Legendary Pictures and Crackle have announced that Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street, Let’s Be Cops) is set to take on the role of Frank West in the upcoming feature project Dead Rising: Watchtower, which is based upon the popular video game series.
Set to feature in the cast alongside Riggle in the Lorenzo di Bonaventura-produced adaptation are Harley Morenstein (Tusk), Keegan Connor Tracey (Once Upon a Time) and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), along with Dennis Haysbert (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time) and Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die).
According to the official press release, Dead Rising: Watchtower will take place during a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, the four leads must evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic, with all signs pointing to a government conspiracy. Politics, public paranoia, and media coverage play an important role in the story’s narrative.
Originally published October 20, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
