This Horror Legend Wants to Make a ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ Style Rom-Com Find help us

After duking it out with death, there’s not much further up the horror chain that you can climb, but Devon Sawa has done that and then some. Sawa appeared in the iconic 2000 film, Final Destination, which kicked-off a franchise that continues to go strong with the upcoming release of Final Destination: Bloodlines. Before that, he entered the horror-comedy arena through the 1999 film, Idle Hands, which is set to undergo a reboot in the near future. More recently, the actor has appeared in multiple parts in Don Mancini’s small-screen Child’s Play takeover, the gone-too-soon Chucky. And, on February 7, he’ll step into what could easily blossom into a new horror franchise via Josh Ruben’s Heart Eyes.

Even though he may be a genre star at his core (and a terrific one at that!), Sawa does have his sights set on other opportunities down the road. Speaking with People, the SLC Punk! star said that he has his own pair of heart eyes for taking on one of the leading roles in a romantic comedy, revealing,

“I love horror, but I’m all about exploring everything. A Sleepless in Seattle, that kind of movie. I would love that. I think it would be so much fun.”

When you think about it, Sawa would absolutely kill in a rom-com (pun intended). Those of us of a certain age will forever remember the magic of the titular ghost in 1995’s Casper turning into a real boy played by none other than Sawa. The movie saw him appear opposite Christina Ricci, so honestly, we’re putting the Sawa-led rom-com puzzle pieces together for the studio at this point. He also went on to steal the hearts of pre-teens everywhere when he starred alongside fellow ‘90s heartthrobs Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Scott Bairstow in Wild America. Plus, he’s only continued to charm into his adult years with his roles in Chucky, primarily in the third and final season in the role of the aloof yet adorable Randall Jenkins. Essentially, we’re thrilled to jump on the Sawa-led rom-com bandwagon and support the actor in any way necessary to give him the Sleepless in Seattle moment he’s always dreamed of.

While we wait for Cupid’s arrow to strike Sawa, you can catch him in Heart Eyes when it opens later this week on February 7.