Fresh off stealing scenes following his debauched turn in HBO’s The White Lotus and his underrated turn in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, Sam Rockwell is off to New York City to fight zombies in director Zach Golden’s Hellhound. Rockwell will be joined by the great Marisa Tomei, Chris Messina, Justin Long, Ron Perlman, Harry Shum Jr, Martin Starr (Tulsa King) and Jarrett Austin Brown (Stumble). The film is set to shoot later this summer in Upstate New York.
Here’s the official logline:
When a zombie outbreak hits small-town New York, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It’s a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings—and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who’s already given up.
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Next up for Rockwell is a reteam with his Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri director Martin McDonagh for Wild Horse Nine. It teams him with John Malkovich, and based on the recently released trailer, it looks like a blast. It hits theaters this November and will likely play the fall festival circuit with stops in Venice, Telluride and/or TIFF. I saw a bit of extra footage from this one at CinemaCon and it looks like it may well put him (and Malkovich) back into the Oscar conversation this fall.
Hellhound director Zach Golden previously helmed the Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko-led action flick, High Heat. Hungry Bull Productions will produce the film. Here’s what their president, Joseph Restaino, had to say about the movie:
We are thrilled to bring Zach Golden’s and Ivan’s Martin’s fun, exciting, action packed script to life. With Zach in the director seat, we have a trusted and proven storyteller leading an all-star cast led by Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina and Martin to bring Hellhound to audiences around the world. This talented team is a dream come true.”