Upcoming highschool horror “Lice” — a few parasitic invasion of lice that hits Lengthy Island — has added a few names to its solid.

Emilie Bierre (“A Colony,” “Teacup”) and rising star Joelle Farrow (“That is Not a Check,” “SkyMed”) have joined Emile Hirsch, Justin Lengthy and Kevin Connolly within the characteristic, described as a horror mashup of “The Breakfast Membership” and “Lord of the Flies” and first introduced by Selection in Cannes.

“Lice,” which just lately wrapped manufacturing in Canada, marks the primary characteristic from Connolly’s ActionPark Productions alongside companion Patrick Marino, and is billed as a “ugly throwback to ‘80s highschool classics.”

Highland Movie Group is repping worldwide rights, having launched gross sales on the Marché du Movie.

Director/cinematographer Jonathan Bensimon makes his characteristic directorial debut with a script written by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris (“The Hemingway Thief”), from an authentic idea by Connolly. The movie is produced by Connolly, Jeremy Alter, and Gary Goldman, who just lately collaborated on “Entourage” creator Doug Ellin’s “Ramble On,” which starred Charlie Sheen, Connolly and Kevin Dillon.

“Lice” follows a lethal outbreak of the parasite at a Lengthy Island highschool within the Nineteen Eighties. When the varsity goes underneath army lockdown, the itch-crazed college students activate one another in a determined battle to outlive. Hirsch stars as burned-out science trainer Mr. Shanker, who finds new function as he investigates the bloodthirsty mites, Lengthy as Principal Van, a person who’s out of his depth and shortly out of his thoughts, and Connolly because the tenacious Detective Sikorski, the determined cop on the surface racing towards time to comprise the outbreak earlier than it consumes your entire city.

“I used to be thrilled to be requested to hitch this journey,” stated Bierre, who gained the Canadian Display Award (Canada’s Academy Award) for finest actress for her breakout efficiency in “A Colony.” “What instantly drew me in was Jonathan’s distinctive imaginative and prescient for the movie — it’s creepy, imaginative, and fully sudden. I’m very excited for all horror followers to find what we’ve been engaged on.”

Added Farrow, who performs a pivotal position within the chaos: “This has been such a creatively charged and unforgettable expertise. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Kevin Connolly — his steering, assist, and hands-on collaboration as each an actor and filmmaker have been extremely inspiring. The power on set has been electrical, and this workforce is constructing one thing actually particular.”

The ensemble solid additionally options Riley Davis, Tom Keat, Annamarie Kasper, Cooper Levy, Christian Meer, Gage Munroe, Devyn Nekoda, Sabrina Saudin, and Milton Torres Lara. U.S. casting was dealt with by Sheila Jaffe and Bryan Riley. Canadian casting was led by Sara Kay.

Bierre is repped by Thruline Leisure and the Gersh Company. Farrow is represented by Julia Schneider at Ambition Expertise and Steve Smith at Stagecoach Leisure