The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun Signs on for Joe Lynch’s Mayhem
Steve Barton
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When we saw Wrong Turn 2 many years ago, we knew Joe Lynch would be someone to keep a close eye on! Simply put, the man’s a maniac and we love him, so when news broke of his latest project, our ears immediately perked up!
THR is reporting that “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, an Australian actress who toplines McG’s upcoming horror movie The Babysitter, have boarded independent action thriller Mayhem.
Joe Lynch, the helmer behind the Salma Hayek actioner Everly, is directing the project, which is being produced by Circle of Confusion, the production banner behind “The Walking Dead.” Confusion partner Lawrence Mattis and head of production Matt Smith are producing with Royal Viking Entertainment’s Sean Sorensen.
The script by Matias Caruso (he penned the Black List screenplay Carnival) tells of a virus capable of making people act out their wildest impulses that infects a corporate law office on the very day attorney Derek Saunders (Yeun) is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired. Trapped in the quarantined building, our hero is forced to savagely fight tooth and nail for not only his job, but also his life.
Said Lynch: “It’s not every day you get to throw action, sci-fi, horror, drama, and even satire in the genre blender and hit ‘puree,’ but Matias’ script, combined with a gung-ho cast and crew – especially Steven and Samara, will make for a deliciously dangerous and exciting cinematic smoothie… with a hell of a kick.”
The film is being financed by Avva Pictures with Avva principal Mehrdad Elie also producing; Avva’s president of production, Parisa Caviani, is executive producing.
Mayhem is due to begin principal photography later this month on location in Belgrade, Serbia.
The movie will be a major move for Yuen, who since breaking out on “The Walking Dead” has largely stuck to making a few handful of appearances on the small screen and doing some voicework, although he did star in the 2014 indie sci-fi movie I Origins.
Weaving is a rising actress who cut her teeth on the Australian soap “Home and Away.” She has also appeared in “Ash vs. Evil Dead” and has Paramount’s movie Monster Trucks awaiting a 2017 release.
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