{"id":66206,"date":"2020-02-12T19:26:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/catch-durango-native-on-disneys-zombies-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T02:26:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:26:24","slug":"catch-durango-native-on-disneys-zombies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/catch-durango-native-on-disneys-zombies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch Durango native on Disney\u2019s \u2018Zombies 2\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image naviga-align-left alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=c4352ff3-95e2-42f7-8af5-33afa1e02222&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1703\" alt=\"Durango native Pearce Joza, top center, plays Wyatt in the Disney Channel\u2019s new movie, \u201cZombies 2,\u201d which will air Friday night.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Durango native Pearce Joza, top center, plays Wyatt in the Disney Channel\u2019s new movie, \u201cZombies 2,\u201d which will air Friday night.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>The full moon may have been this past weekend, but a Durango native will work a little werewolf magic Friday night in Disney\u2019s \u201c Zombies 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pearce Joza plays teenage werewolf Wyatt in the movie, which is set in the town of Seabrook, where cheerleader Addison and zombie football player Zed are readying for Seabrook High\u2019s Prawn, the school\u2019s prom. But when a group of mysterious teenage werewolves, led by Willa, Wyatt and Wynter, unexpectedly arrive in search of an ancient life source buried somewhere in Seabrook, a fearful city council re-enacts Seabrook\u2019s anti-monster laws, making it impossible for Zed and Addison to attend Prawn together. Ultimately, zombies, cheerleaders and werewolves all discover the real meaning of community and acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>For Joza, who has also been in \u201cMECH-X4,\u201d \u201cLab Rats\u201d and \u201cHow to Beat a Bully,\u201d as well as getting his start in theatrical productions at Durango Arts Center,   \u201cZombies 2\u201d was a whole new filming experience, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite different than anything I\u2019ve done before. I was in plays at DAC for a few years when I was in Durango, and there would be some singing and dancing there, but at this caliber, nothing. So it was challenging, the choreography,\u201d he said. \u201cBelieve it or not, I actually had bronchitis when we were recording the songs \u2026 but the people who were behind me were absolutely unbelievable and made me so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joza said he tries to get back to Durango as often as he can \u2013 his father still lives here \u2013 and so do his cats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still believe it\u2019s home,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit (of a) slower pace, a different type of life, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Joza is working on a documentary in conjunction with the Epilepsy Foundation of America.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:katie@durangoherald.com\">katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-scoreboard\">\n<h4 class=\"scoreboard-title\">\u2018Zombies 2\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cZombies 2\u201d will premiere at 6 p.m. (MST) Feb. 14 on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. 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