Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Although I’m still holding on to hope that the remake of George Romero’s “The Crazies” will be worthy, I’m not too crazy about the poster above. If you want to see an insanely large version then click on over to IMPAwards.com.
If you’re diggin’ this Daybreakers poster as much as I am, then you’ll want to check out this huge version posted at IMPAwards.com.
The Hollywood Reporter posted today that work is underway on an animated 3D CGI re-imagining of George Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead.
Although the storyline will follow a small band of people trying to stay alive, the director, Zebediah de Soto says that this one not have the survivors taking refuge in an enclosed environment like a house or a mall. Instead this will be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale.
Sounds cool. I’ll post updates here as I get ’em.
When I was a kid, the wolfman was always my favorite movie monster. While this poster is a step in the right direction, I still don’t hold high hopes for the new Wolfman movie coming out next month. I hope I’m wrong, especially with that cast, but I have a feeling that The Wolfman is going to be a howler.
Friday night I watched my dvd extras for “The Mist” and was surprised to see Eric “The Goon” Powell on set with Frank Darabont. I’ve been an Eric Powell fan for years. So has Frank Darabont. In fact, Eric Powell did one of my favorite Stallone pieces [thanks again, John Higashi!].
Eric’s work on his creation, The Goon is required reading for all comic fans. And since we’re speaking of The Goon [okay, technically we’re not speaking and I am writing, but…} did you know that Eric has created an issue of The Goon without word balloons? The entire comic is made up of silent panels or just shots with thought balloons. The story involves the Goon, a stolen necklace, a fem fatale and a crazy killer… oh, and no word balloons. Sounds cool, right? You can read more about it, here at CBR.com.
If this description doesn’t get you interested…
The Ghoul, a monstrous investigator with a reputation for solving the world’s weirdest crimes…
…then perhaps knowing that it’s created and written by Steve “30 Days of Night” Niles with art by Bernie “Frankenstein” Wrightson will be enough to get you to pick up a copy. Of course you may be a real hard sell and want to see CBR.com’s five page preview before you’re willing to part with your hard-earned cash.
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of movies and books which focus on a small band of people who find themselves up against incredible odds in a life or death struggle. That’s one of the reasons that zombie stories appeal to me. Not because of the gore, but how much more outnumbered and against it can you be then when you’re fighting a world of dead beings? That’s why I love really good zombie stories like the original “Night of the Living Dead”, the remake of “Dawn of the Dead” and the comic series “The Walking Dead”.
Of course the “bad guys” don’t have to be zombies. The could be aliens [“Aliens”], nazis [“The Dirty Dozen”], Mayans [“Apocalypto”], but there’s just something about zombies that kick things up a notch. Maybe because they want to eat you and maybe because anyone in the group could become one. At any rate…
Earlier this year Miguel Insignares told me about a project that he’s putting together called “The Rufnex: Isle of the Dead”. It was such a cool concept that I wanted to start talking it up right away, especially after seeing some of the prelimiary art and names attached to the project. Yesterday Miguel’s Isle of the Dead site went live. If you go there, you’ll learn more about the project as well as see the names already attached. You’ll even learn how you could become a zombie in the comic. What could be better than that?
Have a safe and Happy Halloween! Give out some fun treats, eat a few yourself, and watch something scary!
[Art for today’s post is by Dan Brereton]
Did you ever wonder why Dan Brereton loves monsters so much? I’m just glad he does so we get cool art and Nocturnals stories.
Steven King is going to write a five issue arc of Scott Snyder’s “American Vampire” series which is set to premiere in March of 2010. The main character, Skinner Sweet, became a vampire in the days of the old west. Skinner is a new breed of vampire and Steven King has made him a “bottomless pit of evil”.
If this sounds like something you’d like, then let your local comic retailer know. Until then, here’s the full article about Steven King and “American Vampire”.
Hollywood.com recently posted their choices for the 25 Creepiest Movie Lines in Cinema. You know me, so using just their choices here are my TOP TEN:
Lists are subjective, but how did my favorite creepy line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” not make the cut?
Even though this poster for “Daybreakers” brings up too much of a “Matrix” feel, I still really want to see the movie, based mostly on this.
I recently took this Real Zombie Survival Survey over at Facebook. I have to admit that I was surprised that my survival odds were 95% because I answered as truthfully as possible.
Okay, if a zombie infestation breaks out, we all meet up at my house. That is, unless someone scores higher. Then we rendezvous at his/her joint.
I’ve been singing the praises of Dennis Lehanne’s novel, Shutter Island for years. Publisher’s Weekly said it best: Shutter Island “carries an ending so shocking yet so faithful to what has come before, that it will go down as one of the most aesthetically right resolutions ever written.”
With Martin Scorsese directing a cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, each step closer to the premiere has me thinking that the movie will live up to the book’s excellence. This new trailer is even more evidence that we’re going to be in for a great couple of hours.
I really like this trailer for “The Crazies”. This is one remake that could be better than the original.
