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Day of the Dead 2: Contagium |
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Written by Michael Davidson
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Monday, 05 December 2005 |
A Fearless Treat by Calum Waddell
Fearless Tales pitches 10 questions about the controversial, upcoming sequel to Day of the Dead (without the input of original director George Romero or SFX man Tom Savini) to the co-director/ writer Ana Clavell
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1) Fearless:
In what way does the story of your movie follow on from the original Day of the Dead?
Clavell:
It tackles a possible origin to Night of the Living Dead, and recreates a mythology of how it possibly evolved into the horrifying reality of Day of the Dead…
2) Fearless:
How did you come to write the script and also to co-direct?
Clavell:
Given the gruelling shooting schedule, we decided that shooting at two separate sets at the same time was the best solution to meet our deadline. I have worked with James Dudelson on many previous projects including Morella, Lessons for an Assassin and Horror 101, so we had no problems sharing a co-directorial credit. As for writing it - I just got a couple of ideas that I pitched to Taurus. They liked the concept and asked me to write the script.
3) Fearless:
Did your idea come about because of the success of the Dawn of the Dead remake?
Clavell:
No, we had been developing other scripts since 1997, and had shot a small budget zombie film in 2001 called Museum of the Dead, which was well before the announcement of the Dawn remake.
4) Fearless:
Is it fair to assume you are a big fan of Romero's work?
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4) Fearless:
Is it fair to assume you are a big fan of Romero's work?
Clavell:
I grew up watching his movies and I was fortunate enough to see them in the cinema. One of the things I like the most was how human his characters are, and the commentary on our modern-day society. And, what can I say? I'm a sucker for doomsday scenarios...
5) Fearless:
What can you tell me about the story to Day of the Dead 2: Contagium?
Clavell:
It starts in 1968, at a military hospital, where a Russian spy has been taken after been exposed to a strange substance inside vials he has stolen from the USSR. Unfortunately, the contagium – the virus - infects everyone and someone higher up orders the total destruction of this people. Fast forward to contemporary times, the hospital has been demilitarized and is now a mental institution. Our heroes are a group of patients who find a vial containing the virus and unfortunately unleash it to nasty consequences.
6) Fearless:
How will your sequel differ from the other recent zombie films such as 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil?
Clavell:
I think maybe in that it has a lot of socio-political commentary, in reference to the Cold War and the sorry state of institutionalized health
7) Fearless:
What was your relationship, if any, to the original Day of the Dead?
Clavell:
My only relationship is that of a fan; on the other hand, Taurus owns and distributes the original. Hence, the sequel…
8) Fearless:
So do you also own the rights to the characters from the first film and - if so - does this mean we might see the return of Bub or anyone else from Day of the Dead?
Clavell:
Taurus does; personally, I don't think Day of the Dead needs to be remade, but there is the possibility of continuing the characters, maybe in a comic book format – perhaps the fans have some suggestions?
9) Fearless:
Can you tell me a little about the schedule and budget of Day of the Dead 2?
Clavell:
I can tell you that the shooting schedule was crazy, and the budget was comfortable but not in the multi-million standards of Hollywood.
10) Fearless:
Was there ever a temptation, or attempt, to get any of the original Day of the Dead actors involved?
Clavell:
It would have been a completely different story; also, I would have probably been too awestruck to yell "cut" on set if they had been around!
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