{"id":180732,"date":"2025-12-12T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/180732\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:04:11","slug":"23-years-after-house-of-the-dead-uwe-boll-plans-a-return-to-zombie-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/180732\/","title":{"rendered":"23 years after House of the Dead, Uwe Boll plans a Return to Zombie Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally released in 1997,\u00a0the Sega video game The House of the Dead\u00a0spawned a franchise that includes several sequels and spin-offs, as well as a remake. Uwe Boll directed a film adaptation back in 2003, and that received a sequel in 2005 that was directed by Michael Hurst.\u00a0We recently heard<\/a> that Paul W.S. Anderson, who previously made video game adaptations like Mortal Kombat\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Monster Hunter, and six\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0movies, will be directing a House of the Dead film reboot \u2013 but while he\u2019s working on that project, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> has confirmed that Uwe Boll is working on a \u201csort of\u201d sequel to his House of the Dead! Boll\u2019s project is called Return to Zombie Island and it \u201cpicks up with characters from the original movie, 23 years on. All the original cast are returning.\u201c<\/p>\n

We\u2019re getting dueling House of the Dead projects from Uwe Boll and Paul W.S. Anderson!<\/p>\n

House of the Dead Refresher<\/p>\n

Directed by Boll from a script crafted by Mark A. Altman, Dan Bates, and Dave Parker,\u00a0the 2003 version of House of the Dead\u00a0has the following synopsis: Simon and Greg meet a group of friends and set out to attend a rave on a remote island. When they miss the ferry, they decide to ride with Kirk, a smuggler. They find the island deserted and discover that the partygoers have been killed by zombies. Now, the group must evade the deadly creatures and try to find safety. However, the only means of escape \u2014 Kirk\u2019s boat \u2014 has been overrun, forcing the survivors to ward off the undead. The film stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer, Ellie Cornell, Will Sanderson, Enuka Okuma, Kira Clavell, Sonya Salomaa, Michael Eklund, David Palffy, J\u00fcrgen Prochnow, Adam J. Harrington, Colin Lawrence, Steve Byers, Erica Durance, Jay Brazeau, Bif Naked, Kris Pope, and Elisabeth Rosen\u2026 and apparently a bunch of them are going to Return to Zombie Island.<\/p>\n

Going by Boll\u2019s social media, including the short teaser he released on YouTube (you can watch it at the bottom of this article), he\u2019s aiming to send Return to Zombie Island out into the world sometime in 2026.<\/p>\n

Bottom 100<\/p>\n

Like Anderson, Boll has made a lot of video game adaptations. Here\u2019s his list: House of the Dead<\/a>\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Bloodrayne\u00a0(2005),\u00a0BloodRayne 2: Deliverance\u00a0(2007),\u00a0BloodRayne: The Third Reich\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Postal\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Far Cry\u00a0(2008)\u00a0In\u00a0the Name of the King\u00a0(2007),\u00a0In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds\u00a0(2011),\u00a0In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission\u00a0(2014), and Alone in the Dark\u00a0(2005). He was also a producer on 2008\u2019s\u00a0Alone in the Dark II. <\/p>\n

Some of his movies rank on on\u00a0IMDb\u2019s \u201cBottom 100\u201d film list, with\u00a0House of the Dead\u00a0recently sitting at 7th and\u00a0Alone in the Dark\u00a0at 13th \u2013 but that isn\u2019t stopping him from revisiting them. Not only is he working on Return to Zombie Island, but he has also secured the rights<\/a> to reboot the Alone in the Dark film franchise.<\/p>\n

Are you ready to Return to Zombie Island with Uwe Boll? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n

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