Director Matthijs Heijningen Jr., whose big screen debut, 'The Thing' comes out next week, is hoping to move onto his new project soon, a zombie movie. 'The Thing' is a prequel to the original John Carpenter movie. If it is as good as it looks, then maybe this guy has what it takes for a good zombie flick. We'll see.
His next project directing "Army of the Dead" with producer Zack Snyder, who also produced the remake of "Dawn of the Dead" will be about a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas. The plot has the U.S. military building a wall around 'Sin City' to keep the zombies, and those who are stuck, inside. Sounds a bit like the game Fallout New Vegas to me. Some of the twists in this zombie flick are, the undead will not be the typical slow moving zombies. They'll be fast. And, the zombie disease will not spread through biting, but through sex. In fact, these zombies will basically be raping the non-infected, turning them into zombies, and producing hybrid human/zombie babies. So I guess this makes the movie about half-zombies, or something. Anyway it sounds quite repulsive. But if 'The Thing' is a flop next week, it all might never see the light of day.
After months of rumors and speculation, the latest zombie-genre video game Dead Island, which depicts vacationers surviving a zombie apocalypse, will be turned into a feature film. Movie company Lionsgate, has acquired the rights to make the movie based on the video game.
Sean Daniel has been tapped to be the producer of the film. He previously worked on films like The Mummy and The Wolfman movie. No director or cast has been announced yet. A script is still in the beginning stages.
Robert Knepper is the latest actor to join the cast of the new movie R.I.P.D. You may know him from the FOX TV show 'Prison Break'. He has also appeared in movies like 'Hitman' and 'Transporter 3'.
In this comic book turned movie about a squad of undead police officers, the Rest in Peace Department, Knepper will play a ghost from a group called the deados. He joins an already impressive cast that includes Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, and Kevin Bacon. The movie is directed by Robert Schwentke and is currently filming in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
A movie version of the zombie-genre comic book series RIPD, 'Rest In Peace Department' is currently filming in the home state of ZombieUp.com. We're quite excited that there may be some zombies running around the city of Providence.
Some streets in Providence, RI are scheduled to be closed on September 13 & 14 for filming of a chase scene in the movie. More scenes are scheduled to be shot in other locations around Rhode Island and in nearby Massachusetts.
The new movie is stars actors Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, and Kevin Bacon. It is unknown if any of the actors will be present for the shoots in our area. But we will be keeping our eyes open and hope to have some photos and possibly interviews for you.
Below is an interview on local news station WJAR with the Rhode Island Film and Television Director.
While shooting a scene for the upcoming movie "World War Z" in Glascow, Scotland, star Brad Pitt helped rescue an extra who was about to be trampled by a crowd. A scene was being shot for the movie that involved more than 700 extra actors dressed as zombies. Things got a little out of control and many people suffered minor injuries.
One female extra fell and was trapped under the crowd, and likely to be trampled, when Pitt swooped into and picked the woman up carrying her to safety. The woman was surprised to find that it was Pitt himself who helped her. With everything happening so quickly, she didn't have time to thank him personally during the commotion. The movie is due out sometime in 2012.
Talk about turning the zombie-genre comic series 'R.I.P.D.' by Peter Lenkov looks to be coming true now. A cast, director, and script have been chosen and filming should start next year for a theater release in 2013. The movie is being produced by Dark Horse Entertainment and will be directed by Robert Schwentke.
So far the movie has signed Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in starring roles. Kevin Bacon is rumored to play the villain. And Mary-Louise Parker has just signed to play a prominent role, originally offered to Jodie Foster. This movie is obviously the real-deal with this cast, and should be interesting.
The plot of the comic book series focuses on a cop who is killed and comes back as a zombie to join an undead police force called the 'Rest In Peace Department' or 'R.I.P.D.' The cop's goal is to find the person who murdered him. This sounds like a great idea for a zombie related movie, with potential for sequels. But let's see what the first one brings.
Rumor has it that actor Bryan Cranston is in talks with Paramount Pictures for a small role in the new movie 'World War Z'. Cranston is the Emmy Award winning star of the AMC TV show 'Breaking Bad'.
'World War Z' is a movie version of the novel by Max Brooks about a post-apocalyptic world through a collection of perspectives. The movie stars Brad Pitt and has already begun filming for a possible 2012 release.
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