{"id":87925,"date":"2017-05-11T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=87925"},"modified":"2017-05-11T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T19:38:31","slug":"disney-channel-confirms-zombies-movie-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/05\/11\/disney-channel-confirms-zombies-movie-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Channel Confirms &#8220;Zombies&#8221; Movie For 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disney Channel has revealed details &#8212; and the key cast members &#8212; for an upcoming original movie.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; the music- and dance-filled story focuses on Seabrook High School, the pride-and-joy of a &#8220;town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Things change when students from Zombietown are integrated into the school and cheerleader Addison falls in love with zombie football player Zed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, amid chaos and confusion, it\u2019s up to them to lead their community to coexistence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Production is underway on the film, which will premiere in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Hornaday is directing the &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; which is part of the &#8220;Disney Channel Original Movie&#8221; franchise.  He also choreographs alongside Christopher Scott and executive produces alongside Effie Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Meg Donnelly (ABC\u2019s &#8220;American Housewife&#8221;) and Milo Manheim (&#8220;Ghost Whisperer&#8221;) star as Addison and Zed, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes Trevor Tordjman (&#8220;The Next Step&#8221;) as Addison\u2019s cousin and head cheerleader Bucky, Kylee Russell (&#8220;Jump In&#8221;) as Zed\u2019s zombie best friend Eliza and Carla Jeffery (&#8220;Curb Your Enthusiasm&#8221;) as Addison\u2019s friend Bree.<\/p>\n<p>Cast photos (courtesy Disney Channel) follow:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87928\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Zombies-Milo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87928\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZOMBIES &#8211; Production has begun on Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; a music- and dance-filled story about a groundbreaking semester at Seabrook High School; the pride and joy of Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until transfer students from Zombietown integrate into the school and a cheerleader and zombie football star, Addison and Zed, fall in love. Now, amid chaos and confusion, it&#8217;s up to them to lead their community to coexistence. (Camryn Manheim)<br \/>MILO MANHEIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87929\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Zombies-Carla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87929\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZOMBIES &#8211; Production has begun on Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; a music- and dance-filled story about a groundbreaking semester at Seabrook High School; the pride and joy of Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until transfer students from Zombietown integrate into the school and a cheerleader and zombie football star, Addison and Zed, fall in love. Now, amid chaos and confusion, it&#8217;s up to them to lead their community to coexistence. (Guy Visu)<br \/>CARLA JEFFERY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Zombies-Meg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87930\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZOMBIES &#8211; Production has begun on Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; a music- and dance-filled story about a groundbreaking semester at Seabrook High School; the pride and joy of Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until transfer students from Zombietown integrate into the school and a cheerleader and zombie football star, Addison and Zed, fall in love. Now, amid chaos and confusion, it&#8217;s up to them to lead their community to coexistence. (Persona PR)<br \/>MEG DONNELLY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Zombies-Trevor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87931\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZOMBIES &#8211; Production has begun on Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; a music- and dance-filled story about a groundbreaking semester at Seabrook High School; the pride and joy of Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until transfer students from Zombietown integrate into the school and a cheerleader and zombie football star, Addison and Zed, fall in love. Now, amid chaos and confusion, it&#8217;s up to them to lead their community to coexistence. (Trevor Tordjman)<br \/>TREVOR TORDJMAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Zombies-Kylee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87932\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZOMBIES &#8211; Production has begun on Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Zombies,&#8221; a music- and dance-filled story about a groundbreaking semester at Seabrook High School; the pride and joy of Seabrook, a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies. That is until transfer students from Zombietown integrate into the school and a cheerleader and zombie football star, Addison and Zed, fall in love. Now, amid chaos and confusion, it&#8217;s up to them to lead their community to coexistence. 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