We did it, but it was hard to find set photos. One of the challenges of making this film in color, of course, is that we had to research what the original actor's clothing look like in color when they made the film. How did adding color to the story end up affecting the piece? The original is considered a black-and-white classic.
They can watch this film and see the same movie but also be surprised by the new things that we added. We were very, very careful to make this a love letter to the original movie, Night of the Living Dead, but also include additions here and there throughout the film to make it exciting to people who've already seen the original who know it. And yet, generally, when people do remakes, it's very easy to do something that an audience doesn't like. But I know the original idea was to make a classic more accessible to modern audiences.
The project was started before I came on. What was the impetus to even attempt something like this adaptation? In preparation for the release this week, SYFY WIRE got on the phone with Jason Axinn to find out how this adaptation distinguishes itself from the original, what’s been added, and how the violence might be even scarier in this medium. Directed by Jason Axinn and featuring the vocal talents of Josh Duhamel, Dulé Hill, Katee Sackhoff, and Nancy Travis, Night of the Animated Dead is hoping to honor the source while perhaps welcoming a younger audience into Romero’s world. Animation.Ī feature-length, animated adaptation of Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Animated Dead transfers the plot, characters, and scares from the original into the realm of color and animation. 21 on digital, is such an interesting endeavor from Warner Bros. This is why Night of the Animated Dead, out Sept. Heralded as the film that ushered in an entirely new horror genre - the zombie film - it remains the rare cinematic groundbreaker that hasn’t lost any of its potency over time. 1, George Romero’s seminal horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, celebrates its 53rd anniversary. There is no release date yet, but hopeful players can sign up for email updates on the official website.On Oct. As a whole, the new trailer for Marvel Realm of Champions has raised more questions than answers. Or, perhaps there is more to this new game than meets the eye. Perhaps they don't want to create competition for their other mobile MOBA, Marvel Super War, a game only available in select countries in Asia. So why not come out and officially call this thing a MOBA? It even looks incredibly similar to jungles in games like League of Legends and DOTA 2. It does appear that the players are also fighting against AI monsters, in what appears to be small arenas. Sure, it is somewhat similar to Future Fight, but this game claims to feature real time multiplayer matches.
The most confusing part of this trailer is that we only seem glimpses of the action without much context. Each faction is lead by an altered version of a hero or villain that fans are used to. These factions are based on Doctor Strange, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Thor, Spider-Man, and Apocalypse. It is likely that these pieces of armor will affect characters' stats as well as appearances.īased on the official website for the game, eight different factions will be available when the game releases. We see a member of the Spider-Guild changing individual aspects of their outfit, including a chest piece, sleeves, pants, boots, a mask, and webshooters.
The new trailer also showed off the wide customization options that players can look forward to. Looking a bit like an ARPG and a bit like a MOBA, the gameplay trailer is strikingly similar to Marvel: Future Fight, an RPG where players collect and level up a massive roster of heroes. RELATED: Avengers Developer Explains Why Spider-Man Is PS Exclusive… With A Lot Of Corporate Speak The game is set in an alternate universe, where the world is divided into factions based on classic Marvel heroes. Based on the gameplay trailer, as well as other videos released on the game's YouTube channel over the past year, Marvel Realm of Champions might not feature any beloved characters from the Marvel universe.