AFM: ‘Twilight’ Star Billy Burke to Lead Zombie Thriller ‘Outbreak’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Billy Burke, best known for his appearance in the “Twilight” series of movies, is set to play the lead in upcoming horror thriller “Outbreak.”

The zombie genre film, directed by Jeff Wolfe who co-wrote the screenplay with Lance Ochsner, has now been acquired by Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG), a Los Angeles-based production, financing, and sales company, which picked up international rights.

“Outbreak” follows a state park ranger (Burke) in search of his missing teenage son who is confronted with zombie-like people carrying an infectious disease following a virus outbreak. Alyshia Ochse, Taylor Handley, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jessica Frances Dukes, Dani Oliveros, and Kylr Coffman round out the key cast.

WolfePride Productions’ Jennifer Wolfe and Jeff Wolfe produced the film with Kevin Matossian for SilverCrest Entertainment.

Premiere Entertainment has launched talks with international buyers on “Outbreak” at the American Film Market. Premiere CEO Elias Axume and acquisitions manager Lizzy Gonzalez negotiated the deal with the producers.

Premiere’s AFM lineup also includes action thriller “Desert Dawn” starring Kellan Lutz, family comedy “F Plus” starring Randy Couture and Jennifer Esposito, crime comedy “BFFs” featuring Terrence Howard and Taye Diggs, murder mystery comedy “Best Man Dead Man,” sci-fi comedy “Storm Chasers,” and the holiday rom-com “Christmas Overtime.”