This Is Not a Test Stars Olivia Holt and Froy Gutierrez on Grief and Survival in the Zombie Apocalypse (INTERVIEW)

THIS IS NOT A TEST Video Interviews: Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, and Adam MacDonald Adapt Courtney Summers’ Powerful Zombie Novel

Nearly 10 years later, I can still remember the moment I finished reading Courtney Summers' This is Not a Test in a Minneapolis coffee shop, just sitting in silence as I processed the novel's heart-wrenching journey, complex characters, and ravenous zombies. As much as This is Not a Test is about facing death (and in the case of the main character Sloane, potentially choosing death even before the zombies attack), this is a story about life, abo…

This Is Not a Test Stars Olivia Holt and Froy Gutierrez on Grief and Survival in the Zombie Apocalypse (INTERVIEW)

The new horror-thriller This Is Not a Test is a tense, claustrophobic look at the apocalypse. Written and directed by Adam MacDonald, the film adapts Courtney Summers’ acclaimed novel. It traps a group of students inside their high school while the world ends outside. The film stars Olivia Holt as Sloane Price, alongside Froy Gutierrez as Rhys. We at FandomWire got the opportunity to speak with the film’s two stars: Olivia Holt and Froy Gutierre…

Students Confront a Zombie Teacher with Violence in ‘This is Not a Test’ Exclusive Clip

Shell-shocked students encounter a teacher of the undead variety in our exclusive new clip from This is Not a Test, leading to visceral violence. Independent Film Company and Shudder will release the film in theaters on February 20, 2026. In This is Not a Test, “Sloane and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see…