Day of the Dead remake...

[jackskellington]

I don't know why everyone is freaking out so bad about the casting decisions. To be honest, I don't even know who the Hell Nick Cannon is, but even if I did and hated him, it wouldn't stop me from seeing this movie. Everyone flipped when Tom Cruise was cast in Interview with a Vampire, yet he pulled it off and received all sorts of praise. Alot of people don't like Keanu Reeves yet people couldn't wait to line up at the box office for the Matrix movies. Whoever Nick Cannon is, let's at least give him the benefit of the doubt and reserve judgement until AFTER we see the movie. That way, if it sucks, we'll have a scapegoat all set to go! As for this 'vegetarian zombie' thing, I say bring it on. Who wants an exact remake of the original? Not me.

[Pain]

To be honest, I don't even know who the Hell Nick Cannon is,

Me either:lol:

So far both the remakes of Night and Dawn have turned out quite well, so i'm just going to wait on this one.

[jackskellington]

Exactly. I'll bet alot of people were eating their words when Dawn 04 came out, and the Night remake was outstanding as well so I'm looking forward to this one big time. Granted, I'm not getting my hopes up too high after having all of them crushed by Land:lol: , but I'm not hating the idea of this one. Then again, I'm all for remakes. I just can't seem to understand why people are so hardcore against them sometimes, but...to each his own!

[corgi37]

The thing that gets me is that they have a chance to remake a movie that i consider screams out to be remade. DAY can be so much better. Instead, they are making Sabrina the Teenage Witch in zombie town.

But there will be zilch gore. For all the praise people espouse on DAWN04 (and the unrated version WAS ok) there was still stuff all gore in it.

Sure, i am looking forward to it. No probs there. I wanna see Ving and maybe one of the pretty girls in a pillow fight with only their panties on.

In slow motion.

[toe_tag]

*Cries* They're remaking my favourite movie.

[evilzombie20]

*Cries* They're remaking my favourite movie.

I'm with you. :cry:

[Cotter]

I don't know, I was looking forward to it. For example, Weird Science is my favorite movie, so I would be hella excited if they remade it, but really, casting DOES matter.

[DeadinWV]

Some guys experience on the DAY set as an extra

"Hey everyone. As alot of you know, I just came back from Europe where I got to be an extra in the new movie day of the dead. It was alot of fun but more work than I ever could have imagined. We had to be on set at 4AM to get into makeup and to get dressed. I thought that makeup would take a long time but it only took a few minutes. The lady in charge of the extras name was Randy and she was really nice and hot! My costume was a pair of kaki pants and a green striped shirt. There was alot of dirt on the clothes and some stains. There was about 30 people in my group of extras. They told us what we had to do and where we had to stand. We stood in the same spot for about 2 hours waiting!!! It sucked! When it was time to do the filming they did it over and over. I had to walk in a group and walk behind a hummer. It took about 30 minutes. When that shoot was done we went back to a tent and ate some lunch.

They came and took a few people to another shoot. I wasnt picked so I had to sit there. After a while they took me and a few other people to another shoot. It was almostthe same scene as before. We just walked around.



On the second day, they put us in the same clothes and did makeup again. I did almost the exact same thing that day. Walked behind a hummer.


On day 3, it was much different. We showed up and went to make up. The make up made me look gay! lol It wasnt any kind of zombie makeup. When they gave me my clothes, they were the same as before but clean! They took us on a bus to a little town and filmed us running across a street. There was a bunch of different people there. I have no idea what this scene is going to be.

That was it. I didnt get to see any famous people and I didnt get to get my head chopped off. lol

We went back to the base in Germany and spent the rest of the week with my dad. Im going to post some photos on my myspace page and scan the day of the dead stuff they gave me. Im glad to get back to the states and start school. See you later. Trevor"

[evilzombie20]

Sounds exciting...:x

[ZombieJohn]

eh em people! ving rhames is going to get ripped in half!!! NOOOOO wtf why cant he be the other guy! lets strike until they change his part!

[wildchid]

eh em people! ving rhames is going to get ripped in half!!! NOOOOO wtf why cant he be the other guy! lets strike until they change his part!

I think that part is still up in the air, since no one knows definitly which direction they will go in that part of the movie.

[jackskellington]

MORE PICS!!!

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[Jay Decay]

Well, it has cool-looking zombies. Lets just hope the movie itself dosen't suck.

[Rusty Shackelford]

I like the looks of Pic 2

[corgi37]

The thing many people are missing is that as this is a remake, they dont have to follow the original in any way. Hence, Bud the vege zombie. So, there is nothing to say that Rhodes will get killed. Indeed, there is nothing so say that Rhodes is bad!

We'll just have to wait and see. Or get hold of the script.

[zombiekilling101]

I like the zombie victim. the zombies however look kinda advanced amature... perhaps its the funky lighting though.

[ZombieJohn]

I personally think the final pic is sorta of phoney the one to the right in particular

[chickenchop1]

That shot with all the zombies eating looks like one of the end feasting scenes from Day85... If it is from the end of the remake, I'm surprised they'd give up an important shot before the trailer hits, unless it's from the beginning of the remake.

[UNDEAD FRED]

The thing many people are missing is that as this is a remake, they dont have to follow the original in any way. Hence, Bud the vege zombie. So, there is nothing to say that Rhodes will get killed. Indeed, there is nothing so say that Rhodes is bad!

We'll just have to wait and see. Or get hold of the script.
So if Bub attacks my garden, now I got killer tomatoes to worry about? Vege zombies-the end is near.

[Brody]

Why does the poster look too much like LAND's ?

Still, hope this is good.

http://www.impawards.com/2006/posters/day_of_the_dead.jpg

[HOO-HAA]

Whoever Nick Cannon is, let's at least give him the benefit of the doubt and reserve judgement until AFTER we see the movie. That way, if it sucks, we'll have a scapegoat all set to go!

:lol: Amen! Who the hell is Nick Cannon anyway? And what did he do to make people hate him, with a righteous-horror-nerd-anger normally reserved for John Russo?

Gaddam Angry Nerds!


As for this 'vegetarian zombie' thing, I say bring it on. Who wants an exact remake of the original? Not me.

YEAH, JACK! PRRRREEEACH IT, BROTHER!

I agree, wholeheartedly! The thing that made Dawn 2004 such a good remake, and excellent film in its own right, was that it didn't stick to the original very much at all!

Great looking pics, by the way... :clap:

[Brody]

I think it must be a rule on ATZ:

News of a Zombie film coming out ? Start bashing it

News of a remade Zombie film coming out ? Obliterate it

[Rusty Shackelford]

Nick Cannon is the the main guy from the movies Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Underclassman and also has his own show on MTV called Wild n Out. Here's his imdb page


http://imdb.com/name/nm0134244/

[goesaround]

O.K. I STILL dont know who is Nick Cannon. But you know what, so what! The pictures look pretty good. I know it's going to be better then Day of the Dead Contagion and I wish it was already out. Because there is nothing out now.

[Rusty Shackelford]

This is Nick Cannon


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kv-f6Bx84Gw

[zombieballerina]

I am for just about anything zombie however seeing nick cannon's previous work i am a bit skeptical however am still open minded and willing to give him a chance by the way the pic's look awesome

[jackskellington]

Just because he does cheesy MTV type drivel doesn't mean he can't act. He's just doing what they tell him to do and getting paid for it. He may be the next Ving Rhames of zombie movies after this!!

[Rusty Shackelford]

I wouldn't have a problem with him at all if they didn't typecast him into the annoying charcter he always plays. I really hope this movie proves me wrong but until then I know we're most likely going to see him as a young, wise cracking know it all. or a goofy nerd. He can act it't just he gets the worst parts.

[Victor Clark]

Sweet jesus, I thought this was a rumor! They're acually remaking Day of the Dead?!? AND WITH NICK CANNON?!?!?!? I thought having Ving Rhames was a wierd idea, seeing that he played a different character in Dawn of the Dead. At least this one is sticking to the story...sorta. Oh well, I might see it.

[UNDEAD FRED]

If Ving Rhames plays Cpt Rhodes, Does he have any soldiers under his command? Is someone playing Pvt Steel,Pvt Rickles, or the other troops?

[corgi37]

I think they will be Bulgarian extras. And easy zombie food.

[chickenchop1]

Hopefully there will be plenty of people getting eaten by zombies at the end.

[raym]

Cameos ^_^

I'd pay good money to see Joseph Pilato.

And to you...the actor playing Bub...r-e-s-p-e-c-t. ~.~

[zombiekilling101]

If Ving Rhames plays Cpt Rhodes, Does he have any soldiers under his command? Is someone playing Pvt Steel,Pvt Rickles, or the other troops?

Captains usually have people under them.

I want the pvt steel chatter laugh.. "nice hat asshole" hahah.

fu'k ya'll

[wildchid]

Shut up,... Or so help me god I'll have you shot!!

[Nemesis]

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[Nemesis]

My Week With the DEAD: Part One

By JEFFREY REDDICK

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Filming on the remake of DAY OF THE DEAD, which I scripted, finished in Bulgaria on September 5, and I’m back in the good old USA after fulfilling my geek-boy fantasy of being a zombie. In an industry where writers are considered the low men on the totem pole, you may wonder how I managed to nab my undead walk-on role. Well, I wish I could regale you with some sordid tale about being forced to sully myself by visiting the infamous casting couch…but it wasn’t anything so tawdry. I just nagged director Steve Miner and the producers until they said, “OK, if it’ll shut you up.”

I’m kidding. I actually made this desire known from the outset, and everyone was cool with it. I’ve tried to pull a Hitchcock and perform small cameos in all my films. My stint as a security guard in FINAL DESTINATION wound up on the cutting room floor, but I was a strapping doctor in TAMARA. These “blink and you’ll miss them” parts are my way of keeping in touch with my acting roots.

The trip to Bulgaria is a 14-17-hour affair, depending on the connecting flight. It’s a long, boring trip which could really use some muthaf**kin' snakes, or other rowdy reptiles, to liven things up. The country itself is interesting, to say the least; while the region is fairly poor, the people are hard-working and extremely nice.

When I arrive in Bulgaria, there’s a message waiting from Steve. They’ve shuffled the shooting schedule, so everyone has the day off. Steve has been working his arse off and has taken a much-needed mini-vacation. So I’ll catch up with him later—but, being the ever-intrepid writer, I head over to the production office to visit the set and watch dailies. It’s a six-week shoot, and Steve has been filming most of the script sequentially. This is really helpful for the actors, because they can clearly chart the emotional course of their characters.

The film is being lensed on two huge soundstages, along with numerous real exterior locations. I get a tour and am amazed that they built so many locations to scale. The bunker is a massive set, housed in an old Olympic-sized pool. It has several large rooms, as well as a network of corridors and catacombs that snake on forever. I’m tempted to take some snapshots, but since I just arrived, I don’t want to whip out the camera just yet.

Next, I settle in to look at the dailies. After several hours of viewing fun, I interrupt Steve’s vacation to call him and tell him how great the film looks. Steve’s got a strong vision for DAY OF THE DEAD, and he’s really knocking it out of the park. Patrick Cady, the cinematographer, has given the movie a gritty, realistic veneer that makes you feel like you’re a part of the action, instead of just watching it. But I think the folks in the production office are getting a little sick of me. They thought I was only going to watch a few dailies, but I’ve pored over all of them. I’d better pack things up.

But now, my excitement at getting my ghoul on is really high, because the FX look great. The makeup team consists of Dean Jones, Brian Penikas, Michael Mosher, Ken Niederbaumer and Jennifer Mann (whose collective credits include such films as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, JEEPERS CREEPERS, STAR TREK and FEAST). The zombies are gruesome, realistic and disgusting. I also check out several of the kill scenes, and I’m happy to report that flesh is ripped, blood flies and steaming entrails flow. The film is a hard R; hopefully, the ratings board will let us keep the more intense stuff. If not, that’s why God made DVDs.

The following day I arrive on set, where Steve greets me. Despite the grueling shoot, he’s full of energy. He’s as giddy as a schoolgirl—a manly schoolgirl—as he takes me to his trailer and shows me an edit of one particularly harrowing scene, involving actor Ian (WHITE NOISE) McNeice. The scene works great on both a horrific and emotional level. Steve has insisted from the beginning that this movie be about characters and story first; he’s also one of the rare directors who really takes the time to work with the actors, and it shows in their strong performances. One thing I hate in horror films is when characters are terrorized in one scene, and in the next they’re all cheery like nothing’s going on. That’s not the case in this film. The sense of terror and dread are constant.

Since I’m not working until later, I decided to get on-line and check out some of the Internet sites that are discussing DAY OF THE DEAD. Let’s see, there’s some really intelligent discussions…some interesting ideas/thoughts…some crazy complaining…posters personally tearing each other apart…random death threats. Hmmmm…maybe this Internet thing wasn’t such a good idea. Actually, it’s great to see the fans’ excitement (even if some of that excitement involves folks wishing unspeakable death and torment on the cast and crew for daring to touch a classic Romero film).

But what the hell, I’m jet-lagged and not one to shy away from a heated debate, so let’s jump right in.

I get the subtle hint that a lot of people are sick of remakes. I can’t say I blame them. At worst, they’re cheap grabs to make a quick buck. But the public’s appetite for remakes is strong, as is evident by the box-office numbers. As a horror nut, I’ve seen most of the recent genre reduxes. Some suck, but several of them have delivered—TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE HILLS HAVE EYES and DAWN OF THE DEAD being among the good ones. The plus side of these updates is that they can introduce a new generation of filmgoers to classic movies. We can only hope that the people making them know the genre and respect the originals.

When I was first offered the DAY remake, I was hesitant. Now, I have to admit that of the DEAD films, I personally feel that NIGHT and DAWN are the strongest. With these two films, George A. Romero got to make the films he wanted, but his DAY was hindered by the fact that the financing fell through at the last minute. He has stated that he was forced to abandon his large-scale movie and quickly rewrite it so that the majority of the film took place in one location…the underground bunker. George went on to include a lot of the excised plot and themes in LAND OF THE DEAD. So just using his unproduced script wasn’t an option—plus, the rights weren’t available.

But my initial trepidation started to fade when I found out that Steve was directing. I’ve been a die-hard horror fan, and Fango reader, since the tender age of 13. Steve has directed some of my favorite genre films, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, HOUSE, WARLOCK and HALLOWEEN: H20. As a writer, the chance to work with him was a dream come true. After meeting him several times, and seeing his passion and desire to make a frightening horror film that wasn’t just a carbon copy of the original, I decided to come aboard.

The first thing Steve and I had to come up with was an approach for the film. We knew we were going to get flak no matter what we did. People immediately started screaming that we were going to go the OMEN route and do a scene-by-scene redux. Others complained that we were going to stray. I saw the horrendous flogging that Zack Snyder received before the new DAWN came out, so I was kind of prepared. Personally, I thought the DAWN remake was a damn good movie. I also consider the first DAWN a great film. They’re two separate movies, and they both succeeded in scaring their respective audiences.

DAY is considered a classic by many devotees, and we weren’t going to be arrogant enough to think that we could “out-Romero” Romero. You want to be respectful of the original film and the fans. But Steve and I are genre fans ourselves, and we decided that since LAND covered a lot of what Romero wanted to do with DAY, we would take the themes and elements from the original and reimagine them. I liken it to the ULTIMATE line of Marvel comics. They take the classic characters, stories and themes and present them in different ways.

The remake takes place in 24 hours…a literal day of the dead. The story follows a small band of civilians, scientists and military personal as they struggle to work together and survive a zombie outbreak. The survivors seek safety in an old, abandoned military bunker, unaware that an even greater danger lurks inside. With the remake, we wanted to take a page from George’s unproduced script and show who these characters were, and how they were affected, before they were trapped inside the bunker.

The military and scientists are the central characters in the 1985 DAY. However, over the past decade, we’ve seen dozens of movies about hardened military warriors fighting the undead—from George’s films to 28 DAYS LATER and the RESIDENT EVIL flicks. Romero’s films all commented on the state of society at the time they were released. Given the current world climate, we thought it would be more interesting to see how a group of unseasoned military personnel would react when they’re forced to deal with something unthinkable. But this isn’t THE O.C. goes to war. There are a few teenaged characters, but lead actors Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and Stark Sands are all in their late 20s (which is actually old if you look at the age of people currently fighting). The rest of the cast is rounded out by numerous, more seasoned actors and actresses, including lead Ving Rhames (from the DAWN remake!) as Captain Rhodes. It’s a true cross-section of characters.

When finalizing the story elements, I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of interference from the producers. On many of my past films, we had executives breathing down our necks, offering suggestions that ranged from good to ludicrous. But the DAY producers trusted Steve and I to do our thing. And what the fans will get with this movie is a pure film unpolluted by the “too many chefs” syndrome.

Anyway, I’m gonna sign off for now. When I return, I’ll wrap up my adventures in zombieland, send you Fango readers a personal message from Steve “The Man” Miner and discuss the characters and cast…’cause I’ve been reading what you all think, and it’s not all wine and roses. Chomp!!!

TO BE CONTINUED

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[Leguizombie81705]

So everyone knows there's no "Bub" right? but a character named "Bud" played by this idiot:http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/premiere_photo/20050905/19/3707958658.jpg
The following in the gray font reveals the propositioned story for "Bud" if you dont want to know stop reading.
*Spoileresque*
Supposedly, "Bud" is an officer who is killed and the others keep him around. I guess he starts remembering the things he did before he died so as to tie in the main thing we love about "Bub." and to explain why he doesnt eat people, supposedly when he was alive he was vegan. :doh: oy vey

[evilzombie20]

No...no...BUB!? Ah ha ha heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! THIS BITCH IS GOING DOWN! :x

[The Blind Dead]

It's a lose lose situation concerning Bub. You put Bub in the remake, you're evil. You take him out, you're evil. You have Bub in the film and he isn't to whiners liking...you take him out and the diehard's scream louder.

[toe_tag]

I'm relieved there is no Bub.
I just hope there's lots of intestines...

[corgi37]

Actually, sounds like their will be lots of tofu & carrot sticks.

[Lefty44709]

I'll give this one a shot. I was never too much of a die hard fan of the original, so I wont take any changes personally.

I like the general concept of Bub. If it ends up being crap, what does it even matter? It's not like it will have any impact on how people feel about the original...

[Zombie Survivor]

As long as the zombies and gore is awesome, I'm happy :drinking:

[zombiekilling101]

I like the general concept of Bub. If it ends up being crap, what does it even matter? It's not like it will have any impact on how people feel about the original...

true that man

[Nemesis]

My Week With the DEAD: Part Two

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By JEFFREY REDDICK

Thanks for coming back for seconds. So let’s pick up where we left off…

After director Steve Miner and I agreed on the storyline for the DAY OF THE DEAD remake, we turned our thoughts to the character archetypes that George A. Romero created. The original DAY was over 20 years old, and the world had changed. This had to be reflected in the film and meant the introduction of new characters, along with the reinvention of some old favorites. Captain Rhodes is one example I’ll get into.

In the previous film, Captain Rhodes was a great villain for the times. But that movie took place a mere 20 years after the civil rights movement. Captain Rhodes was a sexist and racist whom the other characters readily accepted and followed. This was culturally true to life at the time. However, it’s 20 years later, and while there’s still racism today, it’s subtle; you’d have to go to a Klan or skinhead rally to find someone who openly spewed the insane things that Captain Rhodes said back then. And with the military being so diverse, you won’t find a lot of soldiers who would follow such a man.

But I know the character most people are wondering about is Bub. Yes, the beloved domesticated zombie is in the film. And the essence of the character—a ghoul who retains some instincts from when he was alive—is still there. He actually plays a bigger part in the remake than Romero’s edition. But there have been changes. Stark Sands, who plays Bud, does a great job. He studied the work of Sherman Howard from 1985, and you’ll see a lot of that in “zombie Bud.” And yes, the character’s name is now “Bud”; I figured I should point that out, because I don’t want the fans to think we screwed up the name. The change was intentional, because “Bub” is commonly used as a dismissive term. That fit with the Romero film, since the characters saw him as just another undead creature. But he’s much more than that in the new film; he’s a pivotal character who’s got a connection with the others. And yes, one of his traits before he turns is that he’s a vegetarian—but that’s a small part of who the character is and what he becomes. There are several larger traits that play into his role.

With the DAY remake’s ensemble, we wanted to explore one of George’s immortal lines: ”They’re us and we’re them.” When things go to hell, the line between the “humans” and “monsters” becomes blurred…to the point where it’s hard to tell them apart. Well, except for the flesheating part.

But what are characters without having the right actors to play them? I know much has been made about the film’s cast, and no matter what I say, some people are gonna bitch until the movie comes out. A lot of people believe that just because someone has been typecast in the past, they can’t play anything different. This is a ridiculous assumption; actors act. And the talented ones can work wonders with the right material. Most people scoffed when Charlize Theron was cast in MONSTER. But I believe that people who complain without seeing the end result are taking the same narrow-minded stance that studios do, when they decide to play it safe and keep churning out copies of movies instead of taking chances on something new.

Unfortunately, Ving Rhames, who plays Captain Rhodes, wasn’t on set the week I was there, but I got to spend a lot of time with the rest of the performers. They were all extremely down to earth and nice. Everyone took their job very seriously, and no one had the attitude that they were condescending to make a horror film. Ving took on the role of Rhodes because of Steve’s involvement and the strength of the script. Mena Suvari and Nick Cannon were excited to get the chance to show their range and play the types of roles they’re not usually cast in. Mena is totally believable as Sarah, a strong, beautiful, take-charge woman. Nick is great as Salazar; yeah, I know people have complained because he’s not Hispanic. I wrote him that way, but the character isn’t about race.

Special note must be made of the beautiful AnnaLynne McCord: A new scream queen is officially born. Not only is she talented, but the girl has a set of lungs on her. During one intense scene, Steve actually had to ask her not to scream so the other actors could hear their cues.

But I digress. Back to the good stuff. It’s zombie time.

The process of transforming me from a studly man-hunk into a salivating, flesh-eating ghoul took three hours. Dean Jones had the pleasure of doing my prosthetics, and listening to a zillion inane questions about monster makeup. For me, it was only one day; poor Stark had to go through it on a daily basis for weeks. Actually, the liquid they used to adhere the latex got me a little high (don’t try this at home, kids), so the three hours flew by.

When Dean was done working his magic, I looked…freakin’ awesome! Now I was feeling the undead mojo and went stomping around the set, eliciting grimaces from the cast and crew. Mena told me that she couldn’t talk to me while I was in makeup, because it was too disconcerting. Personally, I think that was just her gentle way of saying, “Quit stalking me.”

I spent some time with Brian La Rosa, our zombie movement coach. Yes, we had one of those. You can’t have all your undead just stumbling around like a bunch of drunken hooligans; it’s an art form.

The scene I was in was a pivotal scene where the zombies break into the bunker. We did numerous takes, and I was excited about smashing through a barricade…I felt like such a man. But then I quickly learned why they hire stuntpeople. After each take, I catalogued my war wounds. First, one of the zombies accidentally elbowed me in the ribs. Then I scratched myself on a jagged piece of wood. Then another zombie stomped my big toe. Geesh—it ain’t easy being undead…

After we scramble into the bunker and act all terrifying several times, Steve finally yelled, “Cut! That’s a wrap!” And we were done. I have to admit, I didn’t want to take the makeup off. But instead of spending the night walking the streets of Bulgaria as one of the undead, I went out to dinner with Steve.

Despite the hectic schedule, Steve was surprisingly cool and collected as we talked about this amazing journey we’ve shared. It was less than a year ago when we started toiling on the script for DAY and now here we were…almost done with filming. (This is extremely rare. Most films take three or four years to get from script to screen.) But even with all the pressure of taking on the remake of a classic and the stress of working under a time crunch, we’re both happy with how things have come together. We’ve created a story that we’re proud of, and Steve assembled a cast and crew that have really brought the film to life. And for this fan, I got to collaborate with a director I’ve always admired—and play a zombie. Sweet.

I told Steve I was doing this article for Fangoria.com. He usually doesn’t do press, because he wants to focus on the work and not worry about the media circus. But he wanted to say this to the Fango fans: “I had heard that George Romero was forced to shoot a much more confined version of DAY OF THE DEAD than he originally planned because of last-minute budget cuts. I’ve hoped to capture the spirit of what he originally set out to do with an action/suspense/horror film that taps into our primal fears. I hope the fans will be pleased with the result.”

Chomp!!!!

[corgi37]

I read that on Fango the other day. Now, it could all be crap and the movie will be a dogs breakfast, but they he talks makes me feel ok about the film. Then again, it could all be spin. Time will tell. He states their is a gut busting scene, but we'll see. Despite all the goss about Dawn04, apart from some head shots, there was little real gore.

[zombiekilling101]

I read that on Fango the other day. Now, it could all be crap and the movie will be a dogs breakfast, but they he talks makes me feel ok about the film. Then again, it could all be spin. Time will tell. He states their is a gut busting scene, but we'll see. Despite all the goss about Dawn04, apart from some head shots, there was little real gore.

I agree with you man. Could be crap could be gold. hopefully its more towards gold than crap. I still dont like the vege zombie idea.. it seems like there trying to be to "cute" with the concept of a zombie retaining its human traits.

[Lefty44709]

At least this guys seems like a true Zombie fan, and not just someone trying to make a buck.

It's worth a shot...

[corgi37]

Yeah, thats the way he comes across too. And respectful of Romero. Miner has done some good stuff. House is just such a gem and not only underrated, but as far as i am concerned, totally forgotten. I thought it was a very original movie with some very good performances. Then again, that was a long time ago.

Look, i have no doubt this flick will be made for the teens. No doubt at all. Not many horrors are made for the discerning 30 year old! Or even, 43 year olds!! *gulp*.

But its a zombie flick. Its a "Romero-esque" zombie flick and Ving Rhames is in it. So Corgi boy is looking forward to it. I just wish there were some more pics and i am dying for a trailer.

But, WITH NO MARIYN MANSON music! Christ, he sooooooo 90's.

[DeAdHeAd]

I hope this movie is better than Land of the Dead. That movie was garbage.

[Jay Decay]

I think this one will be decent. I doubt it will be awesome or better than the original, but I think it will turn out okay.

[The Blind Dead]

If this ends up being better than Contagium we're ahead.

[toe_tag]

...Mena Suvari's in it?!
Hot. :drool:
The only problem I have with the original Day is the Sarah character, she irritated me... but Mena Suvari. Yum.

[Lefty44709]

Look, i have no doubt this flick will be made for the teens. No doubt at all. Not many horrors are made for the discerning 30 year old! Or even, 43 year olds!! *gulp*.

But its a zombie flick. Its a "Romero-esque" zombie flick and Ving Rhames is in it. So Corgi boy is looking forward to it. I just wish there were some more pics and i am dying for a trailer.




I completely agree with you. I guess people should take it for what it is, and not get too worked up. I look at it as a totally new project. It's status as a remake will not have an effect on my thoughts of the movie itself.

[BuddyHollysZombie]

I'm anxious to see how it turns out :D
I want to see it =]

It really can't be all that bad, can it?
I don't think they twisted it up THAT much :P

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

i have been reading and i suppose the rumors are holding that there is no bub????? HOW! can you have day of the dead without BUB?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? please tell me this isn't true...without bub, the movie really doesn't even matter....

[Wesker]

Day of the Dead was my favorite. The only way this can go right is if they use Romero's original script. Anything new like running Zombies would ruin this movie since its not really about the Zombies at all.

[toe_tag]

i have been reading and i suppose the rumors are holding that there is no bub????? HOW! can you have day of the dead without BUB?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? please tell me this isn't true...without bub, the movie really doesn't even matter....
There's no 'Bub', but there is a vegetarian alternative, 'Bud'...

[Lefty44709]

LOL! To me the best part of this remake is that the character will be named Bud! :lol:

Seriously, I'm looking forward to a retelling of this story in modern times.

[B00Ne]

The only way this can go right is if they use Romero's original script.

They're not. It was re-written.

[Zombiekilla55]

It would be cool if the same guys who made DOTD '04 made this a sequal to DOTD '04. I mean think about it...at the end of it, they were stranded on an island swarming with zombies...what is the setting for Day of the Dead? An island swarming with zombies! It would be cool...:)

[The Blind Dead]

The only way this can go right is if they use Romero's original script.

Good zombie films can (and have) been made without Romero's scripting.


Anything new like running Zombies would ruin this movie

That's what everybody was saying when the Dawn remake dropped and it survived.

[Lefty44709]

Good zombie films can (and have) been made without Romero's scripting.


Amen to that. I find Romero <GASP> to be so overrated sometimes. Sure, he's done some great work, but by god there are other filmmakers.

[jackskellington]

Weren't there parts of Land that were supposedly from Romero's original Day script? If so, then they need to stay as far away from that script as is humanly possible!

[devourthesun]

quit bashing Land.

and there were ideas from the original script for day, which is a pretty good script. And good lord can we stop whining about how this movie is going to be ruined because they took this out and put that in? stfu, watch the movie, then complain.

[jackskellington]

I haven't bashed this remake one single time. I support it wholeheartedly, (Nick Cannon and all), as I do most remakes but I didn't care for Land at all. And since that movie was reflective of the original Day script, it's relevant to this thread which makes it fair game for bashing, supporting or whatever. I'm excited as Hell about this Day remake, but I want a re-envisioning of it like they did with Dawn rather than just an updated version of the '85 movie or one made from Romero's original script which looks like it would be nothing more than what Land turned out to be. Hell, I would fully support a remake of Land as long as it was by a different writer and director.

[Dead-Central]

Jack a week prior to fangoria's published interview with Jeffrey Reddick, I did one with him by phone and posted it on the news page of my site ...http://dead-central.com I think you'll find some interesting info there if you take a peek...

[jackskellington]

Sounds like it was a great interview and it actually got me even more excited than I already was! I think Bud is gonna surprise everyone and the line where you wrote, "...(Reddick) did not want to give us a carbon copy of George's film with a bigger budget twenty years later, he wanted to bring us a film based on Geroges idea and put a modern twist on it." makes me feel even more positive. As for the zombies being runners, Hell yeah!! It just makes sense that they would be fast just after the initial outbreak and then become shamblers as they decay further. Thanks for that link!

[goesaround]

The original Day script was very different from what Land was. I love Romeros movies but did not like Land at all. But while it had a few things from Day, Day was very different. That had smart zombies but they were bred by the bad guys to take over the world. Also Day was going to have at the end a reverse resurrection. Miguel was NOT going to rise from the Dead. Brilliant. That script was nothing much like Land and nothing like the new Day. I say bring it on(I hate running zombies) but from what I read by the people behind it I am looking foward to this very much. Hell it HAS to be better then that travesty they called 'Day of the Dead' and then added another name not to be vilified. They even stole the music. No my bet this is going to be very good.

[PHfan21]

Personally I think all the old movies suck and are boring. Now with new technolagy there is so many better effects.

[corgi37]

Thats a pretty dumb comment. By that reckoning, King Kong made in the 70's is better than the original?

I dont think so.

[jackskellington]

Personally I think all the old movies suck and are boring. Now with new technolagy there is so many better effects.

WOW! That's a ballsy statement for these forums! But, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Maybe you shouldn't make such a blanket statement as "all the old movies suck and are boring", but instead clarify exactly which ones specifically you feel that way about. I hope it really isn't ALL old movies because if thats the case, then you're missing out on alot of great cinema.

[Zombiekilla55]

Thats a pretty dumb comment. By that reckoning, King Kong made in the 70's is better than the original?

I dont think so.
I despised the old king kong, loves the new one. Although this really doesn't have anything to do with this thread, lol.

[Lefty44709]

That had smart zombies but they were bred by the bad guys to take over the world. Also Day was going to have at the end a reverse resurrection. Miguel was NOT going to rise from the Dead. Brilliant.

Now that sounds interesting! Although if someone named Romero came up with that idea people would complain about. How can you have Zombies being used to take over the world?!? etc...

As for this remake, I'm getting very excited for it.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Im looking foward to seeing the Day of the Dead remake, I guess I just need my zombie fix. If its good or bad, its only a few bucks, and a few hours of my time.

[Zombie Survivor]

Personally I think all the old movies suck and are boring. Now with new technolagy there is so many better effects.

So you think that the original Trilogy of the Dead suck and are boring? :loon: Today's movies aren't that much better than the old. Only the effects, but that's it. Sometimes even dumber... but it's your opinion pal... :roll:

[Anti Zombie Squad Leader]

Effects do not make a better movie. If it doesn't have heart and character all it ends up being is The Phantom Menace with corpses. Wait, the acting was rather stiff...

The difference in all genres with remakes is that most originals took the time to flesh out the characters. Most remakes don't bother as the audience attention span is too short. Poseidon is a great example. Hell, it took the DotD 04 directors cut and deleted scenes to give any backstory to the characters. If you feel you know the characters, you care when they die.

[zombiekilling101]

Effects do not make a better movie. If it doesn't have heart and character all it ends up being is The Phantom Menace with corpses. Wait, the acting was rather stiff...

The difference in all genres with remakes is that most originals took the time to flesh out the characters. Most remakes don't bother as the audience attention span is too short. Poseidon is a great example. Hell, it took the DotD 04 directors cut and deleted scenes to give any backstory to the characters. If you feel you know the characters, you care when they die.

you are correct sir. But about DAWN 04.. I thought the characters were fleshed out nicely. by looking at the characterd you got the backstory. Thats how it went down for me anyway.

anywho back to day

[Anti Zombie Squad Leader]

I think DotD 07 has the chance to build on characters with the setting. This shouldn't be a difficult movie to get right. It has a pretty clean slate to work with really and stay true to the original.

[zombiekilling101]

I think DotD 07 has the chance to build on characters with the setting. This shouldn't be a difficult movie to get right. It has a pretty clean slate to work with really and stay true to the original.

its too bad they've already swayed far away from it.

biggest thing.. bud the vege craving zombie:roll:

[Anti Zombie Squad Leader]

Well, I'll give it a chance. Can't be any worse than pregnant, evil baby zombie in DotD04.

[Scotwith1t]

Well, I'll give it a chance. Can't be any worse than pregnant, evil baby zombie in DotD04.

What? The baby was pregnant?!

Seriously, at leat the zombie baby made a little sense. The zombism in Dawn of the Dead '04 was akin to a bloodborne viral infection, much like HIV. So it makes sense that the infection would be spread to a fetus in the womb and passed on to the newborn, much like HIV is.

But a vegetarin zombie on the other hand is just retarded. It implies zombies have reasoning and therefore will. So let me get this straight, a person who makes a conscious decision not to eat meat gets turned into a zombie, and somehow makes the conscious decision continue eating vegetables while a loving father and devoted husband becomes a zombie and can't resist the urge to eat those that, in normal life, he would sacrafice his own life for? So are the film makers trying to say that a vegetarin somehow has more compassion, more will power, and can fight off the zombie urge to feast on flesh (even though it's not for sustainence) while that of a devoted and loving family member can not and devours his/her loved ones?

The whole point of why becoming a zombie is feared, besides that of death, is that fact that you lose reasoning, consciousness, and everything that makes you a human being. You become an empty, rotting, shell with no ablitiy to control youself, driven by base urges and only a hint that a soul maybe trapped inside. No consciousness, no ability to control oneself. You devour that which you once loved and cherished, you destroy those closest too you, unthinking and unemotionally. A vegatarian zombie defies that. It implies that zombies have some concept of life, some concept of will and can consciously decide to fight off the basic urges of what makes a zombie a zombie, the lose of self and the base desire to feast on flesh.

[Airborne]

Wow, the above post is "spot on". I agree. I can (maybe) understand Bub--to a degree. The whole "Land of the Dead", zombies evolving scheme didn't work for me-didn't make any sense. This veggie thing is pathetic.

[jackskellington]

I, for one, am excited about the vegetarian zombie thing since it's bringing something new to the table, (no pun intended). Just making movies with the same old idea of people being holed up in some building with zombies trying to get in has been done to death. However, if you go to Dead-Central's interview with Jerry Riddick here...

http://dead-central.com/

You can read for yourself where it says...

The characters name is Bud Cain, a private in the army , and yes one of his character traits previous to turning is being vegetarian. That's where that aspect ends...he is NOT the first vegetarian zombie as posted at Stark Sands web blog. He , as a private was a quiet well intentioned serviceman who was very intent on doing well in the military and took his service position VERY seriously. Once he has turned , some of the character traits carry into his undead persona, such as reacting to orders barked at him.
He IS a flesh eater, but as the original intelligent zombie, Bub, he does not constantly view humans as food, he does not get agitated in the presence of humans , and it's not to say he wouldn't attack, but much of his previous memories hold him at bay.

[toe_tag]

its too bad they've already swayed far away from it.

biggest thing.. bud the vege craving zombie:roll:
:lol: "CARROT STIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKS!"

[Zombie Survivor]

I have to agree with Jackskellington on this one...

[badbreath]

Being a big zombie film fan, actually am looking to see The remake of Dayofthedead. While it is my favorite amongst the dead films, I know I'll greet the new film with the same bloodied arms as the remake of Dawn. I am kind of glad to see them doing something fresh with the zombies as them carrying over traits from their human side when they were alive. Its a good change, I wish Romero would have done this sooner, Hey I love land of the dead as well but I wanted more change as to how the zombies reacted and did things. George had already stated in the old Day of the dead that zombies were changing (evolving if you will) then here comes alnd of the dead 20 years later and what your telling me that Big Daddy hasnt evolved beyond Bub. COme one. BUt anyway I love Georges filsm and I a;lso cant wait for this one. Hey does anyone else hope they would make a Toetags movies? I know I do.

[checksum]

I'm looking forward to DAY too, and must say after seeing the remake of DAWN( directors cut ) again this weekend...especially the credits clips at the end. Remakes can be good.

BUT PLEASE - LAND was BAD - I would not even class it as a zombie film( It was a shitty comedy that happened to have some zombies in it ).
Based off that last piece of crap I'm sad to say Romero is no longer the man to look to for Zombie excellence.

So roll on Land of the dead remake & roll on 28 week later!

[ZombieJohn]

:naughty: I'm looking forward to DAY too, and must say after seeing the remake of DAWN( directors cut ) again this weekend...especially the credits clips at the end. Remakes can be good.

BUT PLEASE - LAND was BAD - I would not even class it as a zombie film( It was a shitty comedy that happened to have some zombies in it ).
Based off that last piece of crap I'm sad to say Romero is no longer the man to look to for Zombie excellence.

So roll on Land of the dead remake & roll on 28 week later!

Dont get ahead of your self there. Sure lotd wasnt the best but please dont diss ramero.:naughty: Wow thats off topic well anyway any more pics?

[Pain]

He's entitled to his opinion.

[zombiekilling101]

take the land bashing to the land thread checksum.

[Andz]

No god no please tell me it's not true, for the love of f**k please tell me that this is false info!

May 20: Now it’s DAY OF THE DEAD being remade (?!)

Sad, but inevitable… According to The Hollywood Reporter, a remake of George A. Romero’s DAY OF THE DEAD will be produced by Nu Image/Millennium Films, which will distribute the movie, in partnership with Emmett/Furla Films and Taurus Entertainment. The producers will by Avi Lerner, Randall Emmett and James Dudelson; no other talent has been attached, but it can be assumed Romero will have nothing to do with it. These guys are no strangers to reduxes; Emmett/Furla was part of the team behind the new AMITYVILLE HORROR and is currently involved with updates of THE WICKER MAN and TERROR TRAIN, while Dudelson recently directed and produced the unofficial sequel DAY OF THE DEAD 2: CONTAGIUM. —Michael Gingold

I'm literally in tears after reading this, I can't believe this at all!
A: Chill out. It might be good.

B: I hope it's just a better looking version of the original.
We all know what Dawn of the Dead (2005) was like :puke:
NOTHING LIKE DAWN AT ALL! I was so looking forward to a modernised version of the original masterpiece. : (

[Scotwith1t]

I, for one, am excited about the vegetarian zombie thing since it's bringing something new to the table, (no pun intended). Just making movies with the same old idea of people being holed up in some building with zombies trying to get in has been done to death. However, if you go to Dead-Central's interview with Jerry Riddick here...

http://dead-central.com/

You can read for yourself where it says...

I've always had a underlying problem with 'evolving' zombies into what they were once in life. If they could remember who they were and personal triats carried over into a zombie, then there would be thousands, if not millions of zombies not killing people and feasting on them. Mothers and fathers who would rather die then ever hurt their children, husbands and wives devoted to each other. These are more powerful personal traits then a private in the army taking orders from superiors (trust me, I was in the army, I know).

Intelligent zombies are not new. Return of the Living Dead, eating was akin to drug addiction. The pain of death and decaying would become so bad that it would literally push them to eat the brains of fellow friends, loved ones, and family members, despite their love. In in the original Day, let us not forget one of the the things Dr. Logan did was to feed Bub flesh to 'reward' Bub for things Dr. Logan wanted him to do. If Bud does eat vegetables as a zombie, then it's just plain stupid, simply because zombies don't eat for sustanance.

[corgi37]

And, in this version, Dr. Logan looks like he could be a dope smoking, wise cracking, Jimmy Buffet fan!

I am open minded about this, but am looking forward so much to a trailer.

As for the Land bashing, i can honestly say i am still surprised at the vitriol. I still maintain its a American thing. Most other people like it. I think it will be much more appreciated in 5-10 years, like DAY has become.

DAY was dispised on release. Yet, is many people's fave's. To me, thats because its more "modern" than NIGHT & DAWN. Also, i feel its more "rock n roll" than the previous two. Hence, many youngies prefer it and the Dawn remake to the original Dawn.

I am certainly not a huge fan of DAY. And, i cant of course make a accurate judgement, but i doubt the remake will be better. An unrated dvd might be ok, but for all the love-fest over the DAWN remake, there still was no eating scenes!

[Dead-Central]

If Bud does eat vegetables as a zombie, then it's just plain stupid, simply because zombies don't eat for sustanance.


I take it you only skimmed through my interview with Jeffrey Reddick, eh Scotwith1t ???

[zombiekilling101]

A: Chill out. It might be good.

B: I hope it's just a better looking version of the original.
We all know what Dawn of the Dead (2005) was like :puke:
NOTHING LIKE DAWN AT ALL! I was so looking forward to a modernised version of the original masterpiece. : (

ugh a shot for shot remake of dawn wouldnt have worked.

[zombieslayer69]

Lotd was incredible to me, Romeros best , but unless its him doing the remaking it just wont be a worthy zombie flick.

[Scotwith1t]

I take it you only skimmed through my interview with Jeffrey Reddick, eh Scotwith1t ???

No, I did read it. However, as much as they want to say he's a flesheater, why is there even a mention that the zombie was a vegegtarian, unless it somehow plays into the movie? Why not just say he's going to be somewhat intelligent, in the same vain as Bub from the original? If Bud eats flesh, devours flesh, and why say in the interview about Bud "...he is NOT the first vegetarian zombie as posted at Stark Sands web blog." Obviously that says it right there, he's a vegetarian zombie, not just someone who use to be a vegetarian before becoming a zombie. A trait like that should be so completely unimportant, it shouldn't even come into play. What's next? Laxtouse intolerant zombies? Zombies with archanophobia? As much as they want to down play it, it means that as a zombie, there will be a scene where Bud eats vegetables, which for many reasons Ive listed, is just lame and dumb. If it wasn't, why would there be any need to say the above quote?

[Dead-Central]

"...he is NOT the first vegetarian zombie as posted at Stark Sands web blog."

...IS the reason for saying it, because Stark Sands, the actor who played Bud, made an offhand remark on his web blog that really infuriated the GAR fans of old... "a vegitarian Zombie...what's this guy doing with GAR's work?" could be heard across the web, so in order to set the record straight Jeffrey & I confronted this statement and made sure that it was clear to all, Bud was a flesh eater, not as the young and unknowing actor had originally described in his web blog...this actor had no idea the relevance of the character he was playing....

[Zombie Survivor]

Dawn of the Dead 2004 is the first real zombie movie I saw, so it always will have a sentimental value to me. It's also a good movie if you don't constantly compare it with the original. Land of the Dead was also an awesome movie, it maybe was different, but you can't have the same style in each movie. That would be repeatitive and boring. I'm looking forward to the Day remake and in the mean time, I'll be occupied with my collection of zombie DVD's to easy the anticipation...

[Scotwith1t]

"...he is NOT the first vegetarian zombie as posted at Stark Sands web blog."

...IS the reason for saying it, because Stark Sands, the actor who played Bud, made an offhand remark on his web blog that really infuriated the GAR fans of old... "a vegitarian Zombie...what's this guy doing with GAR's work?" could be heard across the web, so in order to set the record straight Jeffrey & I confronted this statement and made sure that it was clear to all, Bud was a flesh eater, not as the young and unknowing actor had originally described in his web blog...this actor had no idea the relevance of the character he was playing....

So, is there a scene where the zombie Bud eats vegetables or not? That's the $1,000,000 question.

[Dead-Central]

NO...nothing of the sort....

[jackskellington]

So, is there a scene where the zombie Bud eats vegetables or not? That's the $1,000,000 question.

I can't believe this debate is still going on after the f**king DIRECTOR stated that Bud is a FLESH EATER.:roll::x

[corgi37]

Maybe its a case of unhealthy cynicism.

[Dead J]

A veggie eating zombie? thats just as dumb as a veggie eating cookie monster lol

[Scotwith1t]

I do have to admit that it has a lot to do with cynicism. Hopefully I haven't offended you Dead Central.

One of the the things movie makers and Hollywood seem to love to do now adays is crap on things people like. Just look at Resident Evil. I remember when it was about to come out and there was a huge outcry about the movie being PG-13. How the hell can you have a movie about flesh eating zombies and have the movie be PG-13? So after this huge outcry, Paul Anderson siad "no, you can't make a zombie movie without it being rated R. I don't even know where that rumor started," then went back and reshot some scenes. But you know what, I think if it wasn't for the nipple and bush shot in the movie, the movie still wouldn't have been R rated. What, there was one scene with blood, where the guy was attacked the Licker, and that was CGI blood during the attack. It looked fake and doubt that was the reason Resident Evil ended up with an R rating.

Another example. I'm a huge Godzilla fan, so when Godzilla was remade in 1998, I was pretty excited. Then the rumors came out that Godzilla wasn't going to breath fire. Obviously, huge uproar from fans, and the director said, no there's a scene where he breaths fire. Well, not only was the remake a complete pile of steaming poo, the fire scene was a complete rip off because it was simply gas tanks exploding in the cars that were tossed around in front of GINO when he roared, not the actual creature breathing fire. Later the director said he didn't think it was realistic for a lizard to breath atomic fire.

And that's only two examples. I can fill three pages of recent movies that totally crapped on the fan base by doing something and saying another.

So it's easy where people, such as myself, have been jaded by hearing rumors on the net, then having directors and film makers deny those rumors, only to be disappointed when seeing the movie. And trust me Dead Central, I'm going to go see the movie. I'm having faith that no one is silly enough to put a carrot chomping zombie in a serious zombie movie. Still, why would the actor even say that? Doesn't he know that a lot of the fan base out there would be so disappointed by something like that, that they wouldn't go see the film, and that 'that' would end up hurting his career?

[iamperfet]

So is this movie still on? Wether it be part or a remake?

[Pain]

Yes, it is still in production.

[wildchid]

I just hope its a pleasent surprise like Dod 04 turned out to be.

[Brody]

Dawn 04 was beyond pleasant surprise. It was the first zombie film with balls.

[Scotwith1t]

Ummmm....yeah, because the original Night of the Living Dead, it had no balls, right? You know, the one that started it all. The one that subltly criticized 1960 society and delt with issues of international Cold War politics and domistic racisim. One of the first horror movies to have a black man as the hero. Yep, the original Night of the Living Dead had no balls...because the zombies didn't run.

[jackskellington]

What movie is this thread about again? :think:

[ZombieJohn]

What movie is this thread about again? :think:


I hear you there...anyways...moving on...Any new news?

[Dead-Central]

I do have to admit that it has a lot to do with cynicism. Hopefully I haven't offended you Dead Central.


Not at all Scot... I did the interview because I am very much like you...I hate the fact that my favorite GAR film is being remade...
there was just so much BS floating around the web I felt it my duty, considering the sites I run, especially my own Dead-Central.com, that I get to the meat of the matter for all the other cynics like myself and see just what the hell the truth was ...and as any of my users will tell you, I have terrier on a rat syndrome, i don't quit till I get what I'm looking for... I get right to the source and squeeze for all it's worth.
So I contacted Jeffery to get as much info out as I could directly from the source rather than internet rumor....be it positive or negative..well that's all in the eyes of those who read my copy...and that's their perogative....I just report it, I don't make the news.

[Rickgrimes]

I've always had a underlying problem with 'evolving' zombies into what they were once in life. If they could remember who they were and personal triats carried over into a zombie, then there would be thousands, if not millions of zombies not killing people and feasting on them. Mothers and fathers who would rather die then ever hurt their children, husbands and wives devoted to each other. These are more powerful personal traits then a private in the army taking orders from superiors (trust me, I was in the army, I know).

Intelligent zombies are not new. Return of the Living Dead, eating was akin to drug addiction. The pain of death and decaying would become so bad that it would literally push them to eat the brains of fellow friends, loved ones, and family members, despite their love. In in the original Day, let us not forget one of the the things Dr. Logan did was to feed Bub flesh to 'reward' Bub for things Dr. Logan wanted him to do. If Bud does eat vegetables as a zombie, then it's just plain stupid, simply because zombies don't eat for sustanance.


The intelligent zombie thing is as old as the begining... Does a garden spade ring any bells at all? Use of tools is a significant sign of intelligence. I get tired of people over looking that the whole idea of the evolving zombie has been there since the start. Sorry I know this whole thing is off topic, I personally welcome and look foreward to any zombie film with a budget, I cant wait to see this one in the theater. I hope it turns out to atleast be palatable, In my opinion it would be awesome even if it is just ok.

[Quinn]

Head over to the NU image official website to check out the new trailer for the film, also prepare to vomit in your mouth. All I have to say is "Its a bad day to be a zombie" I am not going to explain what that means, I would rather have you the individual find out and then emote what you feel is the appropriate reaction. Also while you are surfing the interweb go to peggster.net and check out the trailers for Hot Fuzz and Big Nothing two upcoming Simon Pegg films that looks great. See Simon Peggs American accent!
Have a good day
Quinn

[Dead-Central]

It's not there anymore, but I do have it a Dead-Central.com...check the news page...

[Kemper]

Something tells me there will be a slow zombie comeback in the very near future.:puke:

[Bastard Turtle]

Something tells me that the remake to the best of the trilogy sucks gigantic balls...

[Whiterook]

Ugh, the trailer looks painfully bad.

[detpat]

looks shitty
pat

[OriAvP]

i saw it...and i didnt know what a hell was it, but it sure wasnt day of the dead

[zombiekilling101]

wow.. that looks very very bad. I thought that dawn of the dead 2 wasnt going to get made;-)

nick cannon shooting from the hip. pretty little soldier girl... man looks horrible:puke:

[DeadinWV]

im willing to bet that this goes straight to DVD.

[Quinn]

The point at which my perspective on the film truly cemented was when the zombie RAN UP THE SIDE OF A ****ING BUILDING!!!! UGGGH! I don’t mind running zombies, but super zombies I kinda start questioning. I am sure that they will some how explain that its "Super virus" that enhances the zombies abilities, at least I hope but I am not totally counting out that the film will just not even take notice of the reality bending such a feat would encompass.
What sucks is that there are some good shoots. Like all of the zombies leaping out of the hospital, which if they play it right could be systematic of the sheer chaos of the outbreak. I hope the scene plays out with a whole bunch of broke leg zombies, because if the zombies survive and then run after the characters its kind of establishes that a fall from a tall height want bust them up, so what is the stopping power of a bullet.
Have a good day, unless you’re a zombie in which case it will be a bad day for you.
Quinn

[jay-mac]

I'm not sure to make of this trailer- my first question is, if this story bears no resemblence to the original DOTD, why the heck is this being billed as a remake? It just looks like a completely different story with some of the same character names.

Makes no sense to me at all- if you're going to bin the idea of an underground base post-outbreak why even try to link this to the original movie? I don't get it.

[SanElizando]

Just seen the trailer and can we really even call this a remake anymore? I mean, it seems to deviate so much from the original (in that I didn't see any of the elements that made the original a classic). Of course I shall reserve judgement til I see the film but it seems to me that they're just using the title because it's familiar to a lot of people and will sell...

[Brody]

Sigh

Ill check it on DVD as it looks better than most of the usual low-budget stuff but it looks pretty bad.

[detpat]

mena suvari just looks foolish in this part, like a little pretending to be something that she has no knowledge of............oh, yeah, sorry.

i find that soldiers and cops are what often ruin this sort of movie, usually the writers don't know a damn thing about either and don't bother to learn. they just go ahead and write about them anyway, and the results are predictably shitful.
pat

[Dean Martin]

Ummmm....yeah, because the original Night of the Living Dead, it had no balls, right? You know, the one that started it all. The one that subltly criticized 1960 society and delt with issues of international Cold War politics and domistic racisim. One of the first horror movies to have a black man as the hero. Yep, the original Night of the Living Dead had no balls...because the zombies didn't run.

I may be late of saying this, but this might be my favorite rebuttal ever on this site.

[Brody]

Ummmm....yeah, because the original Night of the Living Dead, it had no balls, right? You know, the one that started it all. The one that subltly criticized 1960 society and delt with issues of international Cold War politics and domistic racisim. One of the first horror movies to have a black man as the hero. Yep, the original Night of the Living Dead had no balls...because the zombies didn't run.


'Ummmmmmmm, yeah?' Don't try so hard to be clever, it's painful too watch.

George get's too much credit for the afterthought known as the sociopolitical commentary of the original Night of the Living Dead. GAR is a hack filmmaker who just happended to create a drive-in cult classic. He hasn't done anything worthwhile since 1968 (Sans some Dawn and Day and those aren' anything more than B Grade Horror films)

Night wasn't the first horror film with balls. Films that preceded NOTLD like:

Repulsion, Murder à la Mod, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, The Birds and even Psycho preceded NOTLD by leaps and bounds (an entire decade) in terms of 'horror films that had some balls'.

Zombie films with balls ? Night kicks ass for it's time but films like Dawn 04 and 28 Days Later upped the ante. They make films like NOTLD look like coupon night. Night is no more 'crazy' than The Last Man on Earth was and Duane Jones was no more a poor mans Sidney Poitier as being cast as in the lead, wasn' he ?

-

Hey, I like the Romero zombie films (except that crapfest called LAND) but I know what they are and what they aren't.

[Nemesis]

That trailer did not impress me.

Here is another link to the trailer.
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10242.html

[jackskellington]

Wow. That looked pretty freakin' cheap.

[Nemesis]

I hated that Nick Cannon line at the end. "It's a bad day to be a zombie."

Bullshit.

[jackskellington]

Well, since the trailer is on 'Youtube', I'm not gonna pass judgement just yet. I'll wait and see a cleaned up version and then see the movie itself. It does look pretty damned craptacular though.

[T-Boy Dallas]

Well, since the trailer is on 'Youtube', I'm not gonna pass judgement just yet. I'll wait and see a cleaned up version and then see the movie itself. It does look pretty damned craptacular though.


I think it's pretty damn neat for what it is. :)

[zombieslayer69]

I dont like judging movies by just a trailer, but when it looks nothing like the movie theyre trying to remake, i have to say it looks terrible. Instead of comparing an already made movie to a trailer of its remake, compare the trailers. Which looks more appealing?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088993/trailers-screenplay-E11740-10-2

[MrShape666]

Wow, that looks like it might be a lot of fun . . . if it was called Attack Of The Dead or something. I'll reserve judgement until I see the finished film, but this doen't seem to have much to do with Romero's original Day. At the very least the Dawn remake did have a shopping mall setting. I don't see any underground bunkers anywhere in this.

Well, Minor is a capable directer. Hopefully he'll pull something worth watching out of all this. But I'm thinking at best we'll have a fun curiosity. A worst we'll be calling for Minor to be strung up by his balls.

At least it looks better then Contageon.:x

:drinking:

[Dead-Central]

Jack ...
watch it here...dead-central.com (http://dead-central.com/news.php?readmore=19), I've had it posted since 10 minutes after it was released, this is what Jeffrey Reddick told me... Quote:
"That was actually a tweaked version of the trailer that Steve cut in Bulgaria for the cast and crew wrap party"-unquote...not the theatrical trailer..

Nemesis...
don't refer to youTube garbage when someones already posted the available link 10 posts ago...

[Nemesis]

Sorry about that. I don't know what I was thinking, I should have checked.

[Scotwith1t]

Okay, first of all it was you who wrote this:

Dawn 04 was beyond pleasant surprise. It was the first zombie film with balls.

I never said that Night of the Living Dead was the only film that had 'balls'. It was you that said that Dawn of the Dead '04 was the first zombie film to with balls. As you have stated, there are plenty of horror movies out there that have 'balls'. Of course, my definition of 'balls' is a horror movie that brings something new and interesting to the table, a movie that foregoes the usual route horror movies often take, and to me, it doesn't matter what time period it is, if a horror movie brings it for the time, then to me, it had 'balls'. This would include Night, Dawn and Day, as well as others, some of which you mentioned, and I can even step out of the box with horror movies I didn't like, like Cabin Fever, and say it had 'balls', though I absolutily hate the movie.

But for the life of me I can't figure out what your definition of 'balls' is? To me Dawn of the Dead '04 didn't bring anything new to the table. Running zombies? Done in 28 Days Later. Black male hero? Night of ths Living Dead. Strong female hero? Any Alien movie. Gore? Almost every zombie flick has the same amount if not more. Social-political commentary? None. So exactly how did this movie display 'balls' when everythig in the film was influenced by other movies? Because it had a larger budget allowing it better special effects? Don't get me wrong, I liked the remake of Dawn of the Dead, but ultimatily it was a popcorn movie that will not stand up to the test of time as the original Dead movies have.

[Dead-Central]

Dawn of the Dead '04, but ultimatily it was a popcorn movie that will not stand up to the test of time as the original Dead movies have.-Scotwith1t

AMEN to that Scot..I see we aren't that different after all...:clap:

[DeadinWV]

I thought trailers were made to make viewers want to see the film. This piece of shit getting leaked makes me want to skip it altogether. Uwe could have made a better trailer.

[Airborne]

At least it looks better then Contageon.:x
:drinking:

Agreed. Much better. I'll give it a chance.

[corgi37]

Christ, now i know why every one was bagging this Nick Cannon bloke! What a frigging joke. Mena Suvari just looks like a little actress, down on her luck, dressed in a army uniform.

Some ok scenes though. Cant judge by a trailer, but it doesnt bode well.

Outland Pictures has made many insane comments in his time here, but the quips about Romero being a hack and his dissing of Nigth is just sheer stupidity. I know its good form to not bag someones opinion and respect their opinion, but that is just shit.

If there was no NIGHT, there'd be no DAWN, no frigging crappy remakes, and no ATZ.

And, wouldnt that be horrible!

[Brian De Palma]

FYI

This is Outland Pictures; formerly known as anyways (ditching the Outland moniker and moving into another direction in my filmmaking)

=================================


I never said that Night of the Living Dead was the only film that had 'balls'.

I never said you said anything. Don't be so hypersensitive; :drinking: we're just chatting here.

It was you that said that Dawn of the Dead '04 was the first zombie film to with balls.

I still think this, purely for it's bravado and vigor; the opening scene is a scene I had envisioned for years and finally someone someone did it right. It was like a dream come true for me.

The entire vibe of the film is just nicely done and its about effin time. From the opening scene, into the opening titles, the character development, the escape, the ending ... out of the farmhouse and into the streets. Good times.

(It was ROTLD that did running zombies by the way)

But for the life of me I can't figure out what your definition of 'balls' is? To me Dawn of the Dead '04 didn't bring anything new to the table. Running zombies? Done in 28 Days Later. Black male hero? Night of ths Living Dead. Strong female hero? Any Alien movie. Gore? Almost every zombie flick has the same amount if not more. Social-political commentary? None. So exactly how did this movie display 'balls' when everythig in the film was influenced by other movies? Because it had a larger budget allowing it better special effects? Don't get me wrong, I liked the remake of Dawn of the Dead, but ultimatily it was a popcorn movie that will not stand up to the test of time as the original Dead movies have.

But that is your definition of balls. I wanna see some adrenaline in my ballsack cinema. The other dead films have never had any of that.

We can sit here and read into it all night long and define who did what and when and in what genre and year.

One word:

Dreyer's Joan of Ark (That settles it, right?) :lol:

Enough with the sociopolitical commentary; George pulled that off on accident. It was the critics who invented that spin. :x

[evilzombie20]

This movie looks like a cheap reproduction of the original shot by a bunch of college students on spring break. I can't believe how cheap and awful it looks. Judging by the trailer, it looks awful. The dialogue is terrible and the movie looks like it was shot on video. Oh and as expected - Nick Cannon looks like he's going to bite the big one. "It's a bad day to be a zombie!" WFT IS THAT!? I'm still in shock that there was any money spent on this film. Day of the Dead remake or not - this movie looks bad. It sounds bad. It feels bad. And you know what they say, if it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit...do I really have to explain? :poo:

[carnagekid]

So the guy isn't supposed to eat and pay bills? He's just supposed to try and live off of horror films the rest of his career? C'mon man, the guy has been involved in horror for quite some time, I think Miner is a great selection. Does directing a couple WB shows make him any less qualified?

yeah that's true, you have to start somewhere right?
i think we should recognise him for the awesome stuff he's achieved not the forgettable stuff.
what about francis ford coppola directing apocolypse now as well as jack (:puke: )?

[carnagekid]

but then again, i haven't seen the dotd remake so it could still let us down yet haha

[Pain]

This movie looks like a cheap reproduction of the original shot by a bunch of college students on spring break. I can't believe how cheap and awful it looks. Judging by the trailer, it looks awful. The dialogue is terrible and the movie looks like it was shot on video. Oh and as expected - Nick Cannon looks like he's going to bite the big one. "It's a bad day to be a zombie!" WFT IS THAT!? I'm still in shock that there was any money spent on this film. Day of the Dead remake or not - this movie looks bad. It sounds bad. It feels bad. And you know what they say, if it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit...do I really have to explain? :poo:

Your comments surprise me EZ20:lol:

[evilzombie20]

Your comments surprise me EZ20:lol:
I've been against this since day 1. No pun intended. I reserved judgement until I saw something - a clip, or in this case a trailer and what I saw lived up to my expectations. It looks too cheap to be a Hollywood theatrical remake. It looks more like the sequel/prequel to the atrocious Day of the Dead 2 rather than something that was done by professionals. I really now have no desire to see this movie or even pretend it exsists.

[Pain]

My real problem with the trailer was that Ving Rhames sounded like Darth Vader to me:lol:

It does look a little ropey though. Not enough to stop me going to see it though. I can't review it if I don't see it:evil:

[MrShape666]

My problem is, slapping a name on something does not make it a sequel or a remake. If this film has nothing whatsoever to do with the original, then, like Contageon, Tri Star's Godzilla, and a mind numbing amount of direct to video releases, it's just a cash in trading on the name. Films of that nature can be fun, I still like Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, but are really only curiosities.

[torch]

My real problem with the trailer was that Ving Rhames sounded like Darth Vader to me:lol:

It does look a little ropey though. Not enough to stop me going to see it though. I can't review it if I don't see it:evil:

It's got zombies and it will be at the cinema - I will be compelled to go.

[Zombie Survivor]

The trailer looks good, but there are some things that bug me;

--- This is in the beginning of the outbreak, not years after the start.
--- Zombies that are jumping out of windows?
--- Where are (the) old(er) people?
--- They're extremely hyperactive! (even for sprinters)

If it wasn't called a remake of Day of the Dead, then it would be a better movie. No there's a risk that people are constantly comparing it with the original and are coming to the conclusion that this remake has no elements from the original (zombies excluded).

[Scotwith1t]

I never said you said anything. Don't be so hypersensitive; :drinking: we're just chatting here.

You did put into your reply "Night wasn't the first horror film with balls." I was the one that brought up that night had balls, which is the reason I said that. And I'll take a brown ale, not that crappy Newcastle sh*t but real malty brown ale. That or a pint of barley wine. Ummmm....beeer.



I still think this, purely for it's bravado and vigor; the opening scene is a scene I had envisioned for years and finally someone someone did it right. It was like a dream come true for me.

The entire vibe of the film is just nicely done and its about effin time. From the opening scene, into the opening titles, the character development, the escape, the ending ... out of the farmhouse and into the streets. Good times.

I do agree that the first few minutes and opening credits were the best part of the film. But I still think it didn't go far enough for what I want to see. Bigger budgets allowed the film to show some of the things that early pioneers of that made it possible for Dawn '04 such as Night could only talk about. I would have loved to see what Ben described to Barbara in the farm house, but lets face it, when the budget was about as much as a wide screen plasma tv screen, they could only do so much. As for character development, well, we'll just have to disagree on that and how they showed about 5 minutes of the street before trapping themselves into a mall for no apparent reason, but that's for another thread.



But that is your definition of balls. I wanna see some adrenaline in my ballsack cinema. The other dead films have never had any of that.

So you like action, which is fine and makes Dawn '04 right up your alley, because, ultimately, the movie was an action film with zombies. Night, Dawn, Day, and several other zombie films are horror. It's not about giving you an adrenaline rush, it's about attempting to scare you.


Enough with the sociopolitical commentary; George pulled that off on accident. It was the critics who invented that spin. :x

Pulled it off by accident, twice? And critics can only comment on what the film makers give them. Anyone with two eyes can see the sublte context of racisim and cold war politics in Night, as well as mindless commericalism in Dawn. That's the whole reason the original Dawn was located in a mall. And the best thing, the characters in the film actually had a good, logical reason to stay at the mall, where the remake they just shrugged their shoulders and said, "World's going nuts, we don't know why? Family members, loved ones and strangers trying to kill us. (they never heard of a zombie). Weeeeee, we're going to the mall."

But his should be discussed in a Dawn of the Dead '04 thread. As for Day, haven't seen the trailer yet. Maybe this weekend I'll get a chance.

[Ark]

This movie looks like a piece of shit.

[Brian De Palma]

You did put into your reply "Night wasn't the first horror film with balls." I was the one that brought up that night had balls, which is the reason I said that. And I'll take a brown ale, not that crappy Newcastle sh*t but real malty brown ale. That or a pint of barley wine. Ummmm....beeer.

LOL Now you're talking (although Ill take a Cabernet).

I do agree that the first few minutes and opening credits were the best part of the film. But I still think it didn't go far enough for what I want to see. Bigger budgets allowed the film to show some of the things that early pioneers of that made it possible for Dawn '04 such as Night could only talk about. I would have loved to see what Ben described to Barbara in the farm house, but lets face it, when the budget was about as much as a wide screen plasma tv screen, they could only do so much. As for character development, well, we'll just have to disagree on that and how they showed about 5 minutes of the street before trapping themselves into a mall for no apparent reason, but that's for another thread.

Yes yes yes. Ben's monologue on that is just wonderful. I always felt that is what sort of lacked in 28 Days Later (as much as I love that film) was the total lack of ambience in the streets; everyone was gone. Same for DAWN with it's 'red-neck's standing around gone hunting' display and Day merely teased us inthe beginning.

So you like action, which is fine and makes Dawn '04 right up your alley, because, ultimately, the movie was an action film with zombies. Night, Dawn, Day, and several other zombie films are horror. It's not about giving you an adrenaline rush, it's about attempting to scare you.

I agree. And for what it is worth; Day and Return are my two favortie zombie films (And then Dawn 04). I'd rather see a mutated 1985 Day of the Dead/Dawn 04 mix. That'd be solid

Pulled it off by accident, twice? And critics can only comment on what the film makers give them. Anyone with two eyes can see the sublte context of racisim and cold war politics in Night, as well as mindless commericalism in Dawn. That's the whole reason the original Dawn was located in a mall. And the best thing, the characters in the film actually had a good, logical reason to stay at the mall, where the remake they just shrugged their shoulders and said, "World's going nuts, we don't know why? Family members, loved ones and strangers trying to kill us. (they never heard of a zombie). Weeeeee, we're going to the mall."

I am in the minority on the Poli sentiment and admit it may be an unpopular stance too take on this board; but I find GAR and the legend of his 'brilliant political satire' is nothing but the critics reading tinto the film too much and GAR running with it like, 'Yeah, yeah that's the ticket ...' It's just a horror film (a great one).

But his should be discussed in a Dawn of the Dead '04 thread. As for Day, haven't seen the trailer yet. Maybe this weekend I'll get a chance.

Looks better than the SCIfi channel and RE stuff but, not near as cool as Shaun, Dawn 04 and 28 Days Later .. maybe caught in the middle.

[Quinn]

My favorite part of the trailer is when the two kids are in the abandoned chemical plant and decide that it be the setting for their first sexual experience. Nothing says memorable and romantic like old hypodermic needles and mason jars filled with mystery chemical. And it appears the deed is signed in an old chemical bath, wow that’s a story.
"Yeah so the first time I had sex I got military grade SUPER CRABS!"
Give me the back of a car or piñata factory any day over that.
Have a good day unless you’re a zombie, for then it appears you will have a bad day.
Quinn

[MrShape666]

My favorite part of the trailer is when the two kids are in the abandoned chemical plant and decide that it be the setting for their first sexual experience. Nothing says memorable and romantic like old hypodermic needles and mason jars filled with mystery chemical. And it appears the deed is signed in an old chemical bath, wow that’s a story.
"Yeah so the first time I had sex I got military grade SUPER CRABS!"


That sound's scary. Instead of shaving your neatherregions to get rid of them, you might have to castrate yourself.

I actually thought the bit with the zombies jumping out the windows was pretty cool. Like I said, much like the Tri Star Godzilla, it would be cooler with a different title.

[corgi37]

I aint getting into no flame war. I dont respect every one's opinion, so lets leave it at that.

Anyway, here is a link to a pic of two zombies. Note the actors real teeth on the right.

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/images/dayofdead4.jpg

[Dead J]

what do you guys think of the zombiez jumping out secend story windows??

[The Blind Dead]

what do you guys think of the zombiez jumping out secend story windows??
They need Zoloft?

[jackskellington]

They need Zoloft?

:lol: Hilarious! I downloaded the trailer from Dead-Central's link thinking that maybe if it was clearer I would like it better, but it really didn't help. I have decided now to just think of this as another zombie flick rather than a remake of Day. Alot of people here have stated that if it were under a different title then people would be excited about it and I think that's a valid point. Kind of a shame, though, that Night had an outstanding remake, then Dawn had an even better one but now it looks like Day might fall flat on it's face. :-(

[DeadinWV]

The trailer actually looks alot like House of the Dead 2

[Scotwith1t]

The trailer actually looks alot like House of the Dead 2

I wouldn't actually insult it that much, but it didn't look good either.

[Helu]

I think it looks okay. It seems to have less to do with the original than Dawn 04 did, but I like dealing with the initial outbreak if it's doen well, unlike Contagium, and this looks far better and fun, and yes Suvari looks completely out of place.

[Dead J]

Atleast we get the hottie Mena Suvari in this one.

[ZombieJohn]

Trailer wasn't that good. I mean in my opinion it was OK but damn I hope the movies a hell of alot better!

[Brian De Palma]

At the end of the day; anu zombie film is yet another too add to the lore.

Ill atleast rent this one

[MrShape666]

what do you guys think of the zombiez jumping out secend story windows??

See my post above. As I've said thousands of times before, Return Of The Living Dead was the first real zombie film that started me on my addiction, so I don't mind the fast zombies.

[carnagekid]

My favorite part of the trailer is when the two kids are in the abandoned chemical plant and decide that it be the setting for their first sexual experience. Nothing says memorable and romantic like old hypodermic needles and mason jars filled with mystery chemical. And it appears the deed is signed in an old chemical bath, wow that’s a story.
"Yeah so the first time I had sex I got military grade SUPER CRABS!"
Give me the back of a car or piñata factory any day over that.
Have a good day unless you’re a zombie, for then it appears you will have a bad day.
Quinn

hahaha i agree, having sex for the first time or really any time in a chemical plant is just wrong on so many levels

[zombieslayer69]

I know DOTD 2k4 wasnt exactly like the original, but it was in a mall and it was still awesome. The trailer looked good too. This trailer looks pretty bad to me after watchin it a couple times and theres no bunker like in the original, so in my opinion, ill just wait to rent this one like someone said a few posts before this one.

[Helu]

The synopsis I read said they take refuge in a bunker...

[UNDEAD FRED]

Does any one have a release date? Does it comes out straight to DVD, or at the theaters? I dont know about anyone else but it seemed like the trailer was a little hard to watch clearly.

[ZombieJohn]

Well at first I thought thearter for sure but after that trailer... Not sure.

[corgi37]

I guess that will be after they realise things cannot be stopped. The title literally means what it says. This all takes place on 1 day.

[Scotwith1t]

what do you guys think of the zombiez jumping out secend story windows??

I think that unless they are super ninja zombies, they should break their legs when landing on cement and be completely useless crawlers and not very much threat to those watching them.

[Kemper]

I think it would have been cool to show just that...It would show an uncontrolled need to feed that supercedes basic instict.

I see a dance # in the future

[Helu]

I thought the jumping out the window things was one of the cooler things in the trailer, even if it doesn't make sense.

[Airborne]

I agree too. Although, Zombie movies (by their very nature) don't make sense.

[Scotwith1t]

I think it would have been cool to show just that...It would show an uncontrolled need to feed that supercedes basic instict.

I see a dance # in the future

Actually, that's exactly what I was thinking. That would be cool. Even if the movie was crappy, that one scene, with zombies falling out of the building and breaking their legs, bone sticking out of the skin, the zombies still struggling to crawl to their 'meal' would make the movie a must have. But for some reason, I think they're just going to get up with no damage done what so ever. Just a feeling mind you, I could be wrong.

[zombiekilling101]

I think they're just going to get up with no damage done what so ever. Just a feeling mind you, I could be wrong.

I think your right.:-(

[zombieslayer69]

Now that i think about it, it seems zombies have not only advanced in movies by getting smarter, but running zombies have become a newer genre as well which i have just now started to like. Maybe Romero should have his zombies go a little faster now.

[carnagekid]

Now that i think about it, it seems zombies have not only advanced in movies by getting smarter, but running zombies have become a newer genre as well which i have just now started to like. Maybe Romero should have his zombies go a little faster now.

yeah although classic slow-moving zombies will always have a place in my heart, i'm also a fan of the running 28 days later/DOTD remake kind, too. i don't have a problem with them running but i think they should still be effected by a fall, blow or whatever.

[zombieslayer69]

yeah although classic slow-moving zombies will always have a place in my heart, i'm also a fan of the running 28 days later/DOTD remake kind, too. i don't have a problem with them running but i think they should still be effected by a fall, blow or whatever.

i agree completely.

[corgi37]

Running zombies suck so bad. They should shamble. And the best shambler is the 1st one in NIGHT. Now, thats shambling!

[zombieslayer69]

Running zombies suck so bad. They should shamble. And the best shambler is the 1st one in NIGHT. Now, thats shambling!

I used to think they suck, i do like slow "shamblers" better, but ive grown to like running zombies alright now.

[Dead J]

It seems to me the running zombies would be more scary because they would be harder to get away from . But slow walking zombies are still a classic as proven in Shaun Of The Dead. Oh and another thing zombies are starting to do is make screaming like noises as was the case in the DOTD trailer instead of the old groans and moans they used to make.

[goesaround]

I hate the lion like roars, what's up with that I mean there dead there all messed up. I mean who knows what kind of murder happy characters there are about. I'm afraid there'll be alot more before this night is over. The best zombie moves are in the first half hour of Night of you know what. When Ben shows up and fights them, that shit is scary. Then when the one guy moves to the side and you see all of the flesh eaters behind him and your mind does the math as they slowly advance. Then Russo in an awesome zombie assault with this look on his face, in fact his face, his arm reaching out....Ooooo it's Halloween...groans and Oooos not lion roars.

[zombieslayer69]

It seems to me the running zombies would be more scary because they would be harder to get away from . But slow walking zombies are still a classic as proven in Shaun Of The Dead. Oh and another thing zombies are starting to do is make screaming like noises as was the case in the DOTD trailer instead of the old groans and moans they used to make.

Yeah, Big Daddy was screamin in LOTD so i guess theyre vocals will improve too. I hope they dont start talkin like Return of the Living Dead, i think thats goin too far.

[Quinn]

Yeah the lion roars were alright but they are kinda done to the point now where it seems that along with shoot them in the head a new rule is being created along the lines of "make them sound like tigers." But why you may ask? My only guess is that apparently after death a person becomes inhabited by their spirit animal OHHHH SCARY!!
I know I have mentioned this at least 3 times on the past 2 pages, but I still have a huge issue with the fact that the zombie RUNS UP THE SIDE OF A BUILDING!!! The window scene will hopefully will be the broken leg scene we all hope it will, however I can’t really find any positive in the zombie Ong Bak scene. Man not since House of the Dead have I been so skeptical about a film.
Have a good day
Quinn

[BAP]

I think that I could do better than this piece of crap.
:puke:

So I`ll get some of my bros, and a $300 cam from Wal-Mart, and start production in the woods around my home.

Yes that`s right, look for BAP ZOMBIE The Movie... coming soon!

:loon:
BAP

[FiViL]

Man im all for remaking old Zombie movies, classics are classics but if thats what we have to do these days so i dont have to go see shitty movies like the grudge 2 then so be it. But ya i would like to see someone come out with some new stuff to.

[MrShape666]

this is looking like a kind of "don't mess with success" type of imitation of the Dawn Of The Dead remake to me. I'm just hoping it's good enough that we'll enjoy it, as was the case with the new Dawn. In short, let's hope for the new Battlestar Galactica and not the Tri Star Godzilla.

[corgi37]

I missed the zombie running up the wall. I'll have to watch the trailer again closely.

We can all argue over the merits of running/shambling - and i am for the latter, but the screenwriter stated in the i/v on Dread Central that they start off fast and then get slower. But, thats kinda dumb, as this obviously crappy film is set in a 24 hour period.

Whats the sequel gonna be called?

Dayze of the dead?

[UNDEAD FRED]

Reading fangoria, the zombies start out fast freshly dead, over the 24 hour period DAY is set in, just as a human cadaver start to decompose, so to will the zombie, I dont know how long it takes for rigamortis to set in, but lets see those bastards jump out of windows, or climb walls? after rigamortis stiffens up thier muscles.

[goesaround]

I still hope the dont f.....g roar! It's Halloween the night of fear, do you think of roars? No! 'OOOooooooo' like the sound in ROMEROS Day of the Dead, you know after he says 'this is like one long tombstone' or something to the effect and the moan after that is THE BEST MOAN ever!! Godzilla roars zombies moan...

[Project Mayhem]

Dam that trailer sucked. :-(

[zombieslayer69]

I still hope the dont f.....g roar! It's Halloween the night of fear, do you think of roars? No! 'OOOooooooo' like the sound in ROMEROS Day of the Dead, you know after he says 'this is like one long tombstone' or something to the effect and the moan after that is THE BEST MOAN ever!! Godzilla roars zombies moan...

couldnt have been said any better

[eardrumbuz]

so what was the working title? Day of the Velociraptorlike Dead People?

well, the trailer does have it's silly looking moments, but I'll still see the movie. More importantly, what movie is this a remake of again? I don't recognize anything in the trailer.

[carnagekid]

Running zombies suck so bad. They should shamble. And the best shambler is the 1st one in NIGHT. Now, thats shambling!

i like both but yeah shamblers can be pretty f*cking scary. they just creep right up on you and sometimes you can't tell it's a zombie until they're up close attacking you...sweeeeet!

[Kemper]

Maybe, they are ROTC.

[Crombie]

You know I appreciate Dawn of the Dead 2004 for what it was, a fast-paced new version that had the basics of the old movie reinvented. This looks like they slapped the Day of the Dead name on it, and forgot that we have so many other "Day 1" zombie movies out there. IMNSHO Day should be about the zombies having taken the world already, and owning it. Sure this might end up being a good zombie film, but it's not Day of the Dead.

[DiscoDead]

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=3912588424467928445&q=Day+of+the+dead


On my Opinion The Movie is gonna Be Complete Cr*p. Not sure if this has been posted before But I decided to post it anyway Just incase. It just doesnt look or feel Scary But im gonna check it out when it comes out anyway.

[jackskellington]

Yes it has already been posted and discussed at length in the Day remake thread...

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4051

[BRAAAAAAINNNNNS]

This movie looks so F@#$ing awful. Ving must be hurting for money big time.

Young beautiful cast
Ass kicking teenie boppers
Running zombies

Sounds like House of the Dead
Give it a break

[zackzombie]

Well i think the remake should be good, i mean the original was great so why should this one be any worse. It has Kennith (i forgot how 2 spell his name) so how could it be bad.:lol:

[ZombieJohn]

Well i think the remake should be good, i mean the original was great so why should this one be any worse. It has Kennith (i forgot how 2 spell his name) so how could it be bad.:lol:

Did you watch the trailer? By the looks of that not even Ving could save this. But god I hope I'm wrong. Still keep in mind all the bad publicity that the dawn remake got! But then again that remakes trailer didn't blow that bad!

[corgi37]

Zackzombie - You do realise this trash has nothing whatsoever to do with the Dawn remake?

[Bad Zombie Night]

Zombies jumping out of windows? What's that all about? :loon:

[humaninacan]

just saw the trailer for this film does any one else think this movie looks like crap. i hope im wrong. i thought day of the dead would be set years into the zombie out break when they have taken over the world but this trailer makes it look like its gonna be at the dawn of the dead stage. i find this iritaiting. i havnt given up all hope that this film will be good but im clutching at threads here

[Bad Zombie Night]

i thought day of the dead would be set years into the zombie out break when they have taken over the world but this trailer makes it look like its gonna be at the dawn of the dead stage. i find this iritaiting.

It looks like just another low-grade Zombie movie. :roll:

[ZombieJohn]

Zackzombie - You do realise this trash has nothing whatsoever to do with the Dawn remake?

Exactly my point!

[Pain]

I'm guessing from the number of views this thread has had (almost 3 times as much as 28 Weeks Later) it will end up making a tidy little profit when it comes to being released.

[ZombieJohn]

I'm guessing from the number of views this thread has had (almost 3 times as much as 28 Weeks Later) it will end up making a tidy little profit when it comes to being released.

True. No matter how many of us hate the trailer, reviews, and even clipd we are gonna see it. We just gotta watch some zombies tear people apart!:evil:

[Slumlord]

It doesn't have cheesy 80's music in it so it'll stink. Still gonna watch it though.

[chickenchop1]

Watched the 2 minute Day remake trailer. Even though they use the same title, this is clearly a very different film.

A town is quarantined, rather than the whole world. It's called Day of the Dead, but it looks like nighttime most of the time. A better title for this might have been "Rage of the Dead", since they run.

Hopefully another trailer shows more zombies and gore. Otherwise, what does this offer that the Dawn remake didn't? In the end, I can't accurately judge it till I've seen the whole thing.

[wildchid]

This movie looks so F@#$ing awful. Ving must be hurting for money big time.


I would have given him cash out of my pocket to keep him out of this Cluster Fu*& :x
That said, I hope this is one of those don't judge a book by its cover movies.

[BFZ]

I couldn't care less what they name the movie as long as it is good. :evil:

[corgi37]

I dont hold hopes for that!

[MrShape666]

I'm kinda wondering if Bub or a Bub like character will be present. I dunno if the script is floating around online anywhere or not, so I'm not sure anyone knows.

Personally, I think they should quit using classic zombie names to sell their movies and just make a good goddamn zombie movie. I'm sure if Minor's film is good, it could withstand being called soemthing else.

[Bad Zombie Night]

I couldn't care less what they name the movie as long as it is good. :evil:


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Signs%20and%20Gestures/iagree.gif

[UNDEAD FRED]

True. No matter how many of us hate the trailer, reviews, and even clipd we are gonna see it. We just gotta watch some zombies tear people apart!:evil:

If you break it down to basics you are 100% right, that for me was the best part of the original Day of the Dead, when Cpt Rhoads and his soldiers get torn apart. I hope the remake has the same , or more, heads exploding, brains on the wall. Im easy to please. This might upset people, but I want see :evil: Ving Rhames :evil: torn apart, zombies chow down on his intestines.

[Divided Soul]

If you break it down to basics you are 100% right, that for me was the best part of the original Day of the Dead, when Cpt Rhoads and his soldiers get torn apart. I hope the remake has the same , or more, heads exploding, brains on the wall. Im easy to please. This might upset people, but I want see :evil: Ving Rhames :evil: torn apart, zombies chow down on his intestines.
It would make for a pretty good meal! :)

[MrShape666]

The trailer does start to look a little better on second viewing. And despite what everyone else thought, I still like the zombies jumping out the windows.

[raym]

The trailer does start to look a little better on second viewing. And despite what everyone else thought, I still like the zombies jumping out the windows.

Same here!

^_^:clap:

[goesaround]

Same here!

^_^:clap:

I'm with you both. The only thing that really bothers me. Tell me this is NOT made by the same director and writer and company that made Day of the Dead Contagion!! Because this looks entertaining. Since I already accept running zombies in remakes of Romero (I dont like it but I accept it) I liked them pouring out of the windows! I just wont think of this as Day of the Dead. Soooo I'm down with the last 2 posters

[MrShape666]

I'm with you both. The only thing that really bothers me. Tell me this is NOT made by the same director and writer and company that made Day of the Dead Contagion!! Because this looks entertaining. Since I already accept running zombies in remakes of Romero (I dont like it but I accept it) I liked them pouring out of the windows! I just wont think of this as Day of the Dead. Soooo I'm down with the last 2 posters

I've been assuming that the people who made Contageon will never make another movie again for the rest of their lives.

[M_Sinistrari]

I've been assuming that the people who made Contageon will never make another movie again for the rest of their lives.

I think I read somewhere they were doing the Creepshow remake/redo/next flick.

[goesaround]

So they have nothing to do with this. I thought they had the rights at the very least. I can accept running zombies as something in it's own genre but talking zombies past Bub's brilliant dialog never! Even though I read in a zombie novel demon possesed zombies talking was interesting but basicly something I really really dont like. Anyway I like this more knowing they have nothing to do with it...If your right.

[corgi37]

I cant believe people are cool with zombies jumping around like trampolining Romanian gymnasts and Nick Cannon uttering THAT line. But, its a free world.

I'm just hoping "Bud" does not suck as much as i fear he will.

[MrShape666]

I cant believe people are cool with zombies jumping around like trampolining Romanian gymnasts and Nick Cannon uttering THAT line. But, its a free world.

I'm just hoping "Bud" does not suck as much as i fear he will.

I think I've mentioned this a bazillion times, but my first zombie movie was Return Of The Living Dead, so the fast moving or even talking zombies don't bother me.

[ZombieJohn]

* This might upset people, but I want see :evil: Ving Rhames :evil: torn apart, zombies chow down on his intestines.

:-( Don't say that!

[Divided Soul]

I cant believe people are cool with zombies jumping around like trampolining Romanian gymnasts and Nick Cannon uttering THAT line. But, its a free world.

I'm just hoping "Bud" does not suck as much as i fear he will.
Bud.... who's Bud? Do you mean Bub? If so I think Bub could have been much more evil

[MrShape666]

I'm just hoping "Bud" does not suck as much as i fear he will.

If you bud sucks, you should really start buying from a different dealer.

[corgi37]

"Bud" is in the new Day. Yes, not "Bub" - "Bud". Bud the vegetarian soldier.

[Rusty Shackelford]

The guy who plays Bud was on Nip?tuck tonight

[B00Ne]

I just can't past how goddamn ridiculous Mena Suvari looks in her military duds. To me, putting her in the role of Sarah is the equivalent to Mickey Rooney playing Capt. Rhodes.

[General Santa Ana]

The guy who plays Bud was on Nip?tuck tonight

The dude with lobster hands? Older Connor in the plausible future episode?

[draken108]

Yes it's true and Romaro gives it his blessing. check out the preveiw at youtube and the cast at Wikkipedia.org

[ABRNT1]

I enjoyed the remakes of Night & Dawn and was looking forward to the day remake when I first heard it was in production. After learning one of the directors, of the hideous pile of utter crap, Day of the Dead 2 is involved I'm now fearing for the worse.

[Rusty Shackelford]

The dude with lobster hands? Older Connor in the plausible future episode?

Yep that was him

[Zombie Survivor]

Let's keep our fingers crossed for this one :pray:

[as_i_lay_dying]

I dont know, I just watched the trailer and it doesnt look like its going to be that bad. It will probably be like DAWN04, Horrible remake, but a good film. So over all, this movie doesnt look half bad. I will have to see tho. You can never be sure until you see the entire thing. The only thing I dont understand is that most of the trailer was in the night, and not day. Kinda weird. Oh well.

[ZombieJohn]

I dont know, I just watched the trailer and it doesnt look like its going to be that bad. It will probably be like DAWN04, Horrible remake, but a good film. So over all, this movie doesnt look half bad. I will have to see tho. You can never be sure until you see the entire thing. The only thing I dont understand is that most of the trailer was in the night, and not day. Kinda weird. Oh well.

I kind of get what you mean but the DOTD04 remake was intended not to be exactly like it's elder. If it was it would probably be so predictable and it would suck. But back on topic. I want more footage!

[Brian De Palma]

Yes it's true and Romaro gives it his blessing. check out the preveiw at youtube and the cast at Wikkipedia.org

Romero giving his blessing on it isn't exactly encouraging; especially after that shitfest called Land of the Dead.

However; the more I watch that trailer; the more I am not exactly stressing this film.

[UNDEAD FRED]

If you bud sucks, you should really start buying from a different dealer.

Chronic zombies

[arnynerd]

Chronic zombies


haha dope!!!

I personally cant wait for this movie, if it has zombies and it seems interesting..im there!!