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Sonya Deville Joins Zombois Film Cast

Published 1 December 2025

Daria Berenato, best known to wrestling fans as Sonya Deville, has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy-horror film Zombois, marking a significant step in her transition from professional wrestling to acting. Production is scheduled to begin later this month in Atlanta, Georgia.

The film, written and directed by Garrett Abdo, follows a group of college seniors vacationing in the North Georgia Mountains who uncover a hidden secret and a mysterious contagion. What starts as a relaxing getaway spirals into a chaotic fight for survival, infused with an outrageous theme of gay zombies. Abdo, whose previous feature Exit Interviews delved into dramatic emotional territory in 2025, sought a stark contrast for this project. "My last film, Exit Interviews, was deeply dramatic emotional therapy, so I wanted to follow it up with something totally on the opposite end of the spectrum, something fun and outrageous, so gay zombies felt like it fit the mold," Abdo said.

Berenato stars alongside a ensemble that includes Tuc Watkins, Thomas Dekker, Brenna D'Amico, Adam Huss and Aaron Goldenberg. Producers on the film are Abdo, Glendon Palmer, Brian Yuran and Michael Buttiglieri. Tuc Watkins...

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