Rabid (upcoming film)

Rabid is an upcoming Canadian horror film directed and co-written by Jen and Sylvia Soska and starring Laura Vandervoort. It is a remake of the 1977 film of the same name directed by David Cronenberg.

Plot
After a young woman, Rose, suffers a disfiguring accident, she undergoes an experimental stem-cell treatment that leads to unintended consequences.

Cast

 * Laura Vandervoort as Rose
 * Ben Hollingsworth as Brad, a fashion photographer
 * Ted Atherton as Dr. William Burroughs
 * Hanneke Talbot as Chelsea, Rose's best friend
 * Mackenzie Gray as Gunter, a fashion designer
 * CM Punk as Billy
 * AJ Mendez as Kira

Production
In February 2016, Jen and Sylvia Soska were hired to direct a remake of David Cronenberg's 1977 horror film Rabid, with producers Michael Walker, Paul LaLonde and John Vidette. The film had entered pre-production by February 2018, during which time the Soskas described the project as a continuation of the "thoughts and conversation" from the original and "modernized through a female perspective". In May 2018, Laura Vandervoort was cast as the film's protagonist, Rose.

Principal photography began in July 2018 in Toronto.

The film is being produced by Back 40 Pictures in conjunction with Telefilm Canada and Ontario Media Development Corporation, and is financed by Media Finance Capital. Distribution rights were acquired by A71 Entertainment in Canada, Shout! Studios in the United States, and 101 Films in the United Kingdom.