'Song of the Dead' Short Soon to be Feature!

It’s a zombie rock musical, and involves a lot of familiar themes.  It has to do with a botched plan to thwart the 1,000-year mosquito awakening, and a family’s struggle to survive what is thought to be a terrorist attack but is really the dead coming back to life. It’s got 15 original songs and will be shot on high-definition video.

Swope explains further about the transition of the short into a feature length film, as well as some 'potential' cast members.

The short movie represents about three and a half pages of the feature script; it’s the first time we see a zombie transformation.  We’ll be shooting in Columbia, MO from September 3 through to the end of the month. It’s cast with local actors, but we’re seeking an older name rock star to play the President—someone with a rock ‘n’ roll background. We tried to get Bruce Campbell, who’s solidly booked—I can’t imagine a better President!—David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Rick Springfield, and even Rob Zombie, and we’re still looking. The movie is going to have a lot of energy and combine many familiar styles

Source: Fangoria