Universal Pictures, in association with Strike Entertainment and New Amsterdam Entertainment, has announced the start of principal photography on the action-driven zombie thriller "Dawn Of The Dead." Heading an ensemble cast in a re-envisioning of George A. Romero's 1979 apocalyptic horror classic twenty-five years later is Sarah Polley ("Go," "The Sweet Hereafter"), Ving Rhames ("Mission: Impossible 1, 2 and 3," "Con Air"), Jake Weber ("The Cell," "U-571") and Mekhi Phifer (TV's ER, "8 Mile").
"Dawn Of The Dead" marks the feature film directorial debut for Zack Snyder from an adapted screenplay by James Gunn. The film is produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment's Richard P. Rubinstein ("Pet Sematary," 1979's "Dawn Of The Dead") and Marc Abraham ("Spy Game," "Bring It On") and Eric Newman ("The Emperor's Club") of Strike Entertainment. Executive producers are Tom Bliss ("The Emperor's Club," "The Hurricane"), Armyan Bernstein ("The Hurricane," "Air Force One") and Dennis E. Jones ("The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas," co-producer Virus). Michael Messina (associate producer Frank Hebert's "Children of Dune") serves as co-producer.
In "Dawn of the Dead," an unexplained plague has decimated the world's population and yet...the dead aren't dying. They've become zombies, stalking endlessly in a constant quest to feed on the flesh and blood of the few remaining living.
A ragtag group of desperate survivors in a Wisconsin town seek refuge in a large indoor shopping mall, where they must learn not only to protect themselves from the ever-increasing zombie horde, but also to co-exist with each other as one of the last bastions of humanity.
Sealed off from the rest of what used to be the world, the group uses every available resource (both within and without) in their against-all-odds fight to remain alive and human.
Director Zack Snyder is joined by a talented production team behind the camera, which includes director of photography Matt Leonetti ("2 Fast 2 Furious," "Rush Hour 2"), production designer Andrew Neskoromny (supervising art director on the upcoming "Seabiscuit," "The Core"), costume designer Denise Cronenberg ("Spider," "Murder at 1600"), prosthetics make-up designer David Anderson ("Men In Black I and II," "The Nutty Professor") editor Niven Howie (upcoming "Godsend"; "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels").
"Dawn Of The Dead," which is shooting on locations in Toronto, Canada, is a Strike Entertainment and New Amsterdam Entertainment production. The film is scheduled for release by Universal Pictures in 2004.
"Dawn Of The Dead" marks the feature film directorial debut for Zack Snyder from an adapted screenplay by James Gunn. The film is produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment's Richard P. Rubinstein ("Pet Sematary," 1979's "Dawn Of The Dead") and Marc Abraham ("Spy Game," "Bring It On") and Eric Newman ("The Emperor's Club") of Strike Entertainment. Executive producers are Tom Bliss ("The Emperor's Club," "The Hurricane"), Armyan Bernstein ("The Hurricane," "Air Force One") and Dennis E. Jones ("The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas," co-producer Virus). Michael Messina (associate producer Frank Hebert's "Children of Dune") serves as co-producer.
In "Dawn of the Dead," an unexplained plague has decimated the world's population and yet...the dead aren't dying. They've become zombies, stalking endlessly in a constant quest to feed on the flesh and blood of the few remaining living.
A ragtag group of desperate survivors in a Wisconsin town seek refuge in a large indoor shopping mall, where they must learn not only to protect themselves from the ever-increasing zombie horde, but also to co-exist with each other as one of the last bastions of humanity.
Sealed off from the rest of what used to be the world, the group uses every available resource (both within and without) in their against-all-odds fight to remain alive and human.
Director Zack Snyder is joined by a talented production team behind the camera, which includes director of photography Matt Leonetti ("2 Fast 2 Furious," "Rush Hour 2"), production designer Andrew Neskoromny (supervising art director on the upcoming "Seabiscuit," "The Core"), costume designer Denise Cronenberg ("Spider," "Murder at 1600"), prosthetics make-up designer David Anderson ("Men In Black I and II," "The Nutty Professor") editor Niven Howie (upcoming "Godsend"; "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels").
"Dawn Of The Dead," which is shooting on locations in Toronto, Canada, is a Strike Entertainment and New Amsterdam Entertainment production. The film is scheduled for release by Universal Pictures in 2004.
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