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The trailer for the Dead Rising movie looks… good?!

Until today, I had no idea that there was a Dead Rising movie. Movies based on video games usually are pretty terrible. It's gotta be directed by Uwe Boll. Let's see… wow, it's not Uwe Boll.

The Dead Rising movie, titled Dead Rising: Watchtower, is based on Capcom's Dead Rising game franchise, which has sold over 7.6 million copies worldwide. Directed by Zach Lipovsky, the film stars Dennis Haysbert (24), Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time), Virginia Madsen (Sideways) and Jesse Metcalfe (Dallas). Even though Rob Riggle is playing everyone's favorite zombie slayer, Frank West, it appears he's just a cameo that cracks some jokes — which is disappointing. Metcalfe looks to be the star of this film.

Dead Rising: Watchtower takes place during a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, the four leads must evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic, with all signs pointing to a government conspiracy.

What's interesting is that the movie is exclusive to Crackle, backed by Sony, while the game is exclusively on Xbox. The movie looks cheesy but fun. It shouldn't take itself too seriously, so the tone looks perfect.

Dead Rising: Watchtower, exclusive to Crackle, will begin streaming on March 27, 2015.

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