“Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is transferring from the horrors of the thoughts to the horrors of the flesh along with her upcoming “Night time of the Residing Lifeless” sequel. MGM Studios is presently in closing negotiations for the worldwide rights to the newest addition of the zombie movie franchise. Deadline broke the information.
The unique “Night time of the Residing Lifeless” 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 would be the seventh installment.
“The Strolling Lifeless” author LaToya Morgan penned the script for the movie, which shall be launched theatrically. Its plot particulars are nonetheless below wraps.
Jusu’s vampire brief “Suicide by Daylight,” which premiered at Sundance 2019, is getting a function adaptation. Written by Jusu and Fredrica Bailey (“See You Yesterday”), the pic will heart on day-walking Black vampires whose melanin protects them from the solar.
Earlier this yr, Jusu made historical past along with her function debut, “Nanny:” along with turning into the second Black girl to obtain Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic, her movie was additionally the primary horror title to win the class.
Set to launch on Prime Video in the present day, December 16, “Nanny” stars Alice Diop as a Senegalese immigrant working as a nanny in New York Metropolis. Her life begins to unravel when she begins experiencing violent nightmares and hallucinations.
Supply: Women And Hollywood