Greg McLean, the director of Wolf Creek, Rogue, and the James Gunn-penned The Belko Experiment, is making a video game horror movie with Graveyard Smash.
McLean Has a Graveyard Smash
Deadline made the announcement that McLean, in conjunction with Concourse Media and production company CinemaWays, will take a stab at the, ”If you die in the game, you die for real” sub-genre with a VR-centric take.
Graveyard Smash’s synopsis is as follows, ”Desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman, and her three best friends find themselves trapped inside a virtual-reality game where every level forces its players to survive a different genre of a horror movie. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends are forced to hack, slash and battle their way to the toxic mastermind behind it all.”
McLean will be directing from a script by Gus Krieger (Old Henry). Production is set to begin in the coming months. The director said about the movie, “As a lifelong horror fan, Graveyard Smash is our love letter to the genre that’s given us so much joy, fun and pure terror. As a director, I’m so excited to be working with Gus on bringing this story to life, one that allows audiences to playfully and scarily experience a narrative that combines gaming, technology, nostalgia and horror fans deep connection as a community. Graveyard Smash is a horror roller coaster, and we can’t wait to take audiences around the world on the thrilling and unforgettable ride with us.”
There’s currently no cast announced for Graveyard Smash, and a release date is currently unconfirmed.
