Die Zombiejäger (2005) - Gritty, raw essence of the original version and spicing it up with some new scenes

Holding in my hand one of the 666 hand numbered copies of "the brick" DVD - Die Zombiejäger
- The Ultimate Face Rip Off Edition which contains tons of fun extras.

Posted by Jonas Wolcher on 28 Mar 2024

"As I told you before I don't want to reboot Die Zombiejäger completely but because the huge amount of filmed material and today's advanced possibilities we are now able to go back and see if there are better images for some of the scenes including never shown before. A reboot might damage the brand Die Zombiejäger because it was made by - and for the fans of zombies. Maybe a documentary about the movie would be more appropriate."

I would like to announce something to you

Two years and four days ago from today, I decided to revise the concept of Die Zombiejäger, keeping the gritty, raw essence of the original version and spicing it up with some 'new' scenes we had filmed but cut due to length.

The first version we showed was way longer than 94 minutes. I estimate that with the scenes that were shortened and cut out, it was nearly 105 minutes. It didn’t make the movie better—it just slowed it down instead.

If I were to go back, I’d want to add the scenes that were completely cut from the movie and later included in the extras of Die Zombiejäger: The Ultimate Face Rip-Off Edition, which was released on DVD in 2010.

The first version we showed was way much longer than 94 min. I estimate with those scenes that wore shortened and cut out it was nearly 105 min. It didn't make the movie better but it slowed it down instead. If I'm going back I want to add the scenes that were completely cut from the movie and were added in the extras of Die Zombiejäger The Ultimate Face Rip Off Edition which was released in 2010 on DVD, more than 15 years ago. 

I believe it's possible for a longer version to actually be screened on selected cinemas as a genre movie it is with an audience who loves this low below the waist humor, splatter, zombies and just-a-fun-flick-for-the-moment action comedy. Die Zombiejäger has a place in the Swedish horror film history and it's our duty to keep the audience what they want.

Synopsis
A trio of elite German commandos takes on the toughest assignment of their lives. What is turning the residents of Gothenburg, Sweden, into bloodthirsty zombies who have transformed the entire city into a scene of carnage?

5 Fun facts about the cult classic Die Zombiejäger (2005)

• Goon 1 has a mo-hawk in the first scenes, but in the later it has disappeared. The Zombiemaster emphasizes this by running his hand over the top of Goon 1's head in one scene.
  
  
• In the scene when Ivo is carried after being wounded, you can see the actor's cue card mirrored in his spectacles.
  
  
• When the zombie hunters are riding the cab the cameraman is reflected in Ivo's shades.
  
  
• A character in the film estimates the number of zombies are estimated to be 150. There are about 70 different zombies in the film.
  
  
• In the scene where the Zombiemaster is looking at his creation through a mirror, director Jonas Wolcher originally wanted to use an 80's "Snoopy"-mirror owned by Mathias Engman (Goon 2). However, on the day the scene was shot Mathias forgot to bring it.

Gothenburg Aveny July 6th 2003 – The first day of shooting.

Oh, I almost forgot. There is a Die Zombiejäger Drinking Game... Want to know more?

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