Curtis Lum Stars in Zombie Comedy 'New Diamond Restaurant' — SkimNews
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- Curtis Lum stars as Aaron Chan in 'New Diamond Restaurant,' currently in production in British Columbia; he also serves as an executive producer on the project.
- Milton Ng makes his feature directorial debut writing and directing the genre-bending film, which fuses zombie horror, action, and family comedy; Ng also has an acting role and produces alongside Mike Morrison.
- The plot follows Aaron Chan returning home to tell his father he won't take over the family restaurant, only for a zombie outbreak to trap the fractured family inside and force them to confront cultural expectations and old resentments.
- The fictional prairie town of Saint-Legal is inspired by Ng's small-town Alberta upbringing.
- Supporting cast includes Vincent Cheng, Phoebe Miu, Alannah Ong, Aleks Paunovic, Morgan Taylor Campbell, and Lochlyn Munro, with co-production credits going to Dear Hero Studios / New Diamond Film Inc.
- Production is supported by Telefilm Canada and Creative BC, with Canadian distribution handled by Photon Films.
- Lum's upcoming credits include ABC's 'The Rookie: North,' Prime Video's 'Cross' Season 3, and the Lionsgate action thriller 'Karoshi' opposite Cynthia Erivo and Teo Yoo.
Why it matters: The film slots Lum — fresh off Netflix's 'The Night Agent' Season 3 and AMC's 'The Audacity' — into a genre-leading indie role backed by Telefilm Canada and Creative BC, while giving Ng, who quadruple-threats as writer-director-actor-producer, a feature debut that leverages his Alberta roots.
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