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Chandler Riggs, the actor who grew up playing Carl Grimes on “The Walking Dead,” is set to return to the genre once more in Hacked. Variety reports today that the upcoming horror-comedy has been granted an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA and is set to begin production soon.
Hacked follows “the story of a family who loses everything to a prolific and elusive hacker, aptly named ‘The Chameleon.’ Parents Amy (Augie Duke) and Mark (Shane Brady) have $20,000 stolen, and their kids Ralph (Owen Atlas) and Freddy (Collin Thompson) get their entire digital lives hacked — social media, video game items, even their pointless online homework! When the bank, social media platforms, and law enforcement aren’t able to help, the family takes matters into their own hands.”
It’s up to the capable true crime documentary obsessed kids to take down the hacker. Riggs will play the elusive antagonist called “The Chameleon.” Just how evil will he get?
The actor said of the film, “This is such a fun story that I can’t wait to be a part of. Shane and his whole team have been so great to work with so far, and I absolutely love indie films like this one. Can’t wait to get back to work!”
The film also stars Hugh Scott, Brittney Escalante, Glenn Stanton and Elyssa Kim.
Written and directed by Shane Brady, the outlet reports that Hacked was inspired by true events: “producer Emily Zercher and Shane Brady were hacked in 2021, and the first ten minutes of the film are based on their experience. The rest of the film shows ‘what they wish they could have done to that bastard.’”
Hacked marks Brady’s sophomore directorial effort. His feature debut, Breathing Happy, was also produced by Zercher.
Stay tuned for additional details on the upcoming horror-comedy as they arrive.