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‘XP-573’ Features ‘Resident Evil’ Voice Actor, Ex-WWE Diva, and More
The Asylum, the production team behind such “hits” as Sharknado and “Z Nation”, has announced that it has started principal photography for their upcoming action zombie film that is currently titled XP-573.
“[XP-573] involves an elite military unit investigating a remote military compound that went dark ten years earlier after a top secret biological weapons program went haywire. Leading the unit is Lt. Gibson (Joey Lawrence). Assisting the team is a CIA virologist, Mikaela Usylvich (former WWE Diva Maryse Mizanin). Within hours of their arrival they discover a survivor, Col. Aiden Wexler (D.C. Douglas).”
D.C. Douglas is known to many video game fans as the voice of Resident Evil‘s Albert Wesker. He explains how the project came to be, saying, “About two years ago I asked my fans on social media if they’d be interested in my doing a zombie film with The Asylum – A film that would include many nods to the videogame series ‘Resident Evil’ and the character that brought me so many fans to begin with – Albert Wesker. So, it’s finally happening.”
XP-573 is directed by Nick Lyon and written by Jacob Cooney and Brandon Trenz. It is expected to come out mid-2016
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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