The latest casualty in the continuing onslaught of remakes is none other than George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. Being worked on without any sort of involvement from Romero, newcomer Zebediah de Soto takes the reigns on this 3D CGI origins story. De Soto and screenwriter David R. Schwartz put together the script, along with Simon West producing along with his company Simon West Productions.
Trying to gain advantage of the remake with using the latest technology, the duo created and designed a real-time effects system, known as ‘The Beast’, which allows filmmakers the ability to direct CG performances the same way they would direct real live actors. The aim of the process is to make tennis balls on a stick representing real people or monsters a thing of the past by allowing actors interact with CG elements as if they are tangible (THR). The title for the film is “Night of the Living Dead: Origins” and has no set release date.
