Earlier this year, Fango exposed readers to a short film winning much acclaim in the UK titled THE SOLDIER (you can read about it here). At the time, it was hinted that the movie might spawn a full-length feature, and Fango got word from director Shaun Robert Smith that THE 4TH REICH is moving ahead, shooting next spring with some pretty big names and exciting prospects.

“This is going to be the mother of all zombie films,” Smith tells Fango; he also passed on the production art seen here. “Not just that, but a heavy historical aspect too; you could say we are working on a war film with zombies. And to add to the joyride, it’ll be in 3-D! In fact, we will be one of the first 3-D films to emerge from the UK ever.”

REICH takes place in 1944 after the victories of D-Day, and follows a group of Allied soldiers who uncover the truth concerning Hitler’s plan to create an eternal living hell. Their journey leads to an abandoned research facility where Dr. Joseph Mengele, the Fuehrer’s chief scientist, was charged with creating an army made up of invincible, possibly undead soldiers.

Although the two leads have yet to be cast, THE 4TH REICH has some exciting names attached on both sides of the camera. Tom Savini, actress and Fango contributor Axelle Carolyn, DOG SOLDIERS’ Sean Pertwee, DOOMSDAY’s Craig Conway and Simon Bamford (the Butterball Cenobite in the first two HELLRAISERs who also appeared in NIGHTBREED and BOOK OF BLOOD) are intended to co-star, while cinematography duties will be handled by UK veteran Peter Hannan and the special FX supervised by RAMBO’s Alexander Gunn. For more info, visit the project’s official website here.

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