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Renegade Motion Pictures has acquired the rights to the popular zombie novel AUTUMN. Production begins the summer of 2007 and Renegade has decided to sell 25% of the movie to the fans with investments starting at $20. AUTUMN, by David Moody is the first in a series of novels about a post-apocalyptic world following a sudden viral epidemic. The series has developed a cult following on the internet and Renegade wants to give the already established fans and the future fans a chance to own part of the film, which will also include part of the film’s future profits.

Director Steven Rumbelow explains that they are not just selling shares, “…we are selling packages that include shares, which are designed to be immense fun for the fans. With 75% of the film’s budget being financed through traditional means, we wanted to try something new, something to involve indie audiences in a new way.” He goes on to say, “Everyone involved with the production of AUTUMN is committed to the fact that this is unique and very different from your standard zombie flick. It is more about human nature and the silence following devastation rather than knocking heads off zombies. The fans of the AUTUMN books know this and I think it sets us all a little bit apart.”…

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I love the idea of being able to invest in a zombie film for as little as $20 (probably all I can afford right now). I don’t really care if the film makes me any money It’s just fun to be involved in getting a film made at all. While watching the movie I could say, “Hey! My $20 could have paid for the donuts and coffee from craft service those three zombies ate before this scene.”

Here’s a synopsis of Autumn the novel from the author’s website:

In less than twenty-four hours a vicious and virulent disease destroys almost all of the population. Billions are killed. Thousands die every second.

There are no symptoms and no warnings. Within moments of infection each victim suffers a violent and agonising death. Only a handful of survivors remain. By the end of the first day those survivors wish they were dead.

A small group of desperate people take shelter together in a village hall on the outskirts of a large city. Too afraid to venture out into the infected world, their shelter becomes a prison and the frightened group begins to splinter and crack under the emotional and physical pressure of the inexplicable situation.

Terrified and trapped without electricity, water or supplies, the survivors exist from hour to hour.

Then the disease strikes again. And all hell breaks loose.

I’ve never read David Moody’s Autumn novels, but they do sound like something I’d enjoy. I think I’ll download the first book for free from the author’s site and give it a read. The site says that a free audio version of the book is going to be released in March. That’s cool too.

If I like those then I can purchase and download the other three Autumn books for on $13.00.

Looks like I have some reading to do.

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