"The Dead Don't Die" Jarmusch's critique of civilization and respect for George A. Romero

Casting featuring the Jarmusch family

However, because ` `Night of the Living Dead '' is an ultra-low-budget production, many of the performers were amateurs, whereas ``The Dead Don't Die'' has a diverse cast, and each actor's individuality shines through. is one of the highlights of the movie.

Bill Murray, who previously worked with director Jarmusch on `` Broken Flowers '' (2005), will play the police chief, and his right-hand officer will be played by Adam Driver of `` Paterson '' (16), as well as `` Only Lovers Left Alive Swinton in ``Alive'', Iggy Pop in ` `Gimme Danger '' (16), Chloë Sevigny in ``Broken Flowers'', Steve Buscemi in ` `Mystery Train '' (1989), `` Night on... Rosie Perez from "The Night on Earth " (1991), Tom Waits from " Down by Law " (1986), RZA from " Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai " (1999), and the Jarmusch family are all together.

The slightly off-kilter conversations between Murray and Driver are fun, but Tilda Swinton is particularly impactful, given her unique role as a Scottish undertaker. He wears a judo uniform and wields a Japanese sword, making him an odd orientalist character from a Japanese perspective, but when played by the stylish Tilda, he becomes quite the character.

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Iggy Pop performs as a coffee Dawn of the Dead whose only line is ``Coffee!''. Also, Tom Waits plays the reclusive Bob, who can be called the storyteller behind the scenes in the film, and gives a very tasteful performance.

Caleb Landry Jones, a horror movie geek who works at a general store, is also a memorable character, wearing a Nosferatu (vampire) T-shirt and having a wealth of knowledge about Dawn of the Dead movies (he also shares some trivia about George Romero's cars). .

Steve Buscemi plays a white supremacist in a satire of the Trump era, drinking coffee in a diner and telling a dangerous joke: "This coffee is too black." There is also a scene in which Hank, played by black Danny Glover, momentarily grimaces upon hearing this.

In addition, Sturgill Simpson , who provided the original country-style songs for this movie, is a talented singer who has won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, but he appears in the movie as a guitar-pulling Dawn of the Dead. (The lyrics he wrote, ``The dead never die. They are ghosts with unfulfilled dreams'' are the theme of the movie.)

Selena Gomez, who is active both as a musician and as an actor, is said to be a fan of Sturgill's songs. This was Jarmusch's film debut, playing the role of a traveler who came from the city to visit Centerville.

According to an interview with Jarmusch, Daniel Craig, known for his role as Bond in the 007 series, was also scheduled to appear in the film, but due to scheduling conflicts, the role was ultimately canceled (Daniel's role was cut. Shame!).

As a Jarmusch fan, I was a little happy to see Sarah Driver, the director's longtime partner, appear in the film (like Iggy, she plays Coffee Dawn of the Dead). Although he was involved in the production of Jarmusch's works and appeared as an actor in his early works, this is his first guest appearance in about 30 years since ``Mystery Train.''

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