Zombies 5 Is Happening
Disney today annnounced the fifth installment of the hit Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies for Disney+ and Disney Channel, with Malachi Barton and Freya Skye set to return to their breakout roles as Victor and Nova.
Franchise stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly will only return to executive produce. The new film will begin production this spring in New Zealand.
Following the events of Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Zombies 5 will follow “the newfound peace between the Daywalkers and Vampires put to the test when a band of fierce mermaids arrives in Rayburn, making waves and casting a persuasive siren song to lure in new allies. Nova and Victor must unite their groups once more to discover what the mermaids are really after in order to protect the fragile harmony they worked so hard to build.”
The returning cast includes also includes Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Swayam Bhatia as Vera, Julian Lerner as Ray, and Mekonnen Knife as Vargas.
Joining Zombies 5 are a trio of mysterious mermaids: Diaana Babnicova (Don’t Breathe 2) as cool-girl Pearl, Taylor Oliver (Gritz) as bad-boy Fin, and Olivia Mortimer as tech-wiz Sandy. Emily Costtrici (Malory Towers) joins as zombie Izzy, Zed’s zombie cousin and new transfer student.
Paul Hoen, director and executive producer of the entire Zombies franchise, will return for this latest installment.
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