Along with their special Dawn of the Dead remake release, Scream Factory has a Halloween treat in store for horror fans with their Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, and in the spooky spirit of the season, we've been provided with three copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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- 10/31/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Happy (almost) Halloween readers! With October 31st falling on the weekly home entertainment release day, that means we have extra reasons to get excited this Tuesday. Scream Factory has put together two absolutely incredible collector’s edition Blu-rays for George A. Romero’s underrated modern classic Land of the Dead as well as Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, which fans are going to want to add to their own personal collections.
For those of you who may have missed it in theaters, The Dark Tower comes home on Halloween, and Lionsgate has given the cult classic Slaughter High the Vestron Video treatment for their brand new Blu. Blue Underground is also keeping busy this week with a pair of Collector’s Edition sets, too—The Lift and Down—and the complete series of Orphan Black makes its home release bow on Halloween, too.
Other notable Halloween...
For those of you who may have missed it in theaters, The Dark Tower comes home on Halloween, and Lionsgate has given the cult classic Slaughter High the Vestron Video treatment for their brand new Blu. Blue Underground is also keeping busy this week with a pair of Collector’s Edition sets, too—The Lift and Down—and the complete series of Orphan Black makes its home release bow on Halloween, too.
Other notable Halloween...
- 10/31/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Earlier this summer, Scream Factory got down with the sickness with they announced new Collector's Edition Blu-rays for the Dawn of the Dead remake and George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. Now they've announced a new Halloween release date for both Blu-rays, as well as a bunch of new bonus features, including interviews with James Gunn, makeup effects artists David Anderson and Heather Langenkamp Anderson (who also played Nancy in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies), actor Ty Burrell (see a tease of that interview here), and much more:
Press Release: This Halloween, get ready for a double dose of zombie apocalypse mayhem and trips to hell! On October 31, 2017, Scream Factory™ is proud to present Dawn Of The Dead Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray andGeorge A. Romero’s Land Of The Dead Collector’s Edition2-Disc Blu-ray. These two definitive collector’s editions boast new 2K transfer,...
Press Release: This Halloween, get ready for a double dose of zombie apocalypse mayhem and trips to hell! On October 31, 2017, Scream Factory™ is proud to present Dawn Of The Dead Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray andGeorge A. Romero’s Land Of The Dead Collector’s Edition2-Disc Blu-ray. These two definitive collector’s editions boast new 2K transfer,...
- 9/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
2017-07-17T06:04:41-07:00'Night of the Living Dead' Creator Dies at 77
George A. Romero, the writer-director who made the cult classic zombie films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, died on Sunday, July 16, at the age of 77.
The legendary horror filmmaker died in his sleep on Sunday following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer,” his longtime producing partner Peter Grunwald said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.
Romero shot to fame with the 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead, which he made on the tiny budget of $114,000.
Due to a copyright error, he and his fellow investors didn’t make any money on the film that quickly became a late-night staple in cinemas, and later TV, around the world.
The Bronx-born director created the sequel, Dawn of the Dead, in 1978, which like many of his films was shot in Pittsburgh,...
George A. Romero, the writer-director who made the cult classic zombie films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, died on Sunday, July 16, at the age of 77.
The legendary horror filmmaker died in his sleep on Sunday following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer,” his longtime producing partner Peter Grunwald said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.
Romero shot to fame with the 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead, which he made on the tiny budget of $114,000.
Due to a copyright error, he and his fellow investors didn’t make any money on the film that quickly became a late-night staple in cinemas, and later TV, around the world.
The Bronx-born director created the sequel, Dawn of the Dead, in 1978, which like many of his films was shot in Pittsburgh,...
- 7/17/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
George Romero's death on Sunday at age 77 inspired tributes from scores of directorial peers and acolytes praising the pioneering horror director. For Guillermo del Toro, who earlier on Sunday called Romero "one of the greatest ever," the filmmaker's contribution to cinema transcended the genre he helped conceive.
"George created an entire subgenre in cinema," del Toro tells Rolling Stone. "He singlehandedly forged the tale of the cannibalistic undead Zombies.
"Before him, the Zombie existed mainly as a vague Afro-Caribbean myth about the powers of Voodoo and such," he adds.
"George created an entire subgenre in cinema," del Toro tells Rolling Stone. "He singlehandedly forged the tale of the cannibalistic undead Zombies.
"Before him, the Zombie existed mainly as a vague Afro-Caribbean myth about the powers of Voodoo and such," he adds.
- 7/17/2017
- Rollingstone.com
We are reporting today with a heavy heart that the godfather of zombie movies – George A. Romero – passed away today at the age of 77. He died in sleep Sunday after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer,” according to a press release given to the La Times from Romero’s longtime collaborator, Peter Grunwald. According to his family, who were at his side, he... Read More...
- 7/17/2017
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
Tony Sokol Jul 17, 2017
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
Director George A Romero, who changed horror films forever, has died at the age of 77.
The legendary director George A Romero, who changed the landscape of horror films with his low-budget, independent black and white 1968 zombie masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, has died at the age of 77.
According to a statement from his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero died Sunday in his sleep while listening to the soundtrack of one his favorite films, The Quiet Man from 1952, following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer.” Romero was surrounded by family, his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
What a body of work he leaves behind.
Night Of The Living Dead was made by Romero and his friends in Pittsburgh on a budget of $114,000 and went on to become an iconic statement of horror, pulling in $30 million. The movie was based on Richard Matheson...
- 7/16/2017
- Den of Geek
The iconic filmmaker was the father of the modern zombie film.
Director George Romero, creator of the Night Of The Living Dead films, has died aged 77.
According to a statement released to The L.A. Times by his producing partner Peter Grunwald, Romero died following a “brief but aggressive” battle with lung cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
Romero’s low budget 1968 film Night Of The Living Dead was hugely profitable and became a cult hit. By re-defining what a “zombie” was in the horror genre, it influenced countless future films and TV shows.
The film also spawned several official sequels directed by Romero, including Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead.
Romero’s other films included The Crazies (1973), Knightriders (1981), Monkey Shines (1988) and Bruiser (2000).
It was announced in May that he was working on the upcoming George A. Romero Presents:...
Director George Romero, creator of the Night Of The Living Dead films, has died aged 77.
According to a statement released to The L.A. Times by his producing partner Peter Grunwald, Romero died following a “brief but aggressive” battle with lung cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero.
Romero’s low budget 1968 film Night Of The Living Dead was hugely profitable and became a cult hit. By re-defining what a “zombie” was in the horror genre, it influenced countless future films and TV shows.
The film also spawned several official sequels directed by Romero, including Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead.
Romero’s other films included The Crazies (1973), Knightriders (1981), Monkey Shines (1988) and Bruiser (2000).
It was announced in May that he was working on the upcoming George A. Romero Presents:...
- 7/16/2017
- ScreenDaily
The writer and director, pioneer of zombie horror, died after a brief battle with lung cancer, his producing partner said
George A Romero, director of horror classic Night of the Living Dead, has died. He was 77.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Romero’s producing partner Peter Grunwald said the director died in his sleep after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer”.
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George A Romero, director of horror classic Night of the Living Dead, has died. He was 77.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Romero’s producing partner Peter Grunwald said the director died in his sleep after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer”.
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- 7/16/2017
- by Martin Pengelly
- The Guardian - Film News
The L.A. Times is reporting that filmmaking legend George A. Romero has died peacefully in his home after a short battle with aggressive lung cancer at the age of 77. According to Romero's producing partner Peter Grunwald, he passed in his sleep with his family by his side. George A. Romero was one of the pioneering voices of modern horror, from his low budget beginnings as an industrial filmmaker through in the early-mid '60s all the way through to his death, he never stopped attempting to make socially conscious films that appealed to fright fans. He is undoubtedly most famous for the series of zombie films he made beginning with Night of the Living Dead, the film that has come to define the modern idea...
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- 7/16/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Many in Hollywood took to social media Sunday upon learning that George A. Romero, the father of the zombie film, had died.
Romero's low-budget body of work, which included Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, creeped out audiences for decades.
Romero died Sunday in his sleep after a battle with lung cancer, his producing partner, Peter Grunwald, told the Los Angeles Times. Romero's family confirmed his death to the newspaper as well.
Here are just some of the tributes from those who have worked with him and others who admire his work.
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Romero's low-budget body of work, which included Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, creeped out audiences for decades.
Romero died Sunday in his sleep after a battle with lung cancer, his producing partner, Peter Grunwald, told the Los Angeles Times. Romero's family confirmed his death to the newspaper as well.
Here are just some of the tributes from those who have worked with him and others who admire his work.
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- 7/16/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George A. Romero, the Night of the Living Dead director who helped turn zombies into a pop culture phenomenon, died Sunday. He was 77.
The horror filmmaker died following a "brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer" while listening to the score of the 1952 film The Quiet Man, his producing partner Peter Grunwald told the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to Romero's revered, influential Zombie Trilogy – 1968's Night of the Living Dead, 1978's Dawn of the Dead and 1985's Day of the Dead – the director also helmed horror films like The Crazies,...
The horror filmmaker died following a "brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer" while listening to the score of the 1952 film The Quiet Man, his producing partner Peter Grunwald told the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to Romero's revered, influential Zombie Trilogy – 1968's Night of the Living Dead, 1978's Dawn of the Dead and 1985's Day of the Dead – the director also helmed horror films like The Crazies,...
- 7/16/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The team here at Daily Dead is incredibly saddened to share the news that George A. Romero, the Godfather of the Living Dead, has passed away at the age of 77.
According to a statement provided to the La Times from Romero's producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero passed away after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer." He was with his family at the time of his passing, and was listening to the score to 1952's The Quiet Man, one of his favorite films.
Romero's influence on the horror genre is both immortal and immeasurable. His 1968 film Night of the Living Dead invented the modern zombie as we know it, paving the way for countless films and shows like The Walking Dead.
His films—both the living dead ones and otherwise—always had a lot on their minds and intriguingly reflected and commented on pressing societal issues. He...
According to a statement provided to the La Times from Romero's producing partner, Peter Grunwald, Romero passed away after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer." He was with his family at the time of his passing, and was listening to the score to 1952's The Quiet Man, one of his favorite films.
Romero's influence on the horror genre is both immortal and immeasurable. His 1968 film Night of the Living Dead invented the modern zombie as we know it, paving the way for countless films and shows like The Walking Dead.
His films—both the living dead ones and otherwise—always had a lot on their minds and intriguingly reflected and commented on pressing societal issues. He...
- 7/16/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The great George A. Romero, regarded by us horror fans as the “Godfather of the Dead”, has passed away Sunday after a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer,” reports the La Times via the filmmaker’s longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald. Romero, who was 77 years old, died in his sleep while listening to the score of […]...
- 7/16/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
George A. Romero, the legendary writer-director from Pittsburgh who made the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead for $114,000, thus spawning an unrelenting parade of zombie movies and TV shows, has died. He was 77.
Romero, who put out five other zombie movies after a copyright blunder cost him millions of dollars in profits on his wildly popular first one, died Sunday of lung cancer, his producing partner, Peter Grunwald, told the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the news. Romero's family confirmed his death to the newspaper as well.
Romero's manager, Chris Roe, posted...
Romero, who put out five other zombie movies after a copyright blunder cost him millions of dollars in profits on his wildly popular first one, died Sunday of lung cancer, his producing partner, Peter Grunwald, told the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the news. Romero's family confirmed his death to the newspaper as well.
Romero's manager, Chris Roe, posted...
- 11/8/2016
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George A. Romero’s Marvel horror comic Empire Of The Dead is being adapted for the small screen by Demarest Films…
We’re undoubtedly in the golden age of the comic book TV show, with everything from The Walking Dead to Daredevil - via The Flash, Lucifer, Powers and many more – now making the leap from the page to the screen.
The latest comic to be announced for small screen treatment is an interesting one to choose – George A. Romero’s Empire Of The Dead. The 15-issue run was entirely written by horror icon Romero, with illustrations by Alex Maleev, Dalibor Talajic and Andrea Mutti.
The comic – published by Marvel Comics – only came out last year, but Demarest Films (Tusk, A Most Wanted Man) have been quick to pick up the rights. Romero is believed to be writing the television version, with help from Peter Grunwald (a producer of Romero’s Land Of The Dead,...
We’re undoubtedly in the golden age of the comic book TV show, with everything from The Walking Dead to Daredevil - via The Flash, Lucifer, Powers and many more – now making the leap from the page to the screen.
The latest comic to be announced for small screen treatment is an interesting one to choose – George A. Romero’s Empire Of The Dead. The 15-issue run was entirely written by horror icon Romero, with illustrations by Alex Maleev, Dalibor Talajic and Andrea Mutti.
The comic – published by Marvel Comics – only came out last year, but Demarest Films (Tusk, A Most Wanted Man) have been quick to pick up the rights. Romero is believed to be writing the television version, with help from Peter Grunwald (a producer of Romero’s Land Of The Dead,...
- 5/22/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Demarest, the company that funded Kevin Smith’s Tusk, announced it will developing George A. Romero’s “Empire of the Dead,” 15-issue graphic novel for television.
Empire of the Dead is published by Marvel Comics and throws vapires into the usual zombie stew.
The series will be written by Romero and longtime partner Peter Grunwald, and executive produced by Romero and Grunwald with Demarest’s Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson.
About Empire of the Dead:
Welcome to New York City years after the undead plague has erupted—but just because Manhattan has been quarantined, don't think that everyone inside is safe! Not only do flesh-eaters roam within Manhattan, but there's another ancient predator about to take a bite out of th [Continued ...]...
Empire of the Dead is published by Marvel Comics and throws vapires into the usual zombie stew.
The series will be written by Romero and longtime partner Peter Grunwald, and executive produced by Romero and Grunwald with Demarest’s Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson.
About Empire of the Dead:
Welcome to New York City years after the undead plague has erupted—but just because Manhattan has been quarantined, don't think that everyone inside is safe! Not only do flesh-eaters roam within Manhattan, but there's another ancient predator about to take a bite out of th [Continued ...]...
- 5/21/2015
- QuietEarth.us
George A. Romero's 15-issue, limited comic book series, Empire of the Dead, is being developed for TV according to Variety. Published in 2014, it is Romero's second comic book after a 2004 collaboration with DC Comics. Split into three, 5-issue Acts, the third act will conclude the story this August. Romero will team with Peter Grunwald to executive producer and write the series. Demarest's Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson will also serve as executive producers. Empire of the Dead is an in-continuity continuation of Romero's zombie film franchise and follows the remnants of humanity emerging from the tail-end of the zombie plague only to now be confronted by vampires. A few years back, Romero famously called The Walking Dead "a soap opera with a zombie occasionally." If you're of a similar sentiment, perhaps you'll be eagerly awaiting to see what Romero produces? Empire Of The Dead #1 Synopsis: Zombie Godfather George Romero...
- 5/21/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Another zombie series may soon be joining "The Walking Dead" and "iZombie" on the small-screen. George A. Romero is developing an adaptation of his Marvel Comics series "Empire of the Dead" for TV, according to Variety. The 15-issue graphic novel will be adapted by Romero alongside Peter Grunwald, who first worked with Romero as a producer on his 1988 film "Monkey Shines" and later produced three entries in his "Dead" film series. The announcement was made by producer Demarest at the Cannes Film Festival. "Empire of the Dead" will release its final issue in August. The series, which also features vampires in the mix, was split into three five-issue acts.
- 5/21/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The man who helped usher zombies into mainstream pop culture is back shepherding the undead. George A. Romero, who expanded his horror reach to graphic novels with Empire Of The Dead, is now aiming to bring the story to television.Demarest, which produced films such as A Most Wanted Man and Kevin Smith’s horror comedy Tusk, is backing the effort, which boasts Romero and long-time writer Peter Grunwald on scripting duty for the project, which has yet to land a channel or announce whether it’ll be intended as a long-running show or a limited, “event” series as Us TV is so fond of calling them these days. Empire Of The Dead, which was featured art by Alex Maleev and was published by Marvel, is set in the world years after the undead plague originally erupted, and finds humanity dealing with it in different ways. Manhattan has long been quarantined as a zombie zone,...
- 5/21/2015
- EmpireOnline
At long last, George A. Romero will bring his brand of zombies and vampires to the small screen. A TV adaptation of Romero's Empire of the Dead comic book is in the works at Demarest, and Romero is teaming up with Peter Grunwald to pen the series.
Variety reveals the Empire of the Dead news, mentioning that in addition to co-writing the Empire of the Dead TV show, Romero and frequent producing collaborator Grunwald (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) will also executive produce the series, along with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson from Demarest. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on this exciting news.
A limited comic book series from Marvel, the first issue of Empire of the Dead was published in January 2014, with the 15th and supposedly final issue slated for release this October. Empire of the Dead is separated into three acts.
Variety reveals the Empire of the Dead news, mentioning that in addition to co-writing the Empire of the Dead TV show, Romero and frequent producing collaborator Grunwald (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) will also executive produce the series, along with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson from Demarest. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on this exciting news.
A limited comic book series from Marvel, the first issue of Empire of the Dead was published in January 2014, with the 15th and supposedly final issue slated for release this October. Empire of the Dead is separated into three acts.
- 5/21/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Demarest ("A Most Wanted Man," "Tusk") is developing a TV adaptation of George A. Romero and Marvel Comics' fifteen-issue graphic novel series "Empire of the Dead".
Romero and longtime partner Peter Grunwald will write and executive produce the series with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson also set to executive produce.
'Empire' mixes in vampires with Romero's iconic zombie creation.
Source: Variety...
Romero and longtime partner Peter Grunwald will write and executive produce the series with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson also set to executive produce.
'Empire' mixes in vampires with Romero's iconic zombie creation.
Source: Variety...
- 5/21/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Oh my, how the mighty had fallen! I had vague memories of Monkey Shines when I watched it over twenty years ago and, after revisiting this, it all makes sense why this film doesn’t spring to mind when I think of Romero’s great early body of work. George A. Romero’s first studio film ideally should have been the perfect opportunity for him to showcase his talent in a direction that nobody would expect and on paper it would seem that was his intention.
The story itself isn’t exactly straight horror. In fact, the first hour of the film plays off of a tragedy and is meant to create empathy for Jason Beghe’s character in a way that Christy Brown earns empathy in My Left Foot, but Beghe’s character isn’t developed enough to forgive or understand his selfish demeanor. He’s portrayed as simply...
The story itself isn’t exactly straight horror. In fact, the first hour of the film plays off of a tragedy and is meant to create empathy for Jason Beghe’s character in a way that Christy Brown earns empathy in My Left Foot, but Beghe’s character isn’t developed enough to forgive or understand his selfish demeanor. He’s portrayed as simply...
- 11/22/2014
- by Sean McClannahan
- DailyDead
Though he’s best known for his legions of the living dead, George A. Romero has captured other deadly forces with his camera, including a psychotic pseudonym come to life in The Dark Half (based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name) and a murderous primate in Monkey Shines. Scream Factory is bringing both films to Blu-ray with bonus features, including new audio commentaries by Romero.
Press Release - “This fall, Scream Factory will release The Dark Half and Monkey Shines, two horror favorites from acclaimed director George A. Romero. Making their Blu-ray debuts on November 18th, 2014, each release also boasts brand new bonus features including all new audio commentaries with George A. Romero, new retrospective featurettes with cast and crew, behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes and much more! In addition, fans who order their copies from ShoutFactory.com will have their order shipped three weeks early!
Press Release - “This fall, Scream Factory will release The Dark Half and Monkey Shines, two horror favorites from acclaimed director George A. Romero. Making their Blu-ray debuts on November 18th, 2014, each release also boasts brand new bonus features including all new audio commentaries with George A. Romero, new retrospective featurettes with cast and crew, behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes and much more! In addition, fans who order their copies from ShoutFactory.com will have their order shipped three weeks early!
- 9/23/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Chicago – It pains me to point out the flaws of “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead.” Two of the most influential movies in my entire life are “Night of the Living Dead” and “Dawn of the Dead” and I could write a book on the importance of one of the most essential horror directors of all time. But, despite a fantastic Blu-ray release, “Survival of the Dead” disappoints.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
For one of the few times in Romero’s amazing career, it feels like he’s spinning his wheels. “Survival” is half-baked and poorly-constructed, a serious step down from “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead”. Despite a few well-made action scenes, the sixth “Dead” film feels more like the work of a director inspired by Romero than something made by the master himself. It’s a zombie version of what he does so...
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
For one of the few times in Romero’s amazing career, it feels like he’s spinning his wheels. “Survival” is half-baked and poorly-constructed, a serious step down from “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead”. Despite a few well-made action scenes, the sixth “Dead” film feels more like the work of a director inspired by Romero than something made by the master himself. It’s a zombie version of what he does so...
- 9/2/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
2 Disc DVD ArtworkThe cat is out of the bag as Magnet Releasing announces the DVD extras and Blu-Ray special features for George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead. There is a two disc version available in DVD entitled "Ultimate Undead Edition," a single DVD and a Blu-Ray release of the film and all versions of Romero's latest release August 24th. A quick overview of the options show a focus on the audio commentaries with a director commentary from Romero with Dread Central's Steve Barton (Uncle Creepy) and others. As well, the 2 disc DVD and Blu-Ray will offer short films, featurettes, doceumentaries and storyboards. The full list of extras are below and those with a keen eye for horror can purchase the film at the links below.
A recap of Survival of the Dead here:
"Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power,...
A recap of Survival of the Dead here:
"Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power,...
- 6/24/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
On August 24th the next chapter in George A. Romero's epic undead franchise will be unleashed upon the home video audience, and we've got the scoop on exactly what to expect once this bad boy shambles its way home.
Like its predecessors, Romero's Survival of the Dead (reviews here and here) takes place in a desperate, nightmarish world where the dead walk the earth, relentlessly attacking the living. It is the story of Plum Island - a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain a semblance of order in the wake of the zombie holocaust. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided: The O'Flynns believe that the undead must be destroyed without exception, while the Muldoons insist that afflicted loved ones be kept "alive" until a cure is found. The result is an escalating showdown with echoes of a classic...
Like its predecessors, Romero's Survival of the Dead (reviews here and here) takes place in a desperate, nightmarish world where the dead walk the earth, relentlessly attacking the living. It is the story of Plum Island - a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain a semblance of order in the wake of the zombie holocaust. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided: The O'Flynns believe that the undead must be destroyed without exception, while the Muldoons insist that afflicted loved ones be kept "alive" until a cure is found. The result is an escalating showdown with echoes of a classic...
- 6/23/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Magnet is giving George Romero's Survival of the Dead a DVD and Blu-Ray release on August 24. Fangoria got the advance drop on what to expect in the "Ultimate Undead Edition." Here's what to look for in the 2-disc set and on Blu-Ray: . Dual-option menus: Human vs. zombie . Introduction by Romero (with the option to play it before the film) . Audio commentary by Romero, actor Kenneth Welsh, executive producer Peter Grunwald, film editor/executive producer Michael Doherty and stunt coordinator/2nd-unit director/actor Matt Birman . Audio commentary by Romero and Dread Central's Steve Barton . .Time With George. featurette . HDNet: A Look at Survival Of The Dead . .Walking After Midnight. full-length documentary . .Sarge. short film . Fangoria.com interviews with...
- 6/23/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
For George A. Romero, master of the zombie horror genre, the only thing scarier than 50 flesh-eating undead monsters is 50 background actors in zombie makeup asking for direction. He hasn't directed such a mob since 1978. "If I make any kind of gesture, all of a sudden everybody is doing the same thing," says the filmmaker now on his sixth zombie film, "Survival of the Dead," which hits theaters May 28. Romero tells actors to use their imagination and just "be dead" instead. Early on, Romero learned that all great horror films reflects real-life horror, so he injected each of his own with equal parts social commentary and explicit gore. Ultimately, the films serve as snapshots of the times they were filmed. In 1968, "Night of the Living Dead" was made during the turbulent Civil Rights movement. Critics loved how Romero cast an African-American actor as the lead. Romero now says that subtext was...
- 5/25/2010
- backstage.com
Following in the great tradition of George A. Romero’s …Of The Dead films, comes the latest iteration of Romero’s zombie vision courtesy of Reverb Games – App of the Dead. From the official press release:
George A. Romero, the undisputed master of horror cinema (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”, “Creepshow”, “Monkey Shines”, “Diary of the Dead”), today announced with partner, Peter Grunwald, and Artfire Films’ Art Spigel and Ara Katz, that App of the Dead, developed with Ohio-based Additive Interactive, will make its fiendish debut on Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® Touch in the coming weeks.
In anticipation of Romero’s latest feature, “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead”, premiering in theaters May 28, App of the Dead makes you the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into the most twisted, ghoulish shufflers. Take pictures or import photos from existing galleries and...
George A. Romero, the undisputed master of horror cinema (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”, “Creepshow”, “Monkey Shines”, “Diary of the Dead”), today announced with partner, Peter Grunwald, and Artfire Films’ Art Spigel and Ara Katz, that App of the Dead, developed with Ohio-based Additive Interactive, will make its fiendish debut on Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® Touch in the coming weeks.
In anticipation of Romero’s latest feature, “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead”, premiering in theaters May 28, App of the Dead makes you the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into the most twisted, ghoulish shufflers. Take pictures or import photos from existing galleries and...
- 5/15/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Looking for a little more traditional zombie killing mayhem on your mobile phone? Well, you're not going to have to wait much longer as Reverb Games is getting set to bring you George A. Romero's App of the Dead!
From the Press Release
George A. Romero, the undisputed master of horror cinema (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”, “Creepshow”, “Monkey Shines”, “Diary of the Dead”), today announced with partner, Peter Grunwald, and Artfire Films’ Art Spigel and Ara Katz, that App of the Dead, developed with Ohio-based Additive Interactive, will make its fiendish debut on Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® Touch in the coming weeks.
In anticipation of Romero’s latest feature, “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead”, premiering in theaters May 28, App of the Dead makes you the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into the most twisted, ghoulish shufflers. Take...
From the Press Release
George A. Romero, the undisputed master of horror cinema (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”, “Creepshow”, “Monkey Shines”, “Diary of the Dead”), today announced with partner, Peter Grunwald, and Artfire Films’ Art Spigel and Ara Katz, that App of the Dead, developed with Ohio-based Additive Interactive, will make its fiendish debut on Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® Touch in the coming weeks.
In anticipation of Romero’s latest feature, “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead”, premiering in theaters May 28, App of the Dead makes you the director, allowing you to turn your friends and family into the most twisted, ghoulish shufflers. Take...
- 5/14/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While attending the press junket today for the legendary George A. Romero’s latest movie, Survival of the Dead, Dread Central had the opportunity to speak with the Godfather of the modern zombie film about what the future holds for the writer/director now that Survival is set to be unleashed in theaters on May 28th.
“If Survival does well, then my plan for the series is to make two more Dead movies to finish out the story we started with Diary,” explained Romero. "After all these years, I still really love filmmaking. If we get the go-ahead, then I would like to take minor characters from Diary that go off on their own adventures for the next two. Then I would finally have this small set of films that are connected, and that’s something I’ve never been able to do before."
“Because the first four Dead films...
“If Survival does well, then my plan for the series is to make two more Dead movies to finish out the story we started with Diary,” explained Romero. "After all these years, I still really love filmmaking. If we get the go-ahead, then I would like to take minor characters from Diary that go off on their own adventures for the next two. Then I would finally have this small set of films that are connected, and that’s something I’ve never been able to do before."
“Because the first four Dead films...
- 5/11/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired U.S. rights to "George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead" and will release it in the spring through its Ultra VOD program, debuting it on video-on-demand platforms nationwide a month before it opens theatrically.
Written and directed by Romero, the filmmaker's latest zombie film played this year at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia senior vp Tom Quinn with Victoria Cook for Cinetic Media on behalf of Art Spigel and Ara Katz of Artfire Films and Peter Grunwald of Romero-Grunwald Prods.
Written and directed by Romero, the filmmaker's latest zombie film played this year at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia senior vp Tom Quinn with Victoria Cook for Cinetic Media on behalf of Art Spigel and Ara Katz of Artfire Films and Peter Grunwald of Romero-Grunwald Prods.
- 12/20/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.S. rights to George A. Romero’s zombie feature “George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead” have been picked up by Magnolia Pictures’ genre label Magnet Releasing. bowed at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals earlier this year. Magnolia’s Svp Tom Quinn negotiated the pact with Victoria Cook for Cinetic Media, on behalf of Art Spigel and Ara Katz of Artfire Films and Peter Grunwald of Romero-Grunwald Productions. Magnet will release the …...
- 12/18/2009
- Indiewire
Toronto. The heart of Toronto. The still beating, bloody, putrescent heart of Toronto. Yonge and Dundas square. Our version of Times Square. And maybe our riff isn’t a hair on the head of NYC’s infamous core but the thing is, today, we have a few things they don’t.
For one, we have hordes of shambling, shuffling, stinky and simply divine zombies shuffling up Yonge Street, groaning and rotting and generally freaking onlookers out.
For another, we have George A. Romero, Lord of the Dead. He lives in Toronto and today he’s standing up on a stage as his living dead disciples scream his name.
This is truly our Day of the Dead.
See, it’s the thick of the Toronto International Film Festival and today – Saturday, September 12th to be exact – marks the North American premiere of Romero’s latest shocker, Survival Of The Dead. But...
For one, we have hordes of shambling, shuffling, stinky and simply divine zombies shuffling up Yonge Street, groaning and rotting and generally freaking onlookers out.
For another, we have George A. Romero, Lord of the Dead. He lives in Toronto and today he’s standing up on a stage as his living dead disciples scream his name.
This is truly our Day of the Dead.
See, it’s the thick of the Toronto International Film Festival and today – Saturday, September 12th to be exact – marks the North American premiere of Romero’s latest shocker, Survival Of The Dead. But...
- 9/13/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
One of the revelations in the earlier announcement of titles for this year's Toronto International Film Fest is that George A. Romero's ...Of The Dead has an official title.
Survival Of The Dead will make it's World Premiere at the Festival as a part of it's Midnight Madness Screenings (see the full announcement here), and thanks to the festival website (currently down for maintenance, but promising a relaunch tomorrow), we've got several new pics and additional details to share.
George A. Romero'S Survival Of The Dead
Production Company: Blank of the Dead Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Dan Fireman, Ara Katz, Michael Doherty, DJ Carson, Bryan Gliserman
Producer: Paula Devonshire
Screenplay: George A. Romero
Production Designer: Arv Greywal
Cinematographer: Adam Swica
Editor: Michael Doherty
Sound: Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy
Music: Robert Carli
Principal Cast: Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Devon Bostick, Kathleen Munroe, Richard Fitzpatrick...
Survival Of The Dead will make it's World Premiere at the Festival as a part of it's Midnight Madness Screenings (see the full announcement here), and thanks to the festival website (currently down for maintenance, but promising a relaunch tomorrow), we've got several new pics and additional details to share.
George A. Romero'S Survival Of The Dead
Production Company: Blank of the Dead Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Dan Fireman, Ara Katz, Michael Doherty, DJ Carson, Bryan Gliserman
Producer: Paula Devonshire
Screenplay: George A. Romero
Production Designer: Arv Greywal
Cinematographer: Adam Swica
Editor: Michael Doherty
Sound: Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy
Music: Robert Carli
Principal Cast: Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Devon Bostick, Kathleen Munroe, Richard Fitzpatrick...
- 7/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
George A. Romero has finally filled in the blank at the beginning of the title of his latest zombie-filled tale of corpses and carnage. ... of the Dead is now being called Survival of the Dead, and it will be playing at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
From the press release
Legendary filmmaker George A. Romero ended the chorus of fan speculation today by announcing the title of his latest film, George A. Romero’S Survival Of The Dead, which he had jokingly been calling ’Blank’ Of The Dead since production began late last year.
The film will premiere at the prestigious 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the celebrated “Midnight Madness” series, spotlighting the ten best new horror movies from around the world.
“We’re overjoyed to welcome George back into the dark hallowed halls of Midnight Madness,” says International Programmer Colin Geddes. “And on a personal note,...
From the press release
Legendary filmmaker George A. Romero ended the chorus of fan speculation today by announcing the title of his latest film, George A. Romero’S Survival Of The Dead, which he had jokingly been calling ’Blank’ Of The Dead since production began late last year.
The film will premiere at the prestigious 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the celebrated “Midnight Madness” series, spotlighting the ten best new horror movies from around the world.
“We’re overjoyed to welcome George back into the dark hallowed halls of Midnight Madness,” says International Programmer Colin Geddes. “And on a personal note,...
- 7/21/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
So we've been calling it Island of the Dead but apparently that hasn't been finalized. Regardless, our friends over at Dread Central got their hands on the flyer art for Romero's next which is apparently being labeled ... of the Dead.
Furthermore, Fangoria is reporting that this is going to be a "western" zombie flick, and apparently he's taking cues from The Big Country where Stetson-wearing cowboys and grizzled farmhands shoot Winchester rifles—aiming, of course, for the head. Also, reportedly only one character from Diary has been tied into this new story. This would be Alan Van Sprang, who reprises his brief role as Nicholas “Nicotine” Crocket, a renegade member of the National Guard, but in this new film he plays a reluctant quas-hero who smokes alot and rallies the people to stop the zombies.
"Romero is fashioning a kind of mini-epic of modern-day zombie mayhem, liberally ladled with large...
Furthermore, Fangoria is reporting that this is going to be a "western" zombie flick, and apparently he's taking cues from The Big Country where Stetson-wearing cowboys and grizzled farmhands shoot Winchester rifles—aiming, of course, for the head. Also, reportedly only one character from Diary has been tied into this new story. This would be Alan Van Sprang, who reprises his brief role as Nicholas “Nicotine” Crocket, a renegade member of the National Guard, but in this new film he plays a reluctant quas-hero who smokes alot and rallies the people to stop the zombies.
"Romero is fashioning a kind of mini-epic of modern-day zombie mayhem, liberally ladled with large...
- 11/7/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Deep in the darkest heart of rural Ancaster, just on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario, hordes of hungry cannibal corpses are bursting from the confines of a barnyard prison and shambling toward anything with a heartbeat. Around them, panic-stricken horses whinny and flee while Stetson-wearing cowboys and grizzled farmhands shoot Winchester rifles—aiming, of course, for the head. All the while, director George A. Romero stands by, grinning. See, this is the set of Romero’s latest—and, as of this writing, still officially untitled (though many sources currently list it as Island Of The Dead)—living-dead adventure, an action-oriented horror film that also functions as, believe it or not, a Western.
That’s right. A zombie Western.
Taking its cues from one of the director’s favorite vintage Hollywood oaters, William Wyler’s 1958 Gregory Peck/Charlton Heston vehicle The Big Country, Romero is fashioning a kind of mini-epic of modern-day zombie mayhem,...
That’s right. A zombie Western.
Taking its cues from one of the director’s favorite vintage Hollywood oaters, William Wyler’s 1958 Gregory Peck/Charlton Heston vehicle The Big Country, Romero is fashioning a kind of mini-epic of modern-day zombie mayhem,...
- 11/3/2008
- Fangoria
George A. Romero is hard at work on a new untitled zombie picture, according to Variety. Though long speculated to be working on a sequel to his recent Diary of the Dead, all signs indicate that this upcoming feature is more in line with his previous Dead efforts.
The film "involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure."
Just like a zombie invasion that you don't see coming until it's too late, Romero's actually already deep into filming this new project. The film is fully cast, including Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe and others. Paula Devonshire is producing, while Peter Grunwald, D.J. Carson, Ara Katz and Art Spigel are executive producing alongside Romero.
The film "involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure."
Just like a zombie invasion that you don't see coming until it's too late, Romero's actually already deep into filming this new project. The film is fully cast, including Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe and others. Paula Devonshire is producing, while Peter Grunwald, D.J. Carson, Ara Katz and Art Spigel are executive producing alongside Romero.
- 10/3/2008
- by Josh Wigler
- Comicmix.com
Although George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead won't be released until next year, Artfire Films and Romero-Grunwald Prods. have greenlighted a sequel that Romero will direct from his screenplay.
The instant sequel, which will be offered at the American Film Market, will pick up where the first film ends. Fighting their way out of a mansion through a horde of ravenous zombies, the survivors of Diary escape to a remote island only to be plunged into another battle with the dead.
Principal photography is set to begin in the spring.
Romero-Grunwald's Peter Grunwald will produce with Artfire Films' Artur Spigel and Ara Katz. Dan Fireman of Artfire and Sam Englebardt will serve as executive producers. Voltage Pictures and Cinetic Media will oversee foreign and domestic sales, respectively, for the Artfire/RGP alliance.
Diary premiered at September's Toronto International Film Festival, where Cinetic sold North American and Mexican rights to the Weinstein Co.
The instant sequel, which will be offered at the American Film Market, will pick up where the first film ends. Fighting their way out of a mansion through a horde of ravenous zombies, the survivors of Diary escape to a remote island only to be plunged into another battle with the dead.
Principal photography is set to begin in the spring.
Romero-Grunwald's Peter Grunwald will produce with Artfire Films' Artur Spigel and Ara Katz. Dan Fireman of Artfire and Sam Englebardt will serve as executive producers. Voltage Pictures and Cinetic Media will oversee foreign and domestic sales, respectively, for the Artfire/RGP alliance.
Diary premiered at September's Toronto International Film Festival, where Cinetic sold North American and Mexican rights to the Weinstein Co.
- 10/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Not ready to let sleeping zombies lie, George A. Romero, who was thought to have concluded his Living Dead trilogy with the critically-acclaimed fourth installment, 2005's Land of the Dead, is back for more.
The reconceptualized George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead is a stripped-down take on those earlier movies, which both harkens back to the no-frills 1968 original and repositions those flesh-eating corpses along today's information superhighway.
But while the Romero movies were always as much social commentaries as they were gore fests, in this case all the overt hi-tech references to uploading video and blogging are at the expense of any palpable dread or real scares.
Give him props for trying to do something different, but this Living Dead exercise delivers far less monstrosity and a great deal of pomposity, not to mention dull characters who aren't nearly as lively as those dead guys.
While the film was acquired at the Toronto International Film Festival by the Weinstein Co., its theatrical potential remains questionable.
Even though Romero has his loyal fan base, this would seem to be a better bet for DVD, given the recent proliferation of zombie movies which have had mixed boxoffice results.
Taking the form of a documentary being made by a group of Pennsylvania college students driving a beat-up Winnebago past all those temporary corpses, Diary is just that, with no-nonsense Debra Michelle Morgan) providing a running commentary as part of the on-line blog component.
In between all those redundant observations, Debra, director Jason (Joshua Close) and their shrinking crew do manage to blow up their fair share of zombie brains, but most of the time they sit around doing a lot of navel-gazing.
There are still the occasional sparks, like when the group encounters a mute Amish farmer.
And Romero manages to get a sly jab in at all those movies with new, improved fast-moving zombies when one of the characters notes that if one of the undead actually tried to walk any faster they'd break their ankles.
But at the end of the day, Romero's most recent final installment goes nowhere, fast or slow.
No doubt, the dead will live again.
GEORGE A ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD
Artfire Films/Romero-Grunwald Prods.
Credits:
Director-writer: George A. Romero
Producers: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Sam Englebardt, Ara Katz
Executive producers: Dan Fireman, John Harrison, Steve Barnett
Director of photography: Adam Swica
Production designer: Rupert Lazarus
Music: Norman Orenstein
Costume designer: Alex Kavanagh
Editor: Michael Doherty
Cast:
Debra: Michelle Morgan
Jason: Joshua Close
Tony: Shawn Roberts
Tracy: Amy Lalonde
Eliot: Joe Dinico
Maxwell: Scott Wentworth
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The reconceptualized George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead is a stripped-down take on those earlier movies, which both harkens back to the no-frills 1968 original and repositions those flesh-eating corpses along today's information superhighway.
But while the Romero movies were always as much social commentaries as they were gore fests, in this case all the overt hi-tech references to uploading video and blogging are at the expense of any palpable dread or real scares.
Give him props for trying to do something different, but this Living Dead exercise delivers far less monstrosity and a great deal of pomposity, not to mention dull characters who aren't nearly as lively as those dead guys.
While the film was acquired at the Toronto International Film Festival by the Weinstein Co., its theatrical potential remains questionable.
Even though Romero has his loyal fan base, this would seem to be a better bet for DVD, given the recent proliferation of zombie movies which have had mixed boxoffice results.
Taking the form of a documentary being made by a group of Pennsylvania college students driving a beat-up Winnebago past all those temporary corpses, Diary is just that, with no-nonsense Debra Michelle Morgan) providing a running commentary as part of the on-line blog component.
In between all those redundant observations, Debra, director Jason (Joshua Close) and their shrinking crew do manage to blow up their fair share of zombie brains, but most of the time they sit around doing a lot of navel-gazing.
There are still the occasional sparks, like when the group encounters a mute Amish farmer.
And Romero manages to get a sly jab in at all those movies with new, improved fast-moving zombies when one of the characters notes that if one of the undead actually tried to walk any faster they'd break their ankles.
But at the end of the day, Romero's most recent final installment goes nowhere, fast or slow.
No doubt, the dead will live again.
GEORGE A ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD
Artfire Films/Romero-Grunwald Prods.
Credits:
Director-writer: George A. Romero
Producers: Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Sam Englebardt, Ara Katz
Executive producers: Dan Fireman, John Harrison, Steve Barnett
Director of photography: Adam Swica
Production designer: Rupert Lazarus
Music: Norman Orenstein
Costume designer: Alex Kavanagh
Editor: Michael Doherty
Cast:
Debra: Michelle Morgan
Jason: Joshua Close
Tony: Shawn Roberts
Tracy: Amy Lalonde
Eliot: Joe Dinico
Maxwell: Scott Wentworth
Running time -- 95 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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TORONTO -- The dead have risen. In a sale that once seemed as slow as a zombie, Weinstein Co. stepped up and bought North American and Mexican rights to "George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead" for $2 million-$2.5 million.
The latest sequel to Romero's 1968 horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" closed Tuesday night after several offers were considered, including some for video-only distribution. The Weinstein Co. deal includes a theatrical commitment.
While R-rated horror movies didn't perform well at the boxoffice earlier this summer, the Weinstein Co.'s "Halloween", released by MGM, bucked the trend with a record-breaking Labor Day opening. "Dead" premiered late Saturday in the Midnight Madness section at Toronto and spooked out crowds.
The Artfire Films/Romero-Grunwald Prods. film was written and directed by Romero, produced by Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Sam Englebardt and Ara Katz, and executive produced by Dan Fireman, John Harrison and Steve Barnett.
Cinetic Media repped the filmmakers in the sale.
Toronto fest reviews
TORONTO -- The dead have risen. In a sale that once seemed as slow as a zombie, Weinstein Co. stepped up and bought North American and Mexican rights to "George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead" for $2 million-$2.5 million.
The latest sequel to Romero's 1968 horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" closed Tuesday night after several offers were considered, including some for video-only distribution. The Weinstein Co. deal includes a theatrical commitment.
While R-rated horror movies didn't perform well at the boxoffice earlier this summer, the Weinstein Co.'s "Halloween", released by MGM, bucked the trend with a record-breaking Labor Day opening. "Dead" premiered late Saturday in the Midnight Madness section at Toronto and spooked out crowds.
The Artfire Films/Romero-Grunwald Prods. film was written and directed by Romero, produced by Peter Grunwald, Art Spigel, Sam Englebardt and Ara Katz, and executive produced by Dan Fireman, John Harrison and Steve Barnett.
Cinetic Media repped the filmmakers in the sale.
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The dead are rising again. Horror maven George A. Romero has signed on to write and direct George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, following in the tradition of his 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead. With a story mixing elements of The Blair Witch Project and the long-running Dead series, the film will follow a group of college students shooting a horror movie in the woods who stumble upon a real zombie uprising. When the onslaught begins, they seize the moment as any good film students would, capturing the undead in a "cinema verite" style that causes more than the usual production headaches. After going more than two decades without making an independently financed zombie film, Romero told his production partner Peter Grunwald he was frustrated working within the system. "I was trying to convince Peter we could just run off and do it ourselves," he said.
- 8/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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