Macaulay Culkin to Star in Pandemic Movie "Rich Flu"

American actor Macaulay Culkin is set to star in the pandemic thriller movie "Rich Flu".

It also Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike also star in the project.

"Rich Flu" is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia from a script he co-wrote with Pedro Rivero, David Desola, and Sam Steiner.

The movie is a high-concept social thriller about a deadly disease that starts killing off the richest people on the planet.

The pandemic at first kill the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires, and so on. With the whole world panicking and headed for collapse, people are trying to flood the market with assets they no longer want, in hopes of saving their skin.

"Rich Flu" is slated to start filming this autumn.

Culkin had his breakthrough role in the Home Alone franchise and starred in other 90s movies such as "The Good Son", "My Girl", and "Richie Rich".

He most recently starred as Mickey in "American Horror Story: Double Feature".

Earlier this year, Culkin announced his involvement in a new travelogue series about becoming middle-aged.

The documentary series, titled "Macaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisis", will be created in partnership with Lightbox – the production company behind HBO’s Tina Turner documentary, "Tina".

It was inspired by Culkin’s viral tweet in August 2020 to mark his 40th birthday. “Hey guys, wanna feel old? I’m 40. You’re welcome,” he wrote.

The series is produced by Lightbox co-founders Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn alongside Culkin’s manager Emily Gerson Saines.