Rob Riggle will Try to Survive a Zombie Outbreak in 'Dead Rising: Watchtower'

Rob Riggle is a funny guy, which is why he makes so many appearances in movies that tend to do really well. He's appeared in 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street, The Other Guys, The Internship, and more, but he also spent a number of years as a correspondent on The Daily Show. What he's not had the opportunity to do is lead his own film, but he's going to get a shot now in Legendary Pictures' adaptation of the hit video game, Dead Rising.

Legendary Pictures and Crackle have revealed the principle cast for the zombie film, titled Dead Rising: Watchtower. Riggle will be joined by YouTube personality Harley Morenstein (Epic Meal Time), Keegan Connor Tracy (Final Destination 2), and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War), with Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Jesse Metcalfe, Dennis Haysbert (Dear White People), and Meghan Ory previously cast. Riggle will take on the role of photographer Frank West, the protagonist of the first game, who tries to survive a large-scale zombie outbreak. The plan is for the film to be released on Sony's Crackle website rather than in theaters.

Tim Carter (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation) will write the script for Zack Lipovsky (Leprechaun: Origins) to direct.