Sarah Dumont Livens Up "Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies"

THR reports that relative acting newbie Sarah Dumont has nabbed the female lead in the horror comedy "Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies". She appeared in Don Jon for Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The story follows three high school Boy Scouts who must use their skills to battle vicious zombies after their small town faces an outbreak.

Tye Sheridan ("Mud") stars as a budding honors student who is shy around girls. "The Bling Ring"co-star Logan Miller plays Carter, a class clown who yearns to get out of the scouts. Returning from a camping trip with his troop, he learns that his small town is under attack by zombies.

After a long search, the studio producers finally found the actress to play young woman with a past, a high school dropout that has guys panting and who will ultimately teach them to man up in their fight against the undead. The star turn is being compared to that of  Megan Fox in Michael Bay's first Transformers film.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick plays the popular high school quarterback who is a rival to the boy scout troop. Halston Sage (Neighbors) and Lukas Gage (Animals) have also landed roles in the film. "The Vampire Diaries" TV spin off The Originals lead Joseph Morgan and David Koechner also star.

Christopher Landon ("Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones") will direct--doing a rewrite on the Black List script by Carrie Evans and Emi Mochizuki.  Landon takes over from the previously linked Etan Cohen.

Todd Garner, Andy Fickman, Betsy Sullenger, and Bryan Brucks will produce the film.

Filming begins May 8th.