Hollywood, CA – Lionsgate has joined forces with Nu Image/Millennium Films (The Expendables, Rambo) to reboot the 1985 George A. Romero classic “Day of the Dead”. The film will star Sophie Skelton (Outlander), Jeff Gum (The Forgiven), Marcus Vanco (The Shannara Chronicles) and Johnathon Schaech (Legends of Tomorrow).
Day of the Dead centers on a few survivors living in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with zombies. It’s the third film in Romero’s “Dead” series, including Night of the Living Dead in 1968 and Dawn of the Dead in 1978. Romero himself cites Day of the Dead as his personal favorite of all his zombie films (he mentions this in the documentary entitled The Many Days of the Dead).
Producers are Christa Campbell and Lati Grobman. Campbell and Grobman produced Texas Chainsaw 3D, which grossed $34 million in its release from Lionsgate. “Contrary to other recent zombie remakes, our Day of the Dead will honor Romero’s original vision by reviving the brooding zombie that terrorized so many of our childhoods. Our goal is to reset the genre by finding the perfect balance between nostalgia and modernity.” says Grobman.
Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, John R. Sherman and Jeff Gum are Executive Producers. “I’m really excited to see what the George A. Romero fans say. I think they will be pleased to see how much of the original story we kept in place.” says Gum.
The remake is budgeted at $10M-$20M. The film’s director, Hector Hernandez Vicens, currently has the film in post-production.
ABOUT THE CAST
Sophie Skelton plays Zoe Parker in the film. Zoe is a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past. Skelton stars in the Emmy Awarding TV series Outlander.
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Jeff Gum plays Miguel Salazar in the film. Miguel is high ranking former U.S. Army operative who is the leader of the group of survivors. Gum is staring alongside Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana in The Forgiven, which is currently filming in South Africa.
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Marcus Vanco plays Baca Salazar in the film. Baca is Miguel’s younger brother whom struggles with his brothers decisions on the best way to survive the overrun post-apocalyptic world. Vanco stars in the TV series The Shannara Chronicles.
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Johnathon Schaech plays Max in the film. Max is a figure from Zoe Parker’s past and is a modern take on the zombie known as BUB in George A. Romero’s 1985 classic. Schaech stars in the TV series Legends of Tomorrow, which airs on The CW Television Network.
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George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead is set to release in 2017
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