, the 2004 remake, was directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Overnight Productions. The film stars Sarah Polley as Ellen, a small-town survivor of a zombie apocalypse, and Ving Rhames as Sergeant James, a tough-as-nails military officer who helps Ellen and her group of survivors stay alive.
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