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Cockneys vs. Zombies

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on January 01, 2999 @ 12:00am
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Cockneys vs Zombies is the story of Andy (Harry Treadaway) and Terry (Rasmus Hardiker): two hapless cockney brothers who try to save their grandad’s (Alan Ford) care home by robbing a bank. At the same time, a virus sweeps across East London turning all the inhabitants into flesh eating zombies. Faced with hordes of undead zombies, the challenge is to rescue a home full of tough old folks, escape with the loot, and get out of London alive!

It details the story of a group of bank robbers who unlock a 350-year old vault only to unleash an army of zombies.

[AFM '12] SOLD! ‘Cockneys vs. Zombies,’ ‘Tower Block’ and ‘The Condemned’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 31, 2012 @ 5:24pm
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Home entertainment group Shout! Factory has picked up U.K. horror film Cockneys vs. Zombies (pictured) for the U.S. and Canada and the suspense thriller Tower Block for the U.S. from SC Films, says The Hollywood Reporter. Shout! plans to bow the two features via VOD, electronic-sell-through and on DVD in 2013. The company said it is also planning a platform theatrical release and has secured U.S. television rights for the films. In addition, Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Roberto Busó-García’s The Condemned (Los Condenados) and is in negotiations to license the U.S. TV rights to the film to HBO. Strand is planning a spring 2013 release for the thriller about a haunted mansion that was filmed in Puerto Rico.

The Condemned stars Cristina Rodlo as an heiress who plans to restore the mansion in her father’s memory only to discover that the mansion’s past is returning to haunt the surrounding town and its residents. The film also stars René Monclova, Daisy Granados, Marisé Álvarez and José Caro.

Directed by Matthias Hoene, Cockneys vs. Zombies stars Brit actors Harry Treadaway and Rasmus Hardiker as two clueless cockney brothers who plot to rob a bank in order to help save their grandfather’s old age home. But a strange virus is sweeping across East London, turning residents into zombies. The brothers band together to fight off the hordes of the undead and try and rescue the old folks.

Tower Block is a high-concept thriller directed by James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson in which the residents of a London tower block, all silent witnesses to a murder, become the target of a sniper, who begins picking them off one by one. READ MORE

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[Toronto After Dark '12] Final 11 Genre Features Announced

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 01, 2012 @ 1:39pm
Category: Movies / Indie

Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its final wave of eleven exciting film announcements for 2012!

Included in the lineup are some of the most eagerly anticipated new genre films from the international film festival circuit.

In total 20 new horror, sci-fi, action and cult feature films and 29 short films will screen either their Canadian or Toronto Theatrical Premieres exclusively at the festival’s 7th Annual Edition this October 18-26, 2012 at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. READ MORE

[Fantastic Fest '12] Corey Mitchell’s Mini-Reviews: Day 4 – ‘Room 237,’ ‘Henge/The Big Gun,’ ‘Wrong,’ ‘Looper,’ ‘The American Scream,’ & ‘Tower Block’

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Posted by Corey-Mitchell on September 24, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Category: Movies / Reviews

The 8th annual Fantastic Fest has passed the halfway point of its 8-day reign of chaos in Austin, Texas. The sci/fi, fantasy, martial arts, Asian fantastic, and horror film festival offers up a little something for all genre lovers.

It is my duty to bring you the most horror and/or horror-related film reviews possible. With less than 20 feature films considered to be true horror, I will occasionally spotlight other non-horror films that will, hopefully, appeal to our readers here at Bloody Disgusting.

Be sure to be on the lookout in Austin, Texas from October 25-27, 2013, for my very own Housecore Horror Film Festival. I will be joined by my partner, former Pantera lead singer and heavy metal legend Philip H. Anselmo. We will be bringing 100% horror and heavy metal to the Lone Star state!

Check out Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 for more Fantastic Fest reviews! READ MORE

Opening Credits Sequence From UK ‘Cockneys Vs. Zombies’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 28, 2012 @ 9:45am
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Check out the opening credit sequence for Matthias Hoene’s Cockneys vs. Zombies, his undead UK horror pic starring Michelle Ryan, Harry Treadaway, Honor Blackman, Jack Doolan, Rasmus Hardiker, Ashley Thomas and Alan Ford.

“Cockneys vs Zombies is the story of Andy (Harry Treadaway) and Terry (Rasmus Hardiker): two hapless cockney brothers who try to save their grandad’s (Alan Ford) care home by robbing a bank. At the same time, a virus sweeps across East London turning all the inhabitants into flesh eating zombies. Faced with hordes of undead zombies, the challenge is to rescue a home full of tough old folks, escape with the loot, and get out of London alive!”

The horror-comedy is opening in the UK on August 31 with the U.S. premiere set for Fantastic Fest this September. READ MORE

[FrightFest '12] Sweet Zombies, Plenty Of Gore In Red Band Trailer For ‘Cockneys vs. Zombies’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 03, 2012 @ 11:51am
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IGN shares the following UK trailer premiere for Matthias Hoene’s Cockneys vs. Zombies, his undead UK horror pic starring Michelle Ryan, Harry Treadaway, Honor Blackman, Jack Doolan, Rasmus Hardiker, Ashley Thomas and Alan Ford. The red band trailer is jam-packed with really cool zombies and plenty of gore.

The horror-comedy is opening in the UK on August 31 with the U.S. premiere set for Fantastic Fest this September. READ MORE

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[Fantastic Fest '12] ‘Cockneys vs. Zombies’ Quad Rises From The Earth

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 01, 2012 @ 9:43am
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Empire has shared the official UK quad for Matthias Hoene’s Cockneys vs. Zombies, his undead UK horror pic starring Michelle Ryan, Harry Treadaway, Honor Blackman, Jack Doolan, Rasmus Hardiker, Ashley Thomas and Alan Ford.

The horror-comedy is opening in the UK on August 31 with the U.S. premiere set for Fantastic Fest this September. READ MORE

[Fantastic Fest '12] First Wave Of Films Announced!!! ‘Dredd 3D’ To Premiere!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 30, 2012 @ 11:15am
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I have still never been to Fantastic Fest and every year it gets to be a big reminder that, at some point, I need to get back down to Austin to check it out at some point. We already knew that Frankenweenie would be playing. Now they’ve announced that director Pete Travis’ nuts violent Dredd 3D (written by Alex Garland) will be making its premiere at the fest, which will be held from September 20-27 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.

Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. In years past the festival has been home to world premieres of There Will Be Blood, Apocalypto, Zombieland, The Human Centipede 2 and Red while the guest roster has included such talent as Mel Gibson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Ryan Reynolds, Karl Urban, Josh Hartnett, The RZA, Dolph Lundgren, Jemaine Clement, Paul Rudd, Bill Pullman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, George Romero, Darren Aronofsky and Mike Judge. Fantastic Fest also features world, national and regional premieres of new, up-and-coming genre films. Fantastic Fest is held each year at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar in Austin, Texas.

You can check out their official site, Facebook and Twitter. Head inside to check out the rest of the titles which include Dead Sushi, Room 237 and Cockneys Vs. Zombies. READ MORE

[FrightFest '12] New Images From The Best of British Horror: ‘Cockneys vs. Zombies’ ‘The Inside’ ‘May I Kill U?’ ‘Before Dawn’ & More

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 29, 2012 @ 11:47am
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This morning we announced the 13th annual Film4 FrightFest line up that will unload from Thursday, August 23 to Monday, August 27. The UK’s leading event for horror fantasy fans will be back at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 48 films in three screens. (Check out the festivals official website for ticket info.)

Part of the announcement, the Best of British horror fantasy gets its usual FF fanfare with their already announced opening film Paul Hyett’s The Seasoning House and closer, James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson’s Tower Block. Also showcased are Peter Strickland’s extraordinary Italian horror deconstruction Berberian Sound Studio, Jon Wright’s creature feature Grabbers, the living dead romp Cockneys vs. Zombies, the human experiment warning Guinea Pigs, the killer clown comedy Stitches, the cannibal serial killer chiller Sawney, the psycho cop thriller May I Kill U?, the gory allegory Before Dawn (above), the fear of The Inside and the frightening Community.

Some new images have been released from a few of the aforementioned films. Dig on ‘em inside! READ MORE

Take Aim At First ‘Cockneys vs. Zombies’ Images

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 27, 2012 @ 7:17pm
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1cockneys021212 Take Aim At First Cockneys vs. Zombies Images

Bloody Disgusting has just landed the first three images from Matthias Hoene’s Cockneys vs. Zombies, his undead UK horror pic starring Michelle Ryan, Harry Treadaway, Honor Blackman, Jack Doolan, Rasmus Hardiker, Ashley Thomas and Alan Ford. You’ll also find a behind-the-scenes article and slew of making-of imagery at the UK’s Daily Mail.

In addition, here’s the newly released official synopsis:

n. pl. cock·ney or Cock·ney [kokni]
1. (Social Science / Peoples) (often capital) a native of London, esp of the working class born in the East End, speaking a characteristic dialect of English. Traditionally defined as someone born within the sound of the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow church.

2. (Linguistics) the urban dialect of London or its East End for example “Dog and Bone = Phone”.” READ MORE