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Zombie flick by Poplar Bluff native, shot in area, to be screened at Rodgers Theatre – darnews.com
Many scenes from the film were shot in the local area, including this shot of a lone figure approaching the historic Hargrove Bridge is east Butler County.Movie stills provided by Framework Productions A movie shot in Poplar Bluff, created by a Poplar Bluff native, will premiere Oct. 21 at Rodgers Theatre during a day-long celebration. The film “Herd” — which will also be screened at the New York...[Read More]
Samara Weaving Horror Movie ‘Azrael’ Picked Up by Republic Pictures (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter
Republic Pictures, the acquisitions label under Paramount Pictures, has picked up North American rights to Azrael, an action-horror movie from the C2 Motion Picture Group. The high-concept feature comes with a strong horror pedigree. It is toplined by Samara Weaving, a star in the genre thanks to Ready or Not and The Babysitter movie series, and was directed by E.L. Katz, a rising name who ha...[Read More]
Among the Dead: Found Footage Zombie Movie Finds a Director – ComingSoon.net
Yoshimoto Kogyo and People of Culture Studios have found a director for their found footage zombie movie Among the Dead. Variety exclusively revealed that Japanese comedian and director Shinagawa Hiroshi (Drop, One Third) will take up the mantle for the film written by father/daughter team Andy and Charlie Danger Crosby. An Unconventional Apocalypse Story In Among the Dead’s story, a zombie apocal...[Read More]
Brad Anderson to Direct George A. Romero’s Final ‘Living Dead’ Film (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter
George A. Romero’s “final zombie movie” Twilight of the Dead has found its director. Brad Anderson will helm the film, the “seventh and final installment” of the Living Dead franchise, which is being produced and financed by multiplatform production company Roundtable Entertainment. Roundtable recently announced a partnership with the Romero estate to bring Twilight of the Dead to the screen...[Read More]
Dawn of the Dead-inspired beer rises again this month – JoBlo.com
A Pennsylvania brewery is re-releasing a beer named after 1978’s Dawn of the Dead, with some proceeds going towards the GARF. What’s a better pairing than a movie and popcorn? Well, a case could be made for a movie and beer. And with the spooky season upon us, a Pennsylvania brewery is reintroducing a beer named after one of the greatest horror films ever, Dawn of the Dead, with a portion of th...[Read More]
Daryl Dixon is a return to The Walking Dead’s glory years – Polygon
Considering how much the cast would later expand, growing to include various factions and hierarchies of leadership, returning to the first few seasons of The Walking Dead can feel a bit refreshing. The premiere episode especially, which saw series figurehead Rick Grimes trying to survive in a zombified hellscape, is a remarkably stripped-down approach in comparison to what would come later. It’s ...[Read More]
‘Walking Dead’ Series To Continue Production Despite Strikes – Inside the Magic – Inside the Magic
AMC is a major name in entertainment, which is among the reasons it got green-lit to resume production on multiple hit series. Credit: AMC Understanding Production Workers’ Skill and Necessity The film production process involves everything from the production worker to the actor to the AMC network. Especially for shows as nuanced as The Walking Dead, the production worker has a lot of responsibil...[Read More]
The Walking Dead spin-offs Daryl Dixon and The Ones Who Live plus Interview With the Vampire resume production – Daily Mail
By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 22:25 EST, 31 August 2023 | Updated: 02:19 EST, 1 September 2023
‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoffs & ‘Interview With The Vampire’ To Resume Production As AMC Networks Strikes Significant Agreements With SAG-AFTRA – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead spinoffs Daryl Dixon and The Ones Who Live and Interview with the Vampire are set to resume production after AMC Networks struck agreements with SAG-AFTRA. The three shows are part of interim agreements with the Breaking Bad broadcaster that will allow filming to resume on the three high-profile series. It’s understood that these agreements are specific to ...[Read More]
Low-budget zombies or high-concept horror? – KPBS
It’s not quite Halloween, but it is never too early to kick off the season with some new horror films. Your choices this weekend are the zombie comedy “Final Cut” in person at Digital Gym Cinema or the more serious horror of “Perpetrator” streaming on Shudder.‘Final Cut’Michel Hazanavicius won an Oscar for directing the French art house favorite “The Artist.” So I’m not sure what possessed him to ...[Read More]
R.L. Stine’s ‘Zombie Town’ Adaptation Debuts Next Month – Horror News Network
“I’ll never watch another zombie movie again!” Zombie Town–the film adaptation of the 2012 R.L. Stine novel–got its release window this week and dropped a trailer to tease the undead horrors to come . Check out the video on this page. The movie–hitting the big screen Sept. 1–is directed by Peter Lepeniotis from a screenplay he wrote with Michael Samonek and Michael Schwartz. In the pic, Amy (Madi ...[Read More]
The Best Zombie Movies on Netflix Make 2023’s Headlines Look Normal As Hell – Yahoo News
Zombie films were all but dead until The Walking Dead debuted in 2010. But like the undead monsters, the hunger for more brought the ravenous fiends back into the mainstream. The Last of Us didn't just change video games, it was also the first great live-action television adaptation on HBO. Recently, Netflix also adapted an anime titled Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead into live-action—adding to i...[Read More]