The Lazarus Effect is an upcoming 2015 American horror film directed by David Gelb and written by Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater. The film stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, and Sarah Bolger. The film is scheduled to be released on February 27, 2015, by Relativity Media.
Plot
A team of ambitious medical professionals have found a way to bring dead patients back to life using a serum codenamed "Lazarus". After several successful tests are done on animals, Zoe (Olivia Wilde), one of the lead researchers, dies in a lab accident. In desperation, the team uses "Lazarus" to bring her back and they are successful. But as she begins to display unusual abilities the team begins to realize that in their attempt to resurrect the dead, they may have opened the door to unfathomable evil.Cast
- Mark Duplass as Frank
- Olivia Wilde as Zoe
- Donald Glover as Niko
- Evan Peters
- Sarah Bolger
Release
On December 17, 2013, it was announced that the film would be released on January 30, 2015, with Lionsgate set to distribute the film. On November 4, 2014, Relativity Media acquired the film from Lionsgate and set the film's release date for February 20, 2015.[2] In December 2014, it was then announced that the film would be retitled The Lazarus Effect, and be released a week later than previously planned on February 27, 2015.Marketing
The first still of the film was released on January 5, 2015 along with the theatrical release poster.
Looking forward for the movie... You can also bring out the relevance of the term Lazarus with respect to literature ( Sylvia Plath). Good pre review
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