IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson is set to appear in a new horror movie about an ABBA tribute group
According to Deadline, IRON MAIDEN‘s Bruce Dickinson is set to star in a new horror film titled “Bjorn Of The Dead”.
The project was written by Bruce‘s son Austin Dickinson and is based on an original story by Andrew Prendergast, who is also acting as the film’s producer, along with Austin Dickinson.
Directed by Elza Kephart (“Slaxx”), the film “centers around an ABBA tribute band who find themselves, along with other tribute acts, trapped in a nightclub at the start of the apocalypse,” reports the site. “Bjorn and his band must work together to save themselves, humanity, and the future of music.”
Deadline also notes, “In addition to Bruce Dickinson, the film will have various cameos from the world of rock and heavy metal.” It is described as a “blood-drenched gore fest.”
The film’s official synopsis is as follows: “Bjorn, lead singer in ABBATOIR, and his band mates Benny, Anni-Frid, and Agnetha spend their weekends covering ABBA classics at a variety of increasingly depressing venues, from old folks’ homes to empty pub back rooms. It’s a grind and the band is ready to call it a day when Benny, the band’s oldest and most needy member, hears of a Battle Of The Bands competition for tribute bands at The Niney Dimey.
“As the band arrives to load in their gear, things begin to go awry rather quickly. A disturbance in the main room of the venue rapidly gets out of control forcing Bjorn and his band to take cover backstage. Some of the other bands are injured from the fracas outside, injuries which soon present a problem when the wounded begin to metamorphose into bloodthirsty undead.”
Worldwide sales of the project arer being handles by Raven Banner.
