So this is cool. Talking to the Boo Crew Podcast, director Steven Kostanski (PG: Psycho Goreman) – who's directing four episodes of SyFy's upcoming Dawn of the Dead series – confirmed that the series is actually going to tie back to the iconic 1985 George A. Romero classic!
Here's the pertinent snippet:
I actually wrapped up working on that back in December; I ended up shooting the first four episodes of the show. So it’s a ten episode series; it does have ties to the original movie. I can’t go into too many specifics, unfortunately. I’m not really allowed to say much of anything.
It was a very scrappy, low budget affair, and I had a ton of fun making it…We got Masters FX to once again provide creature effects for it. So I can say that, at the very least, the zombies are super awesome. It’s a very weird, interesting show, that I don’t think is what people are going to be expecting. I had a ton of fun making it, and really utilized all my low-budget sensibilities to pull it off. It was another case of like, a very ambitious premise, with the bare minimum of resources. And I think that yielded a lot of great creativity from the team.
Again, this is exciting! Obviously, just because it ties back into the original doesn't confirm any sort of quality (and in fact, could retroactively tarnish the original somewhat if it's bad enough), but it's still nice – in my opinion – that they're at least attempting some sort of continuity. The use of practical effects from the original effects house is also an awesome detail as well!
But what do you guys think? Fans of Day of the Dead? If so, looking forward ot the new series? Either way, sound off below!
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