Lionsgate Developing Z-MEN Movie Based on Comic Set in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Universe

About six months ago, a relatively new company called Double Take launched the Ultimate Night of the Living Dead, a series of three comic books set in the same universe as George Romero's classic zombie film. One of those comics is Z-Men, written by Jeff McComsey, and we recently published a one on one interview with him in which he spoke about the comic in detail. Now a Lionsgate press release reveals that the studio is teaming with Double Take to bring Z-Men to the big screen as a feature film. Here's the quick synopsis of the comic:

Dead and/or alive. LBJ orders the Secret Service to bring him back a Zombie. It’s 1966 and the Oval Office is in an uproar; there’s been a spree of mass murders in Western Pennsylvania (and reports of the dead returning to life). President Lyndon B. Johnson assigns the head of the Secret Service to send agents into the field to investigate. Agents Stuart and Clancy are given the opportunity to serve their country and see if the zombie apocalypse has indeed begun.

There's no word yet on whether McComsey will be involved in the film, who the studio has in mind for a director, or any potential actors who may be interested or attached, but we'll keep you updated on the latest as soon as we hear anything.