Zombies? Comedy? Alan Tudyk? Ok!
Alan Tudyk, known to many for his portrayal of Wash in the TV series Firefly and the post-cancellation movie Serenity is about to enjoy some more horror comedy. Tudyk was last seen in the horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - at least, if you caught it at Sundance or other film festivals - and will continue this trend with First Platoon, a zombie comedy with Tudyk playing "Rock Brannigan," leader a group of zombie hunters in the apocalyptic southwest.
Joining Tudyk are Arron Shiver (The Book of Eli) as "Pete Davis" and newcomer Jennifer Skyler as "Molly Mcguire" with Malcolm McDowell (Clockwork Orange) as "Rex Necro," Sid Haig (Night of the Living Dead 3D) as "Pa Jericho," and John Kassir as "Burke." Skyler, Shiver and Tudyk will undergo military training from Capt. Dale Dye (military consultant on Band of Brothers), which seems a little extreme for a zombie comedy,...
Alan Tudyk, known to many for his portrayal of Wash in the TV series Firefly and the post-cancellation movie Serenity is about to enjoy some more horror comedy. Tudyk was last seen in the horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - at least, if you caught it at Sundance or other film festivals - and will continue this trend with First Platoon, a zombie comedy with Tudyk playing "Rock Brannigan," leader a group of zombie hunters in the apocalyptic southwest.
Joining Tudyk are Arron Shiver (The Book of Eli) as "Pete Davis" and newcomer Jennifer Skyler as "Molly Mcguire" with Malcolm McDowell (Clockwork Orange) as "Rex Necro," Sid Haig (Night of the Living Dead 3D) as "Pa Jericho," and John Kassir as "Burke." Skyler, Shiver and Tudyk will undergo military training from Capt. Dale Dye (military consultant on Band of Brothers), which seems a little extreme for a zombie comedy,...
- 6/3/2010
- HugAZombie
Malcolm McDowell is to star in the post-apocalyptic zombie comedy First Platoon, it was announced today by First Earth Films.
The 66-year-old English veteran's long list of credits include Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween and its 2009 sequel Halloween II, and most recently the post-apocalyptic The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and released in January.
Sid Haig is also on board. The 70-year-old has had numerous TV roles and also appeared in several Rob Zombie films - as a cemetery caretaker in the Halloween remake and as killer clown Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses, its sequel The Devil's Rejects and animated The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.
Las Vegas writer/director Chris Gabriel will be shooting the picture, from his original screenplay, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this spring and summer.
First Earth Films and Laughing Jack Entertainment, both based in Las Vegas are producing the feature, whose...
The 66-year-old English veteran's long list of credits include Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween and its 2009 sequel Halloween II, and most recently the post-apocalyptic The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and released in January.
Sid Haig is also on board. The 70-year-old has had numerous TV roles and also appeared in several Rob Zombie films - as a cemetery caretaker in the Halloween remake and as killer clown Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses, its sequel The Devil's Rejects and animated The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.
Las Vegas writer/director Chris Gabriel will be shooting the picture, from his original screenplay, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this spring and summer.
First Earth Films and Laughing Jack Entertainment, both based in Las Vegas are producing the feature, whose...
- 4/6/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Sin City is suddenly becoming a genre town. The Blacklist Film Festival brought their indie flavor to Las Vegas; Live Evil hit the Sci-Fi Center; and the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors took over The Palms.
Now William Powell’s comic shop and grindhouse theater hosts the Las Vegas premiere of Sean Cain’s Silent Night, Zombie Night (which we last covered here). The event, celebrating independent cinema, Christmas and zombies all in one night, takes place December 5 at 8 p.m. and costs $5.
Cain, who Fangoria calls a “Indie Horror Specialist,” will be on hand for a Q&A and autograph signing session after the film, as will producer Wes Laurie, and co-stars Chris Gabriel (”One Long Day,” “Devotion,” “S4″), Chad Clinton Freeman ("Killer Biker Chicks"), Luke Y. Thompson (”Wicked Lake,” “Mad Cowgirl”) and Sean Decker ("Alluvial"). Dread Central's Heather Wixson, aka The Horror Chick, will be hosting the event.
The...
Now William Powell’s comic shop and grindhouse theater hosts the Las Vegas premiere of Sean Cain’s Silent Night, Zombie Night (which we last covered here). The event, celebrating independent cinema, Christmas and zombies all in one night, takes place December 5 at 8 p.m. and costs $5.
Cain, who Fangoria calls a “Indie Horror Specialist,” will be on hand for a Q&A and autograph signing session after the film, as will producer Wes Laurie, and co-stars Chris Gabriel (”One Long Day,” “Devotion,” “S4″), Chad Clinton Freeman ("Killer Biker Chicks"), Luke Y. Thompson (”Wicked Lake,” “Mad Cowgirl”) and Sean Decker ("Alluvial"). Dread Central's Heather Wixson, aka The Horror Chick, will be hosting the event.
The...
- 12/2/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
It’s early December 2008 and in the a.m. when Fango arrives on the set of writer/director/producer Sean Cain’s Silent Night, Zombie Night. And while there isn’t, at first, much to distinguish this seldom-traveled area of North Hollywood, CA from similar areas of the San Fernando Valley, a certain house on the corner—and its copiously blood-splattered facade—let this scribe know he’s in the right place.
A Velvet Hammer Films production, Silent Night, Zombie Night is shooting day six of a scheduled 12 days, and Fango’s on hand not only to document the carnage being unleashed on the mixed-use...
A Velvet Hammer Films production, Silent Night, Zombie Night is shooting day six of a scheduled 12 days, and Fango’s on hand not only to document the carnage being unleashed on the mixed-use...
- 1/12/2009
- Fangoria
Director Chris Gabriel loves Plan 9 from Outer Space. So much so in fact that he thought he'd try to live up to his idol by making a throw back to the old B&W B-movies of the past in the same style. Made for less than his monthly car payment and shot in 14 days over three weeks, “S4” is a sci-fi comedy, crammed full of cheap special effects, over the top acting, extremely dramatic music, outlandish scenarios and silly movie mistakes. Here's what Gabriel had to say about his love for Mr. Wood:
“Ed Wood really believed in what he was doing. He took a tiny little budget from investors who didn’t want to make horror movies in the first place, some serious time constraints, and he poured his guts into that movie and everything else that he made."
“He didn’t let a little thing like his cast...
“Ed Wood really believed in what he was doing. He took a tiny little budget from investors who didn’t want to make horror movies in the first place, some serious time constraints, and he poured his guts into that movie and everything else that he made."
“He didn’t let a little thing like his cast...
- 10/27/2008
- QuietEarth.us
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