Day of the Dead (2007 film)
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| Day of the Dead | |
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
| Produced by | James Glenn Dudelson Robert Franklin Dudelson Randall Emmett George Furla Jordan Rush |
| Written by | 1985 Screenplay: George A. Romero Screenplay: Jeffrey Reddick |
| Starring | Ving Rhames Mena Suvari Nick Cannon Christa Campbell Michael Welch AnnaLynne McCord Stark Sands Matt Rippy Ian McNeice Linda Marlowe |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 2007 |
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Day of the Dead is a remake of George A. Romero's classic zombie film of the same name, the third in the the Living Dead series. The film is directed by Steve Miner and was written by Jeffrey Reddick.
The plot of the original film was about a small group of survivors inside of an underground military bunker when the world becomes overrun with zombies.
According to Reddick, this film does not have any connection to Zack Snyder's 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead. Reddick told ComingSoon.net:
| “ | It's going to be a separate movie, he told us. We wanted to pay homage to the original with the military and the scientists and the socially relevant stuff that George Romero always does, but we wanted to put a fresh spin on it. There will be similarities, but there'll be differences as well that I think fans will hopefully dig. Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2) is directing, which I'm really excited about.[1] | ” |
A teaser poster has surfaced over the internet. There is no word as to whether this is an official poster or simply a fan made one, although it bears a strong resemblance to a poster for Land of the Dead that features a severed hand gripping a fence.
It is produced by Danny Dimbort, one of the producers of The Wicker Man and The Black Dahlia.
The film stars Ving Rhames and Mena Suvari have been cast and that Rhames has been cast as Captain Rhodes, originally played by Joseph Pilato. According to IMDb, Christa Campbell, Matt Rippy, Vanessa Johansson, Linda Maralowe, Ian McNeice, Taylor Hoover and Hugh Skinner are attached.
On October 23, 2006, a trailer was put on the internet but was taken down a few hours later. A copy of this trailer is available on Youtube. Due to the content in the trailer, many fans are concerned about the quality of the movie, including theories that it will be straight to dvd.
The zombies shown in the trailer seem similar to the zombies featured in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. The zombies shown in the Day of the Dead trailer seem to have the same high speed and mobility that the zombies in the previous remake had. This is much different than the slow uncoordinated zombies in the original Romero films.
At this point so little information is known about this movie that little can be determined about the actual plot. It has been said that this movie will not be a direct sequel to the 2004 "Dawn Of The Dead" remake itself, but its own stand-alone story, but rumors that it will be linked persist. Other rumors are that Ving Rhames will be playing the twin brother to the character he played in the 2004 Dawn Of The Dead version, all that aside from the rumors that an actual sequel to the 2004 remake, focusing on the 4 survivors was, or at one time had been in the planing stages.
Bloody-disgusting.com states:
| “ | the film is a typical zombie film, virus infects town, people start biting each other, virus spreads by the bites, and a handful of survivors try to make it out of town alive. In this one the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine on the small town of Leadville, CO because of the mysterious virus. Once they realize the virus eventually makes people start ravenously attacking each other, it's too late... EXCEPT for a few.[2] | ” |
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Mena Suvari | Sarah |
| Ving Rhames | Captain Rhodes |
| Christa Campbell | Mrs. Letiner |
| Nick Cannon | Miguel Salazar |
| Micheal Welch | Trevor |
| AnnaLynne McCord | Nina |
| Stark Sands | Bud Crain / Bub |
| Matt Rippy | Dr. Logan |
[edit] References
- ^ Exclusive: The Makers of Tamara. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
- ^ Day of the Dead Remake Spoiler Madness.
[edit] External links
- Day of the Dead at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Jeffrey Riddick at ComingSoon.net
- Day of the Dead at UpcomingHorrorMovies.com
- Day of the Dead trailer on Youtube
Official Romero directed films: Night of the Living Dead • Dawn of the Dead • Day of the Dead • Land of the Dead • Diary of the Dead
Zombi series: Zombi 2 • Zombi 3 • Zombi 4 (aka Oltre la Morte or After Death)
Remakes: Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Night of the Living Dead 3-D • Day of the Dead (2007)
Russo's Living Dead films: The Return of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead Part II • Return of the Living Dead 3 •
Children of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis • Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave
Notable spoofs/parodies: Night of the Living Bread • Shaun of the Dead
Other films: Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
