THR Heat Vision:
The Havana-set Zombie movie opens March 13 in Miami before expanding to other markets.
Alejandro Brugues’ Juan of the Dead was voted the Lexus Audience Award at the 29th annual Miami International Film Festival, which concluded Sunday.
The festival, produced by Miami Dade College, presented its top jury prizes to Cristián Jiménez’s Bonsái, Bart Layton’s The Imposter and Kenya Márquez’s Expiration Date.
Sean of The Daily Rotation wrote, "With the zombie genre growing seemingly more popular every year, all across the globe, I suppose it’s inevitable that every country will come out with at least one zombie movie to satisfy the worldwide hunger. After last year’s The Dead from Africa, and countless classics from places like Italy, New Zealand, and the US, it’s fitting that Cuba has become the latest country to join in on the resurgent popularity of the zombie movie."
FMV says: "Clever, hilarious, gory and great fun - this is a welcome addition to the zombie genre. Other filmmakers will need to up their game if they are to produce anything close to this standard."
I believe it's going to be released in the US also...at least I hope it is..I would like to see it...I think it's going to be very funny.
Deadline:
Outsider Pictures has made a deal to distribute the Cuban zombie satire Juan Of The Dead. The agreement for U.S. rights includes a theatrical release via an exclusive run at Miami Dade College’s Tower Theater, soon after the film screens at next month’s Miami International Film Festival, which the college hosts. The film centers on the fight to conquer marauding zombies who have taken over Havana. Focus Features’ digital distributor Focus World already has pacted to release the movie later this year via electronic sell-through, iVOD and VOD, along with DVD and other formats. Mexico-based Latinofusion made the sale to Outsider, which focuses on distribution and production in Latin America. The Miami fest runs March 2-11.
This is a strange one but funny at the same time. I guess you can best describe it as a Mexican Shaun of the Dead type movie. I may just have to see it via VOD because I don't know that I want to buy this one.
I knew this was going to be a hit just because it's a zombie movie. It doesn't matter what language it's in as long as it's got zombies.