‘The Departed’ Producer Developing Horror-Comedy ‘Dead Drunk’ from ‘Violent Night’ Writers

Academy Award-winning producer Graham King (The Departed, Bohemian Rhapsody) is teaming with screenwriters Josh Miller & Pat Casey (Violent Night, Sonic the Hedgehog) on a horror-comedy titled Dead Drunk, Deadline reports.

In the film, a newly divorced empty-nester is coerced into taking a wine tasting tour by her free-spirited best friend. Subsequently, the two women find themselves trapped at a vineyard with a terrifying secret.

As they struggle to survive, they discover an ironic twist that could be their key to making it through the night. Their only hope? Staying drunk to stay alive. They’ll worry about the hangovers if they live to see the dawn.

Miller and Casey will pen the script and executive produce. King is producing via his GK Films alongside his daughter and producing partner, Hayley King.

“This film combines three of our greatest passions: horror, comedy and drinking,” Miller and Casey told Deadline. “We’re very excited to work with Graham, Hayley and the entire GK team.”

“I am thrilled to be part of this exciting and unique project from Josh and Pat,” said Graham King. “Their incredible creativity and proven track record make this film a fun ride. I can’t wait for audiences to experience this thrilling and hilarious adventure.”

“When we first heard this original concept, we knew we had to be part of it,” Hayley King added. “The hilarious, scary, and innovative world Josh and Pat have created is a wild experience that everyone will want to remember the next morning. We are thrilled to be partnering with their brilliant creative minds.”

Dead Drunk brings to mind Grabbers, the 2012 Irish horror-comedy in which the inhabitants of a small island discover they must get drunk in order to survive an invasion of bloodsucking aliens.

Miller and Casey’s Violent Night 2 comes down the chimney on December 4.