Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell Battle Fungus-Fueled Mayhem in Sci-Fi Horror Comedy Cold Storage

Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell face off against a deadly parasitic outbreak in Cold Storage.

A nostalgic nod to classic sci-fi horror is headed our way with Cold Storage, the upcoming sci-fi comedy that just secured distribution from Samuel Goldwyn Films—who, by the way, have been quietly building a killer comeback slate.

Directed by Jonny Campbell (Dracula), Cold Storage stars Joe Keery (Stranger Things) and Georgina Campbell (Barbarian) as two employees at a self-storage facility (yes, storage horror is having a moment) unknowingly working above a long-abandoned U.S. military base. When a deadly parasitic fungus escapes from the depths below, the result is brain-controlling, body-bursting carnage with a darkly comedic twist.

The film also features Sosie Bacon (Smile), Vanessa Redgrave (Mission: Impossible), Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), and Liam Neeson (Taken), and will be released theatrically later this year via Studiocanal and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Let us know if you’re ready to take a deep dive into Cold Storage—or if this year’s surprise horror trend is making you think twice before renting that storage unit.

Los Angeles, CA. Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired rights in North America to the sci-fi comedy COLD STORAGE starring Joe Keery (Stranger Things), Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Sosie Bacon (Smile), with Vanessa Redgrave (Mission: Impossible), with Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), and Liam Neeson (Taken), from Studiocanal for a wide theatrical release this year.

Jonny Campbell (Dracula) directs from a script written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Presence) based on his novel. Zombieland and Panic Room’s Gavin Polone is producing, along with Koepp.

Teacake (Keery) and Naomi (Campbell), two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old US military base, have their wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel of the base, where it was sealed by the government decades before. As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious and rapidly mutating microorganism multiplies and unleashes its brain-controlling, body-bursting terrors on the facility’s inhabitants – human and otherwise.

With time running out, it’s down to Teacake and Naomi, with the help of a grizzled retired bioterror operative (Neeson), to contain the merciless menace and prevent the explosive extinction of Mankind itself.

"We’re happy to continue our relationship with Studiocanal and excited to be handling this thrilling movie from David Koepp, Jonny Campbell and Gavin Polone," said SGF president Peter Goldwyn and CEO Ben Feingold.

Samuel Goldwyn Films will release COLD STORAGE in theaters nationwide this year.

The deal was negotiated by Miles Fineburg from Samuel Goldwyn Films and Chloe Marquet, Head of International Sales, Charlotte Lopez, SVP of International Sales and Sophie Leuthreau, Head of Business & Legal Affairs International Distribution from Studiocanal.