Abigail Breslin To Play Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Zombie Daughter In ‘Maggie’
InZombieland,Abigail Breslinteamed up with a ragtag family of post-apocalyptic oddballs to fend off the ongoing zombie apocalypse. InMaggie, she’ll take part in another zombie apocalypse by becoming one of the undead. The 17-year-old actress has entered talks to play the title role in the film, whichcastArnold Schwarzeneggerlast month as Maggie’s dad. Hit the jump for plot details and more.
Maggiehas been floating around for a little while already.John Scott 3’s script attracted some buzz a couple of years back and even landed on theBlack Listin 2011. The premise is pretty simple: Schwarzenegger plays a father whose daughter falls prey to the zombie virus spreading across the country.
While that transformation takes a matter of minutes, hours, or perhaps days in most zombie films, the infection in Maggie takes longer. (An earlier description of the script put the process at about six weeks.) Maggie and her family spend that time struggling to terms with her fate.
The zombie trend isn’t showing signs of slowing down, but as it becomes increasingly ubiquitous we’ve seen some interesting spins on it. February’sWarm Bodiesfeatured a member of the undead as one-half of a star-crossed paranormal teen romance, while this summer’sWorld War Ztook an epic, world-spanning approach.Maggiesounds like it could be a more intimate, emotional take on the subgenre.
Breslin signs on about a year after Chloe Moretz was said to be circling the female lead role. Since breaking through withLittle Miss Sunshine, Breslin’s becoming one of the hottest stars in her age group. She last starred opposite Halle Berry inThe Call, and will be seen later this year in two very different high-profile pics,Ender’s GameandAugust: Osage County.
The new film will mark the directorial debut for Hobson, a titles designer who’s worked onThe Lone Ranger,Snow White and the Huntsman, andThe Walking Dead, among other things.Maggieis expected to shoot this fall, likely for a 2014 release.
