Cold Storage (2026) — Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell & Liam Neeson Face the Wildest Night Shift of Their Lives

“One bad day can be contagious.”

If you thought your night shift was bad, wait until you see what happens when a government-sealed, brain-melting, body-bursting fungus escapes captivity and terrorizes a storage facility.

Cold Storage, the new comedy-horror thrill ride from Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp and the producer of Zombieland, explodes into theaters on February 13, 2026 — and it’s already being hailed as a nonstop, high-energy, creature-chaos popcorn movie.

This is Stranger Things meets The Last of Us meets Shaun of the Dead — with all the humor, horror, and fungal insanity that implies.

🎬 What Is Cold Storage About? — The Fungus Is Hungry, the Night Shift Is Screwed

Teacake and Naomi are just two young employees working the late shift at a rundown self-storage facility. The job is boring. The pay is terrible. The building smells like old furniture and forgotten dreams.

But what they don’t know is that their storage center was built on top of an abandoned military base — one holding a mutating parasitic fungus so dangerous that it was sealed away decades ago.

Until tonight.

When the containment alarms fail and temperatures rise, the fungus awakens…and begins to spread…and eat…and learn.

Suddenly, Teacake and Naomi must team up with a burned-out bioterror operative who knows exactly what they’re dealing with — and how quickly humanity will fall if they don’t stop it.

“Once this thing’s out, it doesn’t stop. Not for air. Not for fire. Not for you.”

What starts as a slow night turns into a full-blown fungal apocalypse.

And all they wanted was a quiet shift.

🧬 The Threat — A Parasitic Fungus Designed to End the World

This isn’t your typical monster.

The fungus in Cold Storage is:

• fast-evolving

• heat-reactive

• brain-controlling

• body-bursting

• capable of mimicking host behavior

Think The Last of Us… but drunk, angry, mutating, and with a sense of humor.

The humor comes from the absurdity.

The horror comes from how real it feels.

David Koepp wrote some of the most iconic creature-science films ever made — and here, he unleashes one of his most chaotic creations.

⭐ Cast — The Perfect Mix of Comedy, Chaos & Star Power

Actor	Character	Description
Georgina Campbell	Naomi Williams	A smart, tough, fed-up night shift employee who rises to the occasion.
Joe Keery	Travis Meacham	A charming screw-up with good instincts… and terrible timing.
Sosie Bacon	Dr. Hero Martins	A scientist who knows more about the fungus than she lets on.
Vanessa Redgrave	Ma Rooney	A mysterious figure tied to the base’s long-buried past.
Lesley Manville	—	Role kept secret; rumored to be connected to the organism.
Liam Neeson	Robert Quinn	A world-weary bioterror operative who knows this fungus personally — and knows how bad it can get.
Darrell D'Silva	The Rev	A conspiracy theorist who might be right this time.
Daniel Rigby	Anthony	A nervous wreck with a role bigger than expected.
Rob Collins	Enos Minjarra	A survivor with a dangerous secret.
Ellora Torchia	Abigail	A medic caught in the wrong place, wrong time.
Aaron Heffernan	—	Another unlucky employee.
Andrew Brooke	Greg	The boss who ignores every warning sign.

🌟 Why the cast works

Joe Keery brings the charisma.

Georgina Campbell brings the scream.

Liam Neeson brings the gravitas.

Vanessa Redgrave brings the mystery.

Sosie Bacon brings the science.

It’s the perfect storm for a comedy-horror classic.

🎥 Behind the Scenes — From the Writer of Jurassic Park to a Fungal Apocalypse

Director: Jonny Campbell

Known for Westworld and Doctor Who, Campbell gives the film the fast, punchy pace of a thriller with the madcap humor of a midnight cult classic.

Writer/Producer: David Koepp

If you loved any of these:

• Jurassic Park

• Mission: Impossible

• Spider-Man

• Panic Room

• Zathura

Then you already know Koepp writes monsters and mayhem better than almost anyone.

He adapts Cold Storage from his own bestselling 2019 novel — and brings the same blend of science, scares, and humor to the screen.

Tone & Style

Koepp described the movie as:

“A bio-horror rollercoaster — equal parts scary, funny, and insane.”

Add in producer Gavin Polone (Zombieland) and you get:

• big laughs

• big monsters

• big explosions

• big fun

This is exactly the kind of horror comedy that becomes a cult favorite.

🧪 Why Cold Storage Stands Out —

Horror With Humor, Science With Chaos

Most horror films take themselves too seriously.

Most horror comedies are too silly.

Cold Storage hits the exact sweet spot:

🔥 Scary enough to thrill

😂 Funny enough to relax

🧬 Smart enough to hook sci-fi fans

💥 Chaotic enough to feel like a blockbuster

It’s rare to get a movie that blends tension, laughs, and science this well — especially with a cast this good.

🚨 The Premise — Full Official Breakdown

Here’s the studio-approved synopsis:

“Teacake and Naomi, two self-storage employees, must survive the wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes a government-sealed bunker beneath their facility. The microorganism mutates, spreads, mimics, and destroys everything in its path. Teaming up with a grizzled bioterror operative, they must contain the threat before it triggers humanity’s extinction.”

If that doesn’t scream midnight blockbuster, nothing does.

📅 Release Date & Streaming Details

🎬 Title: Cold Storage

🗓️ Theatrical Release: February 13, 2026

🌍 Countries: United States, United Kingdom, France

⏳ Runtime: 99 minutes

🎞️ Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Action

📺 Distributor (U.S./Canada): Samuel Goldwyn Films

📺 Distributor (UK/France): StudioCanal

Expect streaming 3–4 months after theatrical release

❓ Cold Storage — FAQ

Q1. When is Cold Storage releasing?

February 13, 2026.

Q2. What is Cold Storage about?

A parasitic fungus escapes a military base under a storage facility, turning a night shift into a fungal apocalypse.

Q3. Who stars in the film?

Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Sosie Bacon, Liam Neeson, Vanessa Redgrave, and more.

Q4. Is it scary or funny?

Both — it’s a horror-comedy with sci-fi elements and fast-paced action.

Q5. Is it based on a book?

Yes — David Koepp’s 2019 novel Cold Storage.

⭐ Final Thoughts — The Apocalypse Has Never Been This Fun

If you want:

• wild creature chaos

• sci-fi horror

• explosive comedy

• charismatic performances

• a fungus that kills, mutates, and laughs with you (and at you)

Then Cold Storage will be your new obsession.

It’s loud.

It’s gory.

It’s hilarious.

It’s terrifying.

And it’s exactly the kind of big-screen nonsense audiences LOVE.

🦠 COLD STORAGE infects theaters February 13, 2026.

One bad day can be contagious.