Clive on Night Of The Zoopocalypse
This fully animated film project is based on an original storyline from Clive and was first talked about in Spring, 2014. October 2015 saw Steven Hoban of Copperheart Entertainment talking to Fangoria about the upcoming feature. After toying with other titles (below), the creators initially settled on ZOOmbies before finally going with Night of the Zoopocalypse...The film premiered at Sitges in early October 2024 with a 7 March 2025 release date.
February 2025 saw Kazoo Films reported as teaming with Viva Pictures to distribute in the UK.
"ZOOmbies... is another project which I just signed a contract on... I think the tone of it is something like ParaNorman, you know that kinda dark, but funny thing? What's weird is, I pitched the thing as I was falling asleep - I was off and I'd completely forgotten about it, but Mark remembered it all, he taped it all and it was there!"
Beautiful Monsters
By Phil and Sarah Stokes, 7 October 2015 (note - interview took place 30 May 2014, full text here)
...other comments
Ben Meares (Seraphim): "There's an animation company that's very, very interested in making a film called ZOOmbies, which is based on an idea that Clive had where a kid is trapped in a zoo during a zombie outbreak - and it's something that I wrote as a two-issue comic just to see if we could do anything with it and we ended up sending it to this company and they went, 'We're very, very interested in it, this is something we want to do' and it will be their first venture into children's movies."
Beautiful Monsters
By Phil and Sarah Stokes, 7 October 2015 (note - interview took place 30 May 2014, full text here)
Steven Hoban (Copperheart Entertainment) : "We've got a big animated feature adaptation of a Clive story called 'Zoombies'; our version is called Night of the Zoombies and it's basically Madagascar meets The Walking Dead. We're very excited about that."
Christmas Horror Story Creator Talks Sequel, Clive Barker Projects, More Ginger Snaps?
By Michael Gingold, Fangoria, 6 October 2015 (note - full text online at www.fangoria.com)
Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro (House of Cool animators) : "We're so excited to be having the world premiere of Night of the Zoopocalypse at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival. It's the perfect place to unleash our unusual creatures to thrill and entertain family audiences across the globe."
Spooky Animated Feature ‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’ Bought by Viva for U.S. Ahead of Sitges Premiere as Charades, Anton Unveil First Clip
By Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 October 2024
Laura Prieto (VP Aquisitions, Viva Pictures) : "We're thrilled to bring Night of the Zoopocalypse to family audiences everywhere. It's a perfect mix of spooky, fun, and adventure, and the ideal film for families to experience together at the movie theater."
Spooky Animated Feature ‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’ Bought by Viva for U.S. Ahead of Sitges Premiere as Charades, Anton Unveil First Clip
By Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 October 2024
Viva Pictures: "When a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo, it unleashes a virus that transforms the zoo animals into zombies. Gracie (Gabbi Kosmidis), a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff mountain lion named Dan (David Harbour). Together they lead a team of survivors - including Xavier, the movie-obsessed lemur, Frida the fiery capybara, and Poot the baby pygmy hippo - on a perilous mission to escape the virus and rescue their zoo, on one spooky NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE!"
Welcome To... THE ZOOPOCALYPSE! Escape To The Theater On March 7
By Viva Pictures, 21 November 2024, YouTube.com
Andrew Baker (CEO, Kazoo Films): "Together we can identify films which will work on both sides of the Atlantic and we can pool resources to ensure the best possible marketing and promotion in both territories. We already have a hugely successful relationship with Viva for the incredible work they did on [The Amazing] Maurice and we are looking forward to working together on upcoming films."
Kazoo Films Acquires Clive Barker-Inspired 'Night of the Zoopocalypse' For The UK And Strikes Partnership With Viva Pictures
By Stewart Clarke, Deadline.com, 11 February 2025
