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Shaun of the Dead, along with 69 other Focus Features films, is on sale for $4.99 on iTunes.
Since this seems to be tie-in promotion for their upcoming film One Day, this sale will only last... you guess it... one day.
And Edgar Wright / Simon Pegg / Nick Frost fans may want to note that Hot Fuzz is also up for grabs in this deal.
World War Z gets an official release date - December 21, 2012.
From the studio's official press release:
Paramount Pictures announced today it has set a release date of December 21st, 2012 for World War Z starring Academy Award-nominee Brad Pitt, with Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) directing. The geo-political thriller from Paramount and Skydance Productions, in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, is a Plan B Entertainment/Apparatus Productions production that is shooting in England following initial photography completed in Malta last month. The film will also shoot in Scotland and Hungary.
Brand new on DVD this week from Midnight Releasing - Vs. The Dead.
"In a careless government mix up, the deadly virus ROUND 2 ends up in a small Canadian city. Unsuspecting patrons of a local tattoo shop are infected with the experimental germ, inevitably turning into flesh eating ghouls.
Vs. The Dead was written and directed by Jeff Beckman and Phil Pattison and stars Dave Montour, Brett Hawley, Phil Fader and Stefanie Bell.
Vs. The Dead is available on DVD now.
LatinoReview.com presents the trailer for Juan of the Dead, Cuba's first zombie film...
"In the film, Havana is overrun by Zombies while’s Cuba’s Commie leaders insist it’s just a plot by US-backed dissidents to bring down the government. It is up to the hero Juan to rid the island of the undead for money. But as the zombie outbreak begins to spread, he is left with no choice but to fight for his own survival."
Entertainment Tonight reports as Malta stands in for Israel during the World War Z location shoot.
Just released this week as a Blu-ray / DVD combo - Marino Girolami's 1980 cult gorefest Zombie Holocaust.
Scientists trapped on a primitive island with hungry cannibals and even hungrier zombies. If that doesn't paint the picture for you, nothing will.
The film stars Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan and Peter O'Neal.
Zombie Holocaust is on sale now for $14.99 on Amazon.
For a few days more, as part of their Action & Adventure Movies sale, you can download the Dawn of the Dead (2004) Theatrical Cut or the Unrated Director's Cut for just $4.99 from iTunes.
Separate from that sale, the 2008 version of Day of the Dead, directed by Steve Miner and starring Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and Annalynne McCord is also available at a discount for $5.99.
Download links here:
Well, sort of...
The eponymous Super 8 film that the kids are making in J.J. Abrams latest is a zombie movie!
Super 8 just got even a little more awesome than it already looks to be.
... in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Not the unstoppable, brain-starved living dead variety - instead POTC 4 invokes the spell born zombies of voodoo lore. It's Blackbeard at the helm of a pirate ship crewed by zombies! That's a logline for cinematic awesomeness. So how much better can it get? Unfortunately, a lot better.
POTC doesn't seem to make much of their zombies at all. They don't get much screen time and the little that they do get seems wasted. Granted, it's not their show as Captain Jack Sparrow takes center stage with Barbossa and Blackbeard but we're talking about frakin' zombie pirates - at least do something, anything, with this!
Don't get me wrong, On Stranger Tides is well worth the price of admission and the cost of a bucket of popcorn. It definitely delivers the grand adventure on the high seas that it promises. It's just too bad that it doesn't deliver on the promise of zombie pirates. Maybe next time around.
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What can a self-taught animator do with $5,000 and a 10-year old computer? If you're Richard Cunningham, you make a YEAR ZERO, a zombie short that made it into the Tribeca Film Festival.
Pippinopalon's entry into the Empire/Jameson Done in 60 Seconds Competition for 2011 is a "love letter to all things Edgar Wright/Scott Pilgrim."
AXE and KNIFE, a zombie short film gearing up to shoot in and around Flint, Michigan is holding a casting call this weekend for their three leads (non-zombie roles).
The producers say "The story revolves around 3 characters thrown together in a time of chaos and their struggle to survive - not just what lurks outside, but each other. Whoʼs intentions are pure and whoʼs are driven by something more?".
Who are they looking for?
Holt - described as "an every day guy stuck in an extraordinary situation. He's doing everything he can just to survive."
Samantha - described as "an attractive woman caught in the middle of a chaotic situation looking for some help."
Jason - decribed as "a tough skinned videographer looking to make a quick buck at the expense of other people's well being."
Two casting sessions will be held:
Saturday, April 16th - 11:30am - 4:30pm at Mott Community College (Flint) in Room RTC 1107
Sunday, April 17th - 11:30am - 6:30pm at Guidos Coffee Lounge in Woodard Station (Owosso)
Sides are available on the film's official website - AXEandKNIFE.com - so go in prepared.
If your heart lies in playing a zombie, they are sure to need a few of those too. The AXE and KNIFE producers request that you skip the casting call and, instead, just email them a headshot and short description of yourself to casting@axeandknife.com.
According to Bleeding Cool, it does. World War Z has a Director of Photography who is already hard at work with pre-production.
Brandon Routh explains a few new hygiene rules to fledgling zombie Sam Huntington in this clip from Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night opens in theaters on April 29th.
Mike Fleming at Deadline.com is reporting that Craig Gillespie will be taking the helm of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies big screen adaptation.
"Gillespie has been a frontrunner on the Lionsgate project since Mike White dropped out. But several other candidates were considered, including the author and his partner, David Katzenberg. I'm told that the other aspirants have been informed that Gillespie will be getting the gig and that he'll begin negotiating soon."
Gillespie's previous directing efforts include Lars and the Real Girl, Mr. Woodcock and the upcoming remake of Fright Night.
The Missouri Strain, a short zombie film gearing up to shoot in Maryland, is looking to raise $2,500 and using IndieGoGo to do so.
Written by Ryan McLaughlin and directed by W.J. Kotansky, Jr., The Missouri Strain tells the story of "a small family trying to escape a fast-acting virus sweeping across the planet that instantly mutates people into flesh-eating zombies. The virus spreads so rapidly that the family has very little options to escape. They turn to their last resort and enter into the deep east coast forest hoping they will be safe."
A $10 contribution gets you a DVD copy of the film and a $100 donation will get you a part on-screen as a zombie. Even just $1 will get you a 'Special Thanks" credit.
The Missouri Strain Kickstarter Video from W.J. Kotansky, Jr. on Vimeo.
And another zombie film comes out of Pittsburg... Pittsburg, TX that is... as director Brian T. Jaynes brings the popular college role-playing game Humans Versus Zombies to life.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Bionic Woman re-boot star Michelle Ryan has signed on to star in the British comedy Cockneys vs. Zombies along with Harry Treadaway (City of Ember), Jack Doolan (The Green Green Grass) and Pussy Galore herself, Honor Blackman.
Cockneys vs. Zombies pits a few hapless bank robbers against the zombies they unleash when they pick the wrong 350-year old for their heist.
CvsZ director Matthias Hoene's previous horror effort was Hammer's 2008 serial Beyond The Rave.
Cameras are scheduled to roll next week.