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Broadway Musical ‘Zombie Prom’ Gets Big Screen Adaptation!
Michael J. Roth and Steve Longi have acquired feature film and TV rights to the Off-Broadway musical-comedy Zombie Prom, Variety writes.
Zombie Prom, written by John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe, originated as an Off-Broadway musical-comedy in the early 1990s as a homage to the musicals and films of the 1950’s, telling the story of a forbidden romance between the rebellious bad boy Jonny and the good girl Toffee who falls in love with him. After falling into a nuclear reactor, Jonny returns to his love as a zombie.
The feature film adaptation will be written by Vince Marcello and Mark Landry, and will be directed by Marcello.
Roth is producing through his MJR Films and Longi via Longitude Entertainment. Kirk Hunter is executive producing and Vicki Palatas will co-produce.
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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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