The Scurry
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Follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, hypocritical vegans, and a drug dealer – there is only an outside chance of survival.
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Filming on location and at Dragon Studios in South Wales. (5/15/24)
There's currently no US distribution.
Olivia Cooke and Mia McKenna-Bruce were original cast in the film, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
Co-producer James Scott was quoted saying: "The Scurry has an internationally recognizable cast and a universally resonant story of local vermin rising up to take control – something that city dwellers the world over know hovers over us as a possibility at every moment. We’re confident that it will land with audiences globally and give people a newfound phobia." (3/19/24)
One of the film's producers was quoted saying: "You may want to think twice about sitting in your garden or visiting your local park after seeing this movie. Through Craig Roberts’ unique directorial prism and with our stellar cast, we’ll witness the forest sending in their fur clad foot soldiers to avenge their mistreatment. It’s time for nature to bite back." Another producer added... "It’s rare to find a commercial, scary, and funny British genre film with such a terrific cast that the filmmakers want to build as a potential British franchise. Craig Roberts is enormously talented, and he and I share a love of legendary genre films like Shaun of the Dead or Gremlins. The ambition to make something similar is hugely exciting." (3/19/24)
Directed by actor-turned-director Craig Roberts (Just Jim, Eternal Beauty, The Phantom of the Open).
This project is budgeted at £10M ($12.7M).
This is a UK horror comedy.