The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Here’s a great write up of a local campus game of Humans vs Zombies at the University of Minnesota. (MN Daily)

Cinematographer Robert Richardson has signed on for World War Z and it’s looking to begin principal photography overseas as early as next month. It looks like it isn’t dead after all. (Screen Junkies)

After the break, check out the trailer for Dead Rising 2: Off The Record which looks to be a standalone game featuring everyone’s favorite camera wielding reporter. (Buy Zombie)

Everything I read about Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City makes it sound better and better. It’s been confirmed in this story that it will be a military squad shooter, but inflicting non lethal damage on your enemies will draw blood, causing rogue zombies to be drawn to whomever you just shot. Yeah, I’m excited too. (Kotaku)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Well it looks like the deal for the unique zombie movie Maggie has fallen apart, so this gem with an estimated five million dollar production cost is back on the market for any of you big spenders out there. (Ace Showbiz)

Max Adler, the notorious bully on the popular show Glee, just signed up to be one of the undead horde in the upcoming comedy film Detention of the Dead. (Gather)

We’ve got the premiere date, location, and a nice trailer (after the break) for the quirky zombie musical The Dead Inside. (Bloody Disgusting)

There’s some amazing images that were recently released for the upcoming game (that I’m really excited about) Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. (Kotaku)

Regular commenter Jon Dixon dropped me a line to let us know that Episode 4 of his webseries …And Then Everything Changed is now online. We’ve got the video after the break, and be sure to check out past episodes on his site.

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Alright buckle up because it was a HUGE news weekend for the undead…

When I saw a fake clip for When Harry Met Sally 2 online last Friday, my first thought was “What is this doing on all of the horror news sites?” After I watched it, I realized it was one of the greatest fake trailers I’ve ever seen. Check it out after the break. (Deadline)

There’s some great interviews that came out from the cast of The Walking Dead.

• Our favorite fictional sheriff Andrew Lincoln talks about the massive difference from being in British romantic comedies to playing a zombie killing leader on The Walking Dead. (The Guardian)
• Jon Bernthal, who plays Rick’s best friend Shane on the show, recently gave an interview as well. MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read it if you haven’t at least read volume one of the comic books. (Digital Spy)

Local campus games of Humans vs Zombies were popular this week as well.

• We’ve got a nice writeup, pics, and video (after the break) of an HvZ game at Geneva College. (Beaver County Times)
• One journalist gives a first hand account of just how scary HvZ can be if you’re not used to the event. (The Acorn)

The crew over at Deep Silver just announced a ton of information for their upcoming game Dead Island. There’s pictures, level information, and much, much more. (Dread Central)

If you’re living in some rental flats in Sutton, UK then you’ve got a good chance to be an extra in the upcoming movie Cockneys vs Zombies. (net-lettings.co.uk)

Check out these teaser images for the new comic book mini series Zombies vs Robots: UnderCity from IDW which will pick up where their Infestation crossover ends. (io9)

Sad news as another comic book movie looks to be dying prematurely. Zach Galifianakis has dropped out of the Dark Horse adaptation of R.I.P.D. which centers around an undead police department. Ryan Reynolds is still tentatively attached to the project, but recent rumors about a new director for the Deadpool movie and a Green Lantern sequel will undoubtedly pull him off as well. (Dread Central)

Here’s the pricing information and schedule for the first annual Zombie Prom in Chicago this year. (Buy Zombie)

After the break, watch Brandon Routh explain the rules of undead maintenance to Sam Huntington in this new Dylan Dog clip. (io9)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Robert Kirkman gives a little insight in this article on the over the top level of zombie carnage that will take place during season two of The Walking Dead. (Daily Blam)

In a cool little slice of life article, Lisa Maloney talks about just what it takes to be an extra, and what comes with the gig, as she got to experience first hand during the filming of the indie zombie flick Frost Bite. (Anchorage Press)

We’ve got a few details and distribution info for the upcoming zombie movie Wake Wood that we mentioned a few weeks back. (Dread Central)

I held off on reporting this because I honestly thought it was belated April Fool’s joke, but it looks like The Evil Dead will be coming to the iOS devices as a 3D shooter! Check out the trailer after the break, because it looks freaking amazing. (Kotaku)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Here’s a great write up on zombie preparedness from the University of South Dakota as they gear up for a game of Humans vs Zombies that starts this Saturday. (The Volante)

Also we’ve got some early pricing details and guest listings for the epic event that will be ZomBcon 2011. (Movie Viral)

Here are some nice gory new photos and premiere info for the upcoming comedy Deadheads. (Fangoria)

Hunter Via, editor of The Walking Dead, dishes up a nice Q&A session and gives some great insight about what goes on behind the scenes. (Dread Central)

TV commercial turned film director Graig Gillespie, who’s claim to fame is Lars and the Real Girl and the upcoming Fright Night remake, is just moments away from being signed on as the director of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I approve of this choice. (Dread Central)

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Rigamortis: A Zombie Love Story won the Audience Choice Award at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival last weekend. (Eastern Iowa Life)

A group of zombies invaded Columbia Park this past Sunday to collect food for the needy. Thankfully they were not allowed to accept brains. (Tri City Herald)

The Kickstarter funded, Connecticut made indie film Zombie Ninjas has been given the proud honor of being the opening number of the Litchfield Hills Film Festival April 7 at the Bank Street Theater in New Milford. (Litchfield County Times)

Charles Band, creator of Evil Bong 3D: Wrath of Bong, gives up the details of his traveling tour to promote the movie. (Dread Central)

We’ve got even more details on the upcoming animated feature Zombie Pet Shop. (Buy Zombie)

This isn’t news exactly, but we just had to re-post this great article on why there needs to be more strong female role models in zombie movies. (io9)

After the break, check out the trailer for Play Dead, which looks like an amazing zombie movie featuring some very adorable canine survivors struggling to make it through the undead aftermath. The film is currently looking for some Kickstarter funding. (Quiet Earth)

Also check out this teaser trailer for The Night Shift, about an eternal cemetary groundskeeper who is just trying to find his way. (Buy Zombie)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Left 4 Dead has been made into a cool live action “choose your own adventure” style game on Youtube. Check it out after the break and see if you can survive. (The Escapist)

Maggie, the the spec script that promises an  innovative and surprisingly new take on the zombie genre as well as a blueprint for making better zombie movies on a lower budget, has finally been purchased after an impressive bidding war. (Deadline)

We’ve got a few details on “The Cure” a zombie film being shot by local students at the University of Miami. (The Oxford Press)

With every bit of good news for World War Z it seems like there is a mountain of bad news that comes with it. After yesterday’s news that a studio has stepped up to co-fund the film with Paramount, it seems like that offer comes with a hefty catch. John R. Leonetti, director of such flops as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and The Butterfly Effect 2 will be on a short list to direct the film.

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