Details on George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead 3D

While everyone was busy with Comic-Con, there was an interesting bit of news that went mostly under the radar related to the original Dawn of the Dead. Apparently, a 3D conversion of the movie is close to completion and we could be seeing a release of Dawn of the Dead 3D within the next year.

The conversion is being put together by Richard P. Rubenstein, who owns the rights to the movie. He started working on this project back in 2007 and, according to Deadline, they've completed one hour and thirty one minutes of the film conversion so far. The conversion is expected to be completed before the end of the year:

“It is proving to be more 3D-friendly than many films, because George’s style was to compose within the frame, rather than across frames... That means there is a lot of action within each frame, from front to back, and it makes the conversion process more friendly. It’s like you’re moving the audience closer to the movie. What I didn’t want to do is not edit anything George did in his original movie, and nothing has been altered in this process,”

One item here that should surprise many is how much has been spent on this 3D conversion, with the new report putting the cost in the $6 million range. At this time, release plans have not been finalized, but we'll let readers know when any announcements are made. For those of you who have not seen Dawn of the Dead, you need to check out George A. Romero's follow up to Night of the Living Dead, which is considered by many to be one of the best zombie movies ever made:

"In 1968, director George A. Romero brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. It became the definitive horror film of its time. Eleven years later, he would unleash the most shocking motion picture experience for all times. As modern society is consumed by zombie carnage, four desperate survivors barricade themselves inside a shopping mall to battle the flesh-eating hordes of the undead. This is the ferocious horror classic, featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini, that remains one of the most important – and most controversial – horror films in history. When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth: The original DAWN OF THE DEAD is back!"