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The popular Twitter account, which follows release dates, box office and other items of interest to film exhibitors, reported the information today, along with word that October’s Vacation has been rescheduled to a July release date.
Using text from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice intercut with off-kilter horror comedy from Grahame-Smith to make the story follow a zombie hunter through her relationship troubles, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies came at just the right time when audiences were looking for a break from the never-ending torrent of dour and hopeless fictional worlds in zombie fiction.
The book turned into a monumental best-seller, remaining on the bestsellers list for 50 weeks. Following its success, there were a number of imitators, both by Grahame-Smith himself and others, and the author became a star as well, with a number of his projects heading to Hollywood in various forms.
