It’s easy to think that zombies are way played out by now — in recent years we've had the likes of 28 Days Later, World War Z, Zombieland, Warm Bodies, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, several Resident Evil movies, and of course The Walking Dead and its various spin-offs and videogames and comics. But the simple concept of zombies is so malleable that you can just put them into a new scenario and suddenly they seem interesting again.
Here’s an example: a new British horror movie coming soon called Ibiza Undead, where zombies invade the party island. It looks like a pretty standard low-budget affair, but considering the only other notable film about Ibiza club culture I can think of is Kevin & Perry Go Large (which is well underrated btw), it’s cool to see it happening. The cast also includes Emily Atack from The Inbetweeners, and Matt King, aka Super Hans in Peep Show.
Here’s a NSFW, featuring a cameo from presenter Alex Zane:
The official synopsis reads:
It's "The Inbetweeners meets Shaun of the Dead" in this slick horror comedy that's heavy on both gore and laughs. In the new film, Alex, Az and Jim head to Ibiza for their first lad's holiday. Unfortunately for them, tagging along is Alex's unimpressed ex-girlfriend Ellie. Arriving in Ibiza, the lads dump Ellie with Alex's sister Liz, her friend Zara and head to San Antonio to start their week of debauchery. Soon they end up in a San Antonio club, run by local gangster Karl, where the main attractions aren't alive… they’re dead! Thanks to Jim's wild antics, the zombies escape and all hell breaks loose with the entire party island soon battling the undead.
Ibiza Undead has its world premiere at London’s Frightfest on August 26.
