Here for Blood star Joelle Farrow and “Teacup” actor Emilie Bierre have joined high school horror movie Lice, which has also wrapped production in Canada. Filmmaker Jonathan Bensimon makes his feature directorial debut from a script written by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris (The Hemingway Thief), and it’s being described as “The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies.” Farrow and […]
Here for Blood star Joelle Farrow and “Teacup” actor Emilie Bierre have joined high school horror movie Lice, which has also wrapped production in Canada.
Filmmaker Jonathan Bensimon makes his feature directorial debut from a script written by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris (The Hemingway Thief), and it’s being described as “The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies.”
Farrow and Bierre join previously announced leads Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Justin Long (Barbarian, Jeepers Creepers) and Kevin Connolly (Entourage, The Notebook).
Lice follows “a deadly outbreak of the parasite at a Long Island high school in the 1980s. When the school goes under military lockdown, the itch-crazed students turn on each other in a desperate struggle to survive. Emile Hirsch stars as burned-out science teacher Mr. Shanker, who finds new purpose as he investigates the bloodthirsty mites, Justin Long as Principal Van, a man who is out of his depth and soon out of his mind, and Connolly as the tenacious Detective Sikorski, the desperate cop on the outside racing against time to contain the outbreak before it consumes the entire town.”
It’s also described as a retro throwback blending body horror and biting satire with practical effects; the film pays homage to ’80s cult classics but with a bold, modern twist.
“I was thrilled to be asked to join this ride,” said Bierre. “What immediately drew me in was Jonathan’s unique vision for the film — it’s creepy, imaginative, and completely unexpected. I’m very excited for all horror fans to discover what we’ve been working on.”
