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When Zombies Becomes Weapons of ‘Mass Destruction’
With Comic Con taking off this week, don’t be surprised if you see a lot of announcements for brand new comic adaptations acquired. Things kicked off last week with CHOPPER ZOMBIES, now Benderspink has picked up the film rights to Red 5 Comics’ recently released horror/action comic ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destruction by “Underworld” writer-producer Kevin Grevioux. Read on for the details.
“ZMD” is the story of a new government weapons program that drops zombies, designed to be photosensitive and dissolve by a set time, into war zones at night to destroy the enemy population. But after one fails to self-destruct in the Middle East, a team of elite soldiers must enter hostile territory to stop a growing zombie army.
The project was brought to the company by production coordinator Josh Feldman and will be produced by Benderspink.
Red 5 Comics was created by Paul Ens, former director of Lucasfilm’s StarWars.com and Lucas Online, and Scott Chitwood, co-founder of TheForce.net and contributor to ComingSoon.net and SuperHeroHype.com. The company, based in Calgary, Alberta, began publishing its first books in the fall. Its “Afterburn” recently was set up at Relativity with Tobey Maguire and Neal Moritz producing.
Benderspink has carved a niche in comic book adaptations, setting up such projects as “Y: The Last Man” and “Drafted” at New Line, “Pencilneck” at Lionsgate and “Pet Robots” at Disney.
Grevioux, repped by WMA, is a stuntman and actor-turned-film and comic writer. He launched two comic book imprints and has been tapped to write “New Warriors” for Marvel Comics.
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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