Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”) is co-starring in Cooties, a horror-comedy from producer Elijah Wood and screenwriters Leigh Whannell (SAW) and Ian Brennan (“Glee”). The film marks the feature film debut of directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion.

Cooties finds a group of elementary school teachers banding together to fight against a rabid student body infected by a mysterious virus. The film co-stars Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), Jack MacBrayer (“30 Rock”), Nasim Pedrad (“Saturday Night Live”) and Jorge Garcia (“LOST”).

Pill currently stars on HBO’s “The Newsroom” as News Night associate producer Margaret Jordan. Her genre creds include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (she played Pilgrim’s drummer Kim Pine) and the upcoming sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer.