Brandon Routh is set to star in an 80s-inspired creature feature called Ick in 2024.
Routh Has the Ick
According to Jeff Sneider’s The Insneider, Ick is said to be in the vein of Chuck Russell’s cult classic The Blob, so hopefully, that means some impressively icky practical effects and B-movie charm.
The movie is directed by Joseph Kahn, who has been a music video director for 50 Cent (Ayo Technology), Taylor Swift (Bad Blood), Blink 182 (Always), Backstreet Boys (Backstreet’s Back), Britney Spears (Toxic), Eminem (Without Me), Wu-Tang Clan (Gravel Pit), and Mariah Carey (All I Want For Christmas) to name but a few.
In terms of movies, Kahn is known for the 2004 biker movie Torque, 2011 horror comedy Detention, and 2017’s battle rap comedy Bodied.
In Ick, a dark, mysterious, and “innocuous” alien substance has slowly taken root in the world. Hank (Brandon Routh) a failed football star-turned-high school science teacher who has spent years blaming the Ick for his limp. When the Ick eventually evolves and begins to attack, Hank must decide whether to save the life of a student who he suspects may be his daughter, or save the lives of all the other students at risk.
Ick will also star Mena Suvari (American Pie, American Beauty) and Malina Weissman (Supergirl, A Series of Unfortunate Events).
The film was produced by Room 101’s Steven Schneider who has been executive producer on both the Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises and recent M. Night Shyamalan movies Old and Knock at the Cabin.
There’s currently no set release date for Ick, but it is expected to be completed next Summer.