EXCLUSIVE: Forward of Cannes, Vertical has acquired North American rights to We Bury the Lifeless, a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Star Wars‘ Daisy Ridley and Brenton Thwaites (Titans).
Written and directed by Australian filmmaker Zak Hilditch (1922), the movie hasn’t been dated however is anticipated to be launched subsequent yr.
The story unfolds after a catastrophic American navy experiment leads to mass casualties throughout Tasmania, as Ava (Ridley) joins a physique retrieval unit to assist determine the useless and seek for her husband on the southern a part of the island. As Ava makes her manner south, throughout the ravaged panorama, she quickly learns that a number of the victims of the catastrophe are coming again to life.
The movie most not too long ago screened on closing evening of the Atlanta Movie Pageant, after hitting SXSW and the Adelaide Movie Pageant. Mark Coles Smith (Thriller Highway: Origin) and Matt Whelan (Narcos) co-star.
On the acquistion, Vertical Associate Peter Jarowey stated, “With an important forged led by Daisy Ridley and Brenton Thwaites, Zak has re-energized the zombie style with We Bury the Lifeless. Subsequent yr, North American audiences can be on the sting of their seats watching this post-apocalyptic thriller.”
We Bury the Lifeless is a Penguin Empire manufacturing in partnership with Campfire Studios. Main manufacturing funding got here from Display Australia in affiliation with Screenwest, Lotterywest and the WA Regional Display Fund, with manufacturing financing offered by Peachtree Media Companions.
The movie was produced by Kelvin Munro, Grant Sputore, Ross M. Dinerstein, Joshua Harris, and Mark Fasano. Exec producers included Nathan Klingher, Ford Corbett, D.J. Jiang, Nicholas Erickson, Sean Fannan, Ari Novak, Lee Broda, Ari Harrison, and Jeff Harrison.
Jarowey and SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi repped Vertical within the deal, with UTA Unbiased Movie Group repping the filmmakers.
