Night of the Living Dead: Origins is an upcoming 3-D animated horror film directed by Zebediah De Soto.[1]
Story
New York, a city of the hopes and dreams of many Americans, lies in ruin. The streets and skyscrapers that symbolized the strength and prosperity of a people have become places of horror and despair. The cultural hub of the western world is now home to only ash and blood. For the few people left alive there is only one dream – Survival. Zombies, the living dead, have taken the city. Ben (Tony Todd) and Barbra (Danielle Harris) find themselves trapped and fighting to escape the hordes of undead that walk the streets.[2]
Re-envisoining the classic
In 1968 George A. Romero released the groundbreaking film Night of the Living Dead. In 1999 the movie was recognized as a cultural classic and was preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Film Registry. Director Zebediah De Soto has recreated the classic in a new fully 3D animated style that de Soto refers to as "American style anime". The film was filmed with a new proprietary real-time effects system nicknamed "the beast", which allows the director to film the CG animations as though he were on a live set. De Soto brings the chaos and fear of real world disasters to the big screen by taking the zombies out of the rural mid-western town and into the densely populated city of New York. In De Soto’s reenvisioning, subtitled "origins", there is more focus on the back stories to the characters, with emphasis on the hopes, dreams, and loved ones lost amidst the chaos of the zombie apocalypse. [3]
[edit] Cast
* Danielle Harris as Barbra[4]
* Tom Sizemore as Chief McClellan[4]
* Alona Tal as Helen Cooper[4]
* Tony Todd as Ben[5]
* Bill Moseley as Johnny [6]
* Jesse Corti as News Reporter[4]
* Joe Pilato as Harry Cooper[7]
* Anastasia Roark as Susan Donaldson[4]
* Cornell Womack as Hunter Deets[8]
* Erin Braswell – Judy[9]
* Mike Diskint – Tom[10]
* Tech N9ne - Zombie
[edit] Production
The film is a re-telling of the original film, set in New York City rather than rural Pennsylvania.[11] Mos Def was originally cast as a voice actor[12], but after a short time, he was released from the project.[13] Both Todd and Moseley would be reprising their roles as Ben and Johnny, respectively, from the 1990 version of the film.
Story
New York, a city of the hopes and dreams of many Americans, lies in ruin. The streets and skyscrapers that symbolized the strength and prosperity of a people have become places of horror and despair. The cultural hub of the western world is now home to only ash and blood. For the few people left alive there is only one dream – Survival. Zombies, the living dead, have taken the city. Ben (Tony Todd) and Barbra (Danielle Harris) find themselves trapped and fighting to escape the hordes of undead that walk the streets.[2]
Re-envisoining the classic
In 1968 George A. Romero released the groundbreaking film Night of the Living Dead. In 1999 the movie was recognized as a cultural classic and was preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Film Registry. Director Zebediah De Soto has recreated the classic in a new fully 3D animated style that de Soto refers to as "American style anime". The film was filmed with a new proprietary real-time effects system nicknamed "the beast", which allows the director to film the CG animations as though he were on a live set. De Soto brings the chaos and fear of real world disasters to the big screen by taking the zombies out of the rural mid-western town and into the densely populated city of New York. In De Soto’s reenvisioning, subtitled "origins", there is more focus on the back stories to the characters, with emphasis on the hopes, dreams, and loved ones lost amidst the chaos of the zombie apocalypse. [3]
[edit] Cast
* Danielle Harris as Barbra[4]
* Tom Sizemore as Chief McClellan[4]
* Alona Tal as Helen Cooper[4]
* Tony Todd as Ben[5]
* Bill Moseley as Johnny [6]
* Jesse Corti as News Reporter[4]
* Joe Pilato as Harry Cooper[7]
* Anastasia Roark as Susan Donaldson[4]
* Cornell Womack as Hunter Deets[8]
* Erin Braswell – Judy[9]
* Mike Diskint – Tom[10]
* Tech N9ne - Zombie
[edit] Production
The film is a re-telling of the original film, set in New York City rather than rural Pennsylvania.[11] Mos Def was originally cast as a voice actor[12], but after a short time, he was released from the project.[13] Both Todd and Moseley would be reprising their roles as Ben and Johnny, respectively, from the 1990 version of the film.
