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Escape of the Living Dead sounds awesome. It teams director John Russo, the original co-creator of Night of the Living Dead (aka the zombie movie that started it all) with frickin' Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) in a film set in the same universe as Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. And get this, the story picks up many years after the initial outbreak. Based on the Avatar Comic of the same name, Escape also promises to be a return to traditional zombie values. In fact, here's what's posted on the film's official Facebook page:

"You'll be thrilled with "Escape", as we are going back to the original zombie concepts, paying homage to the original, as well as other classic zombie movie treats."

We've been clocking this one for a while and while we don't have much, we do have an early pre-production reel after the break which utilizes some great...

The last thing the zombie world needs right now is another half-assed attempt to cash in on George Romero’s brilliance, but it looks like that’s just what we’re staring down the barrel of as John Russo prepares to unleash Escape of the Living Dead on us.

Based on the Avatar Comic of the same name, Escape is set in the same universe as Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, picking up many years after the initial outbreak. The theory is that some of the zombies were captured for experiments and have now escaped, causing the dead to come back all over again.

Fangoria chatted with Escape star Gunnar Hansen recently, who might just be one of the only people out there looking forward to this. “This is a really brilliant role,” he told the mag. “My character is a biker; he gets zombified and then becomes the lead ghoul.