In the wake of such recent undead boxoffice breakouts as "28 Days Later" and "Dawn of the Dead," Lions Gate Films is fast-tracking its own zombie picture, "Flight of the Dead," for a September start date, sources said. "Flight" follows the tale of two zombies being shipped back to their homeland after they are captured. The original draft of the "Flight" screenplay was penned by Gary Parker and Tom Lavangnino, with rewriting done by Dunning and Lorenzo Orzari.

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