A new zombie horror comedy , All You Need Is Blood, directed by Cooper Roberts and starring Mena Suvari, is coming from Yale Entertainment.
Suvari, known for her roles in classic '90s films like American Beauty and the American Pie franchise, will lead a cast that includes Eddie Griffin (Scary Movie 3) and Logan Riley Bruner (Stranger Things). All You Need is Blood marks Roberts' first foray into directing a feature-length film after being known for his Grammy-nominated music video work.
Per Deadline, All You Need is Blood recently wrapped up shooting in New Jersey. While many details are still under wraps, the horror comedy chronicles what happens when “a 16-year-old aspiring director teams up with his friends to create the ultimate student film after a strange meteor lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie.” Yale Entertainment's Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Jesse Korman are producing. In a statement, Korman expressed his excitement for the film, saying, "It’s a zombie film but I love it because of how much heart it has. At its core, this story has so many meaningful themes it’s exploring, buried under the carnage.”
Across the past two decades, Suvari has further established herself in several recent horror offerings, including Don't Tell a Soul, What Lies Below, and The Accursed. She is also known for her role in American Horror Story season one as one of the 20th century’s most famous murder victims, Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. The Black Dahlia. Suvari's doe-eyed innocence often pairs well with her horror roles, which will undoubtedly be the case in All You Need is Blood.
Zombie movies have been enormously popular in recent decades for blending terror and absurdity, beginning with classics like Army of Darkness (1993) and Shaun of the Dead (2004) and carrying through more recent zombie comedy romps like the Zombieland franchise (2009), Warm Bodies (2013), and Anna and the Apocalypse (2018). A keen blend of humor and zombified gore will likely make All You Need is Blood popular when it releases. The films often rely on just enough violence and bloodshed to appeal to horror fans, with enough verbal and situational humor to appeal to more general audiences.
All You Need is Blood is in post-production.
Source: Deadline