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129-675: Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead , a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name . Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2006) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe , Man of Steel (2013), and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017),
258-499: A BFA in film in 1989. The production notes for Snyder's first film Dawn of the Dead describes Snyder as "a comic book and horror film enthusiast in his youth". After graduating, Snyder directed commercials as well as music videos for ZZ Top and Morrissey , where he met his future wife Deborah, who was then a music producer. Snyder directed "Respect" for Budweiser , which came out in February 2002. The 60-second commercial depicts
387-458: A first-person video-game perspective at the beginning of the film to be praiseworthy, more so than those of the video game films Resident Evil (2002) and House of the Dead (2003). The lack of dark humor of the original was a source of criticism, although the scene in which survivors shoot zombified celebrity look-alikes with a sniper rifle was considered by most to be funny, among other jokes; The Hollywood Reporter cited it as some of
516-524: A 1991 issue of Dark Horse Presents , Frank Miller introduced Sin City , one of Dark Horse Comics' most successful titles. In addition to this title, Miller introduced several other limited series set in dystopian societies including Give Me Liberty which ran from 1990-1991 and Hard Boiled . The Mask , a mini series from Mark Badger , debuted in Dark Horse Presents 10-20 in 1991 and had
645-520: A Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division in partnership with AAA studios to bring many of its "older and lesser established IPs" into the gaming market. In March 2022, it was announced that Dark Horse and filmmaker Kevin Smith would be teaming up to publish the books of Secret Stash Press , a new publishing line by Smith. The first two books of the line include Maskerade , written by Smith and Andy Mcelfresh and Quick Stops , written by Smith and set within
774-712: A billboard for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention with the message "You are not alone" in a scene in Zack Snyder's Justice League . The film features other tributes to his late daughter. Snyder directed two PSAs for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2018. In 2021, Snyder partnered with Save the Children , a global child rights organization, to build a 100-bed temporary hospital facility in New Delhi to help fight
903-583: A business partnership with Penguin Random House Publishing as the company's new primary comic book distributor which was previously held by Diamond Comics Distributors for thirty years. On September 21, 2022, Dark Horse Comics announced the expansion of their business relationship with Penguin Random House. This multi-year distribution deal began in June 2023. Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson stated that
1032-598: A comedy film. In a November 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Snyder stated that while he no longer has any interest in tackling superhero comic book adaptations in light of the DCEU continuity's conclusion with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom , he would only consider returning for the DC Universe if James Gunn invites him back to direct a faithful adaptation of Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comic book. Snyder
1161-561: A delivery truck carrying survivors enters the lot, pursued by zombies. C.J. and Bart want to turn them away but are overruled and disarmed. The newcomers include Norma, Steve, Tucker, Monica, Glen, Frank and his daughter Nicole. Another woman is too ill to walk; she is wheeled inside, only to die and reanimate. After she is killed, the group determines the disease is passed by bites. Frank, who has been bitten, elects to be isolated. When he dies and turns, Kenneth shoots him. Andre leaves to see Luda, who has hidden her scratch. Kenneth and Andy start
1290-495: A friendship, communicating with messages written on whiteboards; romance also buds between Ana and Michael, and Nicole and Terry. When the power goes out, C.J., Bart, Michael and Kenneth go to the parking garage to activate the emergency generator; they find a friendly dog named Chips, signifying a breach. Zombies attack and kill Bart, forcing the others to douse the zombies in gas and set them ablaze. Meanwhile, Luda — tied up by Andre — dies giving birth and reanimates as Norma checks on
1419-420: A group coming together to work as a community who wouldn't otherwise work together. So there is that foundation of love, that basic message, within even Dawn of the Dead ... Zack Snyder chose to direct the remake as his first feature film because it gave the television commercial director "a reason to care about every shot". Not wanting his version inevitably compared to George A. Romero 's, he concurred with
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#17328589693271548-422: A group of horses traveling toward the site of the 9/11 terror attacks to pay their respects to the victims with a bow. Snyder made his feature film debut with the remake of the horror film Dawn of the Dead (2004), and scored a box office hit with the fantasy war film 300 (2006), adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller 's Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name . His Warner Bros. film Watchmen
1677-456: A huge advocate for the rights of all ethnicities and every walk of life. I would say I'm a pretty liberal guy. I want to make sure everyone's heard and everyone feels included. I don't have a rightwing political agenda. People see what they want to see. For me, that was not certainly the point. Snyder's body of work has earned him a number of awards, including two Clio Awards and a Gold Lion Award for his Jeep " Frisbee " commercial.He also won
1806-479: A joint venture and independent imprint. The imprint name is in reference to Kitchen's former publishing company Kitchen Sink Press which ran from 1970 until 1999. Kitchen said of the venture, “John and I have packaged books for a number of first-rank publishers, but we have long discussed the ideal house to enjoy maximum freedom and creativity,” says Kitchen. “In longtime friend and publisher Mike Richardson and Dark Horse Comics, we found just that.” The imprint's output
1935-509: A lot of new fans". Newman and Abraham bought the rights to Dawn of the Dead from its producer and rights holder Richard P. Rubinstein , who was reluctant at first as he was "concerned that somewhere along the way a studio would sanitize Newman's vision for producing a version with 'attitude'", but that it was "Marc Abraham's long track record in keeping the creative integrity of the studio distributed films he has produced intact that gave me reason to say 'yes'". Newman hired James Gunn to write
2064-733: A meathead with a movie camera?" Film critic Armond White listed Snyder as one of the four best filmmakers of the 2010s. Director James Cameron praised Snyder, listing him as one of the filmmakers who created their own "cinematic language". In 2009, Snyder listed Excalibur , Mad Max 2 , A Clockwork Orange , Blue Velvet , and RoboCop as his five favorite films. Snyder lives in Pasadena , California with his second wife, producer Deborah Johnson . The couple first met in 1996, began dating in 2002, and married on September 25, 2004, at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York. He
2193-521: A monthly issue and ran until 2019. Dark Horse Comics began translating the manga series from Hiroaki Samura , Blade of the Immortal , in 1996 and ending in 2015. For the first Free Comic Book Day on May 4, 2002, Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars: Tales – A Jedi's Weapon and has participated in the event every year since. In 2006, Dark Horse was the third largest comics publisher. Per Diamond Comic Distributors , " Marvel had 36.9 percent of
2322-455: A near halt, ceasing production of any books concerning the characters with the publication of the last crossover books involving Ghost , in the early 2000s. Legend was a comic book imprint at Dark Horse Comics created in 1994 by Frank Miller and John Byrne as an avenue for creator-owned projects. Its logo was a moai drawn by Mike Mignola . Later on, other creators were asked to join them. The imprint ended in 1998. Dark Horse Manga
2451-448: A nearby mall and are attacked by a zombified security guard, who scratches Luda. Three living guards — C.J., Bart, and Terry — force them to surrender their weapons in exchange for refuge. Together they secure the mall. On the roof, they see another survivor, Andy, stranded in his gun store across the zombie-infested parking lot. The group notices a military helicopter and attempts to get the pilot's attention, but to no avail. The next day,
2580-530: A number of titles by the all-female Japanese manga artist group CLAMP , including Clover , Chobits , Okimono Kimono , Cardcaptor Sakura , Magic Knight Rayearth , and Gate 7 . A manga magazine titled Super Manga Blast! was published by Dark Horse starting in the spring of 2000. It was discontinued in December 2005 after 59 issues. Dark Horse also publishes a number of Korean manhwa titles, including Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man . Maverick
2709-417: A platform for new creators to highlight their works. The success of Dark Horse Comics can be attributed to a change in comic book marketing that occurred in the 1980s when comics began to be sold in comic specific stores. After his success, Richardson began buying the rights to several titles including: Godzilla in 1987, Aliens , Predator in 1989, and Star Wars in 1991 (owned by Marvel prior to
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#17328589693272838-470: A production timeline at this time. Zack Snyder held the television rights to an adaptation of Black Kiss , a late-'80s comic by Howard Chaykin. Snyder wrote the pilot, but couldn't find any takers. In 2022, Snyder expressed interest in directing a science fiction film adaptation of the Adult Swim cartoon series Rick and Morty , feeling that such a film would be the closest project he could tackle to make
2967-563: A reboot of the Superman franchise and the jumpstart to the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and produced the prequel/sequel to 300 , 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). During Comic Con 2013, Snyder announced that Batman and Superman would share the screen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , released in 2016. Snyder directed, Cavill reprised his role as Superman, and Ben Affleck played Batman. Snyder directed Warner Bros.' 2017 Justice League , but he exited during post-production to deal with
3096-433: A scheduled date night, they miss several emergency news bulletins . The next morning, a zombified neighborhood girl, Vivian, enters their bedroom and kills Luis, who immediately reanimates and attacks Ana. She flees the chaotic neighborhood in her car, crashes, and passes out. Upon awakening, Ana joins police sergeant Kenneth Hall, electronics salesman Michael, petty criminal Andre and his pregnant wife Luda. They break into
3225-436: A sentiment also shared by IGN . Lisa Schwarzbaum praised Snyder's direction in "a killer feature debut", while Roger Ebert said in a positive review that anyone paying to see it is guaranteed to get their money's worth. Abundant praise was given to the film's opening sequence, which an otherwise negative review from The Hollywood Reporter called "pulse-poundingly good". Gingold found Snyder's camerawork utilizing
3354-590: A series reprinting Playboy interviews. The M Press imprint was created to publish a diverse list of both literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice. One such series is Orchid by Tom Morello , published from 2011 to 2013. The newest addition to M Press is an original graphic novel The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary , Andrew Robinson , and Kyle Baker , published in November 2013. In 2011, Dark Horse launched their iOS app and online digital comics store Dark Horse Digital , followed by
3483-522: A set of comic books for Mysticons were released. In 2018, Vanguard Visionary Associates, a Chinese media production company, became a partner of Dark Horse's subsidiary Dark Horse Entertainment along with a "major investment stake" in the subsidiary. Both Forbes and Publishers Weekly reported that "the investment stake is rumored to be about $ 20 million and will give Vanguard a majority interest in Dark House". In 2020, Dark Horse announced it
3612-401: A similar situation. The script was given uncredited rewrites by Michael Tolkin and Scott Frank ; co-producer Richard P. Rubinstein said Tolkin further developed the characters while Frank provided some of the bigger, upbeat action scenes. Gunn revealed he received internet backlash over the film due to his past screenwriting credit on Scooby-Doo (2002), believing him to be unqualified for
3741-589: A specific story and perhaps receive royalties from collected editions, but the bulk of the revenue, and all of the merchandising opportunities, remain with the companies". Mike Richardson was an active follower of the Amateur Press Association (APA) , an organization focused on critiquing comics through conventions, fan projects, and newsletters. As a result of his involvement, Richardson became acquainted with Randy Stradley, an early Dark Horse Comics collaborator and editor. The two used their contacts from
3870-489: A successful film adaptation, starring Jim Carrey , in 1994. However comic sales were not strengthened by the success of the film. In 1993, Dark Horse established their own limited series superhero realm with the creation of Comics' Greatest World . However comic publishing changed in the 1990s and all Comics' Greatest World titles were canceled except for Ghost . As a result, Dark Horse Comics returned to their smaller scale business model. Dark Horse Comics created
3999-514: A suitable upscale mall location for the film, production designer Andrew Neskoromny looked for existing malls that were scheduled for demolition. His search yielded no results until he found the now-defunct Thornhill Square shopping mall in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, which measured approximately 45,000 square feet (1.0 acre). Dubbed the "Crossroads Mall", the crew completely redid the mall over an eight-week period, adding an expensive water feature near
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4128-522: A total of 3,000 makeups completed when filming ended on September 6, 2003. The visual effects for the film were provided by Canadian VFX studio Mr. X Inc., with its president Dennis Berardi serving as the film's co- VFX supervisor . The production shot scenes for which Snyder wanted as many as 4,000 live-action zombies, which Berardi created rather as a combination of practical zombies and CG zombies which he built as 3D models with Autodesk Maya . One such scene involved tens of thousands of zombies at
4257-585: A two-disc collector's edition Blu-ray of Dawn of the Dead , which contains the film's theatrical version and the director's cut. The Blu-ray, which is said to have been "derived from the digital intermediate archival negative ", contains bonus features found in previous releases in addition to new and exclusive ones featuring interviews with actors Ty Burrell and Jake Weber , screenwriter James Gunn , and makeup effects artists David LeRoy Anderson and Heather Langenkamp . A 4K Ultra HD collector's edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory with extras ported over from
4386-425: A video game and digital division, called Dark Horse Games. The division will be focused on development of AAA video games based on the company's IP. In mid-November 2021, Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson announced that the company would be publishing a new line of all-ages Star Wars comics and graphic novels in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Disney Publishing Worldwide . Dark Horse had previously held
4515-602: Is an American comic book , graphic novel , and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon , by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon , comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980. Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth largest comic publishing company in the United States of America. Dividing profits with artists and writers , as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in
4644-733: Is an imprint for Japanese manga translated into English. The company's first ongoing title was Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima , starting in August 1994. ( Oh My Goddess! since became America's longest running manga series.) Other publications include Akira , Astro Boy , Berserk , Blade of the Immortal , Ghost in the Shell , Lone Wolf and Cub , Trigun and Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow , Gantz , Hellsing and Drifters by Kouta Hirano , Blood+ , Multiple Personality Detective Psycho , FLCL , Mob Psycho 100 , and Oreimo . Dark Horse also publishes
4773-502: Is attacked by a swarm of zombies before the camcorder drops. Additional members of the cast include stuntman Ermes Blarasin as the bloated woman, Natalie Brown as a CDC reporter, and dog actor Blu as Nicole's adopted pet dog Chips. Director Zack Snyder cameos as a soldier battling zombies at the United States Capitol during the film's title sequence , as do Scott Reiniger , Tom Savini , and Ken Foree (who were in
4902-642: Is infrequent, publishing 2-3 high-profile projects annually with editorial focus on art books and deluxe format collections. Creators published under the Kitchen Sink line include Will Eisner, Frank Miller, Harvey Kurtzman , Tony DiTerlizzi and collections/anthology titles include work from Jack Davis , Will Elder , Art Spiegelman , S. Clay Wilson , Monte Beauchamp , Bob Powell , Justin Green , Trina Robbins , Harvey Pekar , Arnold Roth , and Al Jaffee . Former executive editor of Vertigo Karen Berger established
5031-533: Is set to direct a new feature action film for Netflix, centered around the Los Angeles Police Department , co-writing the script with frequent collaborator Kurt Johnstad. Snyder often uses slow motion , particularly the technique of speed ramping , in and out of the fight scenes in his films. This differs from other directors who make multiple cuts and close-ups during a fight. A minute-long shot from 300 shows King Leonidas slaughtering his enemies,
5160-524: The BBC , who also credited the actor with "bringing a redoubtable decency and charisma to a potentially bland part, like the young Roy Scheider in Jaws ". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 76% of 195 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "A kinetic, violent and surprisingly worthy remake of George Romero's horror classic that pays homage to
5289-582: The COVID-19 pandemic in India . Although his films have been critiqued as having " right-wing " messages, politically, Snyder is a Democrat . He endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election . In a 2021 interview with The Guardian , he stated: I vote Democrat! I'm a true lover of individual rights. I've always been a super-strong advocate of women's rights and a woman's right to choose, and I've always been surrounded by powerful women. And, of course, I'm
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5418-448: The APA to recruit artists and writers, many of whom were working for several top comic publishing groups. Dark Horse was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with Dark Horse Presents No. 1 and featured the first appearance of Paul Chadwick 's Concrete and Chris Warner 's Black Cross, selling approximately 50,000 copies, which was far better than predictions . The series has become
5547-583: The American Gold rush era. Following Rebel Moon , Snyder will return to direct Planet of the Dead , a sequel to Army of the Dead . He also signed a first-look deal with Netflix. Snyder has been developing Horse Latitudes , a film about two war photographers since 2011, although the project is on hold while he works at Netflix.After a period of relative silence on the film, Snyder mentioned to DC Cinematic Cast on September 13, 2024, that Horse Latitudes had found an investor. He had no additional news about
5676-518: The Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse in 2017. Titles published under the imprint include Hungry Ghosts written by Joel Rose and Anthony Bourdain , Incognegro (previously published through Vertigo ) and a prequel Incognegro: Renaissance both written by Mat Johnson , The Seeds written by Ann Nocenti , She Could Fly written by Christopher Cantwell , and LaGuardia written by Nnedi Okorafor . On June 2, 2021, Dark Horse Comics launched
5805-501: The Body Snatchers (1978), The Thing (1982), and The Fly (1986) as influences on the remake, considering these to be "amazing updates" as well as "great movies that add to rather than diminish the original films". By way of respect to Romero's film, the producers cast the original's Tom Savini , Scott Reiniger , and Ken Foree in cameos; and incorporated visual references to Gaylen Ross and James A. Baffico . In writing
5934-512: The Christ in its United States opening weekend, with an audience base comprising largely young males and estimated gross of $ 22 million. In the U.S. and Canada, the film was released alongside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Taking Lives , on March 19, 2004. Dawn of the Dead ended up performing above projections, debuting to $ 27.3 million in its U.S. opening weekend and claiming
6063-664: The DVD and Blu-ray include Snyder and co-producer Eric Newman 's audio commentary ; the featurettes Attack of the Living Dead , Raising the Dead , Drawing the Dead , Splitting Headaches , Surviving the Dawn , and Special Report: Zombie Invasion ; the short film The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed ; deleted scenes with optional commentary by Snyder and Newman; and the film's theatrical trailer . On Halloween of 2017, Shout! Factory 's horror sub-label Scream Factory released
6192-607: The Dark Horse Comics acquisition). Dark Horse evolved further and began producing toys in 1991. Additionally, in 1992, Richardson formed Dark Horse Entertainment , the company's critically acclaimed film and television division. With the release of the first Aliens comic in 1988 and Predator in 1988, Dark Horse Comics' popular characters appeared in their own line of work as well as Dark Horse Presents and Tarzan and numerous crossovers that included Superman and Batman of DC Comics , and WildC.A.T.s . In
6321-526: The Dark Horse Entertainment subsidiary open up the potential for Embracer to push projects outside of the video game arena. Dark Horse isn't simply the fourth-largest comic book publisher in the U.S. industry, after all; it's also a company with a first-look deal with Netflix, as well as an ongoing relationship with Universal Content Productions." Embracer finalized the acquisition of Dark Horse on March 14, 2022. In June 2022, Dark Horse announced
6450-403: The Dead projects ; Army of Thieves , a prequel released in 2021, and Planet of the Dead , a sequel to be created. On May 20, 2020, Snyder announced that Zack Snyder's Justice League would be released on the streaming service HBO Max in 2021. The film was released on March 18, 2021. In July 2021, Snyder was officially announced to be developing the film Rebel Moon for Netflix . It
6579-511: The Richard Cheese version in favor of the Disturbed version, but he managed to convince them that the former was appropriate for the scene. Snyder also stated his rationale behind the decision to play " People Who Died " by The Jim Carroll Band at the end of the film: "I really love that [opening chords of 'People Who Died'] DANG! DANG! DANG, DANG, DANG! I thought that it was cool as a way to end
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#17328589693276708-583: The Society of British Advertisers Award for Humor for his controversial EB Beer commercial "General's Party." Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 action horror film directed by Zack Snyder in his feature directorial debut, with a screenplay by James Gunn . A remake of George A. Romero 's 1978 film of the same name , it stars an ensemble cast that includes Sarah Polley , Jake Weber , Ving Rhames , and Mekhi Phifer , with Scott Reiniger , Tom Savini , and Ken Foree from
6837-477: The Toronto set and set up their makeup effects lab next to the mall. To depict a heightened realistic look to the zombies, Anderson researched on the appearance of decay following human death , looking through several medical books, war footages, and crime scene photographs showing graphic images of trauma victims; he broke down the look of decomposition into three stages: The first stage looks like someone who
6966-434: The U.S. first" in order to avoid this conflict. Dawn of the Dead was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival . Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released Dawn of the Dead on DVD , Blu-ray , and digital with director Zack Snyder's unrated director's cut of the film: he described this version as longer, gorier, and more character-driven than the theatrical one. Bonus features found on
7095-419: The United States and Canada and $ 43.3 million in other territories. The release of Dawn of the Dead in the U.S. nearly coincided with that of Shaun of the Dead , another zombie film distributed by Universal Pictures . In a February 2004 Variety report, a spokesman at Universal revealed that the studio had greenlit Shaun of the Dead "with the condition that Dawn of the Dead would be released here in
7224-490: The back of the actor's head to be detonated. Concerned about the risk thereof, Anderson developed an alternative method in which his team would attach wires to the scalps loaded with blood packs and yank them with a remote-controlled "air ratchet system", lending a similar gruesome effect as with the squibs sans potential harm. Filming began on June 9, 2003, on location in various parts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hundreds of zombie extras had to be constantly available for
7353-580: The best horror films of the decade, including number 3 by Dread Central (2010), number 8 by Bloody Disgusting (2009), number 52 by IGN , and number 55 by Rolling Stone (2020). The film made review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 's lists of "The 20 Scariest Opening Scenes in Horror Movie History" (at number 6), "The 25 Best Horror Movie Remakes" (at number 9), "The 30 Essential Zombie Movies" (at number 13), and "18 Memorable Horror Remakes". Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics
7482-523: The buyout in March 2022. Dark Horse has published many licensed comics, including comics based on Star Wars , Avatar: The Last Airbender , Ninja Gaiden , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Aliens , Predator , and Terminator . Dark Horse Comics holds a notoriety for being the most reputable publisher in regard to allowing creators to retain ownership of their work. Founder Mike Richardson created
7611-403: The camera his mother bought him, using it to make an unflattering commentary about his school's administration that got him expelled. Afterward, Snyder attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California. His classmates included fellow future Hollywood directors Michael Bay and Tarsem Singh . Despite being Indian, Singh also played a Nazi in a short film by Snyder. He graduated with
7740-442: The camera zooming in and out to emphasize each kill and move Leonidas makes. Snyder said There are other superhero movies where they joke about how basically no one's getting hurt. That's not us. What is that message? That it's okay that there's this massive destruction with zero consequence for anyone? That's what Watchmen was about in a lot of ways too. There was a scene, that scene where Dan and Laurie get mugged. They beat up
7869-421: The characters show a lack of common sense , "it's inevitable that most of them end up as one-dimensional throw-aways whose sole purpose is to increase the body count " and that "not many people go to a horror film looking for character development and drama". He and Ebert found the subplots of Kenneth and Andre to be "touching", with Berardinelli stating that these were "handled with a deft hand". Although Ebert
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#17328589693277998-438: The comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media. Several titles include: Sin City , Hellboy , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , 300 , Ninja Gaiden , and Star Wars . In December 2021, Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media , Dark Horse Comics' parent company, and completed
8127-442: The comic book publishing industry. This model allows the company to pull poorly performing series while also retaining the ability to reprint past works without intense scrutiny. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "Dark Horse pays by the story or the page, and shares profit generated by comic books and related merchandise. That is different from the standard work-for-hire arrangement at DC and Marvel: creators are paid for
8256-497: The company decided to expand their business relationship with the legendary publishing company because they both wanted to improve comic book accessibility worldwide, and address fans concerns over high distribution fees with Diamond Comics, Inc. From 1993 to 1996, Dark Horse published a line of superhero comics under the Comics' Greatest World imprint, which was later renamed Dark Horse Heroes. After 1996, publication of this line came to
8385-444: The company with creator rights in mind because of his frustration with the treatment of artists by comic publishers of the time. They have published several creator owned comics such as Frank Miller 's Sin City and 300 , Mike Mignola's Hellboy , Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo , and Gerard Way's Umbrella Academy . With an emphasis on mini and limited series, Dark Horse Comics has given itself immense flexibility in
8514-431: The company would be the 10th operative division in the company. Multiple news outlets highlighted that this deal gives Embracer Group access to Dark Horse's "300-plus pieces of intellectual property". This deal also grants Dark Horse access to additional intellectual property maintained by Embracer; "sources close to the publisher say that founder and CEO Mike Richardson maintains creative control over Dark Horse under
8643-412: The concept of running zombies, which he said was his "fresh, new way" of giving it a sense of verisimilitude and rendering zombies as if they were real threats, especially when they attack in hordes. Snyder maintained Gunn's decision not to reveal the origin of the zombie outbreak, believing it was "obvious that in this fallen society , you wouldn't know where the whole plague started". In searching for
8772-439: The couple. When Norma kills the zombified Luda, Andre snaps; they exchange gunfire and both are killed. The others arrive to find a zombie infant, which they kill immediately. The group plans to get to the local marina, find Steve's yacht and travel to an island on Lake Michigan . They reinforce two shuttle buses from the parking garage for their escape. To rescue Andy, the group straps supplies onto Chips's body and lower him into
8901-504: The criminals. I was like the first guy, I want to show his arm get broken. I want a compound fracture. I don't want it to be clean. I want you to go, 'Oh my God, I guess you're right. If you just beat up a guy in an alley he's not going to just be lying on the ground. It's going to be messy'. The Netflix production Army of the Dead was a special project for Snyder as he served as his own cinematographer, as well as this being his first film shot digitally. Snyder has been described as one of
9030-424: The death of his daughter, Autumn Snyder. His replacement was Joss Whedon . On January 29, 2019, Snyder announced that he had signed on to helm Army of the Dead , a zombie heist thriller, for Netflix . Snyder directed and produced the film with his partner and wife, Deborah Snyder, via their newly rebranded production company, The Stone Quarry . His agreement with Netflix has since expanded into several Army of
9159-524: The director on 300 (2006), Watchmen (2009), and Sucker Punch (2011). In a 2023 interview with Total Film , Snyder revealed he had lobbied for the inclusion of the Richard Cheese cover of " Down with the Sickness ", originally sung by the heavy metal band Disturbed , which plays in a montage where the characters relieve boredom in the mall. According to Snyder, the studio originally declined
9288-423: The entire shoot. To handle the volume of willing extras, Anderson and his team built a large "factory" where painted extras would stay put until they are spoken for by either the main or second unit film crew. They built various makeup rooms for the artists to work in: one consisted of camper trailers where they would apply detailed prosthetic makeups to extras playing "hero zombies", a special type of zombie; and
9417-399: The entrance, 14 stores, parking structures, and warehouse areas. Since Snyder wanted the stores palpable in terms of design and stood not merely as storefronts , Neskoromny's team accordingly built them as actual retail stores complete with merchandise. These stores were given fake names, since only two major retail brands agreed to be featured in the film. The special makeup effects for
9546-434: The face of all that and some of the people are redeemed and end up becoming good people and some of them are not redeemed and they end up, you know, not redeemed. And that's what kind of drove me throughout the story, was it was a story about redemption. I also think that there's a lot about how people survive and what people turn to in the face of such tragedy. The tragedy in this case being flesh-eating zombies. And really it's
9675-487: The fantastic special effects makeup, the brief flirtation with found footage , and the reverence for its source text while introducing something new makes 2004's Dawn of the Dead one of the best remakes on the market. Likewise, Dawn of the Dead has appeared on several lists of the top zombie films, including number 3 by Rolling Stone (2012), number 12 by Empire (2020), by Collider (2021), number 17 by IndieWire (2022), and by Variety (2023); as well as
9804-434: The film after he was recommended to it by its music supervisor , G. Marq Roswell , who learned he made little money from his work on Mario Van Peebles 's film Baadasssss! (2003), on which Roswell also served as music supervisor. The studio was not convinced with hiring Bates because they felt he was not an established composer at the time, but director Zack Snyder insisted on him, and he was ultimately hired. In scoring
9933-551: The film as a "stylish, gore-drenched shoot-em-up", and Dargis attributed its appeal not to the bloody violence but to "the filmmakers' commitment to genre fundamentals". Writing in a positive review, internet-based critic James Berardinelli said fans of "tight, tense, graphic horror" should be able to enjoy the same aplenty in Dawn of the Dead . While Schwarzbaum and Dargis complimented Gunn's script as "sharp" and propulsive, respectively, others took issue with what they believed to be
10062-665: The film in his place. Following his daughter's suicide, Snyder became involved in philanthropic activities directed towards suicide prevention and mental health awareness . Snyder promoted this effort on social media by selling clothing and merchandise related to the Snyder Cut; in May 2021, it was revealed that this effort had raised more than $ 750,000 in charitable donations to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention . In another effort to help with suicide prevention, Snyder included
10191-420: The film on its 15th anniversary in 2019, Joe Lipsett wrote the following verdict for Bloody Disgusting : Fifteen years later, Dawn of the Dead completely holds up. The film's flaws are mostly at the character level, though having a dumb zombie baby and a few undeveloped red shirts in the mix is hardly a deal breaker. The action – particularly the opening scene and the propane explosion climax – in addition to
10320-428: The film were created by David LeRoy Anderson , with assistance from his actress wife Heather Langenkamp . Prior to accepting the job from Universal Studios ' then-executive James D. Brubaker , Anderson had been in a two-year hiatus from working as a makeup effects artist to operate his company DLA Silverwear. Anderson completed his test makeups for the film over a four-week period, and then he and his team traveled to
10449-577: The film's "moments of inspired audacity". Many noted that the fast-moving zombies of Dawn of the Dead were similar to those of 28 Days Later , but felt that the Danny Boyle film was "darker and creepier", "smarter, more rigorously structured", and could pass for a remake of the original. Despite the general praise, some critics said the film gave scant consideration to Romero's satirical critique of consumerism , among other sociopolitical issues. Ebert and Variety stated that whereas Romero used
10578-407: The film, Bates avoided taking cues from the original's music by the band Goblin , finding its style to be incompatible with what Snyder had filmed. Bates's score combines elements of electronic music and 20th-century orchestra , which was influenced by the works of composers adept at creating dissonance , such as Béla Bartók and Krzysztof Penderecki . Bates employed these musical choices with
10707-455: The imprint Legends and as part of their focus on creators, the publisher began working with Mike Mignola . In 1994, Mignola's character Hellboy first appeared in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction the beginning of several limited and mini series with crossovers that included Batman of DC Comics . 1994 saw the release of the monthly manga mini series, Oh My Goddess! The licensing to
10836-443: The intention of making the audience "very, very uncomfortable". Milan Records released Bates's score in physical format for the first time on October 23, 2012, a week after the record label released it digitally via iTunes Store and Amazon Music . The album comprises 31 tracks, all of which were composed by Bates. Dawn of the Dead also marks the first of several collaborations between him and Snyder: he would later compose for
10965-401: The job. However, film critic Harry Knowles , initially an opponent of the remake, read Gunn's script and gave it a positive response on his website Ain't It Cool News , which Gunn said helped eliminate doubts cast upon him by fans of the original. With Dawn of the Dead , Gunn wanted to explore the human condition as well as tell a wholly different story about redemption. He elaborated on
11094-423: The label's previous release was released on January 31, 2023. Dawn of the Dead received generally positive reviews upon its release, with critics praising it as a worthy remake of the original and a fine addition to the zombie genre. The film was considered by most to be an improvement over the original in terms of acting, production values, and scares, although Variety and Derek Malcolm felt that it
11223-454: The lack of plot and character developments. Morris found most of the characters to be too irritating that he believed audiences might want them "thrown from the mall roof to the throngs of undead". The Chicago Tribune said that the characters were clichéd and about as dumb as the undead, though sympathized with the "tragic" moral dilemma faced by Andre as an expectant father. Conversely, Berardinelli said that while there are moments in which
11352-467: The latter of which had a director's cut released in 2021. He also directed the animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011), the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021), and the two-parter space opera films Rebel Moon (2023) and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). In 2004, he founded
11481-508: The licensing rights for producing Star Wars comics between 1991 and 2015. In December 2021, Bloomberg reported Dark Horse Comics for sale to a Hollywood studio. Companies rumored as potential buyers include Netflix , and The Walt Disney Company but a representative couldn't comment. However, later in the month, Embracer Group (a video game holding company ) announced that it launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, including Dark Horse Comics and Dark Horse Entertainment, and that
11610-650: The line" to "respectable" and "annoying". Schwarzbaum and the Chicago Tribune described Sarah Polley 's screen presence as "a perfect against- type heroine" with "a nice anxious stare". IGN was dismayed that least attention was given to Phifer's "naturally charismatic presence" with such a large cast, though felt that Rhames was effective as Polley's "quietly authoritative foil " and praised Jake Weber 's performance in "a thankless role". While giving equal praise to Polley, Phifer, and Rhames, Gingold singled out Weber's existentialist role as "the best of all", as did
11739-480: The mall's parking lot, which was shot with motion-control passes whose green screen elements of 200 extras, combined with the CG zombies, were later composited to create a "digital crowd simulation that looks realistic". Kyle Cooper designed the title sequence for the film, using real human blood. The score for Dawn of the Dead was composed by Tyler Bates , his first for a horror film. Bates became involved with
11868-432: The mall, they are unable to lock the door, forcing an evacuation via the buses. The survivors fight their way out as the buses drive to the marina. Glen loses control of a chainsaw, accidentally killing himself and Monica; blood splatters on the windshield, causing their bus to crash. Steve leaves the group and is killed by a stowaway zombie. While C.J., Kenneth, and Terry leaves the other bus to look for survivors, Ana kills
11997-611: The market", DC "had 32.9 percent" and Dark Horse had "5.6 percent". In 2007, Dark Horse donated copies of all of its published works to the Portland State University Library, which maintains both a browsing collection of book titles, in addition to a research collection which also includes every "print, poster, statue, figure, and all other products." As of July 15, 2016, the library has cataloged over 10,000 titles as "the official archive of Dark Horse publications". In 2011, Dark Horse Presents relaunched including
12126-431: The most polarizing directors of modern cinema. David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote that Snyder's "name alone is enough to launch a thousand angry tweets, and the most passionate writing about his work is exclusively found in the comment sections of websites like this one. Snyder's critics really seem to hate him, and Snyder's fans really seem to hate his critics ... Is Snyder a master or a hack? A misunderstood myth-maker, or
12255-531: The movie because it's so dark. It's a bleak ending, in a cool way." "[Y]ou could see a movie with one guy rising from the dead or you can see one with thousands." — James Gunn on the likelihood of Dawn of the Dead being overtaken by The Passion of the Christ at the box office Dawn of the Dead was marketed with its 10-minute opening sequence that was broadcast on cable television four nights prior to its theatrical release. Entertainment Weekly projected that it would outperform The Passion of
12384-402: The music was composed by Tyler Bates in his first collaboration with Snyder. Dawn of the Dead was theatrically released on March 19, 2004, by Universal Pictures . Despite Romero's distaste for it, the film earned generally positive reviews from critics, who saw improvements over the original in terms of acting, production values, and scares. However they felt it lacked character development,
12513-497: The original film appearing in cameos. Set in Milwaukee , the film follows a group of survivors who try to survive a zombie apocalypse holed up in a suburban shopping mall. Producers Eric Newman and Marc Abraham developed the film rather as a "re-envisioning" of the original Dawn of the Dead , aiming to reinvigorate the zombie genre for modern audiences. They bought the rights from co-producer Richard P. Rubinstein (who produced
12642-469: The original film) as a general, sheriff, and televangelist, respectively. Plans to remake 1978's Dawn of the Dead were conceived by producer Eric Newman , a fan of zombie films who cited the George A. Romero horror film as the best in this genre. With the remake, Newman and producer Marc Abraham wanted to reinvigorate the zombie genre for modern audiences as well as "make the old fans happy and make
12771-442: The original while working on its own terms." As of 2024 , Dawn of the Dead is Zack Snyder's highest-rated film on the website. Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. In 2005, George A. Romero spoke briefly of how dissatisfied he
12900-474: The original) and hired Gunn to write the script, which oriented the original's premise around the action genre . Intent on making the remake a straight horror, Snyder took over to direct with the goal of keeping every aspect of the production as grounded in reality as possible. Filming took place from June to September 2003, on location at a Toronto shopping mall that was slated for demolition. The special makeup effects were created by David LeRoy Anderson , and
13029-510: The original, leaving the audience rather numbed and "less mercifully handled, even at the end-credits". Wesley Morris gave a negative review in which he said the film "feels like the product of the PlayStation era" as opposed to a reverence for Romero. Elvis Mitchell had similar objections, writing that "[t]he flesh-eaters are picked off like video-game targets". Conversely, the BBC complimented
13158-462: The other consisted of tents where they would produce painted masks for extras playing background zombies. Extras playing foreground zombies were painted with plain palette makeups in Anderson's mall lab. The makeup artists were given his concept images to work on as references. According to Anderson and Heather Langenkamp, the most extras they ever had in a given day sat between 200 and 400, with
13287-465: The parking lot; the zombies have no interest in him. Chips enters Andy's store safely, but a zombie follows through the dog door. Nicole, fond of Chips, crashes the delivery truck into the gun store, where a now zombified Andy traps her. Kenneth, Michael, Tucker, Terry, and C.J. reach the gun store via the sewers, kill Andy, and rescue Nicole. They grab ammunition and go back to the mall; along the way, Tucker breaks his legs, and C.J. mercy-kills him. Back to
13416-548: The popular video-game franchise Mass Effect . Dark Horse, working with Big Tent Entertainment and the NHK broadcasting corporation , brought Domo-kun to the United States with a series of products ranging from Qee figurines to journals and stationery sets. David Scroggy was Vice President of Product Development at Dark Horse for many years, starting in that department in 1993 and retiring in 2017. In 2013, Denis Kitchen and John Lind co-founded Kitchen Sink Books with Dark Horse as
13545-418: The producers on reimagining the latter film as opposed to doing it as a "remake", which, in his view, would have entailed re-shooting Romero's script. For that matter, he aimed to make his film a straight horror that was "as serious as a heart attack" and keep every aspect of its production as grounded in reality as possible. His approach included previsualizing the film with storyboards and introducing
13674-787: The production company The Stone Quarry (formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films) alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller. Zachary Edward Snyder was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin , and raised in Riverside, Connecticut . His mother, Marsha Manley ( née Reeves; d. 2010), was a painter and a photography teacher at Daycroft School , which Snyder later attended. His father, Charles Edward "Ed" Snyder, worked as an executive recruiter. Marsha always nurtured her son's artistic side, buying him his first film camera. He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut . He has an older sister, Audrey, and
13803-540: The redemptive theme of the film in an interview with IGN during a press junket for Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed released that same year: [...] Dawn of the Dead is about redemption because it's about a bunch of people who have lived certain lives, who have maybe not been the best people, and suddenly they have everything that they've used to define themselves: Their careers, their churches, their jobs, their families are stripped away. They're gone. They start at nothing and they have to become who they really are in
13932-494: The release of the beta version of a native Android app in 2012. Any device with a modern web browser can be used to read Dark Horse comics at their web store. Initiated in 1998, Dark Horse Deluxe rolled out a line of merchandise that included model kits, toys, apparel, and collectibles. Its original purpose was to draw on Dark Horse properties but expanded to include such collectibles as Tim Burton 's Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys , Joss Whedon 's Serenity , and merchandise for
14061-612: The return of Paul Chadwick's Concrete and Steve Niles ' Criminal Macabre , as well as new talent including Sanford Greene, Carla Speed McNeil , Nate Crosby and others. Starting in 2013, Dark Horse began to reprint E. C. Archives , picking up the project of reprinting classic E. C. Comics from the 1950s where Gladstone left off, using the same size and format as Gladstone, with all stories reprinted in order and in full color. In early 2017, Dark Horse Comic entered partnership with Crypton Future Media to publish official English-language Hatsune Miku -related manga. In late summer of 2018,
14190-587: The script, Gunn took an action-oriented approach while remaining faithful to the basic premise of Romero's version. To develop the plot, he declined to write a treatment in favor of a discovery writing method whereby he would devise hypothetical situations which would ultimately force the characters to evacuate the mall. Gunn decided to leave the origin of the zombie outbreak ambiguous, believing this would give not only equal consideration to each audience's viewpoint (scientific or otherwise) but also something to think about what they would do if they found themselves in
14319-490: The script, and the studio brought Gunn in despite not wanting to deliver them a signal idea for the film beforehand. A fan of the original Dawn of the Dead since he was a young boy, Gunn explained that he took the job because he "kind of saw generally what it could be". The producers conceptualized the remake as more of a "re-envisioning" which would work in some references to the original but would primarily work on its own terms. Co-producer Eric Newman cited Invasion of
14448-442: The shopping mall to stage a metaphor about consumer society, Snyder used it merely as a convenient shelter for his characters. Gingold lamented that unlike Romero's film, Snyder's provided no social commentary on racism through its Black characters Kenneth and Andre as well as the interracial relationship between Andre and Luda. In contrast, Manohla Dargis commented that Romero's consumerist metaphor has lost its significance in
14577-546: The terms of the deal, while the company receives a level of financial stability it hasn't previously enjoyed as an independent entity, even as it separates from its deal with Chinese pop culture company Vanguard Visionary Associates". The Hollywood Reporter commented that for the Embracer Group this deal was "not just an opportunity to expand properties into comics, but other media. Dark Horse's ongoing relationship with media companies through current and future adaptations and
14706-416: The top spot The Passion of the Christ held for three consecutive weekends. Variety reported, "Some 63% of Dawn [audiences] were under age 25, with 57% of patrons male. Hispanic moviegoers comprised 21% of its supporters and African-Americans 14%." Dawn of the Dead ended its theatrical run as a commercial success, grossing $ 102 million worldwide on a $ 26 million budget; it grossed $ 59 million in
14835-424: The unpopular limited series, Tarzan , was purchased by Dark Horse Comics in 1995 and ended in 1998. Ghost , from Comics' Greatest World , began running as a solo title in 1995, but ended in 1998 and was subsequently launched once more the same year. Eisner Award winning Usagi Yojimbo , written and drawn by third generation Japanese-American artist, Stan Sakai debuted in Dark Horse Comics in 1996 as
14964-453: The years since the original's release, "with the politics of consumption now an established academic field and shopping now considered a statement of identity ". IGN praised the film's tonal departure from Romero's, calling it "a calculated risk that paid off". The Hollywood Reporter and Chicago Tribune commented that Dawn of the Dead was content to indulge in bloody zombie killings devoid of meaning and introspection once present in
15093-436: The zombified Steve and retrieves his boat keys. Eventually the remaining survivors get to the marina, and C.J. sacrifices himself so the others can escape. Michael reveals a bite wound and kills himself as Ana, Kenneth, Nicole, Terry, and Chips drive away on the yacht. Footage from a camcorder found on the boat shows Steve's escapades before the outbreak and concludes as the group runs out of supplies, approaches an island, and
15222-420: Was an imprint for creator-owned material. The DH Press imprint publishes novelizations of Dark Horse's more popular comic book titles, including Aliens and Predator . DH Press has now been absorbed by DH Books. Publications ranging from novels to film books by Leonard Maltin about John Landis , to comic related material such as a biography of Will Eisner , to health books. They have also published
15351-461: Was excessively gory and also indifferent to Romero's preoccupation with consumerism . Dawn of the Dead was a commercial success, grossing $ 102.3 million worldwide on a $ 26 million budget. Retrospective reviews have called it Snyder's best film. A spiritual successor , Army of the Dead , was released in 2021. After finishing a long shift as a nurse in the Milwaukee area , Ana returns to her suburban neighborhood and her husband, Luis. Caught up in
15480-526: Was inspired by Star Wars and the films of Akira Kurosawa . Filming began in April 2022 and lasted until November that year, with the project being developed as a two-part film. Snyder also produced and directed two episodes of Twilight of the Gods , an anime-style web series inspired by Norse mythology , for Netflix. Snyder is developing a King Arthur film, which he said will be a "faithful retelling" set during
15609-535: Was just in the ER – pale, with lots of fresh blood. The second stage has moist wounds but the skin is beginning to break down. There is a lot of discoloration and mottling, mostly blues and greens. The third stage is the most intense, with the skeletal form coming through. The wounds are dried-up, the skin is sloughing off and colors are oily blacks. Head hits were done practically through various methods, such as bullet hit squibs covered with prosthetic scalps and attached to
15738-419: Was only intermittently scary. Despite giving it a negative review, Variety said that the film was otherwise "more palatable" than the "atrocious" Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake released the previous year. Michael Gingold stated, "[...] Dawn of the Dead joins The Ring and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as an update that both honors its source and emerges as an effective horror film in its own right",
15867-456: Was personally not on board with the characters' "risky" plan to escape from the mall in lieu of awaiting the zombies' natural death, he remarked that "taking chances makes for good action scenes". Mitchell criticized the plot as "strictly by the numbers" and said that the climactic gun store scene "shows why zombie pictures aren't unsettling anymore". The ensemble cast was generally praised: comments ranged from "superlative" and "convincing down
15996-470: Was previously married to Denise Weber. Snyder has eight children: two biological children and two adopted daughters with Weber, two biological sons from a relationship with Kirsten Elin, and two adopted children with Johnson. The suicide of his daughter Autumn prompted Snyder to withdraw from post-production work on Justice League in May 2017 to be with his family, which resulted in Joss Whedon completing
16125-529: Was raised as a Christian Scientist . He also had a brother, Sam, who died when Snyder was a teenager. Snyder attended Camp Owatonna in Harrison , Maine , during the summer months as a child. Snyder studied painting a year after high school at Heatherley School of Fine Art in England, although he had already begun filmmaking. Back in high school, Snyder struggled due to his dyslexia and made his first film there with
16254-509: Was released on March 6, 2009, and grossed $ 185 million worldwide. His follow-up project/animation debut, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , was released on September 24, 2010. Snyder produced, co-wrote, and directed Sucker Punch , which was released on March 25, 2011. The film, based on a script written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, was about a young woman in a mental hospital who fantasizes of escape with her fellow inmates. He directed 2013's Man of Steel for Warner Bros.,
16383-428: Was severing ties with writer and editor Scott Allie "after a former Dark Horse employee accused him of sexual harassment and sexual assault across a period lasting more than a decade." It was reported that in 2015, "after reports of multiple instances of sexual misconduct" by Allie: Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson released a statement to The Beat , which in part read, "In this particular case, action
16512-439: Was taken immediately, though we did not, and cannot, perform a public flogging, as some might wish." Although Richardson said action had been taken, Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse, transitioning from editor-in-chief to the role of executive senior editor in 2015, before departing Dark Horse as a full-time employee in 2017, continuing to work with them [until 2020] in a freelance capacity. In June 2021, Dark Horse opened
16641-451: Was with Dawn of the Dead during an interview with actor Simon Pegg for Time Out . Romero said that although the remake could pass for a good action film, he felt it was aimless and "more of a video game" for that matter, as well as maintained he was "not terrified of things running at me". Numerous publications have named Dawn of the Dead as Zack Snyder's best film, with Den of Geek considering it his magnum opus . Revisiting
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