''Office Uprising'' is an American

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directed by

Lin Oeding Lin Oeding (born August 9, 1977) is an American film director and stunt coordinator. Early life Oeding was born to a German/Dutch father and a Taiwanese mother. He then grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated in May of 2001 from the Universi ...

and written by Peter Gamble Robinson and Ian Shorr that premiered on July 19, 2018, on

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. The film stars

Brenton Thwaites Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United S ...

Jane Levy Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its first ...

Alan Ritchson Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor, model, singer and songwriter. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series ''Smallville'' (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star betw ...

Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for starring as Chuck Bartowski in the series ''Chuck'', and as the title character in '' Shazam!'' and its 2023 sequel, as a part of the DC Ext ...

Karan Soni Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films ''Deadpool'' (2016) and its sequel ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). Born in New Delhi, S ...

and

Ian Harding Ian Michael Harding (born September 16, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ezra Fitz in the Freeform mystery drama ''Pretty Little Liars'' from 2010 to 2017. Early life Harding was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, to an A ...

Plot

Desmond is a slacker who works at a corporate office and factory for Ammotech, one of the world's leading weapons manufacturers. When an energy drink created by the military turns his fellow coworkers into violent psychopaths, Desmond, his crush Samantha and his best friend Mourad must rise to the challenge and survive an office full of homicidal coworkers armed with the latest weaponry.

Cast

as Desmond Brimble *

as Samantha *

as Mourad Haryana *

as Adam Nusbaum *

Kurt Fuller Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film, and stage projects. He is best known for his roles in the films ''No Holds Barred'' and ''Ghostbusters II'' (both 1989), ''Way ...

as Lentworth *

as Nicholas Frohm *

Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and country musician. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', and for ...

as Franklin Gantt *

as Bob *

Sam Daly Samuel Pierce Daly (born March 24, 1984) is an American actor. He is the son of actor Tim Daly and actress Amy Van Nostrand, and grandson of actor James Daly (actor), James Daly. His aunt is actress Tyne Daly. Daly attended Moses Brown School wher ...

as Marcus Gantt * Ashton McClearin as Lisa * Stephen Oyoung as Joe *

Barry Shabaka Henley Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, has numerous film credits, and is a fixture in films by director Michael Mann, ...

as Clarence * Roger J. Timber as Jerry Solomon * Mickey Gooch Jr. as Ralph *

Kenneth Choi Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Henry Lin on the television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014), Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), and Judge Lance It ...

as Freddy Wong *

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA Di ...

as Mario * Travis Berens as Cloud

Production

Development

On October 26, 2016, it was announced that stunt performer Lin Oeding would direct a zombie film ''Office Uprising.''

Filming

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

on the film began in early-December 2016 in

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Release

The film released on

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on July 19, 2018.

References

External links

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