Tubi Developing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD-Inspired Film FESTIVAL OF THE LIVING DEAD
Ashley Moore (I Know What You Did Last Summer) and Camren Bicondova (Gotham) are set to star in a new film project for Tubi titled Festival of the Living Dead, which is inspired by George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie film Night of the Living Dead.
In the film, it’s “been over 50 years since Night of the Living Dead’s original zombie attack and the horrific event has become the subject of morbid nostalgia. Looking for fun, Ash (Moore) and her friends attend the Festival of the Living Dead, but it is disrupted when a blast of radioactive space dust hits the festival and they must defend themselves or be devoured by the living dead.”
It’s explained that Ash “has been accepted to college and is getting ready to reluctantly leave her old life behind as she is torn between her boyfriend and his friends, and her old friends. When her boyfriend gets her tickets to the Festival, she jumps at the opportunity to see her favorite band.”
Bicondova plays a character named Iris, “who has been Ash’s closest friend for years, though they are starting to drift apart — especially because Iris knows Ash is leaving to go to college. She agrees to watch Ash’s brother, Luke, so Ash can go to the festival.”
The new horror film will be directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska (Rabid, American Mary) and it sounds like it could be a fun horror flick, which pays tribute to Romero and his zombie films. The movie was written by Helen Marsh and Miriam Lyapin, with Jacob Nasser (Game of Deceit) serving as producer.
The film comes from Enlighten Content, and it will debut on Tubi this fall. It also stars Andre Anthony (The Night Agent), Christian Rose, Shiloh O’Reilly, Gage Marsh (You Me Her), Keana Lyn Bastidas (The Hardy Boys), and Maia Jae Bastidas (Rabbit Hole).
Source: Deadline