# Zombie Plane
**Zombie Plane** is an Australian action-comedy horror film in which [Vanilla Ice](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanilla-ice), Sophie Monk, and [Chuck Norris](https://www.edgepedia.org/chuck-norris) play fictionalized versions of themselves as celebrity secret agents battling a zombie outbreak aboard a Sydney-to-Los Angeles flight. It was directed by Lav Bodnaruk and Michael Mier, both making their feature debuts, from a script by Bodnaruk and William Strong.[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/) • [2](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Directors | Lav Bodnaruk and Michael Mier of Chop Shop Post, their feature debuts[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/) |
| Premise | Passengers on a Sydney-to-LA jet are infected with new strains of zombie viruses; Vanilla Ice and Sophie Monk must contain the contagion before the US Air Force shoots the plane down[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/) |
| Lead cast | Vanilla Ice, Sophie Monk, and Chuck Norris as themselves; Norris plays Commander Chuck Norris, who trained Ice as a secret agent[2](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/) |
| Production companies | Radioactive Pictures (Australia) and Entertainment Squad (US), the first collaboration between the two[3](https://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/zombie-plane-ice-t-brian-austin-green-join-23907/) |
| Completion / release | Completed in 2023 per Screen Australia; announced for Australian theaters on November 13, 2025, then delayed to 2026[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/) • [4](https://www.flicks.com.au/news/how-to-watch-zombie-plane-in-australia/) |
| Runtime | 98 minutes per HOYTS; 95 minutes per Studio Dome[5](https://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/zombie-plane) • [6](https://studiodome.com/titles/zombie-plane) |
| Chuck Norris's final film | Norris died at age 86 in March 2026; Zombie Plane was the last upcoming project listed on his IMDb page[7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/chuck-norris-stars-opposite-vanilla-ice-in-bonkers-final-movie-zombie-plane/) |
## Premise and cast
The film is set aboard a commercial flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. A covert agency sends the rapper Vanilla Ice, who works undercover under the code name "Iceman", on a mission directed by his mentor, Chuck Norris, to recover a briefcase holding a lethal zombie contagion. When the virus leaks mid-flight, the undead seize control of the plane, and Vanilla Ice must team up with [Sophie Monk](https://www.edgepedia.org/sophie-monk) and a group of survivors to contain the outbreak before the US military, led by General Michaels (Ice-T), shoots the aircraft out of the sky.[5](https://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/zombie-plane) Screen Australia's synopsis describes the passengers as infected with "new strains of zombie viruses".[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/)
The premise centers on a secret government organization that recruits celebrities as undercover agents who save the world from under-wraps attacks; by day they are the faces audiences know, and by night they defend humanity.[3](https://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/zombie-plane-ice-t-brian-austin-green-join-23907/) Norris, Ice, and Monk play themselves, with Norris's character credited as Commander Chuck Norris.[2](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/) The supporting and cameo cast is unusually large for an indie feature and includes [Bob Geldof](https://www.edgepedia.org/bob-geldof), Ice-T, Brian Austin Green, Amy Shark, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Cody Simpson, John Jarratt, Stephen Curry, Kyle Sandilands, Ann Truong, Teressa Liane, Dan Ewing, and Ellie Gonsalves.[3](https://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/zombie-plane-ice-t-brian-austin-green-join-23907/) • [4](https://www.flicks.com.au/news/how-to-watch-zombie-plane-in-australia/)
## Production
The film was shot in Australia with the support of Screen Australia, with principal photography reported in Brisbane in 2023.[2](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/) • [8](https://www.filmink.com.au/zombie-plane-lands-in-brisbane/) Screen Australia lists the year of completion as 2023, with Radioactive Pictures Pty Ltd as the production company and Jessica Butland and Michael Burkenbine as producers.[1](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/) A Kinopoisk listing gives the budget as A$6,200,000.[9](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5452434/)
**Casting additions.** Production officially wrapped in June 2025, when Variety reported that Ice-T and [Brian Austin Green](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-austin-green) had joined the cast. Ice-T shot his scenes on Australia's Gold Coast alongside [Stephen Curry](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-curry), with a cameo by media personality [Kyle Sandilands](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyle-sandilands). The soundtrack includes tracks produced by musician cast members including Vanilla Ice and Ice-T.[3](https://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/zombie-plane-ice-t-brian-austin-green-join-23907/) Executive producer Shaked Berenson, founder of Entertainment Squad, described the film as using "comedy, the zombie genre and '90s nostalgia as a vehicle, to comment on pop-culture as much as it feeds it".[2](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/) The filmmakers have described it as a "love letter to the '90s and the bold, bonkers pop-culture movies" they grew up on.[10](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/zombie-plane-trailer/)
Most of the film was shot in Australia, but Chuck Norris filmed his scenes from his ranch in Texas, according to producer Shaked Berenson.[7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/chuck-norris-stars-opposite-vanilla-ice-in-bonkers-final-movie-zombie-plane/)
## Release
The film was announced for Australian theatrical release on November 13, 2025, but the date was delayed, with listings moving it to 2026; The Numbers records a limited international release in Australia in the first quarter of 2026.[4](https://www.flicks.com.au/news/how-to-watch-zombie-plane-in-australia/) • [11](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Zombie-Plane-%282026%29) As of early 2026, Rotten Tomatoes listed the film with zero critic reviews and zero audience ratings.[12](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zombie_plane)
In March 2026, Chuck Norris died at age 86 following what his family described as a medical emergency, making Zombie Plane the final upcoming project on his IMDb page and the last film in which he appears.[7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/chuck-norris-stars-opposite-vanilla-ice-in-bonkers-final-movie-zombie-plane/) Spanish-language coverage similarly framed the unreleased film as a curiosity as the last entry in Norris's career.[13](https://as.com/meristation/cine/la-ultima-pelicula-de-chuck-norris-todavia-no-se-ha-estrenado-y-pone-al-legendario-actor-en-un-avion-lleno-de-zombis-f202603-n/)
## Related projects
Screen Australia's upcoming productions report has listed a sequel, **Zombie Plane II**, in production, directed by Lav Bodnaruk from a script by Bodnaruk and William Strong, with Jessica Butland producing for Radioactive Pictures.[14](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/upcoming-productions/t/interface-2025/37237)
The zombies-on-a-plane premise has earlier company: *Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane* (2007), in which a genetically engineered virus turns passengers aboard a 747 into zombies, and the 2016 British project *Dead Air*, whose writers began with a zombies-on-a-plane idea before removing the zombies in later drafts.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/plane_dead) • [16](https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2017/02/hcf-exclusive-interview-with-dead-air-director-geoff-harmer-and-writer-peter-hearn/)
## References
1. [Zombie Plane, Screen Australia Screen Guide](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/zombie-plane-41304/)
2. [AFM: Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, Sophie Monk Board 'Zombie Plane' (Exclusive), Universal Attractions Agency / The Hollywood Reporter](https://uaagency.com/film-theatre-tv/afm-chuck-norris-vanilla-ice-sophie-monk-board-zombie-plane-exclusive/)
3. ['Zombie Plane' Wraps Production as Ice-T and Brian Austin Green Join Cast (EXCLUSIVE), Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/zombie-plane-ice-t-brian-austin-green-join-23907/)
4. [How to watch Zombie Plane in Australia, Flicks](https://www.flicks.com.au/news/how-to-watch-zombie-plane-in-australia/)
5. [Zombie Plane, HOYTS Cinemas](https://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/zombie-plane)
6. [Zombie Plane, Studio Dome](https://studiodome.com/titles/zombie-plane)
7. [Chuck Norris Stars Opposite Vanilla Ice in Bonkers Final Movie, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/chuck-norris-stars-opposite-vanilla-ice-in-bonkers-final-movie-zombie-plane/)
8. [Zombie Plane Lands In Brisbane, FilmInk](https://www.filmink.com.au/zombie-plane-lands-in-brisbane/)
9. [Самолёт зомби (Zombie Plane), Kinopoisk](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5452434/)
10. [Buckle up for the first look at the star-studded Australian comedy Zombie Plane, The AU Review](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/zombie-plane-trailer/)
11. [Zombie Plane (2026) - Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Zombie-Plane-%282026%29)
12. [Zombie Plane, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zombie_plane)
13. [La última película de Chuck Norris todavía no se ha estrenado, AS Meristation](https://as.com/meristation/cine/la-ultima-pelicula-de-chuck-norris-todavia-no-se-ha-estrenado-y-pone-al-legendario-actor-en-un-avion-lleno-de-zombis-f202603-n/)
14. [Upcoming productions: Zombie Plane II, Screen Australia](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/upcoming-productions/t/interface-2025/37237)
15. [Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/plane_dead)
16. [HCF Exclusive Interview with 'Dead Air' director Geoff Harmer and writer Peter Hearn, Horror Cult Films](https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2017/02/hcf-exclusive-interview-with-dead-air-director-geoff-harmer-and-writer-peter-hearn/)
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