It’s apparently Unofficial Arnie Day on the web, as in addition to the new motion poster for** Terminator Genisys, here’s the first trailer for a very different project from the man: Maggie, which also stars Abigail Breslin in the story of someone dealing with a zombie.
While once the concept of Schwarzenegger and a zombie sharing the screen would conjure up the image of him shooting legions of the undead in an action movie, Maggie is instead the small-scale, emotional indie story of a father having to come to terms with the fact that his daughter is slowly succumbing to her place among the undead.
Naturally overcome with the desire to protect his daughter despite the danger she poses and the authorities trying to make sure she’s put into quarantine, Schwarzenegger’s Wade goes up against everyone around him to look after Maggie, even as she shows more and more signs of the infection creeping through her body.
It’s good to see Arnie tackling something a little different, though he’s had mixed results when he swaps demolition for drama. With Henry Hobson calling the shots, Maggie also features Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette, J.D. Evermore and Raeden Greer in the cast. It’ll arrive in US cinemas on May 8, but doesn’t yet have a UK release.