Horror maven David Blue Garcia (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tejano) is set to direct Mucho Mas Media’s upcoming horror-thriller Zeus.

Blue Garcia will direct from a script written by Tate Hanyok (The Pet-Nup) and Shane McKenzie (Prime Video’s Bingo Hell). Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the horror-thriller and launching sales at the American Film Market.

Zeus is a creature feature in which a group of friends are terrorized by a Cane Corso mastiff dog during a lakeside holiday celebration.

Produced by Mucho Mas Media’s Javier Chapa (The Black Demon, The Long Game, Rosario starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian), Zeus is exec produced by Phillip Braun (Rosario, The Long Game) alongside Robert Muñoz, Morgan Cano-Long, Simon Wise, Vincent Cordero, Bruce Barshop, plus Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group.

The film is being fast-tracked for production and will be financed by HarbourView Equity Partners led by Sherrese Clarke Soares (The Long Game), who is also an executive producer.

“The horror genre continues to thrive, ushering in a new era of exciting films,” said producer Chapa. “We couldn’t imagine a better filmmaker than David Blue Garcia to bring Zeus to life—a character destined to become an iconic figure in the world of horror.”

“With the undeniable talent of genre aficionado David Blue Garcia at the helm, we cannot wait to unleash Zeus and introduce the carnivorous canine to horror fans around the world,” said Highland Film Group CEO Fraser. Added Highland COO Delphine Perrier: “It’s great to be teaming up again with Mucho Mas’ Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun following the success of our maiden creature collaboration, The Black Demon.’

Garcia — who is also attached to direct a horror feature for Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions — is repped by Inclusion, WME, and Chris Abramson. Hanyok is repped by Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment and Meyer & Downs. McKenzie is repped by Inclusion, Verve, and Miloknay Weiner.

By Alex Ritman, Variety