Attention horror enthusiasts! A first look into the new LGBTQIA+ horror comedy, Queens of the Dead, has arrived.
Back in July, Deadline announced that Tina Romero – daughter of the “King of Zombies” filmmaker George A. Romero – was directing the forthcoming queer zombie movie.
Set in Brooklyn, New York, the project follows a dysfunctional group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies who are forced to band together to survive a bloody zombie apocalypse.
The film – which was penned by Romero and comedian Erin Judge – features a stacked cast, including Nina West (Drag Race), Dominique Jackson (Pose), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), and Tomas Matos (Fire Island).
More star power incoming: Brigette Lundy-Paine (I Saw the TV Glow), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Quincy Dunn-Baker (No Hard Feelings), Becca Blackwell (Bros), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther) and Margaret Cho (Fire Island).
On 25 October, the aforementioned news outlet reported that Charades acquired the international sales rights to the film.
“This project fits perfectly into the DNA of Charades: a talented director who enjoys subverting genre conventions and revealing a universe that is uniquely her own, featuring a five-star cast,” Charades chairman Tohann Comte gushed in a statement.
While a release date has yet to be announced, an intriguing first-look photo featuring Jackson, O’Brian, Spivey, West, and Matos has been released.
In the snapshot, their characters are shown with worried expressions as they look at something off-camera.
First look at horror comedy ‘QUEENS OF THE DEAD’ from Tina Romero, daughter of George A. Romero.
Starring Katy O’Brian, Margaret Cho, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Cheyenne Jackson, Jaquel Spivey, Nina West and more.
A group of drag queens and club kids team up to fight zombies. pic.twitter.com/zciCf2MwyI
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 25, 2024
The recent Queens of the Dead news comes a few months after Romero spilt all the tea to FANGORIA about the film and taking over her dad’s zombie horror legacy.
“My dad’s zombies were always reflecting what was going on in the world, and I almost feel a responsibility to take the torch and keep the Romero zombie alive, upholding, respecting, paying homage to it, while also introducing myself and my own voice as a filmmaker, and my own perspective. Which is different form his,” she explained.
Romero also teased that the film would be a “conga line through the zombie apocalypse.”
“I really believe that zombie movies should be fun. And my hope is that audiences find this movie to be a fun ride that’s packed with some good jump scares, an some yummy gore and some pretty amusing characters,” she added.
Stay tuned for more Queens of the Dead updates.
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