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 12 months.
The story unfolds after a catastrophic American army experiment leads to mass casualties throughout Tasmania, as Ava (Ridley) joins a physique retrieval unit to assist establish 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 few of the victims of the catastrophe are coming again to life.
The movie most lately screened on closing night time of the Atlanta Movie Competition, after hitting SXSW and the Adelaide Movie Competition. Mark Coles Smith (Thriller Street: Origin) and Matt Whelan (Narcos) co-star.
On the acquistion, Vertical Accomplice Peter Jarowey stated, “With an excellent forged led by Daisy Ridley and Brenton Thwaites, Zak has re-energized the zombie style with We Bury the Lifeless. Subsequent 12 months, North American audiences might 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 Impartial Movie Group repping the filmmakers.
