George A. Romero’s classic 1968 feature “Night of the Living Dead” is being reborn in illustrated form with the feature “Night of the Animated Dead”.
Jason Axinn (“To Your Last Death”) helms this animated adaptation of the classic and has enlisted a large cast to voice it including Josh Duhamel as Harry Cooper, Dule Hill as Ben, Katharine Isabelle as Barbara, James Roday Rodriguez as Tom, Katee Sackhoff as Judy, Will Sasso as Sheriff McClelland, Jimmi Simpson as Johnny and Nancy Travis as Helen Cooper.
Romero’s 1968, low-budget film saw a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse under siege by the undead. The animated film is separate to a new feature Romero’s widow, Suzanne Romero, is developing to conclude the main franchise.
Michael J Luisi, Ralph E. Portillo, Robert Feldman and Kevin Kasha produce and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release “Night of the Animated Dead” this Fall on Blu-ray, DVD and digital.
Source: THR
