WE BURY THE DEAD: Daisy Ridley Swings An Axe At The Undead In Bloody First Trailer For New Zombie Horror Movie

WE BURY THE DEAD: Daisy Ridley Swings An Axe At The Undead In Bloody First Trailer For New Zombie Horror Movie

Vertical has released the first trailer for a new zombie horror movie called We Bury The Dead, which marks Star Wars star Daisy Ridley's first foray into the horror genre...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 01, 2025 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Movies

Star Wars sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley will trade in her lightsaber for an axe for her first foray into the horror genre.

We got a first glimpse of this movie last year via some official promo stills, and Vertical has now released the first trailer for zombie survival thriller, We Bury The Dead.

Written and directed by Zak Hilditch (1922, These Final Hours, Rattlesnake), the movie stars Ridley, who will soon return to the galaxy far, far away as Rey, as a woman named Ava who is searching for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment that has decimated the population of Tasmania.

Ava joins a “body retrieval unit” in a desperate attempt to find out what happened to her husband, and ends up being tasked with burying the corpses. However, she soon comes to realize that some of the bodies aren't quite as dead as they should be.

Seemingly unfazed by the emerging supernatural threat, Ava takes up an axe and begins to dispose of the undead while being “forced to make peace with her own unfinished business in the face of futility.”

“Having Daisy play the role of Ava is an absolute dream come true. She embodies the perfect mix of vulnerability, grit, and determination that Ava exudes throughout the film,” said Hilditch of Ridley's performance in a recent interview.

Check out the intense, bloody trailer below along with a new poster, and let us know what you think in the comments section.

We Bury The Dead was filmed within the space of one month in Albany, Western Australia. The cast also includes Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin) Brenton Thwaites (Titans) Kym Jackson, Matt Whelan, Deanna Cooney, and Holly Hargreaves. The project reunites Hilditch with Ross Dinerstein, the producer of the Netflix rom-com Players starring Gina Rodriguez. Other producers include The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore. 

"Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman, searches for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a body retrieval unit, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life," reads the official synopsis.

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