Some sad news this evening, with Variety reporting that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero has passed away in his sleep following a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer. He was 77 years old. The godfather of the zombie movie, Romero made his filmmaking debut in 1968 with the hugely influential Night of the Living […]
George A. Romero says Road of the Dead is “The Fast and the Furious with zombies”
Back in May it was announced that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero is set for a return to the zombie genre with Road of the Dead, which he is producing and writing with Matt Birman, second unit director on Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead., who will also helm the film. And […]
Tom Hardy is Venom, Resident Evil reboot, Terminator 6 in development and more – Weekend News Roundup
HARDY VENOM Announced back in March, Sony are pushing forward with their R-rated Venom spin-off movie by revealing that Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will be putting on the symbiote suit with Ruben Flischer (Zombieland) directing. The movie goes into production this Fall, and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […]
George A. Romero is working on new zombie film Road of the Dead
Back in November of last year, filmmaker George A. Romero revealed that he’d called time on the zombie genre, feeling that The Walking Dead and World War Z “just sort of killed it all”. Well, it seems the man behind the classic Night of the Living Dead has now had a change of heart, as […]
George A. Romero says Brad Pitt and The Walking Dead have killed the zombie genre
George A. Romero ushered in the modern zombie movie with his 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, following it up with five sequels of varying quality, the last of which – Survival of the Dead – was released back in 2009. Given the enormous popularity of The Walking Dead, zombies are big business […]
October Horrors Day 17 – Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead, 1985 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Joeseph Pilato, Lori Cardille and Richard Liberty SYNOPSIS: Society has completely fallen to the undead, with the remnants of the government and military holing up in large underground bases, attempting to try and work out how to achieve victory in the increasingly futile war […]
October Horrors Day 9 – Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead, 1978 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Ken Foree, David Emege, Scott Reigner and Gaylen Ross SYNOPSIS: TV news chopper pilot Stephen, his girlfriend Francine and SWAT team members Peter and Roger, attempt to find a place to hole up in the midst of a zombie apocalypse spiralling ever more out of […]
Horror Rewind – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead, 1968 Directed by George A Romero Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman and Marylin Eastmen SYNOPSIS: Barbara and her brother Johnny are visiting their mother’s grave when the two are attacked by deranged assailants and Johnny is killed. Barbara manages to escape to a seemingly abandoned farmhouse, whereupon she […]
George A. Romero’s Empire of the Dead to join The Walking Dead on AMC
Back in May it was reported that a small screen adaptation of George A. Romero’s Marvel comic book series Empire of the Dead was heading to the small screen, and now artist Arthur Suydam has revealed that AMC has picked up the project. “[Empire of the Dead] just got signed to AMC. The new big […]
George A. Romero’s Empire of the Dead heading to the small screen
It looks like another zombie series is heading to the small screen, and this time it’s from the mind of George A. Romero, granddaddy of the genre. Demarest Films has snapped up the rights to Romero’s Empire of the Dead, a Marvel Comics series which serves as a loose continuation of his Night of the […]
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