Kate Siegel and David Dastmalchian are ready to face the post-zombie-apocalypse in Epilogue. Disney is bringing Vampirina to live action. Plus, people stand around on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, and what’s coming on The Penguin‘s season finale. Spoilers, away!
Molepeople
Deadline reports Rob Savage (The Host, Dashcam) is attached to direct Molepeople, a found footage horror movie focusing on “one man’s nightmarish descent into the abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of New York City, where a twisted society lurks.” Anthony Ramos and Ben Mendelsohn are currently attached to star in project, based on a script by Nathan Elston (Succession). Notably, the new film seemingly has nothing to do with Universal Pictures’ 1956 film, The Mole People.
Ridley Scott’s Alien
According to THR, Ridley Scott is now developing a new Alien film in light of Alien: Romulus‘ recent success.
Epilogue
Deadline also has word Kate Siegel and David Dastmalchian will star in Epilogue, a new zombie film produced by Mike Flanagan. Based on a screenplay by Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason, the story is said to be set “one year after the zombie apocalypse has supposedly come to an end” and “follow a desperate couple who set out to find a cure for their infected daughter.” Michael Fimognari is attached to direct.
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Variety also has word Robert Englund and Richard Brake will appear in Pinocchio: Unstrung, the latest film in the Blood & Honey “Poohniverse”.
Vampirina
TV Line reports Disney has ordered a live-action, “music-driven” series based on the Vampirina books by Anne Marie Pace and LeUyen Pham, said to be “inspired by the Disney Jr. animated series of the same name.” Vampirina will follow Vee (Kenzi Richardson), “a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living amongst humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire secret, something that’s made more challenging when her overprotective father charges an overzealous ghost to live with her at the school.”
Ghosts
Sam auditions for a community theater production in the synopsis for “A Star is Dead,” the November 14 episode of Ghosts. Head over to Spoiler TV for images.
Alberta offers to help Sam prepare for an audition for a community theater production. Also, Sass finds a new reason to interfere in Jay’s dreams, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Nov. 14 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Spoiler TV also has a brief synopsis and (many unexciting images…) from “Au Revoir Les Enfants,” the season finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Click through for no less than fifteen images of people standing around in the same location.
An exit strategy is charted from France.
The Penguin
Finally, The Penguin gets a flashback to his childhood in the trailer for “Great or Little Thing,” the season finale.
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