Filming is well underway on the second remake of George A. Romero's 1985 classic DAY OF THE DEAD (Steve Miner directed a previous remake that was released in 2008), with director Hèctor Hernández Vicens at the helm. Last week we shared a few pictures from the set, two of which showed Johnathon Schaech's "half-human, half zombie" character Max getting in the face of the heroine, played by Sophie Skelton. In one image, Skelton's character was looking the blood-drooling Max in the eyes, in the next her face was turned away, with a smudge of blood on her cheek.
A new image posted to the Instagram account of producer Christa Campbell appears to fill in the blank between those two images, showing Max licking Skelton's cheek.
I've been wondering what a "half-human, half zombie" would be ever since hearing that description, and judging by this picture part of the answer is that the extra human element makes the zombie a bit of a lascivious creep.
Skelton and Schaech's co-star Jeff Gum also shared a behind-the-scenes image on his Instagram account, showing him and Skelton hanging out on a dingy set, Skelton wearing an outfit that is reminiscent of something the original DAY's heroine Sarah (Lori Cardille) would wear.
This new version of DAY OF THE DEAD is a post-apocalyptic tale that
follows a former medical student tormented by a dark figure from her past, who happens to be a half-human, half-zombie hell-bent on destroying her.
Also in the cast are Marcus Vanco, Lorina Kamburova, Nick Loeb, Rachel O’Meara, Debbie Sherman, Luke Cousins, Nathan Cooper, and Cristina Serafini.