Howard J. Ford’s THE DEAD has been at the center of controversy for its supposed racism, but horror fans are more interested in finally seeing the buzzed about flick. The Arrow called it “the best straight forward zombie movie since the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake” in his Fantastic Fest review. The rest of the U.S. will soon have its chance to enjoy it. Ford had this to say:
“Sorry it’s taken a long while to get news out. In truth, it’s taken us a year longer than anticipated for distribution to be agreed but for very good reason: We could have taken 100+ deals from distributors for The Dead to just go out on DVD, but we didn’t nearly kill ourselves shooting this movie on 35mm film across Africa for it not to go out on the big screen.”
Full details – such as who is releasing the film – will be announced soon, but for now Ford revealed the following: “Distribution in the US will happen theatrically, initially in 20 major US cities this spring and then spread outward depending on how many people actually turn up to see it.”
I’m looking forward to this one, so you know we’ll keep you updated. THE DEAD is billed as the first zombie road-movie set against the stunning backdrop of Africa. It stars Rob Freeman, Prince David Osei, and David Dontoh.
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