Rogue Becomes INFESTED

By: News Editor
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Source: IESB, Rogue Pictures, & ScottSigler.net

Rogue Pictures and Random House Films are teaming up to develop and produce a film based on the thriller INFESTED by author Scott Sigler.

The novel, which will be published next year spring by Random House, Inc.'s imprint Crown Publishers, centers on race against escalating terror, as a CIA black-ops specialist and a Center for Disease Control scientist team up in the struggle to contain a parasite that is rapidly spreading across America. This bug's bite turns ordinary people into crazed serial killers.

The story was originally created as a podcast entitled Infection.

Sigler is an acclaimed horror and science fiction writ from Michigan. His previous works include include EarthCore, Ancestor, and The Rookie.

Click here to read more about Scott Sigler.

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Comments/Responses

Xian • May 31, 2007, 03:48am •

So they're buying the movie well before the book is published.

And I'm sorry but "This bug's bite turns ordinary people into crazed serial killers." just doesn't get me excited.

ponyboy76 • May 31, 2007, 04:05am •

"crazed serial killers"? So, they go on slowly stalking and killing their victims, mostly never being caught? That doesn't sound very exciting. Sounds like a 10hr movie. It takes 2hrs + just to track down 1 serial killer (Zodiac) and sometimes they don`t even catch them. This sounds a little too 28 Days Later for me. They better hope that the book sells.

AlpineWoods • May 31, 2007, 06:39am •

Isn't there a movie called Infested? It was a staight to DVD movie, made by the same guy who wrote the adaptation of Cronenberg's movie, A History of Violence. Check IMDB, and a have a look and see.

ponyboy76 • May 31, 2007, 07:25am •

Yeah, Infected is right. That dude is infected, with "ugly".

Captmathman • May 31, 2007, 07:40am •

Yeah, the "crazed serial killer" aspect loses it for me.

snallygaster • May 31, 2007, 07:52am •

AlpineWoods, IMDB actually shows two other movies already called Infested, both of which look equally craptastic. Not that it matters - titles can be used over and over again.

wessmith1966 • May 31, 2007, 07:55am •

That is one of the lamest pictures I have ever seen! The sculpted two day beard and head stubble with the "menacing" hooded eyebrow look makes me laugh. How in the hell can a bug bite turn someone into a "crazed serial killer." Serial killers aren't just created with a snap of the fingers, but become monsters because of what happens to them throughout their lives. Maybe the author didn't want to make them zombies because then the book would be like every other zombie scenario we've seen and read in the last few years.

ponyboy76 • May 31, 2007, 08:34am •

I mean really.. the picture is unnecessary. No need for the tough guy look. Authors aren`t tough. How many authors besides maybe Ernest Hemingway in his prime can you name that would kick somebodies ass?

AlpineWoods • May 31, 2007, 09:32am •

Right you be, snallygaster. There are two movies called Infested on IMDB. And right again you be. Movie titles have been used for other movies in the past. Examples include Bad Company, Man of the House,
Black Sheep, and so on.

snallygaster • May 31, 2007, 09:40am •

Hemingway had a manly reputation and look, but have you ever heard is voice? Not the deep, burly, manly-man voice, but much higher, gentler, and quieter than one would expect.

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