Day of the Dead Remake Mixes Old and New
The "Dawn of the Dead" remake revolutionized George A. Romero’s creation by making the zombies fast running monsters. Now Hollywood has decided to remake "Day of the Dead," but there might be more variety to the zombies, says star Nick Cannon.
“It’s a little of both,” Cannon told Rotten Tomatoes. “There’s a lot of the fast speed zombies but then there’s like the slower ones.”
Though it is a remake of Romero’s third zombie film, this version is a standalone story. “There is no storyline connection but obviously it’s another George A Romero remake. Ving Rhames is in this one as well, as a different character.”
The new "Day of the Dead" will still portray the character Bud, a rehabilitated zombie in a military lab. “There is a Bud character. It’s developed a little differently though but it’s definitely that character of the good zombie is in the film.”
Cannon himself won’t reveal whether he gets to stumble around chomping on flesh. “I can’t tell you. I don’t start off as a zombie.”
"Day of the Dead" is scheduled for 2007.
“It’s a little of both,” Cannon told Rotten Tomatoes. “There’s a lot of the fast speed zombies but then there’s like the slower ones.”
Though it is a remake of Romero’s third zombie film, this version is a standalone story. “There is no storyline connection but obviously it’s another George A Romero remake. Ving Rhames is in this one as well, as a different character.”
The new "Day of the Dead" will still portray the character Bud, a rehabilitated zombie in a military lab. “There is a Bud character. It’s developed a little differently though but it’s definitely that character of the good zombie is in the film.”
Cannon himself won’t reveal whether he gets to stumble around chomping on flesh. “I can’t tell you. I don’t start off as a zombie.”
"Day of the Dead" is scheduled for 2007.
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on Nov 07 2006 01:39 AM I thought it was Bub, not Bud. I saw the trailer for it and was not impressed at all. The 28 Weeks Later footage was more impressive and it was mostly behind the scenes stuff. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 07 2006 02:33 AM Can't forget, of course, that this movie's got Nick Cannon. And other than possibly Drumline, I haven't seen or heard anything good involving him. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 04:20 AM Yeah, it was Bub in the original, not Bud. Now they are mixing the fast running zombies with the slow ones??? What the hell. I've got no faith in this film being any good, which is a shame because the original is my fav zombie film pretty much ever. Still, I'll go see it anyway, because I'm a schmuk! (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 07:46 AM [b]i don't know... this one is scaring me....[/b] i too found the DOD trailer to be underwhelming to say the least... but sometimes crappy trailers make good movies... it is a cool idea though-- the military subplot and Bub is good stuff; i hope it goes underground into a missile silo like the original; up there in Leadville, CO it would be possible to find a silo or two.... let's keep our fingers crossed. check out my zombie flick story for free: www.driveindead.com (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 12:10 PM yeah, as soon as i saw it had nick cannon in it, i totally lost interest. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 07 2006 12:13 PM "It's a bad day to be zombie!" Please, let something happen to destroy every existing print of this film. Please. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 12:14 PM In reply to this comment (#848233) ...which makes you think, really, why the HELL would they cast Nick Cannon in this? Were they PURPOSEFULLY trying to alienate and turn-off their core audience? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 12:26 PM hey maybe he'll die really soon in the movie, like the first 5 seconds, just enough time to say "hi, im Nick Cannon" and then BOOM zombies eat him. and then the rest of the movie is great. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 03:03 PM Is Mena Suvari really going to be the lead female? If so, i'll be there opening night. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 09:42 PM man, why does this look so bad? why couldn't they just use romero's original day of the dead script?(which he didn't use originally due to money contraints) im just so dissapointed so far with this. i HOPE to be proven wrong, but i doubt i wil (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 07 2006 10:59 PM ugh...nick cannon... well, i won't be seeing this one. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 08 2006 12:04 PM nick cannon?! weak (Reply to this) |
on Nov 08 2006 05:19 PM [b]Please stop.[/b] Dear Hollywood, Please stop. Your audience is not entirely stupid. There are better ways to make money. Offer Nick Cannon's life for auction. He must be stopped before he causes any more harm. ( I would never really try to kill Nick Cannon) Down with Hollywood anyway! (simplified letter) Dear Hollywood, You suck. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 08 2006 07:50 PM "...there might be more variety to the zombies, says star Nick Cannon." That's when you know a movie has gone to hell in a hand basket. It's little quotes like that, that let me know it would be better to gouge my eyes out with a turtle than spend $ on seeing this remake. FU*K Nick Cannon. Dave Chappelle! (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 13 2007 10:58 PM PLEASE! For the love of all that is unholy in horror movie's, SCRAP THIS PILE OF WALKING GARBAGE! I've only just seen the trailer, and jeiwed the stars. NOT IMPRESSED. The star zombie's name was in fact "BUB", not bud, The fact that the director of "Halloween H2Balls" is running the show is a joke, Nick Cannon! WTF! Hollywood, you are in fact making a big mistake. Stop what your doing to this horror classic. Trash what little you have so far. And do some homework before you attempt to remake the best. (Reply to this) |
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