IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON To Star In An ABBA Cover Band-Themed Horror Movie

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has landed himself a job in a reasonably unique-sounding horror film. Dickinson will star in Bjorn Of The Useless, which in accordance with Deadline “facilities round an Abba tribute band who discover themselves, together with varied different tribute acts, trapped in a nightclub initially of the apocalypse. Bjorn and his band should work collectively to avoid wasting themselves, humanity, and the way forward for music.”

So you’ve got obtained Dickinson, the apocalypse, and presumably a bunch of Abba music coated by Dickinson‘s pretend band Abbatoir. What’s to not love right here?

Bjorn Of The Useless comes from director Elza Kephart (Slaxx), was written by co-producer (and Bruce Dickinson‘s son) Austin Dickinson, relies on an authentic story by Andrew Prendergast, and is produced by each Austin Dickinson and Prendergast.

“We’re thrilled to be making this blood-drenched gore fest from Austin‘s tremendous humorous, terrifying, cautionary story concerning the inside workings of the music business,” mentioned Prendergast.

“I am completely honored to be working with Raven Banner on this loopy journey” added Austin Dickinson. “Andrew, Elza, and myself cannot look ahead to you guys to see what’s in retailer. Get your spandex on, preen your wigs, and sharpen your axes. Bjorn is coming.”

The next is a full synopsis of Bjorn Of The Useless: “Bjorn, lead singer in Abbatoir, and his band mates Benny, Anni-Frid, and Agnetha spend their weekends masking Abba classics at quite a lot of more and more miserable venues, from outdated people’ properties to empty pub again rooms. It is a grind and the band is able to name it a day when Benny, the band’s oldest and most needy member, hears of a Battle Of The Bands competitors for tribute bands at The Niney Dimey.

“Because the band arrives to load of their gear, issues start to go awry slightly rapidly. A disturbance in the primary room of the venue quickly will get uncontrolled forcing Bjorn and his band to take cowl backstage. A few of the different bands are injured from the fracas exterior, accidents which quickly current an issue when the wounded start to metamorphose into bloodthirsty undead.”