Scurry: Barry Pepper will be trapped underground in Luke Sparke horror film

Barry Pepper was recently trapped under a flooding house with man-eating alligators in the very cool “nature run amok” horror film Crawl, and now he has signed on to get trapped underground in Occupation and Occupation: Rainfall director Luke Sparke’s horror film Scurry. According to Variety, Scurry will see

two injured strangers — a family man and a criminal — trapped underground while the city above is attacked by a monstrous threat. Bleeding and with no resources, their only hope is to make it out of a treacherous tunnel before time runs out.

Film Mode Entertainment is presenting Scurry to potential buyers at the Cannes film market. Sparke is producing the film alongside Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke, with Zac Garred and Alex Becconsall co-producing. Clay Epstein and Geoff Imrie serve as executive producers.

Epstein provided the following statement:

We’re thrilled to be working with Luke and the Sparke Films team on yet another stellar feature film that raises the genre bar as well as the project’s commercial viability around the world. The addition of Barry Pepper and his adept talent, along with his massive global following starting with films like Saving Private Ryan and The Green Mile to more recent titles with box office earnings exceeding the $1 billion mark all add immense value to Scurry.”

Carly Sparke and Carmel Imrie added:

As huge horror/thriller fans it is fantastic to be able to step into the genre with Scurry. This elevated horror film is sure to terrify and have the audiences on the edge of their seat when they watch.”

I feel like rolling my eyes every time I see something being described as “elevated horror”, but I’m still on board to give Scurry a chance and see what it’s all about. How does it sound to you? Share your thoughts on Scurry and the term elevated horror by leaving a comment below.