Los Angeles, Dec 23 (IANS) Hollywood stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Malkovich will co-star in a pandemic-inspired thriller, The Survivalist.

The film takes place a year and a half after the fall of civilization due to a viral outbreak. It follows a former FBI agent (Meyers) who is forced to protect a young woman immune to the disease from a dangerous gang leader (Malkovich), reports hollywoodreporter.com.

Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman are backing the film alongside Jon Keeyes, who also directs the project. Matthew Rogers has penned the screenplay.

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