Dozens of zombie movies have been released in recent years, but most of them seemed to miss what made George Romero's films special. I really enjoyed The Dead, which reminded me of a classic zombie movie and was recently released stateside from directors Jonathan and Howard J. Ford. For those that haven't seen the movie, it was filmed on location in Africa, and the filmmakers had to deal with muggings, malaria, and corrupt police to get this film made.
Howard released a book about the experience, titled Surviving The Dead, and I'll be posting my full interview about it next week. However, he shared information on The Dead 2 moving forward and I thought that our readers would want to hear about it right away:
Howard J. Ford: "Jon is in the south of France at the moment, but I'm going down to the Cannes Film Festival and am meeting him there. We're going to write together at his place in France and we are going to be penning The Dead 2. There's already a lot down on paper, but there are gaps in it and there are a lot of things we couldn't do in the first movie that we want to do in the second.
Technically, we're not officially announcing the sequel at the moment, but I'm hinting heavily that it's likely to be going ahead. I think I can say that without my hands getting chopped off...
Basically, it's because of the fan support and the way it has been selling in America. Jon and I are incredibly grateful for everyone's support and people putting their hard earned cash towards a Blu-ray or DVD of The Dead. Fan support is why we want to make a sequel. It's not because we want to go back to Africa and get nearly killed. I can't promise 100% that it will be in Africa, but whatever happens, it will take you somewhere you've never been in a zombie movie.
Jon and I have listened to as many comments we can find from fans of the film and proper fans of the genre. We're listening to the bits they like and the bits they don't. Those comments on the internet aren't being wasted. Jon and I are tapping into all of that to make a film that we feel we owe to the people who supported to The Dead.
...there are going to be bigger scenes in it. There are a couple of big action sequences we couldn't do in the first one, and a few extra scares too, but we're not going to lose sight of the little details from the first one. It's the contrast of scale and intimate practical survival moments that excites us most "
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After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
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