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Anova Pictures is adapting the YA horror, thrilling novel titled "This is Not a Test". The best-selling novel was written by Courtney Summers. Adam MacDonal is directing the film. Cast members of the film include Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, and Luke MacFarlane. Principal photography will begin later this month in Ontario, Canada.
Cybill Lui is producing the project under her Anova Pictures banner, with Blue Fox Entertainment securing all international rights for non-English-speaking territories. BondIt Media Capital is handling financing, with Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor serving as executive producers. Anova is collaborating with North Avenue Pictures and WorldOne Entertainment on the production.
Here is a statement from producer Cybill Lui about the project:
“With such a beloved YA novel as our source material by Courtney and an incredibly talented cast in Olivia, Froy and Luke, I couldn’t be more excited to begin filming with Adam, whose work I’ve been a fan of since ‘Backcountry. It’s going to be an intense ride from beginning to end. We’re dead set on making an intense, emotional, and gripping film set in the ‘90’s — a ‘Breakfast Club’ meets ’28 Weeks Later’ — as we follow our heroine’s journey and ask ourselves, what do you hold onto when everything is gone?”
Here is a statement from author Courtney Summers about the project:
“As a longtime horror movie fan, I’ve loved Adam MacDonald’s wildly intense and sharply realized contributions to the genre, and I’m thrilled he’s sharing his talents with ‘This is Not a Test.’ From its stellar script to its exciting cast, his and Cybill’s enthusiasm for the book and their passion for filmmaking has and continues to define every part of this process. I can’t wait to see the story come to life–or should I say death?–and claim its place in the zombie canon.”
Source: Variety
Cybill Lui is producing the project under her Anova Pictures banner, with Blue Fox Entertainment securing all international rights for non-English-speaking territories. BondIt Media Capital is handling financing, with Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor serving as executive producers. Anova is collaborating with North Avenue Pictures and WorldOne Entertainment on the production.
Here is a statement from producer Cybill Lui about the project:
“With such a beloved YA novel as our source material by Courtney and an incredibly talented cast in Olivia, Froy and Luke, I couldn’t be more excited to begin filming with Adam, whose work I’ve been a fan of since ‘Backcountry. It’s going to be an intense ride from beginning to end. We’re dead set on making an intense, emotional, and gripping film set in the ‘90’s — a ‘Breakfast Club’ meets ’28 Weeks Later’ — as we follow our heroine’s journey and ask ourselves, what do you hold onto when everything is gone?”
Here is a statement from author Courtney Summers about the project:
“As a longtime horror movie fan, I’ve loved Adam MacDonald’s wildly intense and sharply realized contributions to the genre, and I’m thrilled he’s sharing his talents with ‘This is Not a Test.’ From its stellar script to its exciting cast, his and Cybill’s enthusiasm for the book and their passion for filmmaking has and continues to define every part of this process. I can’t wait to see the story come to life–or should I say death?–and claim its place in the zombie canon.”
Source: Variety
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