David Arquette Returns to the Slasher Genre in ‘Kill or Be Killed’

David Arquette will return to the slasher genre in Kill or Be Killed, Deadline reports.

The Scream icon is set to star in the upcoming horror film alongside Alisha Newton (Heartland).

David Straiton (“Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Hemlock Grove”) will direct from a script by Nick Zigler (“Chucky,” “The Purge”).

School’s out, and recent grad Dani (Alisha Newton) and her friends are ready for one last summer blowout. But when a senior’s mutilated body is discovered on the high school football field – killed in a disturbingly theatrical fashion – it’s clear that someone is playing by a new set of rules.

A red envelope pinned to the corpse contains a yearbook photo and a chilling directive: “Kill or Be Killed.” As the bodies pile up, Dani and her friends are thrust into a terrifying game, orchestrated by a sick killer, that transcends their small town and soon goes viral.

The film is produced by Other Animal Entertainment and executive produced by John Long (Fall). Yaron Levy (“Scream: The TV Series,” “Snowpiercer”) will serve as director of photography.

“The summer slasher is all about freedom and fear colliding – there’s nothing quite like it,” said Straiton. “It’s the perfect time to redefine the genre and challenge audiences with something both thrilling and unexpected.”

Architect have launched worldwide sales ahead of the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin with the aim to shoot this summer.

Described as “a chilling collision of social media pressure, moral ambiguity, and primal survival instincts,” Kill or Be Killed aims to delivers a blood-soaked thrill ride that forces audiences to confront their darkest instincts: when faced with the ultimate choice, how far would you go to survive?