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‘Pride Prejudice and Zombies’ Resurrected
From vampires to zombies, Priest and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones‘s Lily Collins, pictured, in negotiations to star in the adaptation of Seth Grahame Smith’s mash-up of the literary classic Pride Prejudice and Zombies, reports Variety.
Burr Steers is on board to direct the adaptation that “follows the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England who are faced with a new challenge — an army of undead zombies.” Collins would play the Elizabeth Bennet character.
Darko Entertainment and Panorama Media are producing with Panorama funding.
The project has been in development for some time, with David O. Russell eyed to direct, Natalie Portman starring and Lionsgate distributing. But the script took too long to develop the proper tone, leading to Russell and Portman exiting because of scheduling conflicts.
After those two left, the film never found its footing, though directors such as Mike White and Craig Gillespie were attached and eventually left.
With a director locked in and a femme star lined up, the film seems to be finally getting closer to liftoff.
One night. One house. One horrifying experience. Nothing stays buried forever in Bury the Devil, a real-time exorcism movie told in a single, continuous take.
We’re exclusively unveiling the new trailer and key art for the real-time nightmare below, ahead of the film’s release in select theaters and VOD on August 21.
Adam O’Brien (Mom) directs from a script by John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson.
When nurse Julia finds herself trapped inside the home of her dementia patient, she begins to suspect things are not what they seem; something demonic is seeping through the cracks of this old home. Trapped and with nowhere to turn, Julia soon finds herself in battle to rid the house of this evil before it is too late.
Dawn Ford, Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez, Bill Rowat, and Mark Antony Krupa star.
“This film depicts the most harrowing 90 minutes of our protagonist’s life, and I felt that the most visceral way to really feel this was to do a single-shot film,” O’Brien previously teased. “We are with her every step and misstep she takes – through the unraveling of the mystery to the horror of her discovery. It’s a fun, twisty roller-coaster ride that puts a new spin on exorcisms.”
Bury the Devil is the first installment in a planned trilogy. The prequel, Bury the Devil: Origin, is already in development with O’Brien returning to the helm.
O’Brien produces along with Philip Kalin-Hajdu (The Sacrifice Game) and Benoit Beaulieu (Turbo Kid).
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