We Bury the Dead

Survival thriller film by Zak Hilditch

  • Kelvin Munro
  • Grant Sputore
  • Ross Dinerstein
  • Joshua Harris
  • Mark Fasano
Starring
  • Daisy Ridley
  • Mark Coles Smith
  • Brenton Thwaites
  • Kym Jackson
  • Matt Whelan
  • Deanna Cooney
CinematographySteve Annis
Production
companies
  • The Penguin Empire
  • Campfire Studios
  • Gramercy Park Media
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment (Australia)Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

We Bury the Dead is an upcoming survival thriller film, directed and written by Zak Hilditch. It stars Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith, Brenton Thwaites, Kym Jackson, Matt Whelan and Deanna Cooney.

Premise

Written and directed by Zak Hilditch (These Final Hours, 1922), We Bury the Dead is a terrifying yet moving story about grief, loss and the undead which follows Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit”, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.[1]

Cast

  • Daisy Ridley as Ava Newman
  • Mark Coles Smith as Riley
  • Brenton Thwaites as Clay
  • Kym Jackson as Lt. Wilkie
  • Matt Whelan as Mitch
  • Deanna Cooney as Bianca

Production

In October 2023, it was announced that a survival thriller film titled We Bury the Dead was in development, with Zak Hilditch directing and writing, and Daisy Ridley starring in the lead role. Principal photography began on February 19, 2024 in Australia.[2][3][4] Mark Coles Smith and Brenton Thwaites joined the cast of the film.[5] In March, Kym Jackson, Matt Whelan and Deanna Cooney joined the cast, as Lt. Wilkie, Mitch and Bianca respectively.[6]

Filming wrapped on March 26, 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ We Bury The Dead - Umbrella Entertainment
  2. ^ Daisy Ridley To Star In Survival Thriller From Zak Hilditch, The Penguin Empire and Campfire Studios; Neon & UTA To Shop At AFM
  3. ^ Work continues to finalise preparations for filming of We Bury the Dead at ‘dream’ Albany locations
  4. ^ Minimal impact on Albany traffic expected during first two weeks of filming of We Bury The Dead
  5. ^ Mark Coles Smith, Brenton Thwaites added to the bodies for Zak Hilditch’s ‘We Bury the Dead’
  6. ^ Kym Jackson, Matt Whelan and Deanna Cooney Join Daisy Ridley in We Bury the Dead
  7. ^ We Bury The Dead film wrapped up #DaisyRidley #WeBurythedead

External links

  • We Bury the Dead at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata