This Day in Halloween: Director Zack Snyder’s "Dawn of the Dead" remake -- featuring Ving Rhames -- premieres in 2004. / Illustration by Meiling Chen
Dawn of the Dead premieres in 2004. Director Zack Snyder’s remake of George A. Romero’s zombie classic and dark satire of American consumerism stars Sarah Pauley and Ving Rhames. The film’s box office and critical success play a major role in reviving the zombie genre.
