We’ve got another killer animal on our hands, folks. Yes, that’s right, yet another movie about a deadly dog is in the works, with Mucho Mas Media tapping David Blue Garcia — director of the Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot — to helm Zeus, a new entry into the “canon of terrifying predators.”
Blue Garcia directs from a script by Tate Hanyok and Shane McKenzie, about “a group of friends in their early 20s being terrorized by a Cane Corso during a lakeside holiday celebration.” Why the overt specificity about the breed, we don’t know, but it certainly seems to be following in the steps of Stephen King’s Cujo, albeit with a bigger location than the inside of a car. No cast has been announced, but hey, at least we know the titular dog will be appropriately menacing!
“The horror genre continues to thrive, ushering in a new era of exciting films,” said producer Javier Chapa in a statement. “We couldn’t imagine a better filmmaker than David Blue Garcia to bring Zeus to life—a character destined to become an iconic figure in the world of horror.”
Currently being “fast-tracked for production,” the film is produced by Chapa, with executive producers Phillip Braun, Robert Muñoz, Morgan Cano-Long, Simon Wise, Vincent Cordero, Bruce Barshop, Sherrese Clarke Soares, and Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group.
“With the undeniable talent of genre aficionado David Blue Garcia at the helm, we cannot wait to unleash Zeus and introduce the carnivorous canine to horror fans around the world,” said Fraser. “It’s great to be teaming up again with Mucho Mas’ Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun following the success of our maiden creature collaboration, The Black Demon,” added Perrier.
Variety’s report on the film also notes that Blue Garcia is “also attached to direct a horror feature for Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions,” but no details on that project were provided. His take on Texas Chainsaw Massacre, based on the original Tobe Hooper film, left room open for a follow-up, but so far, nothing has materialized. Could Zeus be the firestarter for more Leatherface? Only time will tell.
No release date for Zeus has been announced.
