. Playing the role of Jenny's best friend Ryan will be "Mean Girls: star Jonathan Bennett, who recently had a starring role in the hit feature film teen comedy Mean Girls. Principal photography on Lovewrecked began last week on location in the Caribbean. Lovewrecked is being directed by Randal Kleiser (director of Grease and Honey I Blew Up the Kid), from a script written by Stephen Langford. In "Lovewrecked", Ms. Bynes plays Jenny, an eighteen year-old girl who is ecstatic when she finds that her favorite rock star, Jason, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer. When they are both thrown overboard during a cruise, Jenny is even more thrilled to find herself stranded on a remote beach, alone with Jason. Jenny soon learns that they are actually just down the beach from the resort - but Jenny keeps the truth from Jason so that she will have a chance to win him over. Things get even more complicated when Jenny's rival Alexis pretends to be shipwrecked too, and they must compete for Jason's affections. Also joining the cast is Joey Kern (Grind, Cabin Fever), who will play Jason's high-strung manager Milo; veteran comic star Fred Willard (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) as Jenny's father; Kathy Griffin (Beethoven's Fifth, Suddenly Susan) as Jason's cutthroat publicist Belinda; Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) as the hotel manager; and Jackie Long (Roommates) as Ryan's friend Chase. Rounding out the rest of the cast are Suzanne Kent (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid) and Connor Matheus (The Polar Express, Santa Clause 2) who will respectively play Cinderella and Otis Venable, guests at the resort. Lance Bass will also have a role in the film as Dan, a cell-phone toting assistant to Milo and Belinda Thanks to 'Packin It'.

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