Schaech will require off for '7500'

SchaechJohnathon Schaech is making "7500" fly, joining the cast in the CBS Films' thriller to portray a commercial airline travel pilot who starts seeing things beyond reality.Schaech joins Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart and Leslie Bibb in Craig Rosenberg's story of people that encounter what appears to become supernatural pressure within a transpacific flight.Principal photography begins the next month with Takashi Shimizu ("The Grudge") pointing. "7500" reteams Shimizu with "Grudge" producer Taka Ichise, who'll produce alongside Roy Lee.Schaech is repped by APA, Risa Shapiro in the Schiff Co. and attorney Jason Hendler. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com