Deadline reports that 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to the Tag comic strip by Keith Giffen and Cody Chamberlain. The original graphic novel follows a man being touched by a strange stranger. To his horror, the protagonist discovers that soon after, his body begins to slowly decompose. The protagonist will either try to find a cure or transmit the zombie virus by playing tag with another person ... The filmmakers expect to combine elements of a psychological thriller and supernatural horror, as well as to make a representative of the fair sex the protagonist of the film adaptation. It will be directed by John R. Leonetti and written by Ben Collins and Luke Petrovsky. Leonetti has a wealth of experience working on horror movies. Over the past few years, he has directed Astral, The Conjuring and a number of episodes of the hit TV series Sleepy Hollow , and last Halloween his horror movie The Curse of Annabelle earned more than $ 255 million with a modest budget of $ 6.5 million . The film will be produced by Stephen Christie and Adam Joeling. The Topic of Article: Fox will play tag with zombies. |