Real-life headlines about bath salts have inspired an upcoming horror-comedy musical.
Tanya Raymond ((Lost, Goliath) leads the cast of the feature film written and directed by Taylor Morden. Eat your heart outwhich recently completed production, Hollywood Reporter learned. The cast also includes Jesse Rath (Supergirl), Emily Kimball (Dexter: Resurrection), Brianna Ide (School of Rock), Rob Hubel (running point), Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210), Steve Agee (Peacemaker), Claire Grant (Palm Royal) and Brendan Sexton III (Three billboards on the outskirts of Ebbing, Missouri).
Originally from PopMotion Pictures, Eat your heart out The story takes place in a small town that is about to host a major music festival while a dangerous new party drug begins to spread among the local youth. The drug promises exhilarating effects, but comes with unpleasant side effects such as uncontrollable rage, overwhelming strength and a sudden craving for human flesh. While all this is happening, best friends Jules (Raymond) and Rory (Ide) are preparing for their first big punk band concert, traveling through a city now infested with flesh-eating demons.
“Those were two huge things I wanted to celebrate, but you almost never get to do both in one film,” says Raymond. “To be a rock star and play music and kill zombies… I mean, what else do you need? It’s kind of the perfect movie.”
Morden, known for directing the 2020 documentary. The latest blockbusterdirected Eat your heart out from a script he co-wrote with Emily Clare. Morden and Claire serve as producers, with Raymond, Jace DuMars and Robert Trevino serving as executive producers. Stephanie Safer, Hayley Giles and Chiara Marini of Spark Casting handled the casting.
The independent film will feature original musical performances within the horror-comedy setting. Eat your heart out is currently in post-production after five weeks of filming in and around Eugene, and will include practical effects.
“Eat your heart out “combines everything I love about movies: practical effects, absurd comedy, amazing musical numbers and a wonderfully heartfelt story about friendship and finding your place in the world,” adds Morden. “This is the kind of movie I would rent from my local video store a hundred times over.”