A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead. Got news tips? E-mail me at cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com.
Ladies and Gentlemen, AMC’s Walking Dead adaptation has its Rick Grimes: it’s one Andrew Lincoln. Who, you ask? Well, he was in Love, Actually. And some other stuff, but that seems to be what he is best known for. I’m not feeling it, but I guess time will tell. (Variety)
A producer of Resident Evil: Afterlife talks about the movie, including effects, its relationship to the games and more. (Shock Till You Drop)
Malcolm McDowell and Sid Haig are set to star in a post-apocalyptic zombie comedy called First Platoon, by writer/director Chris Gabriel. The film is described as an homage to Romero’s films that stays true to the lore. It’s shooting this spring/summer in New Mexico and aiming for a December release. (The Geek Files)
The author of The Zombie Combat Manual, Roger Ma, is interviewed about his inspiration and more (note: we’ll have an exclusive Q&A with Ma tomorrow). (Your Nabe.com)
Ma also has some zombie apocalypse clothing and gear suggestions for you. (Uncrate)
Something called Coed Magazine tells you how to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. Surprisingly, it doesn’t involve joining a sorority or frat. (Coed Magazine)
Plants vs Zombies, now interpreted in pottery. (Zombie Command)
Finally, below the cut you’ll find an embedded, subtitled trailer for Opstandelsen, an upcoming Danish zombie movie that looks to be set in a church, feature fast zombies and be bloody as hell (Bloody Disgusting)