EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse has acquired the horror-comedy comic book adaptation We Are Zombies.
The company has said it plans to release the pic this fall across all platforms, including its genre streaming platform Screambox, with a premiere date to be announced soon.
The deal was negotiated out of this year’s Berlin Film Festival by Brandon Hill, Director of Acquisitions, on behalf of Cineverse and Gregoire Melin at Paris-based Kinology on behalf of the filmmakers.
The movie follows three slackers looking to make easy money in a city infested with the living-impaired, also known as non-cannibal zombies. They must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.
The film is based on the comic series The Zombies That Ate the World, written and directed by Yoann-Karl Whissell, François Simard, and Anouk Whissell, the filmmaking team behind cult classics Turbo Kid and Summer of ’84. They are collectively known as Roadkill Superstars (RKSS). Cast features Alexander Nachi (Clash), Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), and Derek Johns (Moonfall). The film was produced by Christal Film Productions, Full House, a label of Borsalino Productions and Maneki Films, and Humanoids’ European sister company Sparkling, in association with Kinology.
“We are thrilled to bring We Are Zombies to horror fans through our Screambox platform,” said Brad Miska, VP of horror content at Screambox. “RKSS has crafted an absolute bloodbath that harkens back to the best of 80s horror and will delight fans of the zombie genre. This acquisition underscores our commitment to delivering top-quality horror content to our subscribers.”
RKSS added: “It is finally time we unleash We Are Zombies! And we are thrilled, as horror fans and genre filmmakers, to be partnering up with the good folks at Bloody Disgusting and their streaming platform Screambox to bring it to your screens.”
