Post by Ascended Mermaid on Mar 5, 2012 20:57:40 GMT -5
4 February 2011 10:00 AM, PST
Ready for another zombie movie? How about another zombie comedy? Well, ready or not, here another one comes: A screenplay based on the cult classic video game Zombies Ate My Neighbors has been written, and now the film is starting to come together. It's being described as "John Hughes meets Judd Apatow meets George A. Romero", which sounds like an ultimate pairing of things-everyone-loves, assuming it can be done right. Loosely based on the early '90s Super Nintendo game, the film is a coming-of-age high school tale about two best friends -- Zeke and Julie -- who naturally find themselves contending with their zombie-turned neighbors. Learn more after the break. News of the film's development comes from First Showing [1]. Here's the log line: It happened one typical night in suburbia; two best friends amongst a sea of teenage angst, battle for safety against the mysterious uprising of neighborhood zombies. ยป
- Adam Quigley
Ready for another zombie movie? How about another zombie comedy? Well, ready or not, here another one comes: A screenplay based on the cult classic video game Zombies Ate My Neighbors has been written, and now the film is starting to come together. It's being described as "John Hughes meets Judd Apatow meets George A. Romero", which sounds like an ultimate pairing of things-everyone-loves, assuming it can be done right. Loosely based on the early '90s Super Nintendo game, the film is a coming-of-age high school tale about two best friends -- Zeke and Julie -- who naturally find themselves contending with their zombie-turned neighbors. Learn more after the break. News of the film's development comes from First Showing [1]. Here's the log line: It happened one typical night in suburbia; two best friends amongst a sea of teenage angst, battle for safety against the mysterious uprising of neighborhood zombies. ยป
- Adam Quigley
Remember the good ol' days of Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, and Mortal Kombat II?
Of course you do, and for those of you slightly less mainstream gamers out there, you might also remember a Super Nintendo game called Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
FilmmakerDonnie John Darko remembers the game, and he's currently seeking financing for a Zombies script, which he wrote based on the cult classic video game.
Word is the film will be done independently, and wheels seem to be moving along for the project pretty smoothly thus far.
Sounds like a fun, campy, zombieriffic nostalgia fest!
We're game!
Posted: Feb 5, 2011 at 11:40 am
Of course you do, and for those of you slightly less mainstream gamers out there, you might also remember a Super Nintendo game called Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
Filmmaker
Word is the film will be done independently, and wheels seem to be moving along for the project pretty smoothly thus far.
Sounds like a fun, campy, zombieriffic nostalgia fest!
We're game!
Posted: Feb 5, 2011 at 11:40 am
21 October 2011 1:59 PM, PDT
A few months ago we brought you news on the Zombies Ate My Neighbors adaptation from up-and-coming director John Darko, and while that's definitely still in development... (The rest is about Killcam, who cares?)
A few months ago we brought you news on the Zombies Ate My Neighbors adaptation from up-and-coming director John Darko, and while that's definitely still in development... (The rest is about Killcam, who cares?)
I'm a little excited and nervous, to say the least. Good video game movies are so far and few between that I can count them all on one hand. That, and I'm not sure about John Darko -- I would think that a movie of this style could only be done by none other than Sam Raimi. Yes, the guy responsible for Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Darkman, Spiderman, Hercules, Xena, and quite a few other movies/series. He knows how to be cheesy and comical, which is what I believe this movie would need. Hell, I'd even go for it if James Gunn and Zack Snyder were behind the wheel.