‘The Lazarus Effect’ TV Spot Unleashed; Jason Blum Hopeful for a Sequel

The Lazarus Effect is an upcoming horror film directed by David Gelb and written by Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater. The film stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, and Sarah Bolger. The film is scheduled to be released on February 27, 2015, by Relativity Media.

The movie's synopsis is that a team of ambitious medical professionals have found a way to bring dead patients back to life using a serum codenamed "Lazarus". After several successful tests are done on animals, Zoe (Olivia Wilde), one of the lead researchers, dies in a lab accident. In desperation, the team uses "Lazarus" to bring her back and they are successful. When she begins to display unusual abilities, the team realizes that their attempt to resurrect the dead may have opened the door to unfathomable evil.

The Lazarus Effect is the latest relatively low-budget project from Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, the company is also responsible for the similarly low-costParanormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, Sinister, and their sequels, which eventually prove to be money-making franchise magnets. The film was originally titled 'Reawakening' then 'Lazarus' until it was finally changed to The Lazarus Effect following Relativity Media's acquisition of distribution rights from Lionsgate.

The newest TV spot can be watched at Dread Central, Flicks and Bits, Movie Pilot, and other film preview sites.

For those in Montreal, D Films via Cult Montreal has provided 50 double passes to the premiere of The Lazarus Effect in downtown Montreal next Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. All you have to do to enter the contest is email info@cultmontreal.com with the words "The Lazarus Effect" in the subject line, before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The winners will be chosen at random and contact them by 5 p.m. that same day. Good luck!