We love Joe Lynch here at Bloody Disgusting. Not only was he behind the super fun Wrong Turn sequel, but he directed Salma Hayek in the Die Hard-esque Everly, and went LARPing with Knights of Badassdom.
Next up is Mayhem, which pairs Lynch with “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun, pictured above, and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter, reports Heat Vision.
The script by Matias Caruso tells of a virus capable of making people act out their wildest impulses that infects a corporate law office on the very day attorney Derek Saunders (Yeun) is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired. Trapped in the quarantined building, our hero is forced to savagely fight tooth and nail for not only his job, but also his life.
Said Lynch: “It’s not every day you get to throw action, sci-fi, horror, drama and even satire in the genre blender and hit puree, but Matias’ script, combined with a gung-ho cast and crew – especially Steven and Samara – will make for a deliciously dangerous and exciting cinematic smoothie…with a hell of a kick.”
Mayhem is due to begin principal photography later this month on location in Belgrade, Serbia.
