Last year, we got word that The Sadness director Rob Jabbaz had been enlisted to helm a feature adaptation of Garth Ennis' Crossed, and an age-restricted teaser has now been released (via Bloody Disgusting).
“It has been a real delight working with Garth Ennis and Six Studios developing Crossed for the big screen,” said Jabbaz. “From day one, our primary goal has been to deliver a faithful adaptation of the original series, along with a few new surprises. I certainly hope audiences are ready for this.”
Crossed and its various spin-offs are generally considered to be among the most disturbing comics of all time, and with good reason. The story focuses on the survivors of a pandemic that turns its victims into homicidal maniacs. Marked with a red cross-shaped rash on their faces, these individuals retain their basic human intellects, but are unable to control their worst impulses, engaging in all manner of atrocities.
The original 10-issue miniseries - which will be the basis for the movie - was published from 2008-10, but has since spawned more than 200 issues from various other writers and artists, including the likes of Alan Moore.
Carl Choi of Six Studios produces, along with Ben Hung of Retro Entertainment and Ken Levin of Nightsky Productions.
Choi says the script is "an intimate, human story," and “the most faithful adaptation possible,” likening it to "Contagion meets The Walking Dead, with hints of Alex Garland’s Civil War, in that it’s a road movie across a ravaged United States."
Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why) and Ash Santos (American Horror Story) lead the cast as Stan and Cindy, the leaders of a group of strangers thrown together as they attempt to escape northward away from the infected known as the Crossed.
The rest of the cast includes Ethan Jones Romero (Law & Order) as Thomas; Kyla Hee (Psychosis) as Kelly; Chido Nwokocha (Top Gun: Maverick) as Kitrick; Spenser Granese (Dope Thief) as Brett; Bob Morley (The 100) as Randall; Ana Mulvoy Ten (American Crime) as Sheena; Steven Hack (Little Death) as ‘Geoff; and newcomer Lorenzo Ross as Patrick.
Owen Harn (Cobra Kai) will lead the infected Crossed as the sinister Horsecock, along with Fedor Steer (Haunted Mansion) as Face and Kelvin Adekunle (City of Love) as Stump. Angie Campbell will play Amy, and Peter Falls will play Joel.
The trailer isn't quite as sick and twisted as you might expect, but it's still not for the squesmish.