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Real-world headlines involving bath salts provide inspiration for an upcoming horror-comedy musical.
Tanya Raymond (lost, Goliath) leads the cast by writer-director Taylor Morden Eat your heart outwhich recently wrapped production, Hollywood Reporter I’ve learned. The cast also includes Jesse Rath (Supergirl), Emily Kimball (Dexter: Resurrection), Prerna Yedi (School of rock), Rob Heupel (Running point), Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210), Steve Agee (Peacemaker), Claire Grant (Palm Royale(And Brendan Sexton III)Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri).
Hailing from PopMotion Photos, Eat your heart out The film takes place in a small town that is about to host a major music festival, just as a risky new party drug begins to spread among the young locals. The drug promises euphoric levels but includes unfortunate side effects such as uncontrollable rage, overwhelming strength, and a sudden desire to eat human flesh. While all this is going on, best friends Jules (Raymond) and Rory (Ed) prepare their punk band to play their first high-profile gig while navigating a city now infested with flesh-eating demons.
“Those were two huge things on my bucket list that I wanted to check off, and you can never do both in the same movie,” says Raymond. “Becoming a rock star, making music and killing zombies… I mean, what else do you need? It’s kind of the perfect movie.”
Morden, known for directing the 2020 documentary The last bombwave Eat your heart out From a script he co-wrote with Emily Clare. Morden and Claire serve as producers, while executive producers include Raymond, Jayce Dumars and Robert Trevino. Stephanie Seaver, Hailey Giles and Chiara Marini of Spark Casting handled casting duties.
The standalone film will feature original musical performances within the horror-comedy narrative. Eat your heart out It is currently in post-production after shooting for five weeks in and around Eugene, Oregon, and will include practical effects.
“Eat your heart out “It combines everything I love in movies: practical effects, silly comedy, edgy musical numbers, and a surprisingly poignant story about friendship and finding your place in the world,” Morden adds. “It’s the kind of movie I would have rented a hundred times from the local video store.”
