Night of the Animated Dead, release date, cast, trailer and more

In 1968, George A. Romero broke new ground in horror when he set the bar for the zombie genre. Night of the Living Dead was released on October 1, 1968, at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh. The film was released with some controversy, but years later, it has stood the test of time and serves as a huge influence in the horror community.

Now, Night of the Living Dead will see a new version of this cult classic. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has created Night of the Animated Dead, and it is exactly what it sounds like, an animated version of Romero’s work. The original story was written by Romero and John Russo and the animated version is directed by Jason Axinn (To Your Last Death).

An interesting Walking Dead tie to Romero is that Greg Nicotero had his first major job on Romero’s 1985 film Day of the Dead. During the filming of that movie, he was able to learn from Romero and SFX veteran Tom Savini.

Night of the Animated Dead release date

This animated horror will have a digital release on September 21 and Blu-ray and DVD on October 5, just in time for Halloween viewing. You can pre-order on Amazon. 

Digital – $19.99 USA, $24.99 Canada (SRP)
Blu-ray Combo Pack – $19.99 USA, $24.99 Canada (SRP)
DVD – $14.99 USA, $19.99 Canada (SRP)

Night of the Animated Dead cast

You can watch the retelling of this story in animation with the voice talents of names you know.

Josh Duhamel – Harry Cooper

Dule Hall – Ben

Katharine Isabelle – Barbara

Stefan Marks – Vince

James Roday Rodriguez – Tom

Katee Sackoff – Judy

Will Sasso – Sheriff McClelland

Jimmi Simpson – Johnny

Nancy Travis – Helen Cooper

Night of the Animated Dead trailer

Below you can view the trailer that shows just because it is animated doesn’t mean the zombies still can’t be scary. This film has an R-rating for the gore and from the trailer, you can see some added scenes.

Are you excited for Night of the Animated Dead? Check it out on September 21.