Universal is putting a sequel to  Dawn of the Dead on the fast track. The writer of the first, James Gunn would like to see a 'new' title other than Day of the Dead and confirms all the characters are dead at the end of Dawn.

-Zavier

Oh no they did it again, it's almost like we're in a never ending hell. What did we do to deserve another pointless sequel?

It's bad enough that Hellraiser has like 3 films coming out this year alone.

I guess if they decide to do it nobody can stop it so sit back relax and prepare for another zombie-comedy film

Maybe this time Zombies will shoot out fetises that attack like those things from Alien ha-ha

I just watched Dawn of the Dead remake again at the weekend and do not see a good enough plot line for a sequel! It seems to be extremely limited to the same storyline as the first. While it was good in places it wasn't that great overall.

I don't see the point in this at all and never have done with all the endless sequels to certain horror franchises such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and Friday the 13th etc...

Enough with the overkill already!

The main problem with sequels to horror films is that the bad guy is the one to appear in the sequels. However, when it some to good sequels, who is usually the one to reappear? The good guy. This usually negates whatever good was done previously and the game starts over. Some of the Nightmare sequels were decent, in my opinion, mostly because they had characters survive from one to another, although in 4 the first task seemed to be wiping out the survivors from 3, but I digress.

Dawn of the Dead was a zombie flick meaning that they will likely use the same tired zombie plot that has been trampled to death already. a-hem...a group of humans finds themselves trapped somewhere mundane while zombies try to eat their brains. They must survive or die, but at the end, they'll all die anyway.

If it follows any other plot, then it might be worth watching. If not, throw it on the pile with 95% of the other zombie movies, 'cause here we go again. At least chick flicks (while following the same basic "chick flick" plot) throw something imaginitive in there.

I liked the end of Dawn of the Dead ... the point being that it was THE END. No more. Please.

Wouldn't a sequel to Dawn of the Dead pretty much be Day of the Dead? See these remakes are screwing up everything. There's supposed to be a Day of the Dead remake coming out which would be the sequel to the remake of Dawn of the Dead so A Dawn of the Dead 2 will be pointless.

From what I've read, the makers of the sequel are stressing that this not a remake of Day of the Dead but a sequel to DotD'04. The sequel's story will in no way be similar to Romero’s Day of the dead (except for the zombies). Also that there are no plans at this time to remake Romero's Day of the Dead. Boy, this is getting confusing.

-Zavier

I reckon it'll get to the point soon when movie studios will start shooting a film and then two weeks later start shooting it's remake...

Boy will that be confusing if the remake comes to cinemas first!

There shoudlnt be sequels to remakes especially ones remakes to sequels. Would Dawn of the Dead 04 be considered a sequel to night of the living dead remake or....what's going on? I'm so confused....

I think it was meant as a stand alone or remake to the original.

That is exactly not what I want to see... A dawn remake 2 what the hell is HollyWood thinking? I've seen enough of all these remakes... Everything you see today, this is for the younger folks, is something rehashed or remade or based off of something else or someone elses work... Nothing original and nothing shocking... it's a sad day for the entertainment world in deed.

I see more original works here on S.S. than I have in the last 5 or 6 years out of Hollywood... that is sad and true all at the same time.

Saw loose remake of Torso
Tool Box Murders remake of Tool Box Murders
Dawn of the dead remake of Dawn of the Dead
2001 maniacs remake of 2000 maniacs
Ring remake of Ringu
The Grudge remake of a remake of a remake... C'mon!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amityvill
Evil Dead remake
Texas Chainsaw massacre

When's it end?

These movies have ran their course lets move on past these ideas and see what else we can conjur up in our minds... I know Steven King isn't the only one out there who thinks... I know that with everything I've seen and done and written about, I'm not done by a long shot...

We don't need remakes... we simply don't!

Could be worse... could be like "Psycho" where it wasn't really a remake, it was just a complete re-copy (if that's even a word).

I haven’t found an official article, but word is that this will be Zack Snyder’s next project after he completes his adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300.

-Zavier

How do the do a sequel to Dawn of the Dead.... do they just put different people in a shopping mall? Cause really what clal it Dawn of the Dead 2 if there is no returning cast and the only key theme it has in common is that they both contain Zombies.

I'm thinking that the producers will probably do with this sequel what they did with the "Dawn" remake.  They will probably take the main ideas of "Day" (society is doomed, very few living people left, military vs. scientists, etc.) and make all new characters and settings.  According to imdb, neither James Gunn or Zach Snyder are really attached to the project.  The writer is listed as Jeffrey Reddick (the screenwriter behind the "Final Destination" franchise) and the director is listed as Steve Miner (director of "Halloween: H20" and "Lake Placid").

Now, as for my idea of what they will do with this remake/sequel, they're just my thoughts and not really based on any actual info.  As for the people behind the camera, I have to say I think they could actually work out  a pretty fun movie.  The first "Final Destination" (the only one of the series that Reddick actually wrote) was  a decent enough ride and I always thought that Miner's "H20" was the best "Halloween" film since the original (that ending especially kicked ass... only to be ruined by the cinematic abortion that was "Ressurection") as well as his above average B-Movie, "Lake Placid."

I'm thinking that if I were to walk into this one in 2007, as long as I expected just a solid action flick with cool heroes kicking some undead ass, I would come out with a big, happy grin on my face.  Of course, this is just me thinking wishfully, and only the future will tell.

Here are the links to the imdb page as well as a semi-recent article from aintitcool.com announcing Miner as the director of "Day of the Dead:"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489018/

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21713

I don't think there's any feasible way of doing a sequel to Dawn Of The Dead if it doesn't involve the surviving characters of the first or a shopping mall as the connection to the first film is lost.

Personally, I don't care as I am much more concerned about a remake of Day Of The Dead. It is impossible to do a remake of that film that even comes remotely close to the original. I mean, it's the best zombie movie ever (many say Dawn but I sincerely consider it to be Day). Joe Pilato is Rhodes, Richard Liberty is Logan, Howard Sherman is Bub... no one can top those performances and without those characters, it's not Day. I mean, those characters are a major part of what made Day so good.

The Day Of The Dead remake is what everyone needs to be concerned about. Dawn 2 is just silly. The Day remake is a travesty.

I always imagined they'd do day of the dead remake and have it start of with it's main characters in the military helicopter that flew over the mall (probably fleeing that overrun military installation) That shot looked like stock footage though.

Personally I don't care if they make another one. If it looks bad I won't see it and it won't effect my life at all. If it looks good I will see. Regardless of being a remake nobody should complain if it's good. Sometimes remakes are needed, although they do not live up to the original (i found dawn to be fresh and new despite it's obvious flaws. Ending *cough*) These remakes are needed to keep the original alive. Not to many teenagers new there was an original dawn of the dead. MANY did after they remade it and came out with a special edition dvd.

I'm young so the movies I see in theaters or that are relatively new haven't been remade. So I don't know the feeling of watching something that was once new to me butchered by hollywood.

I do love originals though more than their remakes. Cape Fear, Night of the Living Dead,  Psycho (of course)

What people should respect about Dawn of the Dead is that it did what most people avoid in remaking. It changed it up. It didn't take what everyone loved about the original dawn of the dead and put it in a modern era. That is because most remakes are remakes of films that spawned many copies and the remake just becomes one of these rip offs.

I particularly am not found of some of the talents hired to this project. They seem like sell out hollywood guys in it for shock value. Final Destination-cool concept except executed like every teen slasher that preceeded it for the past 5 years.

Quoted from James McClung The Day Of The Dead remake is what everyone needs to be concerned about. Dawn 2 is just silly. The Day remake is a travesty.

I think Day of the Dead was the same thing we saw in Night and Dawn. It was a very ambitious movie, but poorly executed and the acting was horrific. It was similar to watching the settled in vibe that was created after a while in dawn (original) with the inablility to cooperate (Night of the Living Dead) just put it in a labratory.

I'm assuming the theme was the soldiers not accepting the possibility of coexisting with the zombies (with the scientists help) But how could you? If you watched something eat most of your race would you really want to coexist with it? If I'm wrong please tell me the message James. Maybe I just misinterpreted it.

Quoted from thegardenstate89 I think Day of the Dead was the same thing we saw in Night and Dawn. It was a very ambitious movie, but poorly executed and the acting was horrific. It was similar to watching the settled in vibe that was created after a while in dawn (original) with the inablility to cooperate (Night of the Living Dead) just put it in a labratory. I'm assuming the theme was the soldiers not accepting the possibility of coexisting with the zombies (with the scientists help) But how could you? If you watched something eat most of your race would you really want to coexist with it? If I'm wrong please tell me the message James. Maybe I just misinterpreted it.

I'd say the theme was more about scientists vs. military but what you've mentioned definitely played a part in the film.

I'd definitely have to disagree about the acting though. Sure, it's over-the-top but it should be since the characters are so eccentric. And Rhodes really makes you hate him and Bub almost wins your sympathy. I thought the acting was a big part of the film.

I hate sequels to movies like these!!!! It makes me mad. Hollywood writers and directors have really lost it. Why can't they get it through their thick skulls that we don't want junk like this!?

-Chris

But I liked the first Dawn of the Dead...

Sean

Update:

While in Chicago promotion his film Slither, which Universal Pictures will release on March 31st, James Gunn told us all a little scoop about what his plans were for his next feature film. All he could tease was "it's a film about Satan." But he also expressed that he had no interest in doing the sequel to Dawn of the Dead, while producer Eric Newman chimed in telling the audience that "as of right now there are no immediate plans for a sequel." He explained that just because Titanic could easily make a ton of money, just because you can doesn't mean you should- and that the story just wouldn't be any good, "a sequel to a remake of a sequel?"  -Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

In a recent interview posted on Ain't It Cool News, James Gunn directly states that he will have no part whatsoever with the "Dawn" sequel.  The interview is very long (and it's only the second part of an all ready in progress interview), so here's the direct quote:

KRAKEN: I really really like “Dawn of the Dead”

JAMES GUNN: Yeah, I do too.

KRAKEN: Are they still trying to make a sequel?

JAMES GUNN: Yeah, they’re trying but I am definitely not doing it, I’m not going to do it.

KRAKEN: Well, it’s stilly to call it “Dawn of the Dead 2” anyway.

JAMES GUNN: Exactly, it’s the sequel to the remake of a sequel.

And here's the direct link to the entire interview for Gunn fans like myself (when are we going to get a new novel, damn it!):

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=22978

I read on IMDB that Zack Snyder wasn't going to take any part of directing the second Dawn of the Dead.

Sean

Problem with these types of movies is that they always do something stupid to ruin it... Examples thinking zombies and the whole baby thing in the remake.

I liked the Dawn remake excluding the baby bullshit because it wasn't used on any level to further the story, just to have a baby zombie.

Looks like this has turned into a Day of the Dead remake. Ving Rhames will be returning but it won't be his role carrying over from the Dawn of the Dead remake. More info here on the writer and director and a possible release date.  

-Zavier

I can't wait for this movie, and I hope they don't screw it up. I love the old Day of the Dead by George A. Romero, so I'm keeping my hopes up for this. But I can't believe Nick Cannon is in this movie! The only two people I think fit for this movie is Ving Rhames and Mena Suvari (even though she looks a little too innocent) but the rest of the cast looks a little too camera friendly.

Does anyone else think the poster looks like a ripoff of Land of the Dead's?



Sean

Quoted Text Fango spoke with writer Jeffrey Reddick about the film, where he revealed that Ving will be playing the "Captain Rhodes" character, while Mena Suvari plays "Sarah," and Nick Cannon plays "Salazar." These were all leading characters in the original. He also adds how this is a "re-imagining" a not necessarily a remake. Of course, we all know that the term "re-imagining" is just a smart way of saying that it's a remake, only with some different stuff added to it. The term is being used a lot now-a-days since Hollywood is afraid to admit that it's out of ideas.

You can read more here.

Sean "the sadist"

Fangoria has the first official pics from the most recent zombie remake. The film recently wrapped in Bulgaria.  

-Zavier

It looks great! I can't wait! I hope this one is just as good as Dawn remake.

Sean

Day of the Dead definitely warrants a remake. A pretty bad movie, with extremely unlikeable characters and silly plot-devices (like most Romero films).

I'm looking forward to it, because I love zombies and there's hardly any way they can make a worse movie than the original.

that is, unless they make Ving Rhames' Captain Rhodes sadistic and evil with no ambiguous humanity to him, for no apparent reason other than "he's insane". Oh wait...

Quoted Text Day of the Dead definitely warrants a remake. A pretty bad movie, with extremely unlikeable characters and silly plot-devices (like most Romero films).

I do have to admite, I didn't really like Romero's Dawn of the Dead, but I think Day was his best out of all of them. Then Night, then Land, then Dawn. I know this one will do well because Ving was awesome in Dawn of the Dead '04, but Nick Cannon? Eh...

Sean

I only really like Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Dawn of the Dead was okay, but just way too heavyhanded in its symbolism and social commentary. I mean, Romero basically had his characters say aloud that 'zombies represent us mindless consumers' twice in the movie.

Day was more entertaining than Dawn but also more annoying for me. It could've been really interesting to see the mental struggle between the scientists and the army, but Rhodes just seems to make the most evil decision every chance he gets.

I agree Ving might save this one. I loved Dawn 04, and definitely ranks as the best zombie movie of all time in my book. I know a lot of purists might tear me a new one, but I don't really care.

The trailer is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYs3q4ix2o



Sean