A behind the scenes look at “Day of the Dead” stars: Marcus Vanco, Sophie Skelton, and Jeff Gum.
Lionsgate reboots George A. Romero Classic ‘Day of the Dead’
Hollywood, CA - Lionsgate has joined forces with Nu Image/Millennium Films (The Expendables, Rambo) to reboot the 1985 George A. Romero classic “Day of the Dead”. The film will star Sophie Skelton (Outlander), Jeff Gum (The Forgiven), Marcus Vanco (The Shannara Chronicles) and Johnathon Schaech (Legends of Tomorrow).
Day of the Dead
centers on a few survivors living in a post-apocalyptic world overrun
with zombies. It’s the third film in Romero’s “Dead” series, including Night of the Living Dead in 1968 and Dawn of the Dead in 1978. Romero himself cites Day of the Dead as his personal favorite of all his zombie films (he mentions this in the documentary entitled The Many Days of the Dead).
Producers are Christa Campbell and Lati Grobman. Campbell and Grobman produced Texas Chainsaw 3D, which grossed $34 million in its release from Lionsgate. “Contrary to other recent zombie remakes, our Day of the Dead
will honor Romero’s original vision by reviving the brooding zombie
that terrorized so many of our childhoods. Our goal is to reset the
genre by finding the perfect balance between nostalgia and modernity.”
says Grobman.
Avi
Lerner, Boaz Davidson, John R. Sherman and Jeff Gum are Executive
Producers. “I’m really excited to see what the George A. Romero fans
say. I think they will be pleased to see how much of the original story
we kept in place.” says Gum.
The remake is budgeted at $10M-$20M. The film’s director, Hector Hernandez Vicens, currently has the film in post-production.
ABOUT THE CAST
Sophie Skelton
plays Zoe Parker in the film. Zoe is a former medical student tormented
by a dark figure from her past. Skelton stars in the Emmy Awarding TV
series Outlander.
Jeff Gum
plays Miguel Salazar in the film. Miguel is high ranking former U.S.
Army operative who is the leader of the group of survivors. Gum is
staring alongside Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana in The Forgiven, which is currently filming in South Africa.
Marcus Vanco
plays Baca Salazar in the film. Baca is Miguel’s younger brother whom
struggles with his brothers decisions on the best way to survive the
overrun post-apocalyptic world. Vanco stars in the TV series The Shannara Chronicles.
Johnathon Schaech
plays Max in the film. Max is a figure from Zoe Parker’s past and is a
modern take on the zombie known as BUB in George A. Romero’s 1985
classic. Schaech stars in the TV series Legends of Tomorrow, which airs on The CW Television Network.
George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead is set to release in 2017
Contact:
Lionsgate
2700 Colorado Ave, Ste 200
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310 255 3700
