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Ellen Adair Shambles to Zombie Horror ‘Herd’; Exclusive Poster Art
Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the art for Herd, a new zombie horror film shooting this April under the direction of Steven Pierce.
Ellen Adair (Trick, The Sinner) is set to star in the upcoming horror indie co-written by Pierce and James Allerdyce.
The film tells the story of a woman who ends up trapped between a zombie outbreak and warring militias as she tries to outrun her past. Adair plays Jamie Miller, a young woman stranded near the hometown she vowed never to return to when the unexpected occurs.
Fans will recognize Adair as Sheriff Lisa Jayne in 2019’s Trick, or as Bess McTeer in Season 2 of “The Sinner”. She has also recurred on shows including “Homeland”, “Bull”, “Billions” and “The Slap”, and has made guest appearances on “Archive 81”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, “The Good Fight” and “Chicago Fire”.
Mitzi Akaha (Nickson Fong’s Bashira) will also star as Alex, a fiery free spirit who must depend on Jamie when she suddenly finds herself in dangerous and unfamiliar territory.
Adair and Akaha join Jeremy Holm (House of Cards), Timothy V. Murphy (Snowpiercer),
Corbin Bernsen (City on a Hill), Amanda Fuller (Orange Is the New Black), Dana Snyder (Aqua Team Hunger Force), Jeremy Lawson (Walker) and Broadway’s Brandon James Ellis.
Herd is produced by Pierce, Allerdyce, Lori Kay, Matt Mundy and Bret Carr, with casting by Eisenberg/Beans. Previously, Pierce helmed the Nigel Barker series Top Photographer and is a four-time collaborative Emmy winner for his work on Saturday Night Live.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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