Backstreet Boys & ‘NSync Members To Film Zombie Western

Of all the boy band reunion projects there might ever be, it seems fair to say that not too many fans will have seen this one coming.

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter informs Rolling Stone that he will write and star in a movie provisionally entitled ‘Dead 7,’ for notorious straight-to-DVD/TV movie production house The Asylum - best known for the ‘Sharknado’ series.

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Carter will be joined by his fellow Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean and ‘NSync’s Joey Fatone, Call it a hunch, but we rather doubt Justin Timberlake will be joining them.

Carter describes ‘Dead 7′ as “a zombie Western futuristic horror movie… My character is still being worked out right now, but I’m a good guy that’s going to help save the day.“

It also seems this could turn out to be a 90s boyband version of ‘The Expendables,’ as Carter explains, “There’s a wish list of people that I want… I want it to be musically based. I might reach out to Jordan [Knight] from the New Kids on the Block.”

This is by no means the first time pop stars of yesteryear have worked with The Asylum. 80s teen idol Debbie Gibson appeared in 2009′s cult sensation ‘Megashark Vs Giant Octopus.’ Her one-time arch rival Tiffany followed in her footsteps with a role in 2010′s ‘Megapiranha,’ before the two teamed up in 2011′s ‘Mega Python vs. Gatoroid’ (more notable for its epic catfight between the former pop starlets than the titular monsters themselves).

Joey Fatone notes that ‘Dead 7′ might help bury the hatchet between the Nsync and Backstreet camps in a similar fashion (though whether this will involve catfights is another matter):

“We’ve never done anything together collectively. People always think [we’re] some sort of rivals. But it’s so funny - there’s never been animosity or anything like that. Now we’re setting the record straight by doing a film together.“

The Asylum themselves apparently have no concerns about Carter’s lack of filmmaking experience, with company co-founder David Rimawi praising Carter as “a giant horror movie fan and very talented individual."

Of course, anyone who’s ever seen an Asylum movie knows that quality control is not especially high on their list of priorities…

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Picture Credit: WENN, The Asylum