Scripters on 'Zombie' trail

Smash Media Films has tapped Lior Chefetz and Joe Swanson to script the horror pic "Zombie Blondes."Harry Winer and Shelley Hack will produce.Pic is based on the book by Brian James and follows a girl at a new high school who hopes to find acceptance with the cheerleader crowd only to find out there may be something life-threatening in the activity.Winer is a producer on "The Expatriate" starring Aaron Eckhart, which will premiere at AFM.Chefetz is repped by the Bauer Co. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com