Day Of The Dead Remake

[spiderman_2k]

Man and I thought it was all rumor, until I saw the onslaught all over the web of news reports. I received an email reporting that producer Richard Rubinstein is working hard to get a remake of Day of the Dead going because of how well Dawn did in the theaters. Well now I've read on both Creature Corner and Aint it Cool News the same thing - so maybe it's true after all! Read on for the scoops.

Flyers179 informed me that AICN had the following scoop, "This year, Zack Snyder's DAWN OF THE DEAD remake is a surprisingly okay movie. I didn't love it, but I thought it worked well in certain stretches. There are some great moments, and I'll give credit to both Snyder and James Gunn for the way they've tried to make their own movie while staying true to the general outline of the original Romero film. It was a hell of a lot more successful than last year's miserable TEXAS CHAINSAW remake, and I'll bet it ends up being lots better than the cheapie DAY OF THE DEAD remake that Richard Rubenstein is rushing into production at the moment."

While Creature Corner reports that, "While in one ear I have a source telling me that producer Richard Rubinstein is gearing up to do Day as a follow-up to Universal's successful Dawn remake with "major" financing, I've got someone else pointing me towards AICN where Moriarty says, too, that Rubinstein is eyeing to do something quick."

Guess news travels fast, and I hope they aren't all coming from the same scooper. Guess we'll find out soon enough, Dawn did leave it wide open for Day of the Dead.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=1714&Template=newsfull

I would see it.

We all know that Day although good is the weakest part of the Dead trilogy mainly due to the fact that it was intended to be an epic zombie movie, but due to budget cuts and things like that, Romero would only be able to give us a shell of what he had planned...Maybe this movie will be closer to his original ideas for the final film.

[HeadHunter]

IS it Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead???

[Tony Montana]

This sucks...

[spiderman_2k]

Why does it?

Same was said about the Dawn remake and pretty much everyone loved it.

Originally posted by HeadHunter
IS it Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead???

No, the story goes in the order they were released, Night, Dawn then Day.

[Tony Montana]

I really like new DOTD! Mostly because I had so low expectations...

But this one would be too soon and not thought out well... or maybe Im just pessimist on purpose in order to enjoy Day with low expectations???

[Tenafly Viper]

I think that is a good rule of thumb, when dealing with any "remake", keep all expectations low. Unfortunately more time then not, they disappoint.

As for Day, I like the original and think it has some of the best zombie efx ever put on screen by Savini. But like spidey said it was gutted story wise so it’s probably the most remake forgivable of Romero's dead trilogy. My only fear would be that it will ends up being a RE clone, because I'm assuming like the Dawn remake it would shed most of its social commentary to focus on the action element, the combination of that and the use of soldiers instead of civilians, sets the stage for cliché failure imo. Interestingly enough like I've mentioned before, I thought Dawn used some of the Day character archetypes, so it is interesting to see what can be brought to the table in regards to character development, time will tell.

Personally I say let Romero remake Day the way he originally envisioned it, or if not then how about finding a director with balls who'll use Day as a way of commenting on the current climate of fear, and war around the world. Dawn proved me wrong, it wasn’t the original but it was a fun zombie movie, who knows maybe Day will do the same, but I'm very tentative at this point.

I'm still waiting for the "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" remake announcement that I know is inevitable. LOL :D

[HeadHunter]

Originally posted by spiderman_2k
Why does it?

Same was said about the Dawn remake and pretty much everyone loved it.



No, the story goes in the order they were released, Night, Dawn then Day.


well i was close to the right storey......no wonder when i watched Dawn of the DEad the other day it didnt make sence

[mentiroso]

Originally posted by HeadHunter
well i was close to the right storey......no wonder when i watched Dawn of the DEad the other day it didnt make sence

Honestly doesnt matter what order you watch them in, they are not connected. Well they are connected by zombies, but none of the characters return from previous movies to appear in the next, except for zombie number 43. He was good in all three.


I just hope that they stick to that rule when remaking Day of the Dead. Do not try to bring back Ving Rhames or any of the others who might have survived Dawn.
Make it a stand alone film like the original and bring back BUB!!

[Tony Montana]

Originally posted by mentiroso
I just hope that they stick to that rule when remaking Day of the Dead. Do not try to bring back Ving Rhames or any of the others who might have survived Dawn.
Make it a stand alone film like the original and bring back BUB!!


From time to time I actually agree with Menti...

[Tenafly Viper]

Originally posted by HeadHunter
well i was close to the right storey......no wonder when i watched Dawn of the DEad the other day it didnt make sence
Originally posted by mentiroso
Honestly doesnt matter what order you watch them in, they are not connected. Well they are connected by zombies, but none of the characters return from previous movies to appear in the next, except for zombie number 43. He was good in all three. I agree the only reason to watch them in sequence would be the progression in zombie population, and how wide spread they are. Media (or lack there of) is a plot device Romero uses to give us a sense of what is going on in the big picture. At first the zombie are localized to more rural areas, then the cities are overrun, society in whole breaks down, and finally they own the world, and the living are driven into hiding, underground (role reversal).

Originally posted by mentiroso
I just hope that they stick to that rule when remaking Day of the Dead. Do not try to bring back Ving Rhames or any of the others who might have survived Dawn.
Make it a stand alone film like the original and bring back BUB!! I'm guessing that's a given, it's a really good way of keeping costs down, no lengthy negotiations on pay for returning roles. Plus it's just cool to center on the zombies. ;)

I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the study of the zombie condition but eliminated Bub all together or turned him from inquisitive innocent into calculated savage.

[XscreamXshoutX]

I would see it. Most remakes of zombie flicks are better...

[spiderman_2k]

Originally posted by Tenafly Viper
I agree the only reason to watch them in sequence would be the progression in zombie population, and how wide spread they are.

Yeah but if you see Day first then it might not make sense just how all of it happened...Thats why IMO its pretty important to see them in order as each one has a different degree of destruction in the world...You can see by watching them all that over a limited amout of time the world could fall.

[Tenafly Viper]

Originally posted by spiderman_2k
Yeah but if you see Day first then it might not make sense just how all of it happened...Thats why IMO its pretty important to see them in order as each one has a different degree of destruction in the world...You can see by watching them all that over a limited amout of time the world could fall.
Don't get me wrong, I very much agree if someone is going to watch all three for the first time, by all mean watch them in order for that very reason. Viewing the three as a whole definitely enhances the overall story and experience. But, I also think they are pretty good stand alones, each film offers up enough explanation through plot as to what is going on, that allows a person to view them as individuals, independent from each other, but like I said they are better as a whole.

[Instinct]

I dont' know. I guess we'll see what happens, but I don't like the idea at all. Instead of remaking Day they should do everything in their power to finance Reckoning. I mean, c'mon they're going to remake Day because Dawn did so well.. instead of trying to get Reckoning on its feet, a new Romero zombie flick! Doesn't make sense. If they want to capitalize on the success of Dawn it only seems logical to bring Romero's NEW project up to speed instead of remaking one of his old films.

[spiderman_2k]

To the movie studios it isnt logical.

Romero would bring in the old creeping zombies again...After Dawn had such a fast pace general movie goers might not like the sudden change of pace...Plus Romero would shoot for an NC-17, I doubt he would want to shoot for an R..

[Tony Montana]

I like those fast zombies... But I would LUV to have those slow bastards around if I were trapped in a zombie movie...

[Instinct]

Originally posted by spiderman_2k


Romero would bring in the old creeping zombies again...

Exactly what the genre needs. :applaud:

[GraysGreat]

I think its a good idea to remake Day Of The Dead, not only because i like this series, but also because they already remade Night Of The Living Dead and Dawn Of The Dead, its almost needed to complete the remade trillogy.

[l)arKnight.]

THey should have slow and fast zombies, hey throw out some muated zombies for the heck of it. But I would like to see put one of the dead movies set in new york. New york is very good place to do it, b/c of all the corners and streets, even the huge city. Ah w/e I hope another movie of zombies comes out soon, can't wait for RE2. IT really has been awhile since that last zombie movie was made hasn't it? What was the last one made until remake of DOTD?

[Juxton]

I really liked Day of the Dead. It was actually my favorite of the trilogy. I wouldn't mind a remake, but I don't need one.

I've seen some people in other threads say they should remake it simply so we can have a remake trilogy to go along with the original, but to me, the NOTLD remake doesn't fit with the Dawn remake, so I'm not in that camp.

If they do remake it, I would almost prefer they leave Bub out entirely rather than try to include him. I have a feeling it would piss off far fewer fans if they left him out. Especially with these new faster zombies, Bub could be ruined. Now, if they had Sherman Howard reprise his role and make him a zombie who's slow because he was slow when he was alive (ie, not all there) it could work. Of course they'd have to drop the idea that Bub was once a soldier if they did that, which I think greatly added to the character. Howard was very enthusiastic about the role in the interviews on the Day DVD, so I'm sure they could get him if they wanted.

[Inval1d]

I would see it. :D

[morpheus1987]

I think this would be a good remake. I would definately go see it.

[ZombieMan]

I would most definitly go and see it! Dawn of the Dead's remake actually impressed me, as I expected it to kind of suck. This might be an interesting remake, but I hope it sort of goes along the lines of the original.

[dragonfire]

I don't know if this has been posted before but this is the original script for DOTD if any one wants to read it http://www.homepageofthedead.com/films/day/script.html

[rayzor09]

We have a thread on this here. (http://www.comingsoon.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26114)