‘Host’ Star Haley Bishop to Lead Horror ‘For the Good of the Herd’

Toronto’s Clever Creature Inc. will carry the action-horror feature “For the Good of the Herd” to the American Film Market, with Haley Bishop of AMC Shudder’s “Host” connected to star.

Mark Pritchard wrote and can direct the movie, which is about to start principal pictures in the U.Ok. in November. Clever Creature managing accomplice Michaelangelo Masangkay is becoming a member of as producer alongside Michael Galvan and Sebastien Bazile of Screen Anthology. Galvan is producing in affiliation with U.Ok. producer Tim Willrich of Limbo Pictures.

The project blends survivalist horror with psychological thriller components, analyzing how far people will go to survive when society collapses. Bishop performs Zoe, a protagonist haunted by her past who must faucet into darker instincts to make it by.

“This story examines the impact of malign belief structures, the sheer will it takes to deny them, and the lengths a human can go to in serving a conceit of truth,” Pritchard said. “Ultimately for me, humans are the most terrifying monsters. The blurring of lines around belief seems to surface our barbaric gears. Our characters dance around these lines, an uneasy interrogation which provokes personal questions about the nature of predatory forces, what you might do with power, and whether you could be trusted.”

“For The Good Of The Herd really stood out to me as a bold and exhilarating take on horror,” Bishop added. “What drew me to my character, Zoe, was her desperate attempt to shed the guilt of her past, yet ultimately realizing she has to harness those darker impulses in order to survive. And selfishly, getting to be the badass final girl, covered in blood and kicking ass, is a dream role. It’s a story laced with as much paranoia as it is with bone-crunching gore, which I think audiences will love.”

“This project represents the kind of bold, genre-driven filmmaking that Clever Creature is passionate about championing — one that pushes boundaries both creatively and commercially,” Masangkay said. “Mark Pritchard’s vision taps into a primal fear while offering a powerful social undercurrent — and with Haley Bishop leading the cast, we couldn’t be more excited to bring it to audiences worldwide.”

Michael Tomczyk, Kevin Sand, Giselle Gastell, Bianca Consuji and Donovan Rodriques function government producers.

Clever Creature has been constructing its slate of worldwide style initiatives spanning horror, action and elevated cinema. The company, which not too long ago unveiled remakes of Roger Corman’s cult classics, develops and represents content bridging artistic expertise across Canada, Asia and Europe.