Poulter to guide the horror rapture of medieval zombies – a plague of the undead is coming

A24 vibrations meet apocalyptic terror KidnappingA horror movie of zombies medieval sets that will play Will Poulter, Connor kitAND Manu Ríos. This zombie film seems really interesting.

Set in the year 1348, Kidnapping “Turn on the abbey of Lansley, a remote stone monastery in Yorkshire, which houses ten monks linked by a life of rigorous routine and devotion. Their fragile peace is interrupted by the arrival of a messenger – a man with disturbing news from the outside world that quickly shows the symptoms of a disease of mystery.

“A virulent plague is spreading through the earth: initially marked by a hemorrhagic fever, it transforms its victims into” revenues ” – restless and non -dead beings. While the contagion closes, Lansley Abbey becomes a battlefield: the strangers to despair ask for a refuge for the refuge while the infected threaten to invade its walls.

“The monks are made to pieces by a moral-time rift those who believe they have to take care of the sick and those who want to protect the centuries of knowledge guaranteed by the monastery.

“Since death is fully unleashed, the ability of the brothers of road acts is also

The project marks the debut with the direction of the playwright Jordan TannahillAuthor appointed to the Giller Award whose novel adapted to the BBC Listeners He cemented his narrator status willing to explore the spiritual and the strange.

Production starts by the end of the year in Hungary, with the support of elevation images (Pool of Infinito), 2am (Past screw) and photos of Brookstreet (The brutalist). Eli Arenson (Lamb) is managing cinematography, which, given its past work, means that we can expect a disturbing and atmospheric graphics to combine the existential chills of the script.

This also marks a meeting for Poulter and Connor, who previously worked together Alex Garland’S War.

Gabrielle Stewart, CEO of Hanway Films, shared his excitement, saying: “We were all swept away by the vision that Jordan has for Kidnapping. It is rare to have a horror film of zombies so atmospheric and terrifying that inhabits such an authentic historical world, with complex characters struggling with the largest moral dilemmas. It is no wonder that he has already attracted a great casting in Will, Kit and Manu with others to come, supported by high -level level producers. “

With a setting that echoes the slow combustion tension of The name of the squad and the chaos of 28 days later, Kidnapping It could be the gender hybrid that will appreciate the public.

Source: deadline