You know that zombie musical that everyone who loveszombie moviesand TV shows has been asking for? Well, it is finally happening.Anna and the Apocalypse, a full-length zombie musical, is currently in the works and has started filming in Glasgow, Scotland.
The news comes courtesy ofScreen Dailywho are reporting thatAnna and the Apocalypseis already underway. FilmmakerRyan McHenry, who was probably best known for his viral shortRyan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal, wrote the screenplay for the movie, which is based off the short he wrote and directed back in 2010 calledZombie Musical. Originally,Ryan McHenrywas supposed to directedAnna and the Apocalypsebut sadly, hedied of cancerback in 2015 at the age of 27.John McPhail, who directed the 2016 rom-comWhere Do We Go From Here, has taken over directing duties on the project. Here is how the movie is being described in the report.
“In the movie, a girl and her friends must fight, and sing, their way through azombie invasionto reach the supposed safety of their school, not knowing if their parents and friends will still be alive when they get there.”
Ever sinceThe Walking Deadtook off back in 2010, zombies have been a hot ticket item in Hollywood. So, it was really only a matter of time before a zombie musical such asAnna and the Apocalypseactually happened, but it actually isn’t the first time a project of the like was conceived. Horror legend and zombie movie masterGeorge A. Romerowas actually working on his own zombie musical at one point calledDiamond Dead. The movie would have involved an 80s-style rock band who die in a freak accident and then make a deal to come back to life, who then rock the world as zombies. At one point,Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free was going to produce the movie, but it never actually got off the ground.
Anna and the Apocalypsehas a cast that is mostly filled out by relative unknowns, so it is hard to get a sense of how it could play out based on the onscreen talent alone.Ella Hunt(Our Robot Overlords) is playing the role of Anna andPaul Kaye, who is known for playing Thoros of Myr onGame of Thronesand has also appeared onDoctor Whoa couple of times, is playing the villain named Savage. The other actors listed areMark Benton, who is playing Anna’s father, as well asMalcolm Cumming,Sarah Swire,Christopher Leveaux,Ben WigginsandMarli Siu.
There is no word yet on a release date forAnna and the Apocalypse, but the shoot is said to last for five weeks and since it has already started shooting, it hopefully won’t be all that long. It is pretty amazing that the idea of marryingzombiesand music together onscreen hasn’t truly been revisited sinceMichael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, but let’s just hope this is as cool as it potentially can be. To get an idea of whatAnna and the Apocalypsemight be like, you can check outRyan McHenry’sZombie Musicalshort for yourself below.
