“Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is transferring from the horrors of the thoughts to the horrors of the flesh along with her upcoming “Night of the Living Dead” sequel. MGM Studios is at the moment in last negotiations for the worldwide rights to the newest addition of the zombie movie franchise. Deadline broke the information.
The authentic “Night of the Living Dead” is credited with popularizing the zombie horror subgenre. The 1968 indie movie that has launched a franchise of six movies so far. The Jusu-helmed sequel will likely be the seventh installment.
“The Walking Dead” author LaToya Morgan penned the script for the movie, which will likely be launched theatrically. Its plot particulars are nonetheless underneath wraps.
Jusu’s vampire brief “Suicide by Sunlight,” which premiered at Sundance 2019, is getting a characteristic adaptation. Written by Jusu and Fredrica Bailey (“See You Yesterday”), the pic will middle on day-walking Black vampires whose melanin protects them from the solar.
Earlier this yr, Jusu made historical past along with her characteristic debut, “Nanny:” as well as to changing into the second Black girl to obtain Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic, her movie was additionally the first horror title to win the class.
Set to launch on Prime Video as we speak, December 16, “Nanny” stars Alice Diop as a Senegalese immigrant working as a nanny in New York City. Her life begins to unravel when she begins experiencing violent nightmares and hallucinations.
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