New Zombie Movie 16 STATES to be Directed by Fede Alvarez for Lionsgate

In addition to producing a Texas Chain Saw Massacre reboot and directing an upcoming White House horror film, filmmaker Fede Alvarez (Don't Breathe and 2013's Evil Dead) is preparing to direct a new zombie movie.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Alvarez is set to direct the "zombie pandemic thriller" 16 States for Lionsgate, who acquired the hot new spec script penned by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the writers behind Bad Santa, Focus, and I Love You Phillip Morris (based on the book by Steve McVicker).

According to THR, 16 States focuses on "a pandemic, this time with zombies, with a story of a mother trying to reach her family at the center of it. The project has been described as having shades of the Will Smith zombie movie I Am Legend" (based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson).

Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Miri Yoon will be producers on the project, with Álvarez, Shintaro Shimosawa and Rodolfo Sayagues also producing through their Bad Hombre banner, as well as Requa, Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak also producing through Zaftig Films.

Casting has yet to be announced, and it's not been revealed when the movie will start filming, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details surface.