Romero's Survival of the Dead

[Rac]

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New Images, Details on Romero's 'Survival of the Dead'
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

As you may have saw in the previous news post, it was announced that George Romero's next film, which has jokingly been called ...of the Dead, has received the official title of Survival of the Dead. In addition, a stack of new images have been posted on the TIFF website as the film will have its WORLD premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section come September. The latest zombie opus follows a war-weary band of soldiers who are lured to a remote island that promises to be the last paradise on earth, only to discover that even here there is no escape from the appetites of either the living or the dead.

“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, it’s a thrill for my inner ten-year-old, who rolled pennies to buy a VHS copy of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD."

Says Romero, “We’re in the final stages of post-production and it’s great to come up for air and find out the film’s been chosen to appear at the Festival. It’s just a terrific honor.”

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16812

Teaser poster with the working title ...of the Dead.

I hope this is nothing like Diary. That was the only Romero zombie film I didn't like.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I honestly can't wait for this film. Romero's zombie films are just pure greatness, if you ask me. He's the god of zombie's

 

[Rac]

Description from TIFF's site:

In a world where the dead rise to menace the living, rogue soldier Crocket (Alan Van Sprang) leads a band of military dropouts to refuge from the endless chaos. As they search for a place " where the **** won ’ t get you, " they meet banished patriarch Patrick O ’ Flynn (played with zeal by Kenneth Welsh), who promises a new Eden on the fishing and ranching outpost Plum Island. The men arrive, only to find themselves caught in an age-old battle between O ’ Flynn ’ s family and rival clan the Muldoons. It turns out that Patrick was expelled from the isle for believing that the only good zombie is a dead zombie, while the Muldoons think it ’ s wrong to dispatch afflicted loved ones, attempting to look after their undead kinfolk until a cure is found. But their bid for stability on the homestead has turned perverse: the undead are chained inside their homes, pretending to live normal lives – and the consequences are bloody. A desperate struggle for survival will determine whether the living and the dead can coexist.

Such apocalyptic themes have long haunted George A. Romero, much to the delight of his legions of fans. He now follows Crocket, a minor character from his last film, Diary of the Dead, to present a new doomsday scenario. In that film, Crocket made a brief appearance with his militia to appropriate the heroes ’ supplies at gunpoint. For Crocket ’ s subsequent journey, Romero does something that most horror directors have forgotten in recent years – he uses the genre to address societal issues. As a socially conscious filmmaker, Romero creates a world in which he can wrestle with the human condition while simultaneously finding new and creative ways to exterminate lurching flesh eaters.

George A. Romero ’ s Survival of the Dead is also a sharp subversion of the western. It can be seen as a reflection of William Wyler ’ s The Big Country, in which stubborn clans feuded as larger troubles raged. We needn ’ t look further than today ’ s news headlines to see examples of such fracture and to understand how it prevents more significant problems from being solved.

Fear not, Romero is still determined to give you gruesome and macabre thrills, but will also serve up a bloody little parable on the side. So who are you going to side with, the living or the dead?

This a first time there's recurring character in Romero's zombie films, if we don't count Tom Savini zombie in Land, who was apparently meant to be the same character from Dawn.

 

[deathshead2]

Please let this be better than Diary.

 

[Nightmare]

please let this be better then land

 

[redhawk23]

there is a romero interview from a few months ago up on homepage of the dead. his discription of the plot in that interview makes it seem far better than the rest of the times that hes spoken of it.

what i thought was interesting though was the fact that he has to keep making them. he implied that if he did not make them, the film company would just tack his name onto films without his involvement.

He talked about there being more action and general zombie killing in this film, likening the amount of action in this film vs diary to the difference between dawn and the original NotLD.

I will remain hopeful about this film, although i hate the poster.

 

[redhawk23]

http://io9.com/5124182/george-romero-tries-to-teach-old-zombies-new-tricks?autoplay=true

 

[WarBlade]

Oh man. How many announced/upcoming zombie movies is overkill?

Zombieland
La Horde
Carriers (more zombie-like than zombie - read: 28 Days Later)
Dead Snow
...of the Dead/Survival of the Dead
The Crypt?
Resident Evil #?: Ya, More Monehz LOL N00bz!

And whatever else is coming.

Incoming vampire movies are in plentiful supply, so...

Werewolves! Come on studio bosses, show us your enthusiasm for animal atavism and going mental at the sight of the full moon (and I don't mean with moony eyes and teen angst with New Moon). t: This walking dead crap is getting old.

 

[craigdbfan]

And whatever else is coming.

World War Z comes to mind.

 

[Nightmare]

Oh man. How many announced/upcoming zombie movies is overkill?

Zombieland
La Horde
Carriers (more zombie-like than zombie - read: 28 Days Later)
Dead Snow
...of the Dead/Survival of the Dead
The Crypt?
Resident Evil #?: Ya, More Monehz LOL N00bz!

And whatever else is coming.

Incoming vampire movies are in plentiful supply, so...

Werewolves! Come on studio bosses, show us your enthusiasm for animal atavism and going mental at the sight of the full moon (and I don't mean with moony eyes and teen angst with New Moon). t: This walking dead crap is getting old.

lol, hopefully we get a couple of good movies from the bunch.

 

[Timstuff]

I hate to say it, but I think Romero has hit the wall. He just can't seem to make 'em like he used to. He lost his edge a long time ago, methinks.

 

[Terminator]

Personally, I can't wait for Picnic of the Dead.

 

[Timstuff]

Bed & Breakfast of the Dead
Son of the Dead
Poetry Slam of the Dead
Mo-ped of the Dead
Sled of the Dead
Death of the Dead

 

[GhostPoet]

"ZOMG It's A Zombie!"
and
"ZOMG It's A Zombie Too!"

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I hate to say it, but I think Romero has hit the wall. He just can't seem to make 'em like he used to. He lost his edge a long time ago, methinks.

What do you mean? His films ar still scary, and Diary Of The Dead is very underrated, if you ask me. Honestly, those damn Resident Evil movies are dead. I liekd the game, but the movies just got boring.

 

[E-Man]

I absolutely love Romero's zombie movies. The original trilogy was film legend, and Land and Diary were good in spite of too many flaws. I have a feeling this movie will end up being good as well, but I wish that he'd do something else besides zombie movies. I'd love to see him do something else in the horror genre. Martin was pretty interesting.

 

[Nightmare]

Bed & Breakfast of the Dead
Son of the Dead
Poetry Slam of the Dead
Mo-ped of the Dead
Sled of the Dead
Death of the Dead

hahaha

 

[Figs]

I absolutely love Romero's zombie movies. The original trilogy was film legend, and Land and Diary were good in spite of too many flaws. I have a feeling this movie will end up being good as well, but I wish that he'd do something else besides zombie movies. I'd love to see him do something else in the horror genre. Martin was pretty interesting.

Fully agree and Martin was really cool. I remember when one of my friends years ago lent me that film and it was great. Never saw a vampire film like that before(or was he really one?).

 

[xwolverine2]

i had to stop watching diary of the dead... i mean i knew what i was going in for but that was just complete trash, and it hurts to say that.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Diary was alright, not a complete disaster, but compared to Night, Dawn, and Day, it and Land just felt like they didn't belong in the same boat. Romero is like Carpenter pretty much. He's lost his touch. Sad really when you consider all they did for the horror film business.

 

[E-Man]

Fully agree and Martin was really cool. I remember when one of my friends years ago lent me that film and it was great. Never saw a vampire film like that before(or was he really one?).

The funny thing about Martin was that I was a little disappointed with it at first, but over time I kept thinking about it. It really serves its purpose, and I would love to see Romero do something else. Maybe not with something as ambiguous with Martin, but I bet he could tear the house down with a kick ass ghost story or something else. Of course he is the king of zombie movies, so I'm not complaining that we're getting another one from him.

 

[Booznian]

Hated Diary, but hopefully this one will rock my socks off.

 

[StreetWarrior]

I just want one really, really good zombie film. One with a serious, straight-forward tone, great special effects, decent acting, and a real sense of fear and threat. Come on! Just one! Please!


P.S. I'm not saying this is gonna be bad, 'cause Romero is a legend.