Night of the Zoopocalypse
Night of the Zoopocalypse (originally titled as Night of the Zoombies) is a 2024 animated Canadian-Belgium-French comedy horror film directed by storyboard artists Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, written by James Kee and producer Steven Hoban, and inspired by a concept by Clive Barker. The film follows a group of animal survivors in a zoo where a meteor virus turns various zoo creatures into slobbering mutant zombies.
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| Based on | an original concept by Clive Barker |
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| Music by | Dan Levy |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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| Language | English |
It premiered at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 7, 2024 and will release in the United States and Canada by Viva Pictures and Elevation Pictures on March 7, 2025.[2]
Premise
changeA meteor containing a mysterious space virus crashes into Colepepper Zoo turning the animals into vicious gummi-like zombie mutants.
Cast
change- Gabbi Kosmidis as Gracie, a young quirky wolf[3]
- David Harbour as Dan, a gruff mountain lion
- Scott Thompson as Ash, a sarcastic, fabulous ostrich
- Heather Loreto as Freia, a feisty capybara.
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Felix, an egotistical monkey
Production
changeIn 2015 Steven Hoban announced that Clive Barker's short story "Zoombies" had been optioned for a feature film.[4][5] The film was initially to be animated by Tangent Animation, however production was shifted to L'Atelier Animation and Mac Guff after the studio's shutdown. Storyboard and pre-production was provided at House of Cool.
Production shutdown
changeOn August 3, 2021, Tangent announced that they were shutting down production on all projects. The unexpected news came as a likely shock to staffers, who were working on multiple feature film projects for Netflix at the time. The total number of workers affected is not clear, though we have heard up to 400 people worked between Tangent’s two locations. but has not heard back yet. We will update the story if they respond.[6]
Music
changeDan Levy was assigned to compose the score for the film.[7]
Release
changeNight of the Zoopocalypse had its premiere on 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 7, 2024 and will release in the United States and Canada by Viva Pictures and Elevation Pictures on March 7, 2025.
Marketing
changeThe first teaser dropped on November 21, 2024.[8]
References
change- ↑ Amidi, Amid (May 23, 2024). "Animation Producer Anton Capital Secures $100M+ Financing Via Blackrock To Expand Production Output". Cartoon Brew.
- ↑ "Viva Pictures Offers First-Look at Critter Creepshow 'Night of the Zoopocalypse'". Animation Magazine. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2023-10-18). "David Harbour Among Voice Cast Attached For Animation 'Night Of The Zoopocalypse'; Anton & Charades Launch For AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ Gingold, Michael (October 6, 2015). "Christmas Horror Story Creator Talks Sequel, Clive Barker Projects, More Ginger Snaps?". Fangoria.
- ↑ "The Official Clive Barker Website - Films - in-progress projects". www.clivebarker.info. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (2021-08-04). "Tangent Animation Shuts Down Production. As Many As 400 People Laid Off". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ↑ Levy, Dan (2023-11-15). "Night of the Zoopocalypse on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (November 21, 2024). "'Night of the Zoopocalypse' Teaser Trailer Unleashes Meteoric Mayhem". Animation Magazine.
