Daisy Ridley Battles Zombies in the Chilling New ‘We Bury The Dead’ Trailer
A new trailer has been released for We Bury the Dead, the zombie survival thriller starring Daisy Ridley. The film is written and directed by Zak Hilditch and tells the story of Ava Newman, a woman desperate to find her missing husband after a disastrous military experiment. Her search leads her to join a “body retrieval unit,” but things take a horrifying turn when the corpses she is burying start to come back to life.
Daisy Ridley leads the cast as Ava, with Mark Coles Smith and Brenton Thwaites in key supporting roles. Kym Jackson, Matt Whelan, and Deanna Cooney also appear in the film, rounding out a strong ensemble. The story mixes horror with emotional moments as Ava confronts grief, loss, and the undead while trying to find her husband.
Star Wars’ star Daisy Ridley isn’t the only one with unfinished business in the new trailer for WE BURY THE DEAD; the dead are returning to life after a catastrophe.
— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) November 19, 2025
Vertical will release the zombie movie from writer/director Zak Hilditch in theaters on January 2, 2026. pic.twitter.com/qoeaGVHJjL
We Bury the Dead premiered at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in March. The movie is set for a limited theatrical release in the United States on January 2, 2026, and will hit theaters in Australia and New Zealand on February 5, 2026.
Filming took place in Albany, Western Australia, starting in February 2024 and wrapped in late March 2024. Early reviews have been positive. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of 20 critics gave favorable reviews. Katie Rife of IndieWire said, “Overall, the craft of the movie is top-notch, with compelling performances, urgent pacing, and gorgeous cinematography.”
Siddhant Adlakha of Variety added, “At its most interesting and exciting when it approaches the well-worn [zombie] subgenre with brand-new spins, resulting in haunting scenes that open a cinematic window into the darkest, most mysterious parts of the human condition. Unfortunately, it keeps swerving back toward traditional horror territory at breakneck speed, resulting in a lopsided structure.”
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