According to Variety, Fox has hired Akiva Goldsman to come onboard to write the film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's sci-fi mystery novel The Caves Of Steel. The novel was first published in 1953 and adapted by the BBC as a TV movie in 1964.
The Caves Of Steel is set 1,000 years in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth’s policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt have written the previous drafts of the script. Fox had setup the project back in 2011 with Henry Hobson directing and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
The Caves Of Steel is set 1,000 years in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth’s policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt have written the previous drafts of the script. Fox had setup the project back in 2011 with Henry Hobson directing and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 7/27/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Akiva Goldsman has come onboard to pen the film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1953 sci-fi mystery novel "The Caves of Steel" at 20th Century Fox.
The story is set a millennia in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth's policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt penned previous drafts of the script. At last report Henry Hobson is set to direct and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story is set a millennia in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth's policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt penned previous drafts of the script. At last report Henry Hobson is set to direct and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 7/27/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In simpler times, Maggie would be a revolutionary zombie drama about the inevitable clutches of death that take hold after a victim becomes infected. But we live in a world where there’s not one, but Two shows based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, plus we’ve had zombie period pieces (Fido/Exit Humanity), romantic zombie movies (Warm Bodies), child zombies (Cooties), and just about every other zombie movie incarnation you could dream up. So why do writer John Scott 3 and director Henry Hobson get a pass for their eerily human zombie tragedy? Easy: Arnold Schwarzenegger. And no, not ass-kicking Arnold, either. A sad, broken, helplessly distraught fatherly Arnold – which is a version of Arnold the world needs more of.
Abigail Breslin stars at the film’s titular Maggie, an infected, soon-to-be zombie who comes home to spend her final days amongst family. Her father, Wade Vogel...
Abigail Breslin stars at the film’s titular Maggie, an infected, soon-to-be zombie who comes home to spend her final days amongst family. Her father, Wade Vogel...
- 7/13/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Director: Henry Hobson; Screenwriter: John Scott 3; Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson; Running time: 95 mins; Certificate: 15
Hasta la vista, zombie! Pitching Arnold Schwarzenegger against the undead would have made for a stunning '80s action flick full of cheesy one-liners and queasy blood-splattered spectacle. Maggie is definitely not in that vein, striving for emotional resonance over visceral thrills and containing an effectively understated turn from the star. But despite noble intentions, an uneven script and confused execution leads to only moderate success.
Schwarzenegger plays Wade, an earnest father whose daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) is infected by a virus that slowly turns people into zombies. Not unlike reading El James prose, but with more flesh eating. Just. The central crux of the plot, which takes a bit too long to arrive, is how Wade deals with this worsening scenario after Maggie is temporarily released from quarantine to spend time with her family.
Hasta la vista, zombie! Pitching Arnold Schwarzenegger against the undead would have made for a stunning '80s action flick full of cheesy one-liners and queasy blood-splattered spectacle. Maggie is definitely not in that vein, striving for emotional resonance over visceral thrills and containing an effectively understated turn from the star. But despite noble intentions, an uneven script and confused execution leads to only moderate success.
Schwarzenegger plays Wade, an earnest father whose daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) is infected by a virus that slowly turns people into zombies. Not unlike reading El James prose, but with more flesh eating. Just. The central crux of the plot, which takes a bit too long to arrive, is how Wade deals with this worsening scenario after Maggie is temporarily released from quarantine to spend time with her family.
- 6/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Admirable but not very engaging Sf drama that either fails to recognize the potential of its central conceit, or else is too afraid to confront it head-on. I’m “biast” (pro): like Abigail Breslin, don’t dislike Arnold Schwarzenegger
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are few things more frustrating for me — as a film critic but also just as a film fan — than a film that is admirable but not very engaging. Maggie is one of those films: I kept glimpsing greatness only to see it slip away again and again. Director Henry Hobson and screenwriter John Scott 3*, both of them making their feature debuts, either don’t recognize the potential of their central conceit, or else they’re too afraid to confront it head-on, and content themselves with dancing around it. This is extra frustrating for...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are few things more frustrating for me — as a film critic but also just as a film fan — than a film that is admirable but not very engaging. Maggie is one of those films: I kept glimpsing greatness only to see it slip away again and again. Director Henry Hobson and screenwriter John Scott 3*, both of them making their feature debuts, either don’t recognize the potential of their central conceit, or else they’re too afraid to confront it head-on, and content themselves with dancing around it. This is extra frustrating for...
- 6/17/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Chicago – A common quagmire during a zombie outbreak, as expressed in the 367 films about the topic made about such an event since 2000, concerns what to do when your loved one is infected. For many movies, it makes for the tearful, climactic moment; for the dour drama “Maggie,” it’s the total narrative examination that just about fills half a movie, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a rugged, lumberjack dad who is disturbed by the ailing conditions of his infected daughter (played by Abigail Breslin).
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Directed by newcomer Henry Hobson from a screenplay written by an AOL user name (John Scott 3), “Maggie” is a maudlin vamp on a farmer father living with his daughter’s condition, a “sick kid” narrative with a hazardous ticking biological time bomb. After rescuing her from government quarantine, Schwarzenegger’s Wade watches over Maggie, getting her medical attention and keeping bossy policemen at bay. Meanwhile,...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Directed by newcomer Henry Hobson from a screenplay written by an AOL user name (John Scott 3), “Maggie” is a maudlin vamp on a farmer father living with his daughter’s condition, a “sick kid” narrative with a hazardous ticking biological time bomb. After rescuing her from government quarantine, Schwarzenegger’s Wade watches over Maggie, getting her medical attention and keeping bossy policemen at bay. Meanwhile,...
- 5/9/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in ‘Maggie’
Maggie pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against zombies, but not in the way you’d expect. The titular character (Abigail Breslin) is infected, but Wade (Schwarzenegger) isn’t driving into the city to put down the zombie threat, he’s bringing his daughter home before the disease reaches its inhumane conclusion. Protocols are implemented to keep the virus contained to the small midwestern town, but doctors set aside regulations to let Wade spend time with his daughter before she is sent away to the quarantine zone.
The stage of Maggie’s infection is still in its infancy, but any sign of worsening symptoms will get her sent straight to a quarantine area. Wade’s second-wife (Joely Richardson) has sent her children to stay with family outside of town, so it’s just the three of them in a makeshift farmhouse as they wait for inevitable to come.
Maggie pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against zombies, but not in the way you’d expect. The titular character (Abigail Breslin) is infected, but Wade (Schwarzenegger) isn’t driving into the city to put down the zombie threat, he’s bringing his daughter home before the disease reaches its inhumane conclusion. Protocols are implemented to keep the virus contained to the small midwestern town, but doctors set aside regulations to let Wade spend time with his daughter before she is sent away to the quarantine zone.
The stage of Maggie’s infection is still in its infancy, but any sign of worsening symptoms will get her sent straight to a quarantine area. Wade’s second-wife (Joely Richardson) has sent her children to stay with family outside of town, so it’s just the three of them in a makeshift farmhouse as they wait for inevitable to come.
- 5/8/2015
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
Ever since he left office as the two term governor of California and returned to the acting world, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the film choices of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s slowly gone from being a wise cracking killing machine (sometimes literally) to someone more contemplative of the toll it all takes on a person. To be sure, the movies are almost all throwaway popcorn entertainment regardless, but there’s a definite shift that’s easy to notice (the very talented Matt Singer often writes about this in terms of Schwarzenegger, so I highly recommend reading something of his). This week, there’s another new side of Schwarzenegger on display in Maggie, a zombie drama in which he’s trying to avoid killing for one of the first times in his career. As a quick plot summation, the film follows a farmer who sees his daughter slowly turning into a zombie.
- 5/6/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
For someone who has been making films as long as he has, there is a surprisingly short list of films where I would argue that Arnold Schwarzenegger gives genuinely good performances. As a movie star, he doesn't really have to give good performances. That's one of the things that makes being a movie star so weird. There are legitimate legendary movie stars who have never given what I would call a good performance, but who do their jobs perfectly well. Being a movie star is far more about having a particular personality that you bring to every role. Most of the most famous Schwarzenegger films, he's just playing variations on himself. Even though I adore films like "Conan The Barbarian" and the first two "Terminator" films, I think his work in them is good because the directors of those films knew exactly what they wanted out of Schwarzenegger, and they...
- 5/5/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
“This is the most human zombie film you have ever seen,” said Schwarzenegger of his new film Maggie – in theaters this Friday, May 8.
Maggie is the directorial debut from British director Henry Hobson. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother,...
Maggie is the directorial debut from British director Henry Hobson. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother,...
- 5/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Positioning itself as the self-serious alternative to the bloodthirsty zombie horror on shows like The Walking Dead or in movies like Zombieland, Maggie is an inert examination on the futility of hope when faced with a zombie outbreak. Playing out like the parody of a Terrence Malick-directed zombie movie, Henry Hobson’s directorial debut confuses restraint for complexity, and is lifeless in all the wrong ways. The fact that the film held its premiere during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival – after briefly being scheduled to debut during Tiff 2014 – feels like a clever trick to disguise this messy new movie for something that’s actually artful.
Opening with a panicked voicemail from Abigail Breslin’s Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Wade drives his truck through the vast, grey Midwest while fields burn and alarms blare around him. After two weeks of searching for her, Wade arrives at “shelter for the infected” to...
Opening with a panicked voicemail from Abigail Breslin’s Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Wade drives his truck through the vast, grey Midwest while fields burn and alarms blare around him. After two weeks of searching for her, Wade arrives at “shelter for the infected” to...
- 4/30/2015
- by Zachary Shevich
- We Got This Covered
"Come on, don't do this... not yet." In the living dead drama Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Wade, a father struggling to cope with his daughter's (Abigail Breslin) intensifying zombie infection. The movie recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is scheduled to hit theaters and VOD on May 8th, and is teased in a new clip.
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson from a Black List script by John Scott 3,...
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson from a Black List script by John Scott 3,...
- 4/24/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"I made a promise to your mother that I would protect you." In the horror drama Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Wade, a father struggling to keep that promise after his daughter (Abigail Breslin) becomes infected in the midst of a living dead plague. Ahead of the movie's world premiere tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival, the first clip from the film has been released.
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed...
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed...
- 4/22/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Thinking about Arnold Schwarzenegger and zombies likely riles up images of a very different movie than we saw in the trailer for Henry Hobson's Maggie. Instead, we saw more of a character film about the relationship between a father and his daughter under the most dire of circumstances. In short, it looked very different than anything Arnold Schwarzenegger had done before. Based on a Black List screenplay by John Scott 3, Maggie looks like it follows with the recent trend of non-horror...
- 4/22/2015
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
"I made a promise to your mother that I would protect you." In the horror drama Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Wade, a father struggling to keep that promise after his daughter (Abigail Breslin) becomes infected in the midst of a living dead plague. Ahead of the film's April 22nd world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, a new poster for Maggie has been revealed.
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed...
"The film 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."
Maggie hits theaters and VOD on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed...
- 4/8/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When Lionsgate picked up Maggie for distribution they immediately pulled it from the Toronto Film Festival. Some months later and the film is finally nearing its public premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival instead.
In the meantime, we’ve had a trailer for the film – which you can see at the foot of this post – and, now, this new poster.
I’m not sure the photoshop work is entirely convincing, but the poster at least gets the idea across: Arnie plays the dad of a young girl who is zombified and turning, and he’s taking this hard. As you would.
Maggie herself is being played by Abigail Breslin. From the script, which earned John Scott 3 (and that is his real name) a position on the Blacklist, both Breslin and Schwarzenegger have some heavy lifting to do in this story, of very different kinds. One has to play zombie,...
In the meantime, we’ve had a trailer for the film – which you can see at the foot of this post – and, now, this new poster.
I’m not sure the photoshop work is entirely convincing, but the poster at least gets the idea across: Arnie plays the dad of a young girl who is zombified and turning, and he’s taking this hard. As you would.
Maggie herself is being played by Abigail Breslin. From the script, which earned John Scott 3 (and that is his real name) a position on the Blacklist, both Breslin and Schwarzenegger have some heavy lifting to do in this story, of very different kinds. One has to play zombie,...
- 4/7/2015
- by Brendon Connelly
- Obsessed with Film
"I made a promise to your mother that I would protect you." Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father struggling with his daughter's (Abigail Breslin) intensifying zombie infection in the first trailer for the living dead drama, Maggie.
"The film 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."
Maggie comes out in theaters on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson off a Black List script by John Scott 3, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger, Breslin, and Joely Richardson.
Trailer via JoBlo:
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"The film 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."
Maggie comes out in theaters on May 8th from Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson off a Black List script by John Scott 3, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger, Breslin, and Joely Richardson.
Trailer via JoBlo:
The post Watch the First Trailer for...
- 3/25/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"I promised your mother that I would protect you." Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions has released the first trailer for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin's zombie film Maggie, and it puts the two in a haunting conundrum. The apocalyptic thriller, directed by Henry Hobson from a Black List script by John Scott 3, follows the story of a Midwestern teenager whose father sticks by her side when she's infected by disease that slowly turns her into a cannibalistic zombie. [gallery:427062] Maggie was originally set to debut at Toronto last year, but was scooped up by Lionsgate just before the fest began. The
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- 3/25/2015
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"There is life with you, not with me." The idea of Arnold Schwarzenegger starring in a drama called Maggie where he attempts to care for his daughter (Abigail Breslin) as she slowly turns into a zombie sounded like a promising concept, but also with the potential to be disastrous. However, a trailer for the indie that premiered at Tiff last year has just arrived, and this looks surprisingly good. It's very somber and serious, and not in a way that seems insincere or laughable. This has the potential to be Schwarzenegger's best film since he returned to acting. At the very least, it's an original zombie story in a tired genre. Watch? Here's the first trailer for Henry Hobson's Maggie from YouTube: You can still check out some first look photos from Maggie right here. Maggie is directed by commercial director and title sequence designer Henry Hobson, making his...
- 3/25/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The Tribeca Film Festival has always featured macabre offerings for horror hounds to enjoy, and this year is no exception. A poignant zombie drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin (which was originally scheduled to premiere at last year's Tiff), a mutated wasps creature feature co-starring Lance Henriksen and Clifton Collins Jr., and Adrián García Bogliano's darkly humorous kidnapping tale are just a few films on the onscreen scare slate for the 14th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
- 3/5/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Upon hearing that Arnold Schwarzenegger is starring in an upcoming zombie film, the first image to come to mind might be of the iconic action actor taking on hordes of zombies with the tool shed arsenal from Commando or the firepower of Predator, but Maggie looks to be a more intimate and dramatic entry to the living dead sub-genre, aiming for emotion over entrails (though there definitely could be some of the latter).
The feature film debut from Henry Hobson, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger as a father clinging to the draining humanity of his infected daughter (Abigail Breslin), and we now know when Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions will release the film to theaters.
According to Box Office Mojo, Maggie will come out in theaters on May 8th from Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson off a Black List script by John Scott 3, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger, Breslin, and Joely Richardson.
"The film...
The feature film debut from Henry Hobson, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger as a father clinging to the draining humanity of his infected daughter (Abigail Breslin), and we now know when Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions will release the film to theaters.
According to Box Office Mojo, Maggie will come out in theaters on May 8th from Roadside Attractions. Directed by Hobson off a Black List script by John Scott 3, Maggie stars Schwarzenegger, Breslin, and Joely Richardson.
"The film...
- 2/25/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Quiet Earth is premiering the first seen footage from Arnold Schwarzenegger's upcoming zombie drama Maggie. The film stars Abigail Breslin the daughter who has been inflicted by a virus that will inevitably turn her into a flesh eating zombie.
Recently acquired for distribution by Lionsgate, Maggie was a Black List script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Okay, so no, it's not a ton of footage, but I'd say it gives a good sense of the tone [Continued ...]...
Recently acquired for distribution by Lionsgate, Maggie was a Black List script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Okay, so no, it's not a ton of footage, but I'd say it gives a good sense of the tone [Continued ...]...
- 1/8/2015
- QuietEarth.us
In a preemptive deal that knocked it out of the Toronto premieres line-up, Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to apocalyptic thiller Maggie. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman And Robin), Oscar-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Tudors, Nip/Tuck), 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, the relationship between father and daughter is tested. Henry Hobson is directing from the Black List script by John Scott 3. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are exec producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
- 8/26/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Update: The studio has acquired North American rights to the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin zombie film and has pulled it from its Toronto world premiere berth.
Maggie was set to premiere at the festival on September 12, however now the public will have to wait until the early 2015 release.
Neither the film’s North American representatives CAA, Lionsgate itself, international sales agent Lotus Entertainment nor the festival had returned calls at time of writing to explain why the film would no longer premiere in Canada.
However industry insiders said Lionsgate intend to re-cut the film and do not want to present it until it is ready.
Silver Reel And Gold Star Films financed the story of a Midwestern farmer who cares for his daughter after she succumbs to a deadly plague.
Henry Hobson’s feature directorial debut is based on the Black List screenplay by John Scott 3.
Maggie marks the latest entry in Schwarzenegger’s return...
Maggie was set to premiere at the festival on September 12, however now the public will have to wait until the early 2015 release.
Neither the film’s North American representatives CAA, Lionsgate itself, international sales agent Lotus Entertainment nor the festival had returned calls at time of writing to explain why the film would no longer premiere in Canada.
However industry insiders said Lionsgate intend to re-cut the film and do not want to present it until it is ready.
Silver Reel And Gold Star Films financed the story of a Midwestern farmer who cares for his daughter after she succumbs to a deadly plague.
Henry Hobson’s feature directorial debut is based on the Black List screenplay by John Scott 3.
Maggie marks the latest entry in Schwarzenegger’s return...
- 8/26/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller “Maggie,” which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oscar nominated actress Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson, the studio announced Tuesday. Henry Hobson directed from a Black List script by John Scott 3. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel executive produced the film, which was financed by Silver Reel and Gold Star Films. Also read: ‘What's the Deal?’ With Toronto Film Fest: Jeff Sneider Picks.
- 8/26/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
It was set to premiere at Tiff, but not anymore. Lionsgate has announced that in a "preemptive deal prior to the start" of Tiff, they've acquired the release rights to Maggie, an "apocalyptic thriller" (read: zombie movie) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. The film was set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival late in the fest next month, but with an early 2015 release planned, they've decided to pull it from the fest (the film's original listing is now gone). Whether this upsets you or not, the good news is that it will still be released in theaters... eventually. Some photos from the film below. Schwarzenegger plays a Midwestern farmer who stays by the side of his beloved teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) even as she slowly turns into a cannibalistic zombie. The script by John Scott 3 earned a top spot on The Black List in 2011, and...
- 8/26/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Lionsgate has acquired North American distro rights to a new apocalyptic thriller called Maggie which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the father of Abigail Breslin, who has been inflicted by a virus that will innevitably turn her into a flesh eating zombie.
Maggie was a black list script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Via: Variety
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Maggie was a black list script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Via: Variety
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- 8/26/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Playing as part of the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival is the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie film, Maggie, and right now we have the first Stateside distro news for you guys. Dig it!
From the Press Release
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin).
Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series "The Tudors" and "Nip/Tuck") co-star.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson.
From the Press Release
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin).
Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series "The Tudors" and "Nip/Tuck") co-star.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson.
- 8/26/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Wade knows his daughter Maggie is succumbing to an infection that will inevitably turn her into a zombie, but he’s hoping his fervent love will keep her human for as long as possible. With its Tiff world premiere right around the corner, the zombie drama Maggie has been picked up by Lionsgate and will now forego playing at the festival, looking to debut instead via an early 2015 theatrical release.
The news of Maggie not playing at Tiff comes from The Hollywood Reporter. Lionsgate now holds the film’s North American distribution rights. We have the official press release with full details below (a big thanks to Collider for the press release!).
“A Midwestern farmer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stays by the side of his beloved teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) even as she slowly turns into a cannibalistic zombie, in this audacious, genre-bending debut feature from director Henry Hobson.”
Directed by Henry Hobson...
The news of Maggie not playing at Tiff comes from The Hollywood Reporter. Lionsgate now holds the film’s North American distribution rights. We have the official press release with full details below (a big thanks to Collider for the press release!).
“A Midwestern farmer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stays by the side of his beloved teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) even as she slowly turns into a cannibalistic zombie, in this audacious, genre-bending debut feature from director Henry Hobson.”
Directed by Henry Hobson...
- 8/26/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In the genre-subverting apocalyptic thriller Maggie, which Lionsgate just acquired for North American distribution, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a father grappling with his daughter’s imminent zombie-ness.
John Scott 3’s Black List script imagines a world overtaken by a zombie virus, but focuses the trauma on the relationship between a father and his daughter (Abigail Breslin) as she slowly devolves into one of the cannibalistic undead. Henry Hobson, whose main credits are for designing title sequences for video games, television shows, and films such as The Help and The Walking Dead, directed the film, which also stars Joely Richardson.
John Scott 3’s Black List script imagines a world overtaken by a zombie virus, but focuses the trauma on the relationship between a father and his daughter (Abigail Breslin) as she slowly devolves into one of the cannibalistic undead. Henry Hobson, whose main credits are for designing title sequences for video games, television shows, and films such as The Help and The Walking Dead, directed the film, which also stars Joely Richardson.
- 8/26/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin), Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series The Tudors and Nip/Tuck). The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
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. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
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. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
- 8/26/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
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.
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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.
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- 8/26/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin), Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series The Tudors and Nip/Tuck).
The film 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.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and...
The film 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.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and...
- 8/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In a high-profile deal for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin's zombie film Maggie, Lionsgate has scooped up North American rights to the movie on the eve of the Toronto Film Festival, where the film was set to make its world premiere. As a result of the preemptive pact, the apocalyptic thriller will no longer make an appearance at the festival since Lionsgate is planning an early 2015 release for the film, directed by Henry Hobson from a Black List script by John Scott 3. (The Governator, who was looking forward to attending a festival, could still have his chance
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- 8/26/2014
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arnold Schwarzenegger.s name brings to mind giant action movies and excitement-filled science fiction blockbusters, but definitely not low-budget indie zombie movies. Yet, above is one of the first stills released for Henry Hobson.s directorial debut, Maggie, in which Schwarzenegger plays Wade, the father of a slowly changing Abigail Breslin. As you can tell from the actors. faces, this doesn.t look like a film that will be stockpiled with goofy jokes and laughter. The first screenplay written by John Scott 3 (yup, that's how he's credited), Maggie centers on a Midwestern family threatened to be torn apart by the titular character.s gradual transformation into a cannibalistic zombie. Breslin plays the dying Maggie, while Joely Richardson is also on board (though absent from The Playlist's images) as Wade.s wife Caroline. The official synopsis calls this a genre-bender, but I.m not sure what genres are being bent here.
- 8/12/2014
- cinemablend.com
Maggie promises a very different Arnold Schwarzenegger film, with only a 12% chance that he'll be chomping on a cigar while firing a giant gun. This quieter tale of a father caring for his daughter in a terrifying situation is headed to the Toronto International Film Festival and, via Collider, we have some new pictures. The long-gestating Maggie, written by John Scott 3 and directed by Henry Hobson, finds Schwarzenegger as Wade, a Midwestern farm dad coping with the fact that his young daughter (Breslin’s title character) has been infected by an (un)deadly virus during a zombie apocalypse. Plagued with guilt and indecision, he decides not to put a bullet in her noggin as she slowly deteriorates, choosing instead to spend all the time she has left by her side.From the looks of these first images, it appears that the tone could stretch Schwarzenegger, who has usually stuck...
- 8/12/2014
- EmpireOnline
It’s a Twofer Arnie day here at Empire’s News base. Two stories related to the Austrian Oak have arrived, one about an attempt to revisit his past and one about a present project. First up: the present, as Joely Richardson signs on to play Schwarzenegger’s wife in Maggie.You might recall that Maggie, written by John Scott 3, follows what happens when a teenage girl (Abigail Breslin) is infected by a zombie virus that is sweeping the county... Well, moaning slowly across the country, at any rate. As she succumbs to the infection, her parents (Schwarzenegger and Richardson look for ways to help her as the situation grows ever more desperate. Henry Hobson is already cranking the cameras now in New Orleans ready for a 2014 release.
- 10/2/2013
- EmpireOnline
Joely Richardson will play Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wife in “Maggie,” a zombie thriller beginning production in New Orleans, according to the movie’s publicist. She’ll join Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin, who plays the titular teenage girl and Schwarzenegger’s daughter. Schwarzenegger and Richardson spend the movie trying to help their daughter, a 16-year-old girl who has been infected by a zombie virus. John Scott 3′s script made the 2011 Black List of the film industry’s favorite unproduced screenplays. Also read: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone Duke It Out in New ‘Escape Plan’ Clip (Video) Richardson is best known for...
- 10/1/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in zombie movie shooting in Us.
Director Henry Hobson started shooting Maggie in New Orleans last week for producers Stone Angels of France, headed by Pierre Ange Le Pogam, and Silver Reel Partners of Switzerland, headed by Claudia Blumhuber.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in the story about a teenage girl in the Midwest who becomes infected by a zombie.
“They are really good together, the dailies look amazing,” said Blumhuber.
Blumhuber told Screen that the film is “not your typical zombie movie,” with it also being character led. “It’s about the father-daughter story.” The script by John Scott 3 was Black List-ed.
The producers are Le Pogam, Colin Bates Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Joey Tufaro and Schwarzenegger. Executive producers are Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Hubert Gibbs, Blumhuber Scott 3.
Johnson’s Lotus Entertainment is selling and has sold widely already; Us buyers are now circling.
The budgets...
Director Henry Hobson started shooting Maggie in New Orleans last week for producers Stone Angels of France, headed by Pierre Ange Le Pogam, and Silver Reel Partners of Switzerland, headed by Claudia Blumhuber.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in the story about a teenage girl in the Midwest who becomes infected by a zombie.
“They are really good together, the dailies look amazing,” said Blumhuber.
Blumhuber told Screen that the film is “not your typical zombie movie,” with it also being character led. “It’s about the father-daughter story.” The script by John Scott 3 was Black List-ed.
The producers are Le Pogam, Colin Bates Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Joey Tufaro and Schwarzenegger. Executive producers are Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Hubert Gibbs, Blumhuber Scott 3.
Johnson’s Lotus Entertainment is selling and has sold widely already; Us buyers are now circling.
The budgets...
- 10/1/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in zombie movie shooting in Us.
Director Henry Hobson started shooting Maggie in New Orleans last week for producers Stone Angels of France, headed by Pierre Ange Le Pogam, and Silver Reel Partners of Switzerland, headed by Claudia Bluemhuber.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in the story about a teenage girl in the Midwest who becomes infected by a zombie.
“They are really good together, the dailies look amazing,” said Bluemhuber.
Bluemhuber told Screen that the film is “not your typical zombie movie,” with it also being character led. “It’s about the father-daughter story.” The script by John Scott 3 was Black List-ed.
The producers are Le Pogam, Colin Bates Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Joey Tufaro and Schwarzenegger. Executive producers are Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Hubert Gibbs, Bluemhuber and Scott 3.
Johnson’s Lotus Entertainment is selling and has sold widely already; Us buyers are now circling.
The...
Director Henry Hobson started shooting Maggie in New Orleans last week for producers Stone Angels of France, headed by Pierre Ange Le Pogam, and Silver Reel Partners of Switzerland, headed by Claudia Bluemhuber.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin star in the story about a teenage girl in the Midwest who becomes infected by a zombie.
“They are really good together, the dailies look amazing,” said Bluemhuber.
Bluemhuber told Screen that the film is “not your typical zombie movie,” with it also being character led. “It’s about the father-daughter story.” The script by John Scott 3 was Black List-ed.
The producers are Le Pogam, Colin Bates Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Joey Tufaro and Schwarzenegger. Executive producers are Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Hubert Gibbs, Bluemhuber and Scott 3.
Johnson’s Lotus Entertainment is selling and has sold widely already; Us buyers are now circling.
The...
- 10/1/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Zombies! They’re all the rage right now, though I guess they never really went out of style. But you know who has yet to make a foray into the zombie subgenre? Do you know who has been missing? The Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not to worry! His upcoming film Maggie is going to change all that.
That’s right, Arnold will be taking on the undead in the form of Abigail Breslin. The actress plays a small-town teenager who contracts a virus that turns her into a flesh-eating creature, while Arnold is all set to play her farmer father who tries to help his daughter. Aw, that actually sounds really sweet.
Maggie is actually quite a small film, with Breslin and Schwarzenegger the biggest names in a cast that includes newcomer Aiden Flowers, Rachel Whitman Groves (she’s also in Spike Lee’s Oldboy), and TV actress Amy Brassette.
That’s right, Arnold will be taking on the undead in the form of Abigail Breslin. The actress plays a small-town teenager who contracts a virus that turns her into a flesh-eating creature, while Arnold is all set to play her farmer father who tries to help his daughter. Aw, that actually sounds really sweet.
Maggie is actually quite a small film, with Breslin and Schwarzenegger the biggest names in a cast that includes newcomer Aiden Flowers, Rachel Whitman Groves (she’s also in Spike Lee’s Oldboy), and TV actress Amy Brassette.
- 9/24/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
A couple of months back Chloe Moretz ('Carrie') was due to appear in new horror feature 'Maggie', however, due to the young star's hectic schedule she was forced to pull out. Thankfully her replacement has been found in the form of 'Zombieland' and 'The Call' star Abigail Breslin (below). The 17 year old actress has scored the title role in the new zombie project from first time feature director Henry Hobson. Breslin joins Arnold Schwarzenegger ('End of Days') and Paddy Considine ('The World's End') who are already on board. Hobson will helm from a script penned by John Scott 3....
- 7/25/2013
- Horror Asylum
Arnold Schwarzenegger now has a co-star for Maggie, the father-zombie-daughter pic from commercial director Henry Hobson. Abigail Breslin (The Call, Signs, Zombieland) will play the titular role in the film, which is "about a father (Schwarzenegger) whose daughter, Maggie (Breslin), is infected by a walking-dead virus that has spread across the country." The black list script comes from John Scott 3 (yes, he really has a numeral 3 at the end of his name) and it's unclear what genre...
- 7/25/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Zombieland star Abigail Breslin is returning to the world of the undead in Maggie.
Breslin joins Arnold Schwarzengger in the film. She will play Maggie, a girl who is infected with the undead virus and he will play her father.
The blacklisted script was written by John Scott 3 and will be directed by Henry Hobson.
Schwarzenegger will produce with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Colin Bates and Joey Tufaro.
Shooting on Maggie is expected to begin in the fall.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter...
Breslin joins Arnold Schwarzengger in the film. She will play Maggie, a girl who is infected with the undead virus and he will play her father.
The blacklisted script was written by John Scott 3 and will be directed by Henry Hobson.
Schwarzenegger will produce with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Colin Bates and Joey Tufaro.
Shooting on Maggie is expected to begin in the fall.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter...
- 7/25/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
The Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie flick Maggie may have found its titular character at last. The one-time Little Miss Sunshine is all grown up and ready to... rot.
THR is reporting that Abigail Breslin (The Call) is in talks to play a young woman who realizes she will slowly join the ranks of the undead.
The film is based on the Black List script by John Scott 3 and is set during a time when a “walking dead” virus 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. Chloe Moretz had been in negotiations last year to play the zombie lead but now is not appearing due to scheduling issues.
The film will be directed by commercials director Henry Hobson...
THR is reporting that Abigail Breslin (The Call) is in talks to play a young woman who realizes she will slowly join the ranks of the undead.
The film is based on the Black List script by John Scott 3 and is set during a time when a “walking dead” virus 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. Chloe Moretz had been in negotiations last year to play the zombie lead but now is not appearing due to scheduling issues.
The film will be directed by commercials director Henry Hobson...
- 7/24/2013
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
Just last month, Arnold Schwarzenegger was linked to a surprising project in the form of Maggie, the gestating Black Listed script from John Scott 3 about a 16-year old girl from a town in middle America who becomes infected by a zombie. But the turn takes six months, with the story following the effect it has on her family, specifically her father who continues to lover her unconditionally. Commercials director Henry Hobson (who was at the helm of this Resistance 3 trailer) will make his feature directorial debut, and now THR reports Abigail Breslin has taken the lead role that once belonged to Chloe Grace Moretz. Read on! Like Moretz, the young actress has grown up on the big screen with early roles in films like Signs and Little Miss Sunshine. Though Breslin hasn't chosen projects as wisely, with missteps like New Year's Eve, she's still quite the talented actress, and...
- 7/24/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
We already had a little chat about Maggie, so I’m sure you know all important details about this horror thriller (or, simply – an upcoming zombie movie), right? Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to play a father whose daughter is infected by a walking-dead virus, and according to the latest reports – that daughter (and a flesh-eating zombie) is Little Miss Sunshine star, Abigail Breslin! Henry Hobson is on board to direct the movie from a script written by John Scott 3, which revolves around a farm family who helps their eldest daughter (named Maggie, of course) come to terms with her infenction. We skipped the worst...
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- 7/24/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
We were, we must admit, a little surprised to see Arnold Schwarzenegger swapping his usual action-flavoured fare for something a little quieter and, perhaps more deeply emotional. Yet he’s still attached to zombie drama Maggie, with Abigail Breslin in talks to sign on.The long-gestating Maggie, written by John Scott 3, finds a father (Schwarzenegger) coping with the fact that his young daughter has been infected by an (un)deadly virus during a zombie apocalypse. Plagued with guilt and indecision, he decides to forego putting a bullet in her noggin as she slowly deteriorates, choosing instead to spend all the time she has left by her side.Ads director Henry Hobson is making the leap to cinema for the film, with shooting currently set for the autumn.Breslin enjoyed a hit recently with Halle Berry thriller The Call (which will hit UK screens on September 20), and will show up...
- 7/24/2013
- EmpireOnline
It looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t be able to call Chloe Moretz his precious zombie daughter in the upcoming movie “Maggie”. Instead, “Zombieland” star Abigail Breslin (who also has “Ender’s Game” in the pipeline) will be returning to, well, zombieland in the new movie “Maggie”. Former commercials director Henry Hobson will direct the film, based on a script by John Scott 3 about “a father (to be played by Schwarzenegger) whose daughter, Maggie (now to be played by Breslin), is infected by a walking-dead virus that has spread across the country.” My guess is that lots of zombie head smashing and shotgun exploding commences. It is Schwarzenegger, after all. Which is curious, because at first I thought this was a small independent drama that takes a myopic view of the situation through the eyes of a dad and his daughter. But when you cast Schwarzenegger, it can’t possibly be that,...
- 7/24/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Abigail Breslin has landed the title role in the upcoming Maggie, says a story at The Hollywood Reporter. She joins Arnold Schwarzenegger in the zombie tale. Written by John Scott 3, Maggie has been given the following official logline:
As a “walking dead” virus spreads across the country, a farm family helps their eldest daughter come to terms with her infection as she slowly becomes a flesh-eating zombie.
Chloe Grace Moretz was up for the title role earlier this year, but departed the project due to scheduling conflicts. Breslin, who previously battled the undead in Zombieland, recently starred in The Call opposite Halle Berry and can be seen coming up in Ender's Game.
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As a “walking dead” virus spreads across the country, a farm family helps their eldest daughter come to terms with her infection as she slowly becomes a flesh-eating zombie.
Chloe Grace Moretz was up for the title role earlier this year, but departed the project due to scheduling conflicts. Breslin, who previously battled the undead in Zombieland, recently starred in The Call opposite Halle Berry and can be seen coming up in Ender's Game.
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- 7/24/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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