Maggie promises a very different Arnold Schwarzenegger film, with only a 12% chance that he'll be chomping on a cigar while firing a giant gun. This quieter tale of a father caring for his daughter in a terrifying situation is headed to the Toronto International Film Festival and, via Collider, we have some new pictures.
The long-gestating Maggie, written by John Scott 3 and directed by Henry Hobson, finds Schwarzenegger as Wade, a Midwestern farm dad coping with the fact that his young daughter (Breslin’s title character) has been infected by an (un)deadly virus during a zombie apocalypse. Plagued with guilt and indecision, he decides not to put a bullet in her noggin as she slowly deteriorates, choosing instead to spend all the time she has left by her side.
From the looks of these first images, it appears that the tone could stretch Schwarzenegger, who has usually stuck to dark action drama or broad comedy such as Twins or** Kindergarten Cop**. If this works, it could launch his career in an interesting new direction, but that’s still a big if. Gold Star films will be hoping the festival screen spurs interest from distributors, as Maggie, which also stars Joely Richardson and Laura Cayouette, doesn’t have a set release yet.