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The Film Agency for Wales just gave a hefty donation to help make an upcoming movie about a zombie outbreak during the 2012 Olympic games possible. (Fangoria)
Good news everyone! Principle filming on Resident Evil: Retribution is slated to start in October. The film will move locations from Toronto to Tokyo and Paul Anderson is again writing the script. (Dread Central)
Here’s a pretty cool interview with Walking Dead director Ernest Dickerson, who will once again step behind the camera for two back to back episodes of season two. (Buy Zombie)
Speaking of The Walking Dead, it’s been confirmed that there will be some flashbacks in season two that will allude to what brought Shane and Lori together, and in even bigger news Kirkman is thinking of doing a “Volume 0″ series to tell the tale in comic book form. Awesome! (Daily Blam)
We’ve got even more set pics from the upcoming epic that will be World War Z. Actually this might just be Brad Pitt hanging with some kids, but it still looks cool. (Daily Mail)
After the break, check out this co-op trailer for Dead Island, which unfortunately bears a few similarities to Left 4 Dead, but I guess that’s not a bad thing. (Kotaku)