Albert Wesker and Former WWE Diva to Beat Off the Undead for The Asylum
Steve Barton
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A new zombie flick is on its way from The Asylum featuring one of our favorite video game voice actors, D.C. Douglas, along with a former WWE Diva and a horde of the undead. Read on for details.
From the Press Release:
The production company behind the hit Syfy show “Z Nation” and the mega-hit franchise Sharknado has started principal photography on an action zombie film tentatively titled XP-573.
The script, written by Brandon Trenz and Jacob Cooney, involves an elite military unit investigating a remote military compound that went dark ten years earlier after a top secret biological weapons program went haywire. Leading the unit is Lt. Gibson, played by Joey Lawrence. Assisting the team is a CIA virologist, Mikaela Usylvich, played by former WWE Diva Maryse Mizanin. Within hours of their arrival they discover a survivor, Col. Aiden Wexler, played by D.C. Douglas.
Douglas had approached The Asylum with the idea of doing a zombie film that paid homage to the Resident Evil video game fan base, as detailed in his blog post:
“About two years ago I asked my fans on social media if they’d be interested in my doing a zombie film with The Asylum — A film that would include many nods to the video game series ‘Resident Evil’ and the character that brought me so many fans to begin with – Albert Wesker,” writes Douglas. “So, it’s finally happening.”
Douglas has been the voice of Resident Evil bad guy Albert Wesker since 2007.
This is the second time Maryse Mizanin has worked with The Asylum, having appeared in Sharknado 3. This is Douglas’ eighth, with the most recent outings being Sharknado 2 and last week’s appearance on Syfy’s “Z Nation” as Pa Kettle.
XP-573 is slated for a mid-2016 release.
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