BD Review: ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’ Mind-Numbingly Tepid

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 29, 2011 @ 6:31am
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I started off as a rash hater but slowly turned as the clips gave me a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, Freestyle Releasing’s Dylan Dog: Dead of Night is just as bad as we thought. Here’s a taste of Chris Eggertsen’s brutal review:

“ ‘I hated it’, I whispered over to my colleague as the credits rolled on the mind-numbingly tepid ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’ – except that it wasn’t true, and I knew it half a second after the words rolled off my tongue. The truth is, I’m not sure such a strong reaction would even be possible after watching a film as inconsequential as this tedious would-be franchise-starter. After all, how can you hate something that hardly even exists to begin with?”

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Video Interview: ‘Dylan Dog’ Director Kevin Munroe

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 28, 2011 @ 2:47pm
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We spent quite a bit of time with Dylan Dog: Dead of Night director Kevin Munroe who will see his live-action comic book adaptation arrive in theaters this coming Friday from Freestyle Releasing.

Yesterday we brought you a full blown 1:1 sit down with Munroe, while inside you’ll now find our exclusive video interview. You’ll also find out chat with stars Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington here.

“Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.”
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Interview: ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’ Director Kevin Munroe

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Posted by Chris Eggertsen on April 27, 2011 @ 2:47pm
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Based on the bestselling Italian comic book, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night is a horror/comedy releasing this Friday that stars Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as the titular “nightmare investigator” who is thrown into action when a beautiful young woman hires him to track down the werewolf that killed her wealthy father.

After ten years of languishing in development hell, the project finally found a guiding force in director Kevin Munroe (TMNT), who took on the unique challenge of bringing the internationally-celebrated European character to life for American audiences. Relocating the setting to New Orleans, Dead of Night will attempt to overcome the negative publicity surrounding its delayed release (it was finished in 2009) and open up the franchise to U.S. genre fans.

B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen recently sat down with Munroe to get a better sense of the numerous hurdles he was forced to clear -disappearing budget, a looming rights expiration date, trouble securing a distributor – to finally bring the finished product to the big screen. Check out the full interview inside.
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Video Interview: ‘Dylan Dog’ Stars Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 26, 2011 @ 3:06pm
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Kevin Munroe’s Dylan Dog: Dead of Night arrives in theaters this coming Friday from Freestyle Releasing, and to get deep inside the live-action adaptation of the popular Italian comic, Bloody Disgusting’s Chris Eggertsen sat down with stars Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington to chat about their roles. The duo play the living and the dead in a horrific buddy comedy…

Inside you’ll find the exclusive video interview, with more from director Kevin Monroe coming soon.

“Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.”
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A Literal Body Shop for Zombies in New ‘Dylan Dog’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 22, 2011 @ 6:38pm
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The more I see from Kevin Munroe’s Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, his live-action adaptation of the popular Italian comic starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Taye Diggs, Kyle Russell Clements, Peter Stormare, and Kurt Angle, the more I want to see the film.

Last week’s clip was clever and fun, while the newest footage, courtesy of MTV, continues the light side of horror by taking us into a “body shop” that carries zombie replacement parts.

In theaters April 29, Routh stars as “Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.”
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A Stinky (in a Good Way) Clip from ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 12, 2011 @ 12:09am
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I’ve been extremely skeptical of Kevin Munroe’s Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, his live-action adaptation of the popular Italian comic starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Taye Diggs, Kyle Russell Clements, Peter Stormare, and Kurt Angle.

I thought most of the art, stills and even the trailer looked 1990′s hammy – and not even in a good way – but I’ll roll over a bit after seeing the first official clip. Inside we posted a scene where Routh, as the title character, takes his zombie friend Marcus (played by Huntington) to a grocery store for some supplied. Here, Marcus begins to learn that he’s now one of the undead. It’s pretty amusing stuff.

In theaters April 29, Routh stars as “Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.”
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