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And in more 3D news, Zebediah de Soto's animated prequel to George A. Romero's 1968 zombie classic, Night of the Living Dead, has announced an official cast. The Hollywood Reporter has listed Jesse Corti, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Joe Pilato, Alona Tal and Cornell Womack as the voices for De Soto's CGI happy, 3D re-imagining of the film.

You already know the story; zombies attack humans and humans fight to stay alive. Corti (Heroes) will play a news reporter and Womack (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) is a no-nonsense New York cop. Harris (Halloween II) is a woman coming to grips with the absence of her family and Pilato (Dawn of the Dead 1978) is voicing Harry Cooper--a regular Joe who lives for his injured daughter. His wife Helen, played by Tal (Supernatural), blames her husband for all the ills of the world. Moseley (Carnivale) is reprising the role he had in the 1990 live-action remake, Living Dead, as a Wall Street-type with a money talks attitude. De Soto said the casting is "a nod to Romero fans." Perhaps he forgot that Romero fans don't like when you get all rapey with one of their favorite films.

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but Hollywood tends to break things. If a formula worked once, it will invariably be remade, repackaged, and resold over and over again until the equation is no longer profitable. But occasionally the Hollywood hive mindset is not content with merely breaking something. Every now and then it has to rape and pillage, and thus we shall soon have Night of the Living Dead: Origins. Wallow in these few key bits from The Hollywood Reporter's news on the matter:

"Zombie movie "Night of the Living Dead" is coming back, this time in a 3D CGI format and without the involvement of George Romero." ... "On the story front, De Soto, who wrote the script with David R. Schwartz, wants to update the tale partially by bringing out the characters' backstories and make what he called "an American-style anime."" ... "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." ... "De Soto was a fan of the original "Living Dead" and once the trio realized the rights were in the public domain, zeroed in on that project."