What do boy band members do when they’re not touring the planet and performing for legions of screaming fans? Making horror movies, it seems. Nick Carter, otherwise known as one-fifth of the Backstreet Boys, is making his directorial debut with the zombie western Dead 7, a film that boldly combines the walking dead with a cast of real-life pop singers. Seriously!
To bring this project to life, Carter has enlisted the help of fellow boy band vets A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys); Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick (‘N Sync); Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, and Trevor Penick (O-Town); and Delious Kennedy (All-4-One). Also lending a hand are Jon Secada, Frenchie Davis, and Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi. Actress Carrie Keagan is on board as well.
A plot summary? Yes, we happen to have one of those lying around.
Dead 7 revolves around a ragtag group of gunslingers as they try to make their way in a postapocalyptic world. The twist to this world is that it’s just not barren and dangerous, it’s also filled with flesh-eating zombies. The gunslingers will find themselves stranded in a town and forced to make a choice on either to save the citizens of the town or save themselves.
The Asylum will unleash Nick Carter’s zombie western Dead 7 on SyFy (where else?) next summer. If you’re curious to see how things are coming together on set, take a look at the pics below.