Star Wars’ star Daisy Ridley isn’t the only one with unfinished business in the new trailer for We Bury the Dead; the dead are returning to life in unusual ways.
Vertical will release the zombie movie nationwide only in theaters on January 2, 2026.
In the film, “After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise – they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.”
We Bury the Dead is written and directed by Zak Hilditch (1922).
Brenton Thwaites (Ghosts of War, Maleficent), Mark Coles Smith (Beast of War), and Matt Whelan (“Narcos”) co-star.
Kelvin Munro, Grant Sputore, Ross M. Dinerstein, Joshua Harris, and Mark Fasano produce.
“We Bury The Dead has been a true labor of love since day one from everyone involved, and it’s been great seeing the responses to the film so far. I can’t wait for a wider audience to experience the film on the big screen across North America,” Hilditch said in a statement.
While We Bury the Dead favors drama over horror, Hilditch ensures his zombies have bite. I wrote in my SXSW review, “Hilditch peppers in a few intense horror sequences that get the pulse pounding, making you wish he’d commit more fully to exploring the rules of this new type of outbreak more fully.”
The new trailer teases just how unique and unnerving the zombies can be in We Bury the Dead. Watch below.