Zombies Live!

There must be some kind of virus spreading, because we just can't get enough of the walking, flesh-eating dead.  A zombie cop takes revenge on his murderer in "R.I.P.D,"  currently filming in Boston, my source tells me, for a 2013 release date.  Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges are listed as leads on IMDb.  After some research (in other words, I googled it), I found that this film is based on a Dark Horse comic book written a decade ago.  Two more comic-based zombie flicks on the horizon are "Boyscouts vs Zombies," and "Zombies vs Robots," both sure to be crowd pleasers for comic book and zombie fans alike.

Rare is the horror film without sequels.  In the next couple years, we can look forward to a few good ones.  "Zombieland" returns in 2013.  This was a hit for the mainstream crowd, with lots of laughs to compliment the bloodsplatter, and a pretty outstanding cast.  No word on IMDb of this sequel's cast, but I'm hoping Jessie Eisenberg returns as the nerdy antihero, Columbus, Ohio.  "28 Months Later" (what else would it be called), is also set to be released in 2013.  So far they've used different writers and directors for this series, however, I was impressed by how the second film's director, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo kept the "the infected", and the film's unique style, consistant with the first film.  I'd like to see him direct this one as well.  Finally, there's "REC- 3," which I imagine will be as good as the first two. 

 There are two new zombie films coming out that were based on novels, each with it's own spin on classic romance.  "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" made the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2009. It retold the classic Jane Austen story, but with zombies, of course.  As a fan of both, I cannot miss this one. 

The one I'm really looking forward to is "Warm Bodies," based on the novel by Isaac Marion.  It's creatively told from the point of view of a zombie who falls for his victim's girlfriend.  These are the kind of zombie stories I want to see.  If it's possible for a zombie to still have thoughts and feelings, what would he feel about his new afterlife?  What can he hope for other than where his next plate of brains will come from?  How does he feel about doing something that would've morally repulsed him in his pre-zombie life?  It reminds me of "Zombie Honeymoon," in which recently married Danny is unsuspectingly turned into a zombie and attempts to go on with his honeymoon plans.  For Denise, the pain of watching Danny's physical decomposition and loss of consciousness will not keep her from the man she loves.  The idea of a zombie and human match up is both hilarious and romantic, and it proves to me that they have not yet run out of plot lines for zombies stories.