Romero Plays a Game of ‘Zombie Survivor’ in New Film

Posted by Adam Sweeney (adam@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 3, 2008

George Romero takes on Island Zombies

We’re only a few weeks from Halloween and who better to get some ghoulish buzz going than director George Romero, who is beginning production on an untitled zombie film.

The King of the undead who brought us Night of the Living Dead, according to Variety, began shooting this week in Ontario on a new zombie thriller. The story is about members on an isolated island (is there any other kind in a thriller?) off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the grave and hungry for their families. The island leaders must decide if they should kill their resurrected relatives or lock them up until they find a cure.

The family dynamic has always been one of the most interesting conflicts in the zombie genre for me. How tough would it be to kill your mother if she turned? Props to Romero for focusing on this. Now if they have a scene where a zombie attacks an obese sibling to The Hollies’ “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” I will lose it.

The cast features Alan Van Sprang (Diary of the Dead, Land of the Dead), Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick, Stefano Colacitti, and Athena Karkanis.

What do you think of George Romero’s new film? What is your favorite zombie flick?

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Chris

Bring it on, Romero! I anxiously await any zombie film by the master. Though... will this be a "sequel" to Diary of the Dead (which was rumored back after the first film came out), or a continuation to his original series of Night, Dawn, Day and Land (which another installment was also rumored to at one time)?

JuicyT

I really enjoyed Land of the Dead, and I haven't seen Diary yet, mainly because i don't like the shaky cam as much (cloverfield almost made me throw up), so i'm kind of hoping its a sequel to "land", that movie was so bloody and funny at the same time, classic romero.

David G

Nigh of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead Originals are my fav! I love all Romero's Z-flicks. Diary was hilarious and is worth the price of the dvd JuicyT! The shaky cam isnt the way the whole movie was filmed. Only bits and pieces throughout and its actually essential to the feel of the movie. It captures the angles the characters themselves see it. Thus showing the audience their p.o.v. too. Trust us, its good! Cloverfield was crap! Diary isnt and I look forward to...whatever the name of Romero's new film is! It does seem to pick up after his other flicks and how society uses everything for amusement. I guess thats how it bites us back!

JuicyT

thanks dude, i'll probably check it out at some point, i just hate it when people throw the camera around just when you think you're gonna see something in focus

Romero Plays a Game of ‘Zombie Survivor’ in New Film

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