Watch Fishburne and Paxton vs. Cannibals in ‘The Colony’ Trailer

Here’s the new trailer and poster for The Colony, starring Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Zegers.  The film, directed by Jeff Renfroe, looks something like a cross between 28 Days Later and The Thing, set in a post apocalyptic future where everything has frozen over.

The film is set for a theatrical release in Canada April 12th, with no official date announced for the States yet, although it was picked up for distro through Image International. Hit the jump for the full synopsis, trailer, and poster.

Set during the next ice-age, The Colony follows an outpost of colonists who struggle to survive below the world’s frozen surface. Short on supplies, and plagued by illness and internal conflict, the colonists suspect the worst when they mysteriously lose contact with their only other known settlement, Colony 5. When Colony 7′s leader Briggs (Laurence Fishburne) decides to lead an expedition to discover what happened, he is challenged by Mason (Bill Paxton), his former comrade-in-arms, who has his own ideas of what is best for the colonists. Briggs takes two volunteers on the mission, the young Graydon, and Sam (Kevin Zegers), a strong-willed mechanic who seizes the opportunity to confront the icy wasteland that orphaned him. When they reach their destination, the team discover a threat much worse than nature and must battle to save themselves and protect their fellow colonists in what might be humanity’s last stand.