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Isabela Merced Cast as Lead in Paul W.S. Anderson’s The House of the Dead Film

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SEGA’s The House of the Dead is once again stepping into the spotlight of Hollywood, this time with a major casting announcement that signals a very different approach from past adaptations. According to a new report from Deadline, actress Isabela Merced has been cast as the lead in Paul W.S. Anderson’s upcoming film adaptation of The House of the Dead. Isabela Merced has steadily built an impressive résumé in recent years.

She starred in several films such as the Alien: Romulus and Superman, directed by James Gunn. Her casting suggests the film is aiming for a higher profile than previous attempts to bring The House of the Dead to the big screen. The announcement marks a significant step forward for the project, which is being positioned as a “high priority” for SEGA following the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog film series.

Check more details regarding her role and plans for the film further in the article!

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Paul W.S. Anderson set to direct and write The House of the Dead Film

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According to Deadline, there is a new House of the Dead movie in the works with Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil) writing and directing the upcoming film. Anderson will produce alongside his partner Jeremy Bolt, Sega’s Toru Nakahara will produce along with Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Dan Jevons. Timothy I. Stevenson will be executive producer.

The plot of the film will be based on the third installment in the franchise, The House of the Dead III, with Lisa Rogan in search of her father and Daniel Curien, who’s the son of the man who caused this mutant outbreak in the first place and who has to deal with the sins of the father. The film will take place in an abandoned research facility where these creatures were hatched, before, as Anderson quipped, “the inmates took over the asylum.” The filmmakers say these inmates are way more capable killers than zombies.

They will pitch the project immediately, with plans to be in production by mid- to late-2025. Anderson is repped by Ken Kamins at Key Creatives & Alexander Lea at Wiggin, Bolt by Alexander Lea at Wiggin LLP, and Story Kitchen by WME and Pryor Cashman. Toru Nakahara negotiated on behalf of Sega. Check out concept art for the film in the next section of the article.

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