Pontypool Changes Everything (Movie Edition)

How do you transform a literary novel about the viral quality of language into a film? Are undead actors easier to work with than their mortal counterparts? Why are zombies everywhere you turn these days? At the launch of Pontypool Changes Everything (Movie Edition), noted film critic Richard Crouse will unravel such epistemological knots with acclaimed author Tony Burgess and award-winning filmmaker Bruce McDonald. Clips from McDonald’s forthcoming adaptation of Burgess’ novel will punctuate their conversation.

The compelling, terrifying story of a devastating virus. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to kill someone? Wondered, in your darkest secret thoughts, about the taste of human flesh? What if you woke up and began your morning by devoting the rest of your life to a murderous rampage, a never-ending cannibalistic spree? And what if you were only one of thousands who shared the same compulsion? Well, today's your lucky day: in fact, by this afternoon, the predators will outnumber the prey.

Pontypool Changes Everything (Movie Edition) depicts just such an epidemic. It's the compelling, terrifying story of a devastating virus. You catch it through conversation, and once it has you, it leads you on a strange journey - into another world where the undead chase you down the streets of the smallest towns and largest cities.

Tony Burgess lives in Stayner, Ontario, with his wife Rachel and their two children. He is the author of The Hellmouths of Bewdley, Pontypool Changes Everything, Caesarea, and Fiction for Lovers, which won the ReLit Award. Pontypool has recently turned into a film by Bruce McDonald.

Richard Crouse is a film critic, broadcast journalist and author. He is the host of Richard Crouse's Movie Show on E! and the Independent Film Channel. He is the author of six books on pop culture history including Who Wrote the Book of Love, and the bestselling Son Of The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen.

Bruce McDonald is a Canadian film and television director. Notable amongst his many films are Roadkill (1989), Highway 61 (1991), Hard Core Logo (1996) and The Tracey Fragments (2006) He has also directed episodes of many television series, including Lonesome Dove, Twitch City, and Degrassi: The Next Generation.