Lionsgate Takes Maggie Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin

Zombie tale Maggie has been picked up by Lionsgate ahead of its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.  

The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson.  Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.  

A release is expected in early 2015.

Maggie tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world.  When Maggie, a vivacious young woman becomes infected, her father brings her home to let her be with their family.  As Maggie’s condition worsens, their relationship is tested, a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease. This heart-wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror.