Legendary Pictures is currently in the process of developing a digital feature film based on Capcom's zombie survival video game Dead Rising. The movie is being directed by Zach Lipovsky (Leprechaun: Origins) who recently did an interview with /Film. During that interview he revealed a good amount of details on what he's planning for the film.
Before we get into those details, here's the cast of the movie that was announced yesterday. Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die, Desperate Housewives, Dallas), Meghan Ory (Once Upon A Time, Intelligence), Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Candyman, The Number 23), Dennis Haysbert (24, The Unit), and Keagan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel, Once Upon A Time, Battlestar Galactica).
Dead Rising may seem like it will be just another zombie film, but the director explains how this one will set itself apart from the other zombie films and TV shows,
"I think the franchise actually brings a lot...
Before we get into those details, here's the cast of the movie that was announced yesterday. Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die, Desperate Housewives, Dallas), Meghan Ory (Once Upon A Time, Intelligence), Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Candyman, The Number 23), Dennis Haysbert (24, The Unit), and Keagan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel, Once Upon A Time, Battlestar Galactica).
Dead Rising may seem like it will be just another zombie film, but the director explains how this one will set itself apart from the other zombie films and TV shows,
"I think the franchise actually brings a lot...
- 9/30/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Zach Lipovsky is getting ready to direct the film adaptation of the popular zombie video game franchise, "Dead Rising." The film will be available in various streaming formats, and you'll have the ability to either watch it as one cohesive film, or as several short episodes. In adapting the franchise for the screen, Lipovsky has emphasized in a new interview that he wants to adapt the look and feel of the games without making a literal adaptation of one of the game entries.
"The film is set in a new outbreak with new heroes, in a new city," he tells /Film. "So it’s not a direct adaptation of one of the previous games, but it does fit into the cannon of the storyline," says Lipovsky, who rose to fame in 2007 when he appeared in Steven Spielberg's reality competition, On The Lot. As for where the film will be...
"The film is set in a new outbreak with new heroes, in a new city," he tells /Film. "So it’s not a direct adaptation of one of the previous games, but it does fit into the cannon of the storyline," says Lipovsky, who rose to fame in 2007 when he appeared in Steven Spielberg's reality competition, On The Lot. As for where the film will be...
- 9/30/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
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