Cooties (film)
| Cooties | |
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| Starring | Elijah Wood Alison Pill Rainn Wilson Jack McBrayer, Jorge Garcia Nasim Pedrad Leigh Whannell |
| Cinematography | Lyle Vincent |
Production companies | Glacier Films SpectreVIsion |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cooties is a 2014 American horror/comedy film directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion and written by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, Saw) and Glee co-creator Ian Brennan.[1]
Wood will portray Clint Hadson, a substitute teacher at an elementary school. Alison Pill is Lucy, a 4th grade teacher and Clint’s childhood crush. Rainn Wilson will portray Wade, a former high school all-star athlete who is now a physical education teacher at the school.[2]
Plot Summary
When an elementary school girl eats a chicken nugget containing a virulent disease, she transforms into a “violent, murderous flesh-ripping juvenile” who transmits the disease to her other pre-pubescent classmates. The virus spreads quickly, and the teachers are trapped in the school trying to find a way to save themselves.[2]
Cast
- Elijah Wood as Clint Hadson
- Alison Pill as Lucy
- Nasim Pedrad as Rebekkah
- Rainn Wilson
- Jack McBrayer
- Jorge Garcia
- Leigh Whannell as Doug
- Jake Brennan as Lincoln
- Aiden Lovekamp as Racer
- Nikita Ager as Patriot’s Mom
- Armani Jackson as Calvin
- Cooper Roth as Patriot
Production
SpectreVision and Glacier Films are producing,and filming began shooting July 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
SpectreVision partners Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, along with Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity) and Glacier Films’ Tove Christensen and Georgy Malkov are producing. In addition, Glacier Film’s Vladimir Poliakov, Sarik Andreasyan, Gevond Andreasyan and Hayden Christensen will act as producers.[3]
Distribution
Paradigm arranged financing and is handling North American sales. .[1]
Release
The planned release date in the United States of America is October 10, 2014.[4]