Thursday 24 May 2012

Zombies Attack London!

In case you are a Londoner and haven't heard about this, please go check out this link!

 'On Sunday 27 May, zombies will rise all over London and shuffle into the West End, invading the Leicester Square gardens from 12.00 noon – for Lawn of the Dead.'

Leicester Square has apparently been undergoing 18 months of redevelopment work and is re-opening this weekend.  I wouldn't know as it's an hour and £20 train ride away from me so I don't get up there very often!  However as it's the home of the Odeon that had the first digital projector in Europe and hosts the most premieres with a capacity for 1683 people, this is pretty much the centre of London's film exhibition.

Apparently there is going to be loads of stuff going on all weekend starting today:

'An array of interactive displays, costume characters and personal appearances will bring the new-look Leicester Square to life in a special film-themed event running from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May.  Free to the public, the live event will showcase the quality and diversity of films coming to West End cinemas in 2012 in a variety of engaging ways - while also offering a glimpse of the spectacular film events hosted in Leicester Square during previous years.'

It sounds really exciting and pretty much a film lovers dream.  I hope the beautiful sunny weather that has just finally arrived holds out all weekend for the lucky Londoners in attendance.

In case you're wondering what the zombie invasion is about: 'The programme of relaunch events includes a celebration of FrightFest, which has haunted the Square for the last 12 years'.  Hence the zombies. 

And there's more.  In an email I was sent from See Film First, it says:

''Get down to the square for:
 ▪ interactive preview zone, in which visitors may select and view their own choice of content such as trailers, compilations and games on digital iTables;
 ▪ a family zone with entertainers, face painters, green-screen photo opportunities for audiences aged 3 plus;
 ▪ a performance zone that will feature a film quiz presented by Alex Zane, a Q&A with the world's leading stuntman Vic Armstrong as well as a movie fencing demonstration, and an insight into life as a leading film journalist with Empire magazine.'

If all that isn't exciting enough, you can 'come as a zombie or get a special make-over in the Square' if you head down on Sunday!

Head here for the full programme including the details of free screenings of Top Cat - The Movie and Red Tails.  The programme really suggests this would be a great family event but just be careful of all the marauding zombies on Sunday.

So is anyone going along to any of this?  I'm busy Friday and Saturday but am really hoping to go join the zombie madness on Sunday.  If I do, expect lots of ridiculous photos next week.

 Read more about it over at Screen Daily.

19 comments:

  1. Awesome! What I would like to see though, is a unique zombie outfit, not the typical everyday clothes. A zombie in superhero costume, a zombie Marylyn Monroe, a zombie Kermit the Frog, a zombie Toothfairy, a zombie in King/princess outfit, or such. Post the photos if you find any at the event.

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    1. I will keep my eyes ready for a unique zombie outfit. They did say there would be people dressed as Ice Age characters so maybe there will be zombie Ice Age characters!

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  2. Ha..ha.. I LOVE that traffic sign! That's a real thing apparently, the dept of transportation's server got hacked or something. Anyway, Fright Fest sounds like fun! Hope you get to take part, enjoy yourself Pete!

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    1. I really hope so too! Should be a fun day!

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    2. So did you make it to the event Pete? Hope you had a nice weekend, mate.

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    3. I did, I'll be posting about it hopefully tomorrow! No zombies but still some points of interest!

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  3. Sounds cool!! I won't be going as I am busy but sounds like a lot of fun!

    Brighton has a ZOMBIE WALK every October, and it is a great night... some really cool costumse roaming the streets.

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    1. I might have to go that one year! Sounds fun!

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    2. "costumse" haha!!

      Great comment matey!!

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    3. HA I am so good at typos!!

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    4. Why does Jack L keep commenting on your comments Scott?

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  4. Time to get dressed up...or dressed down...and for a splashing of fake blood I think! A trip down to London might be in order.

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    1. Nice! Really hoping I get to go along too!

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  5. I would have loved to have gone but couldn't get free! Never mind. Though, I'm a bit blasse about Leceister Sq. and the West End in general. It's always just so busy and a bit of a faff! Cynical Londoner here.

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    1. There were NO zombies so you didn't miss much on Sunday. Good talk from the head of FrightFest though.

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  6. It looks like 28 Days Later over there. I'm a big fan of zombie horror and this looks like it could've been a lot of fun.

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    1. There were barely any zombies but a great talk from FirghtFest's organiser Alan Jones.

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  7. That would have been cool. You guys got a cool zombie event, we got an actual zombie style attack here in Florida. I was going to link to the article but it's actually really gross. Just Google "zombie miami". Yikes.

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    1. Bloody hell! That's messed up! Never knew bath salts could make you do such a crazy thing!

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