RE-KILL Will Be Removed From After Dark Originals
After Dark Originals is scheduled to unleash their wave of independent horror films this Friday in select theaters. And then there were five, can best be described as the new plan of attack for the “New Brand of Fear.” Originally set to be one of six films released, Re-Kill will not be on the roster this weekend. Have no fear though, the zombie themed entry will instead be released as an entirely separate entity later on this year. Continue reading to find out more.
Having confidence in the story about survivors of “the outbreak,” producers of Re-Kill will now release the film later this year and state that the film “is currently in post-production.” This last part seems a little odd considering it was scheduled to be seen in a couple of days. At any rate … After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon said, “The original reason we made these films was to give filmmakers a chance to shine while participating in the “Originals” film festival. By making a great film they open the door giving that film a chance to be released on a wider basis. It’s only a good thing for everyone if this happens.” I guess the film is a lot better than they thought it was going to be. Unfortunately, that says a lot about the films, which have been notoriously uneven (to say the least). On a side note, I bet any amount of money, the producers are waiting to release it right around the popular AMC zombie series, The Walking Dead, returns to television. Just a thought.
The remaining five After Dark Originals can be seen this Friday, January 28th.
Directed by Valeri Milev, Re-Kill’s synopsis is below.
It’s been five years since the Outbreak, and the zombie menace is supposed to be waning. But the brave men and women of R-Division, who find and destroy the undead, are seeing signs of a second Outbreak, which humanity may not survive. Footage about the men and women of R-Division and their grim, dangerous, but essential job of exterminating re-animated humans was shot the week previous by an embedded journalist during a long, deadly day. Only the film survived.
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.