New genre label Synchronicity Entertainment have announced another fresh horror offering hot on the heels of their recent release ‘Smiley’. Their new project entitled ‘Cooties’ will star Elijah Wood (‘Maniac’) and has been co-penned by Ian Brennan and ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’ scribe Leigh Whannell. Ace Norton is on board to helm and horror producer Steven Schneider (‘Paranormal Activity’) will be overseeing the project. The story revolves aroud a mysterious virus that hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the pre-adolescent children into a feral swarm of mindless savages. An unlikely hero (Wood) must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives against the monstrous pupils. It sounds very reminiscent of 1998’s ‘The Faculty’ whereby alien bodysnatchers took over the kids and teachers of a high school and which also featured Elijah Wood attempting to save the world. ‘Cooties’ is slated to shoot in April 2013 in LA.
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