Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has really been getting back to business since he left office. At 66, he is keeping pretty busy in the film business and showing no signs of slowing down either as he is currently signing on to star and produce a new zombie thriller entitled Maggie. Read on for all the details.
Variety is reporting, Arnold Schwarzenegger is turning to the zombie world, signing on to star in and produce “Maggie.”
Project, based on the Black List script by John Scott 3, is set at a time when a “walking dead” virus which has spread across the country. Schwarzenegger, who recently closed a deal to appear in the fifth “Terminator,” will portray the father on a journey to help his daughter come to terms with her infection as she slowly becomes a zombie.
The film will be directed by commercial director Henry Hobson. Production will commence in the fall.
Silver Reel and Lotus Entertainment have partnered with Silverlining Media Group and Gold Star films to produce and finance “Maggie.” Schwarzenegger will also produce with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Colin Bates and Joey Tufaro.
Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Hubert Gibbs, Claudia Bluemhuber and John Scott 3 are executive producing.
Chloe Moretz had been in negotiations last year to play the zombie lead but she is not appearing due to scheduling issues.
We’ll keep a dead eye on this one because who wouldn’t want to see The Terminator fight the living dead?
