CGI Night of the Living Dead.. yes it's happening.

[jka12002]

Come to think of it, there should be manga versions of the Dead flims.

[UndeadNed]

HAHA Nice poster Tony

[Flyboy]

Full Casting Announced for 'Night of the Living Dead: Origins'

The cast is filling up for Zebediah de Soto's Night of the Living Dead: Origins as the Hollywood Reporter announced that Jesse Corti, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal and Cornell Womack are lending their voices to the 3D prequel of George A. Romero's groundbreaking zombie film from 1968. You can read more about the project and about each star's character details by reading on.

The 3D CGI re-imagining of the George A. Romero zombie classic being directed by newcomer Zebediah de Soto. Simon West and Simon West Prods. president Jib Polhemus are producing.

The story again follows a group of humans trying to stay alive during a zombie attack.

Corti ("Heroes") is voicing a news reporter, and Harris ("Halloween II") plays a woman who held her family together forced to come to grips with its absence.

Moseley ("Carnivale") is reprising the role he portrayed in a 1990 live-action remake "Living Dead": a Wall Street-type with an expense account attitude.

Pilato, who appeared in 1978's "Dawn of the Dead," is voicing Harry Cooper, a blue-collar worker who lives for his injured daughter, and Tal ("Supernatural") voices his wife, Helen, who blames her husband for all the ills of the world.

Womack ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen") is a no-nonsense New York cop.

The movie is being animated with the voicework in the early stages

De Soto said some of the casting is "a nod to Romero fans. Horror is a genre and zombie movies are a subgenre that people have been following for years and years."

De Soto, whose background is in the commercials world, said he grew up in a household where his mother forbade him to watch television, fearing it would lead to smoking and drinking. When he finally saw his first horror movie, Romero's "Night of the Living Dead," it made such an impression on him that it created an obsession.

"When you're not allowed to watch TV and then you see this movie where this broadcaster speaks about this (zombie) disaster, it translated as so real to me," he said.

De Soto also said nearly all zombie movies end up in an enclosed environment, be it a house or a mall, and he aims to change that. He's counting on the CGI technology that he and his New Golden Digital effects company is developing.

"I wanted to make this look like a living Monet; it's expressionism," De Soto said. "It's going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale. This is the 'Empire of the Sun' of zombie films. ... I lived through the L.A. riots and saw the city on fire; I remember seeing people running, people getting pulled out of cars. And with 9/11, these images have been ingrained on people of my generation. I just thought that is the way it would really be, a lot of chaos."

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[UndeadNed]

De Soto also said nearly all zombie movies end up in an enclosed environment, be it a house or a mall, and he aims to change that. He's counting on the CGI technology that he and his New Golden Digital effects company is developing.

"I wanted to make this look like a living Monet; it's expressionism," De Soto said. "It's going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale. This is the 'Empire of the Sun' of zombie films. ... I lived through the L.A. riots and saw the city on fire; I remember seeing people running, people getting pulled out of cars. And with 9/11, these images have been ingrained on people of my generation. I just thought that is the way it would really be, a lot of chaos."

It has certainly peaked my interest, as one thing I always tire of with a lot of independent zombie flicks is the confined environment. Its usually because of budgetary reasons for sure, but they usually end up as weaker NOTLD clones.

Pilato, who appeared in 1978's "Dawn of the Dead," is voicing Harry Cooper, a blue-collar worker who lives for his injured daughter

Interesting choice it seems to suit him; however, I'm not aware of anything else other then Day of the Dead and his cameos in Knight Riders and Dawn so I just hope he can pull off Cooper without just doing another Rhodes impersonation.

[UndeadNed]

Oct 5, 2009 18:33:48 GMT -5 jka12002 said:

Come to think of it, there should be manga versions of the Dead flims.

Yeah actually I'd love seeing some Manga Versions of the dead movies as well. They'd certainly be able to pull more off without having to worry about the budget.

[Flyboy]

I think this is actually shaping up to be decent. Still not keen on the CGI but I'm curious about the project.

[The Dead Walk!]

I was actually hoping Mos Def would be voicing Ben, but it doesn't look like that's the case now. Too bad.

[jka12002]

Dec 2, 2009 18:27:41 GMT -5 UndeadNed said:

Oct 5, 2009 18:33:48 GMT -5 jka12002 said:

Come to think of it, there should be manga versions of the Dead flims.

Yeah actually I'd love seeing some Manga Versions of the dead movies as well. They'd certainly be able to pull more off without having to worry about the budget.

Agreed, like how the manga versions of Star Wars added blood and gore. (Luke's hand spurts blood when its chopped off by Vader,etc.)

[UndeadNed]

Dec 3, 2009 12:09:09 GMT -5 jka12002 said:

Dec 2, 2009 18:27:41 GMT -5 UndeadNed said:

Yeah actually I'd love seeing some Manga Versions of the dead movies as well. They'd certainly be able to pull more off without having to worry about the budget.

Agreed, like how the manga versions of Star Wars added blood and gore. (Luke's hand spurts blood when its chopped off by Vader,etc.)

I wasn't aware they had made manga versions of Star Wars. Were they in Japanese?

[jka12002]

They had USA releases too....

[UndeadNed]

When you said Manga I thought you meant animated Manga Movies but they still look pretty cool

[Flyboy]

First Look at Tony Todd as Ben - Night of the Living Dead: Origins

You want badass? This is pretty damned badass! We've scored your first ever look at Tony Todd as Ben in Zebediah de Soto's upcoming 3D animated feature film Night of the Living Dead: Origins, and all we can say is wow. Just wow.

"I wanted to make this look like a living Monet; it's expressionism," de Soto said in an earlier interview. "It's going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale. This is the 'Empire of the Sun' of zombie films ... I lived through the L.A. riots and saw the city on fire; I remember seeing people running, people getting pulled out of cars. And with 9/11, these images have been ingrained on people of my generation. I just thought that is the way it would really be, a lot of chaos."

Director de Soto, who also pulls co-writing duties on the project, describes NOTLD: Origins, which will be in 3D, as "a living painting" and promises "no one has ever seen anything like this on the big screen."

Also lending their likenesses and voices to the project which showcases a zombie apocalypse in New York City is Danielle Harris as Barbra, Joe Pilato as Harry Cooper, Alona Tal (Jo on "Supernatural") as Helen Cooper, Bill Moseley as Johnny (reprising his portrayal of the same character in Tom Savini's 1990 NOTLD remake), Erin Braswell as Judy, Mike Diskint as Tom, Jesse Corti ("Heroes")as a news reporter, and Cornell Womack (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) as a no-nonsense New York cop.

Check out the exclusive artwork below. Strap in, kids. We have a strong feeling this is going to be something really fuckin' good!

www.dreadcentral.com/news/35842/exclusive-first-look-tony-todd-ben-night-living-dead-origins

Yep. Mos Def fell through but Tony Todd is back! That's even better news! Image is at the link when you click on it!

[The Dead Walk!]

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised! I love Tony Todd, and the fact that he's reprising his role just makes me giddy.

[omer135]

Feb 12, 2010 12:43:26 GMT -5 The Dead Walk! said:

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised! I love Tony Todd, and the fact that he's reprising his role just makes me giddy.

Great News ! It would be great to have "Candyman" in the film.

[Flyboy]

Feb 12, 2010 12:43:26 GMT -5 The Dead Walk! said:

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised! I love Tony Todd, and the fact that he's reprising his role just makes me giddy.

'Tis great to see him & Moseley back! Too bad they couldn't get Pat Tallman to come back as well.