Paladin plans to release the film theatrically in August in an initial 10 markets. That same day, the film will be available as a premium V.O.D., as part of an event driven day-and-date Ultra VOD bow through Lightnings distribution arm, Lightning Media.
The DVD will be released through Lionsgate under Lightning Medias on-going partnership with the company.
Starring David Anders (The Vampire Diaries) and Chris Wylde, The Revenant is written and directed by acclaimed visual effects expert D. Kerry Prior (Phantasm franchise, Starship Troopers). Prior also produced the film along with Liam Finn (Training Day) and Jacques Thelemaque (Midnight Movie).
A horror comedy in the vein of Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland, The Revenant tells the story of a soldier and his slacker best friend who become zombies, and then use their newfound powers to become vigilante crime fighters with hilariously mixed results when their adventures become more complicated and bloody than expected.
