On Thursday, Sony’s movie streaming site Crackle showcased the first trailer for Dead Rising: Watchtower, a film that is based on Capcom’s zombie action series. Just like in the game, the movie too takes place during a zombie outbreak. After a government-produced vaccine fails in stopping the infection from spreading, four survivors are on a quest to find the root cause of the epidemic while fending off the undead to try and stay alive. The four leads are: Jesse Metcalfe — (John Tucker Must Die, Desperate Housewives, Dallas) Meghan Ory — (Once Upon A Time, Intelligence) Virginia Madsen — (Sideways, Candyman, The Number 23) Dennis Haysbert — (24, The Unit) Rob Riggle too makes an appearance in the movie, playing the role of Frank West. And as you’d expect...
A report by Variety said that there was more than a possibility that the game Dead Rising would take to the big screen. It is to be produced by Legendary Pictures (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Hangover) and would be the first project the studio’s Legendary Digital Media department will undertake. If the movie is anything close to this, then we’d be pretty excited about it! Dead Rising will initially be released on Sony’s Crackle service, which offers viewers free, ad-supported video content in North America (its UK service closed down on April 1). The film would be distributed worldwide by Content Media and will be released on Video On Demand, DVD and TV. The report goes on the mention that Lorenzo di Bonaventura will executive produce Dead Rising, while writing duties...