They're Coming To Get You, Barbara: Romero's Classic Zombie Film Inspires CG Adaptation

Published on December 3, 2009 by Martyn Conterio · View Comments

notldd George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is being remade by a brave/foolhardy Hollywood duo. Back in 1968, a low budget film-maker from Pittsburgh got together ten friends and changed cinema history. That it was a film about dead cannibals taking over the world belied the ground-breaking social and political subtext.

Fast-forward to 2009 and two brave souls named Zebediah de Soto and producer Simon West have decided on an inspired take of the original material. It is not going to be another re-hash…well it is and it isn’t. The two filmmakers shall be employing computer animation to realise their zombie dreams.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog spoke to de Soto recently and he explained his “vision” for the piece:

“I wanted to make this look like a living Monet; it’s expressionism. It’s going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale. This is the Empire Of The Sun of zombie films.”

Night of the Living Dead has already been remade once back in 1990. But the new version is not a strict remake as it employs a new set of characters. On board for vocal duties are Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Danielle Harris and Alona Tai. Fans will know that both Moseley and Pilato have starred in George A. Romero’s films before. Whether this will be as empty-headed as a freshly devoured corpse, or something unique in its own right remains to be seen.

Night of the Living Dead: Origins will be staggering its way to screens (or Blu-ray and DVD) some time in 2010. This will have to do until somebody gets around to making Max Brooks’ masterpiece World War Z.