In 2004 Universal Pictures, a studio synonymous with classic movie monsters set out to resurrect a near dead genre for a new batch of bloodthirsty moviegoers. With a script penned by an up and coming writer, they hired first time director Zack Snyder to craft a larger than life tale of the end of the world that would send shock waves through the studio system ultimately opening the doors for the dead to come in. On March 19th, 2004. Zack Snyder's DAWN OF THE DEAD was released showing audiences the world over when there's no more new ideas in Hollywood, the dead will walk the earth