“Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is shifting 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 present in closing negotiations for the worldwide rights to the most recent 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 up to now. The Jusu-helmed sequel would be the seventh installment.
“The Walking Dead” author LaToya Morgan penned the script for the movie, which might be launched theatrically. Its plot particulars are nonetheless beneath wraps.
Jusu’s vampire quick “Suicide by Sunlight,” 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 lady 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 at present, 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.